Water indicators

Water quantity and availability

Water quantity in Canadian rivers (updated April 2022)
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 July 2021)
Canada's freshwater quality in a global context (updated March 2011)
Shellfish harvest area quality (updated November 2020)
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 January 2021)
Reductions in phosphorus loads to Lake Winnipeg (updated November 2021)
Nutrients in Lake Winnipeg (updated September 2018)
Phosphorus loading to Lake Erie (updated December 2021)

Pressures on water quality

Household use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers (updated October 2021)
Municipal wastewater treatment (updated December 2020)
Plastic particles in the Northern Fulmar (new December 2020)
Releases of harmful substances to water (updated October 2021)
Risk to soil and water quality from agriculture (updated August 2016)

Performance and results

Drinking water advisories (updated July 2020)
Number of long-term drinking water advisories on public systems on reserve (updated January 2021)
Metal and diamond mining effluent quality (updated October 2021)
Pulp and paper effluent quality (updated May 2021)
Monitoring disposal at sea (updated November 2020)
Reducing phosphorus loads to Lake Simcoe and South-eastern Georgian Bay (updated October 2017)
Restoring the Great Lakes Areas of Concern (updated October 2021)
Marine pollution spills (updated December 2021)

Interactive maps

Releases of harmful substances to water