Water indicators

Water quantity and availability

Water quantity in Canadian rivers (updated January 2018)
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 2019)
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 August 2018)
Perfluorooctane sulfonate in fish and water (updated January 2019)

Regional ecosystems

Phosphorus levels in the offshore waters of the Great Lakes (updated May 2017)
Nutrients in the St. Lawrence River (updated December 2018)
Nutrients in Lake Winnipeg (updated September 2018)

Pressures on water quality

Household use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers (updated October 2017)
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 June 2018)
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 May 2019)
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 2019)
Marine pollution spills (updated July 2018)

Interactive maps

Releases of harmful substances to water