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The Institute argues that failing to account for flood and wildfire exposure in housing development could increase private and public costs by $3 billion annually. It emphasizes that better land-use planning and risk information empower market participants to make informed decisions, addressing a market failure where insurance and property values misprice risk. The document notes that 2024 saw record insured losses of over $8.9 billion in Canada due to severe weather, including events in Quebec, Toronto, and Jasper, and maintains that climate change is increasing the area burned by wildfires.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliinstca-000031#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The 'Close to Home' report utilizes risk models from The Co-operators and SwissRe and employs conservative assumptions, with flood projections using a ten-year horizon and wildfire projections based on current climate conditions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliinstca-000031#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Continuing to build homes without considering exposure to floods and wildfires could result in annual private and public cost increases of up to $3 billion, although only a small proportion of new homes are located in high-risk areas.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliinstca-000031#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A lack of access to risk data leads to a market failure where municipal approvals, property values, and insurance premiums do not accurately reflect actual exposure.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliinstca-000031#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Insured losses from severe weather in Canada exceeded $8.9 billion in 2024, the highest on record, with significant contributions from wildfires in Jasper and flooding in Toronto and Quebec.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliinstca-000031#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["flood risk","land-use planning","climate finance","insurance","housing","climate change"],"geography_discussed":["Quebec","Toronto","Jasper"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy response","economic assessment"]},{"id":"cliinstca-000234","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cliinstca-000234","title":"Jour de la Terre : nouveau chapitre pour la réflexion sur les changements climatiques au Canada","publisher":{"name":"Canadian Climate Institute","organization":"canadian-climate-institute"},"document_type":"statement","language":"fr","date_published":"2025-04-24","source_url":"https://institutclimatique.ca/jour-terre-nouveau-chapitre-reflexion-changements-climatiques-canada/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Canadian Climate Institute outlines three priorities for Canada's climate strategy: improving affordability through clean energy technologies, enhancing economic competitiveness via industrial carbon pricing to align with global partners, and increasing protection against escalating climate-driven financial losses from natural disasters.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliinstca-000234#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Adopting clean energy technologies can reduce household costs, with heat pumps often being more cost-effective than gas furnaces and air conditioners in most of Canada. 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