To that end, the report calls on governments to strengthen land-use planning policies that discourage development in high-risk areas, invest in resilient public infrastructure, and improve the flood maps and flood-risk information available to governments, businesses and consumers, including through provincial participation in Canada’s Flood Risk Finder tool. It also urges support for household-level mitigation through targeted retrofit programs, along with the development of targeted solutions, including strategic buyout programs, for properties facing the highest levels of flood risk.
