From 1975 to 1990 Canada's Flood Damage Reduction Program was part of a more active federal flood reduction approach. Through the Flood Damage Reduction Program, the federal and provincial governments shared costs of "mapping all the floodplains" and "creating standard flood risk evaluations." Most provinces and territories joined the Program.The Yukon did not join the Flood Damage Reduction Program, and Alberta joined in 1989, a year before the Program began to wind down. James P. Bruce, former Environment Canada assistant deputy minister, notes that Alberta's reluctance to join the Program was understandable given that it would have meant designating all of downtown Calgary as floodplain.CBC
