Under the FHIMP, Natural Resources Canada, supported by Public Safety and Environment and Climate Change Canada, collaborates with provinces and territories to create, and disseminate engineering-level flood hazard maps and information. In this presentation, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) will provide an update on the ongoing work under FHIMP with results of the first stage of the FHIMP (2021-24) and the kickoff of the FHIMP expansion (2023-2028) which will see investments in every jurisdiction, more flood hazard mapping projects, as well as advancing regional modelling techniques. 

Over 250 projects are currently being implemented in over 800 communities across Canada, with activities ranging from data acquisition, flood hazard modelling, to the creation and dissemination of flood maps for the public. Perspectives on lessons learned and the future of the program will be discussed, as well as updates on the progress of various other federal initiatives in support of flood mapping, flood mapping projects that can inform decision-making, land-use planning, and climate change adaptation.