Explore National Pollutant Release Inventory data

NPRI data

Thousands of facilities located across the country report to the NPRI each year. We make this data available for public use on this page. Use cases include:

• members of the public can use it to track pollutants in their own neighbourhoods
• researchers can use it to monitor changes to air and water quality
• governments can use it to help set up environmental policies

Read about how we use NPRI data and the quick reference guide to decide which data product is right for you.

We have packaged the data in different ways for different uses.  You can search the entire database, download subsets of data, or view the data on maps. You can use the descriptions below to select the search option that best suits your needs.

For technical support to access the data, please email us at inrp-npri@ec.gc.ca.

Search NPRI data

Use our National Pollutant Release Inventory data search tool for reviewed 1993 to 2024 data. Search by pollutant, industry, province or territory, or watershed to find the data that most affects you and your community. It includes:

• predefined queries and advanced searches to view NPRI data in tables
• pollution prevention activities
• links to other datasets for facilities that also report to the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP)
• links to other datasets for facilities that also report to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) on radionuclides

Use our National Pollutant Release Inventory Dashboard for reviewed 2015 to 2024 data. Search by pollutant, facility, location, sector, or substance, and view NPRI data in both visual and table formats. The dashboard also includes a summary of pollution prevention activities reported by facilities.

Download NPRI data

These easy-to-use files let you dig deeper into the data in a variety of ways:

• Single year tables
  
  •  annual tables of our most popular data fields. One table for each of the last 5 years
• Ten year summaries
  • summaries by air, water or land releases grouped by province or territory, industry type or substance
• All years datasets
  • annual data since 1994 on pollutant quantities, comments and geolocations
• Complete reported datasets
  • full datasets going back to 1994

View NPRI maps

All maps are for the latest data available.

• National Pollutant Release Inventory map
• Facility locations
• Main air pollutants
• Off-site transfer route maps (2013-2021)
• Other air pollutants
• Water pollutants
• Land pollutants
• Disposals and transfers of pollutants
• Virtual globe maps