Is St. Catharines safe? Canada travel risk
Is St. Catharines safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
St. Catharines scores 30/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Canada Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 5 Jun 2026); the UK has no advice against travel. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. CDC travel health notice: Level 1, Hepatitis A in Canada (4 Jun 2026). No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
St. Catharines scores 30/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Canada (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to St. Catharines: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: health and medical access (46/100) and security (26/100).
A score of 30 is higher than the scores of 32% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Canada travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
St. Catharines belongs to Ontario (Canada), centered at coordinates 43.1833° N, 79.2333° W (102 m above sea level). Distance to Ottawa is 376.0 km towards the NE.
Ontario
43.1833° N, 79.2333° W
102 m
America/Toronto
242,460
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Canada
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of St. Catharines happened in February and August (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
CDC Traveler Health Notices for Canada
- Level 1 - Hepatitis A in Canada (Level 1, 4 Jun 2026)
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Public Domain).
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Canada travel advice & laws.
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