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

Current status: Closed

Opened on February 13, 2026 and closed 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.

Who was the focus of this consultation

We engaged 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 were sought on the:

• proposed approach
• potential impacts of implementation

We will use the information we gathered 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