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 2018)
Canada's freshwater quality in a global context (updated March 2011)
Shellfish growing area quality (updated December 2011)
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in fish and sediment (updated January 2015)
Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in fish and water (updated November 2016)

Regional ecosystems

Phosphorus levels in the offshore waters of the Great Lakes (updated May 2017)
Nutrients in the St. Lawrence River (updated September 2016)
Nutrients in Lake Winnipeg (updated January 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 October 2017)

Performance and results

Drinking water advisories (updated June 2018)
First Nations water and wastewater system risk (updated April 2016)
Metal mining effluent quality (updated May 2018)
Pulp and paper effluent quality (updated July 2018)
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 October 2017)
Marine pollution spills (updated July 2018)

Interactive maps

Releases of harmful substances to water