Human activities have influenced the climate conditions worldwide since the last century. Notably, Canada's mean annual temperature has increased by around 1.7 °C over the past few decades, which is more than twice the global rate, causing alterations in the characteristics of hydroclimatic variables locally and regionally (Council of Canadian Academies, 2019). These changes have raised serious concerns about the extent of climate change impacts on Canada's society, economy, and environment (
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