The defence minister said the military continues to be in "growth mode" due to an ongoing recruitment and retention crisis that has kept its ranks smaller than needed.
The White House said Joe Biden ordered to rapidly deploy all available U.S. firefighting assets to Canada after speaking with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the wildfires.
When fire season begins, the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre is the epicentre for decisions about how firefighting resources will be shared across the country.