Consultation: Proposed health-based air quality objectives for arsenic

Current status: Open

Opened on May 22, 2026 and will close to new input on July 21, 2026.

Health Canada has drafted Proposed health-based air quality objectives for arsenic. We're looking for feedback, in particular on the approach used to develop the guidelines and on the potential costs of implementing them.

Join in: How to participate

Send us an email

Send an email to air@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: air@hc-sc.gc.ca