Canadians are increasingly concerned about winter-related risks as revealed in First Onsite\u2019s annual property and weather survey. Compared to 2024, the results showed a significant increase in concerns with 71 per cent worried about winter storms, 68 per cent about extreme cold and burst pipes, and 66 per cent about severe rains and flooding.<\/p>\n
Beyond weather, 75 per cent of Canadians are concerned about climate change, 70 per cent about power outages, 60 per cent about property fires, and 72 per cent about the cost of major renovations and repairs. See<\/em> findings by region in the table below.[2<\/a>]<\/sup><\/em><\/p>\n \u201cColder temperatures, melting snow and freeze-thaw cycles increase risks to homes and commercial properties,\u201d said Jim Mandeville, Senior Vice President, First Onsite Property Restoration. \u201cThat\u2019s why it\u2019s important to take the time now to inspect your property and ensure it\u2019s prepared for severe winter weather.\u201d<\/p>\n Below is a list of winter storm preparedness tips from First Onsite.<\/p>\n First Onsite also offers free guides for Canadian homeowners and businesses: Residential Winter Storm Restoration<\/a> and Commercial Winter Storm Preparedness<\/a>.<\/p>\n 1. \u202fSource: Farmers\u2019\u202fAlmanac Winter\u202f2025\u20132026 Extended Weather Forecast for Canada<\/a>.<\/p>\n 2. The findings are from The Weather and Property Survey<\/em> <\/strong>conducted First Onsite\u202ffrom February 19\u202fto February 21, 2025, among a representative sample of 1,501 online Canadians who are members of the Angus Reid Forum. The survey was conducted in English and French. For comparison purposes only, a probability sample of this size would carry a margin of error of +\/-2.53 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.<\/p>\n First Onsite Property Restoration is one of the largest and fastest-growing emergency response planning, mitigation, and reconstruction service providers in North America. First Onsite employs over 2,500 team members and operates from more than 100 locations across Canada and the U.S. With a culture focused on harnessing the human power of its team members and a commitment to doing what\u2019s right, the First Onsite team helps clients restore, rebuild, and rise. First Onsite is a subsidiary of FirstService Corporation. For more information, visit www.firstonsite.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n Source: First Onsite Property Restoration via Maverick PR<\/i><\/p>\n Tags: FirstOnSite Restoration<\/a>, Natural Catastrophes<\/a>, severe weather<\/a>, storm surge damage<\/a>, tips<\/a>, winter<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" FIRST ONSITE kicks off winter with tips and readiness guides for Canadians Mississauga, ON (Dec. 3, 2025) \u2013 First Onsite Property Restoration, Canada\u2019s leading property restoration company, is marking December \u2014 the start of...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[1],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24579"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24579"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24579\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![](\"https:\/\/insurance-canada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/first-onsite-winter-tips-202512.jpg\")
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