This list of disasters in Canada includes major
disaster
A disaster is a serious problem occurring over a short or long period of time that causes widespread human, material, economic or environmental loss which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources ...
s (arranged by date), either
man-made
Artificiality (the state of being artificial or manmade) is the state of being the product of intentional human manufacture, rather than occurring naturally through processes not involving or requiring human activity.
Connotations
Artificiality ...
or
natural
Nature, in the broadest sense, is the physical world or universe. "Nature" can refer to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general. The study of nature is a large, if not the only, part of science. Although humans are ...
, that occurred on
Canadian soil.
List
Pre-1597
1597–1867
1867–1916
1917–1966
1970–2016
2017–present
See also
*
List of disasters in Canada by death toll
This list of Canadian disasters by death toll includes major disasters (excluding acts of war) that occurred on Canadian soil or involved Canadian citizens, in a definable incident, where the loss of life was 10 or more.
200 or more deaths
10 ...
*
List of pipeline accidents in Canada
The following is a worldwide list of pipeline accidents.
Belgium
* 2004: A major natural gas pipeline exploded in Ghislenghien, Belgium near Ath ( southwest of Brussels), killing 24 people and leaving 122 wounded, some critically on July 30 ...
References
External links
''Canadian Disasters: an historical survey'' by Robert L. Jones
{{DEFAULTSORT:Disasters