Canada
Warnings and insurance
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides advice about risks of travel to help British nationals make informed decisions. Find out more about FCDO travel advice.
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If you are in Nova Scotia, particularly near Halifax, you should:
- check the Government
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- sign up to
to Halifax’s emergency alert service
Before you travel
No travel can be guaranteed safe. Read all the advice in this guide as well as support for British nationals abroad, which includes:
- advice on preparing for travel abroad and reducing risks
- information for women, LGBT+ and disabled travellers
Follow and contact FCDO travel on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. You can also sign up to get email notifications when this advice is updated.
Travel insurance
If you choose to travel, research your destinations and get appropriate travel insurance. Insurance should cover your itinerary, planned activities and expenses in an emergency.
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides advice about risks of travel to help British nationals make informed decisions. Find out more about FCDO travel advice.
Nova Scotia floodsWildfires
AThere provincewideare statecurrently several out of emergencycontrol haswildfires beenin declaredCanada, including in the provinces of Alberta and Nova Scotia,Scotia. Local authorities have declared a state of emergency in responsethe toHalifax severeRegional floodingMunicipality, acrossand the province.province Theof followingAlberta. areasEvacuation orders have been issued in certain areas.
If you are currentlyin theAlberta mostyou affected:should:
- Halifax
checkRegionaltheMunicipality - East
statusandofWestwildfiresHantsinAlberta - Lunenburg
signandupQueenstocountiesAlberta’semergencyalertservice(alsoavailableonTwitter,orbydownloadingtheAlbertaEmergencyAlertappontheGooglePlayStoreorAppleAppStore)
If you are in Nova Scotia, particularly near Halifax, you should:
- check the Government
statusof NovawildfiresScotia’sinstormNovaemergency updatesScotia(also(alsoonor - sign up to
to
Before you travel
No travel can be guaranteed safe. Read all the advice in this guide as well as support for British nationals abroad, which includes:
- advice on preparing for travel abroad and reducing risks
- information for women, LGBT+ and disabled travellers
Follow and contact FCDO travel on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. You can also sign up to get email notifications when this advice is updated.
Travel insurance
If you choose to travel, research your destinations and get appropriate travel insurance. Insurance should cover your itinerary, planned activities and expenses in an emergency.