Blair Feltmate’s research projects that between 2050 and 2080, almost all major Canadian cities will see an increase in maximum daily temperature between 3 C and 5 C
in the last few days, rising to an unofficial high of 17.18 C on Tuesday and Wednesday, breaking Monday’s short-lived record of 17.01 C, according to the University of Maine’s Climate Reanalyzer.
“We need to think of access to cooling as a fundamental human right because if we don’t make that provision literally people are going to die, Canadians are going to die, not just in the hundreds but potentially into the thousands,” said Feltmate. He pointed to extreme heat events that led to more than 600 deaths in B.C. in 2021 and more than 80 deaths in Quebec City in 2018.
The heat-island effect could be combatted with white, “cool” roofs or more trees and vegetation, among other design considerations. Some municipalities are getting ahead of the curve. Hamilton is poised to become one of Canada’s first municipalities to require landlords install air conditioning to ensure indoor temperatures don’t exceed 26 C, after an “adequate temperature” bylaw was passed by council in May.
“It’s imperative the province enact steps and measures to protect all workers who have to endure this heat,” said Ramsaroop.
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