A total of 118 fires, including about 20 that authorities have classified as out of control, were blazing in Saskatchewan alone, according to a latest report yesterday.
Troops have begun arriving in the central province, where the Canadian government said it would send up to 1,400 personnel including a firefighting force.
More than 13,000 people are still living in community centres several hundred kilometres away from their homes and in the neighbouring province of Alberta, after being evacuated around a week ago.
Particularly violent blazes have ravaged Saskatchewan's north, in areas populated by native peoples, while two other provinces are also ablaze.
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Unusual drought and high seasonal temperatures have fuelled the outbreak, Reiter said.
In British Colombia, Canada's westernmost province, new fires have been declared nearly every day, with evacuation advisories issued for the Rocky Mountain area.
Firefighters have also carried out evacuations in an area 500 kilometres (310 miles) north of Vancouver.
A respiratory warning for the eastern side of Vancouver Island was in effect.
In Alberta, nearly 100 fires are active, 11 of which were declared in the last 24 hours, the province's fire service said.