Consultation: Draft guidelines for Canadian drinking water quality, Chlorite and chlorate

Current status: Open

Opened on February 13, 2026 and will close to new input on April 14, 2026 .

Health Canada has drafted Guidelines for Canadian drinking water quality, Chlorite and chlorate. We're looking for feedback, in particular on the approach used to develop the guidelines and on the potential impacts on implementing them.

Join in: How to participate

Send us an email

Send an email to water-consultations-eau@hc-sc.gc.ca with your ideas or comments to make yourself heard.

Participate by mail

Send a letter with your ideas and input to the address in contact us below.

Who is the focus of this consultation

We will engage with:

• federal, provincial and territorial regulatory and health protection agencies
• industry stakeholders
• academic communities
• non-governmental organizations
• the public

Key questions for discussion

Your ideas and inputs are sought on the:

• proposed approach
• potential impacts of implementation

We will use the information we gather from this consultation to revise the guidelines as needed.

Contact us

Water and Air Quality Bureau
Health Canada
219 Laurier Ave West
Ottawa ON K1A 0K9
Email: water-consultations-eau@hc-sc.gc.ca

From: Health Canada