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Canada

Minimal risk0.6% annual probabilitystable trend
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Canada facts

Population

41.65M

GDP

$2.32T

Currency

CAD

Capital

Ottawa

Land area

9.98M km²

Official languages

English, French

Population and GDP: World Bank. Country facts: bundled reference data.

Risk assessment

Silfio assessment of Canada

NEWS

Conflict probability

0.6%

Model base probability

0.4%

Risk category

Minimal

Strategic reasoning

  • There are no high-volume prediction markets directly assessing the risk of armed conflict onset on Canadian soil; the only relevant market is about unemployment, which is low risk and unrelated to armed conflict.
  • News indicates heightened global geopolitical tensions, including ongoing intense conflict between Russia and Ukraine and a widening US-Iran conflict, but no direct threats or armed conflict on Canadian territory.
  • Some political tensions exist between the US and Canada (threats of sanctions and tariffs over wildfire smoke), but these are economic and diplomatic, not military or armed conflict.
  • Canada is increasing defense spending and military support to Ukraine, which could marginally raise geopolitical risk, but no direct indication of imminent armed conflict on Canadian soil.

Critical indicators

  • Republican threats of sanctions and tariffs against Canada over wildfire smoke.
  • Canada orders more armored vehicles, some for Ukraine, indicating increased military engagement.

Related coverage

Latest articles about Canada

Updated July 20, 2026

abc.net.au · 14 hours ago

Russia unleashes one of biggest ballistic missile attacks of the Ukraine war, Kyiv says - ABC News

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia battered Ukraine's capital Kyiv overnight into Sunday local time, with one of its biggest ballistic missile barrages of the war.

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theguardian.com · 2 days ago

Republicans threaten Canada with sanctions over drifting wildfire smoke | Republicans | The Guardian

Fires are also blazing across the US and the Trump administration has repealed several climate protections

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defence-blog.com · 1 day ago

Canada orders more ACSV armored vehicles, some for Ukraine

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney traveled to General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada's facility in London, Ontario, alongside National Defence Minister David J. McGuinty, to formally announce a new Strategic Partnership between the Canadian government and the company, along with a contract

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