August 4, 2026
Lyme disease cases are rising across Canada, and ticks are now a routine summer hazard for outdoor workers and anyone spending time in grass, brush, or wooded areas. This blog explains where you face the most risk, why carrying a tick removal kit matters, and how using repellents and simple tick checks after activities like yard work, hiking, golf, and camping helps you stay safe.
Canada just recorded its highest-ever year for Lyme disease, and most cases happen in the summer when people are working and playing outside. This makes tick awareness and fast, proper removal a basic safety step for anyone who spends time outdoors.
Health Canada reported 5,809 Lyme disease cases in 2024, a jump of more than 20% from the year before. Most cases were in Ontario, Nova Scotia, and Quebec, and about two‑thirds of locally acquired infections started between June and August, when ticks and people are most active outdoors. Outdoor workers, campers, hikers, gardeners, and people who spend time in tall grass or wooded areas face the highest risk.
More than half of reported Lyme cases in 2024 were in males, and risk was higher in children aged 5–9 and adults aged 60–69, likely because of how much time they spend outside and how well they spot and prevent ticks. Outdoor occupations like forestry, landscaping, construction, utilities, parks, agriculture, and conservation work keep people in tick habitat for long periods, often every day. For employers, that means Lyme disease is not just a health issue, but also a cause of lost work time and long‑term health complications if infections are missed.
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