Feds behind schedule on flood hazard mapping, auditor general says

Canada’s auditor general says federal efforts to map parts of the country that face the highest risk of flooding are not on track to finish by the 2028 target date and don’t account for the effects of climate change.

In one of five reports released today, Auditor General Karen Hogan looked into the Liberal government’s plan to create flood hazard maps and make them available to the public.

The report found that the flood risk awareness portal under development at the Department of Public Safety does not consider how climate change is affecting flood patterns.

The audit also looked at efforts to map high-risk flood areas at the Department of Natural Resources.