CANADIAN APOCALYPSE: PROVINCES,TERRITORIES & CITIES
Post-apocalypse in Canada, especially in the arctic and the prairies, has been broached a surprising amount of time in various media. That being said, considering the sheer size of the country, we certainly could do better.
In these curated posts, we explore the various provinces, territories and Canadian cities where disaster has already struck in fiction and stories. Or will very soon.
This page is dynamic and will update whenever there is a new blog post about a post-apocalyptic location in Canada or Canadian cities on the website.
POST-APOCALYPSE IN THE SAGUENAY
There are places in Canada that look as though they were made for a post-apocalyptic story. The Saguenay Fjord is
POST-APOCALYPTIC FICTION IN QUEBEC CITY
Quebec City stands out in North American post‑apocalyptic fiction because its bilingual civic framework and reliance on hydroelectric power shape
POST-APOCALYPTIC FICTION IN BRITISH COLUMBIA
British Columbia offers a post‑apocalyptic backdrop, blending dense urban Vancouver, vast forests, rugged mountains, fragmented islands and resource towns into
POST-APOCALYPTIC FICTION IN ALBERTA
Alberta stands out as a post‑apocalyptic setting because its contrasts—modern cities, rugged Badlands, the Rockies, and vast wilderness—exist side by
POST-APOCALYPTIC FICTION IN MANITOBA
Manitoba splits into two worlds: Winnipeg’s river-crossed prairie south and a boreal north of mines, lakes, and distances that swallow
POST-APOCALYPTIC FICTION IN NUNAVIK
In Nunavik, the apocalypse is less an ending than another chapter of endurance. Vast tundra, endless winter nights, and communities
POST-APOCALYPTIC FICTION IN PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
Prince Edward Island turns the apocalypse inward: one bridge as lifeline and vulnerability, maritime weather, and communities forced into close
POST-APOCALYPTIC FICTION IN NEW BRUNSWICK
New Brunswick’s fault lines run between land and sea, rivers and forest. Post-apocalyptic fiction here plays out at the scale
POST-APOCALYPTIC FICTION IN NOVA SCOTIA
In Nova Scotia, collapse rearranges society along the coast. Maritime storms, tides, and fragile supply lines compress survival into fishing
POST-APOCALYPTIC FICTION IN NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
In Newfoundland and Labrador, collapse concentrates rather than scatters. Weather-beaten outport communities, sea routes, and fragile local systems make isolation
POST-APOCALYPTIC FICTION IN NUNAVUT
In Nunavut, the question isn’t how to rebuild civilization – the people on the land never left. When southern systems
POST-APOCALYPTIC FICTION IN THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
The Northwest Territories runs on winter roads and air lifts across hundreds of kilometres. When those fragile systems fail, breakdown
LOCKED IN AFTER THE END OF THE WORLD
When the guards stop coming and the trucks stop arriving, the prison remains – a fortress, siege castle, and laboratory
CANADIAN POST-APOCALYPSE FICTION
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POST-APOCALYPTIC FICTION IN SASKATCHEWAN
Saskatchewan rarely makes post-apocalyptic lists. It should: enormous distances, harsh weather, sparse population, and open land where danger is visible
POST-APOCALYPTIC FICTION IN THE YUKON
The Yukon skips the setup most survival fiction needs: the distances, winters, and isolation that collapse would create already exist.
POST-APOCALYPTIC FICTION IN MONTREAL
Montreal rarely appears on lists of apocalypse settings, yet it may be the best-suited city in North America: an island
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Stéphane Roy is a lifelong reader and writer with a deep love for science fiction, apocalyptic worlds, and tightly constructed mysteries. This is his first novel. He lives in the Yukon with his dog and his aquarium, where long winters, silence, and wide, sometimes glowing, skies leave plenty of room for imagining the end of the world, and what might come after it. He is also waiting, with cautious optimism, for the aliens to finally reveal themselves and straighten us all out.