Review of the 2025 Saskatchewan Wildfire Season

The 2025 Wildfire Season was Canada’s second worst on record by area burned, with Saskatchewan experiencing an unprecedented operational environment: 514 wildfires burned approximately 2.9 million hectares, and more than 10,000 people were evacuated. In response, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) engaged MNP LLP (MNP) to conduct an independent external review to better understand what occurred, identify lessons learned to strengthen future wildfire and emergency management, and support public accountability. This report is not a forensic audit and is not intended to assign fault.