Useful links

Heat waves

The Extreme heat events section from the Government of Canada

The Heat wave section from Energy Education 

The Vagues de chaleur section from Mon climat, ma santé (in French only)

Urban heat island

The Urban Heat Island Effect section from the Climate Atlas of Canada

The Reducing urban heat islands to protect health in Canada: An introduction for public health professionalsreport from Health Canada

The Heat Islands section from HealthyDesign.City

The Urban Heat Island (UHI) Effect section from Urban Heat Islands 

Adaptation measures (individual, buildings, community and municipal)

The Reducing the Urban Heat Island Effect – Parking Lot Development – Design Guide section from the Bureau de normalization du Québec

The different articles from the Heat Advice section from the National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health 

The multiple documents from the Irreversible Extreme Heat: Protecting Canadians and Communities from a Lethal Future section from the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation

The Heat Waves: Before, During & After section from the Canadian Red Cross

The “Protect you home from extreme heat document from the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction

The Cities Adapt to Extreme Heat: Celebrating Local Leadership document from the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction

The Extreme Heat Preparedness Guidefrom the Province of British Columbia

The Urban Heat Island Mitigation Strategies document from the Institut national de santé publique du Québec 

The Urban Heat Island Mitigation Strategy Toolkit document from the Toronto Metropolitan University (School of Urban and Regional Planning)

The Nature-Based Solutions (NBSs) to Mitigate Urban Heat Islands (UHI) Effects in Canadian Citiesarticle from Hayes et al.

The Reducing the health effects of hot weather and heat extremes: from personal cooling strategies to green cities article from Jay et al.

Health impacts

The Health Impacts of Extreme Heat section from the Climate Atlas of Canada

The Health checks during extreme heat events section from the National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health

The Heat Waves and Health: A Special Report on Climate Change in Canada report from Prairie Climate Centre

The Extreme Heat Events Guidelines: Technical Guide for Health Care Workers guide from Health Canada

The Communicating the Health risks of Extreme Heat Events: Toolkit for Public Health and Emergency Management Officialsdocument from Health Canada

The Adapting to Extreme Heat Events: Guidelines for Assessing Health Vulnerability document from Health Canada

Alert systems

The Public Weather Alerts for Canada section from the Government of Canada

The Criteria for public weather alerts: Heat section from the Government of Canada

The Heat Alert and Response Systems to Protect Health: Best Practices Guidebook section from Health Canada

 

Climate change
Other

The Census of Population section from Statistics Canada

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CHMC) website