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Advancing Canada’s Flood Resilience: FHIMP National Updates and Innovations in Flood Mapping
Thursday June 18, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm CDT
Concourse Ballroom
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Abstract ID: 25675
CaSR-Rivers for Ungauged Design Flows: Linking ECCC Research to Engineering Practice
Presenters: Joel Trubilowicz and André Bertoncini, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Additional Authors: Gonzalo Leonardini, ECCC

11:50 AM - 12:10 PM
Abstract ID: 28789
Pillars of Essential Flood Management Data: Canada’s Flood Map Inventory, Historical Flood Events, and Flood Defenses
Presenter: Andrew Plowright, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Additional Author: Maxim Fortin, NRCan

12:10 PM - 12:30 PM
Abstract ID: 28744
Highlights and Outcomes of Regional-Scale Flood Hazard Modelling and Mapping Case Studies
Presenter: Andrew Weiss, KGS Group

12:10 PM - 12:30 PM
Abstract ID: 28797
Identifying and Mapping Flood Hazard in Canada: How Global, Regional and Detailed Flood Mapping Come Into Play
Presenter: Maxim Fortin, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Additional Author: Brian Perry, NRCan; Oliver Pennock, NRCan

Moderators
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Maxim Fortin

Senior Engineering Advisor - Flood Mapping, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Speakers
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André Bertoncini

Physical Scientist, ECCC
André works on the development of hydrological models at the Numerical Terrestrial Environment Prediction section of ECCC. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Saskatchewan focused on improving precipitation observations and data assimilation for hydrological prediction.
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Andrew Weiss

KGS Group
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Andrew Plowright

Senior Geomatics Officer, Natural Resources Canada
My name is Andrew Plowright, and I've worked at Natural Resources Canada since 2022. I manage the agreements between NRCan and our provincial and territorial partners under the federal Flood Hazard Identification and Mapping Program (FHIMP). I am based out of Vancouver, BC.
Thursday June 18, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm CDT
Concourse Ballroom Fairmont Winnipeg
  Concurrent Session - Concourse Room, Concourse Ballroom

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