Water indicators

Water quantity and availability

Water quantity in Canadian rivers (updated January 2020)
Canada's water use in a global context (updated March 2016)
Water availability in Canada (updated December 2012)
Residential water use in Canada (updated August 2014)
Water withdrawal and consumption by sector (updated April 2016)

Water quality

Water quality in Canadian rivers (updated January 2020)
Canada's freshwater quality in a global context (updated March 2011)
Shellfish harvest area quality (updated September 2018)
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in fish and sediment (updated January 2020)
Perfluorooctane sulfonate in fish and water (updated January 2019)
Bisphenol A in water and sediment (new July 2020)

Regional ecosystems

Phosphorus levels in the offshore waters of the Great Lakes (updated September 2020)
Nutrients in the St. Lawrence River (updated December 2018)
Reductions in phosphorus loads to Lake Winnipeg (new January 2020)
Nutrients in Lake Winnipeg (updated September 2018)
Phosphorus loading to Lake Erie (new October 2020)

Pressures on water quality

Household use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers (updated October 2019)
Municipal wastewater treatment (updated April 2012)
Risk to soil and water quality from agriculture (updated August 2016)
Releases of harmful substances to water (updated May 2019)

Performance and results

Drinking water advisories (updated July 2020)
Number of long-term drinking water advisories affecting First Nations water systems (new November 2018)
Metal mining effluent quality (updated August 2019)
Pulp and paper effluent quality (updated July 2020)
Monitoring disposal at sea (updated October 2017)
Reducing phosphorus loads to Lake Simcoe and South-eastern Georgian Bay (updated October 2017)
Restoring the Great Lakes Areas of Concern (updated August 2020)
Marine pollution spills (updated July 2018)

Interactive maps

Releases of harmful substances to water