Health Canada has published Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality since 1968. The guidelines are prepared by the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Committee on Drinking Water; the Committee is made up of representatives from each province and territory, as well as from Health Canada.
Table of Contents
- Summary of Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality [PDF]
- Part I Approach to the Derivation of Drinking Water Guidelines [PDF]
- Part II Supporting Documentation - see below
Microbiological Parameters:
- Introduction: [PDF]
- Bacteriological quality (updated, 2001) [PDF]
The updated version includes both the new guideline and the revised supporting document.
- Protozoa [PDF]
- Viruses (in preparation)
- Guidance for issuing and rescinding boil water advisories (updated, 2001) [PDF]
Chemical/Physical Parameters:
- Aldicarb [PDF]
- Aldrin + dieldrin [PDF]
- Aluminum [PDF]
- Ammonia [PDF]
- Antimony [PDF]
- Arsenic [PDF]
- Asbestos [PDF]
- Atrazine [PDF]
- Azinphos-methyl [PDF]
- Barium [PDF]
- Bendiocarb [PDF]
- Benzene [PDF]
- Benzo[a]pyrene [PDF]
- Boron [PDF]
- Bromate [PDF]
- Bromodichloromethane (see Trihalomethanes)
- Bromoform (see Trihalomethanes)
- Bromoxynil [PDF]
- Cadmium [PDF]
- Calcium [PDF]
- Carbaryl [PDF]
- Carbofuran [PDF]
- Carbon tetrachloride [PDF]
- Chloramines [PDF]
- Chlorate (see Chlorates, chlorites and chlorine dioxide)
- Chloride [PDF]
- Chlorine dioxide (see Chlorates, chlorites and chlorine dioxide)
- Chlorite (see Chlorates, chlorites and chlorine dioxide)
- Chlorodibromomethane (see Trihalomethanes)
- Chloroform (see Trihalomethanes)
- Chlorophenols [PDF]
- Chlorpyrifos [PDF]
- Chromium [PDF]
- Colour [PDF]
- Copper [PDF]
- Cyanazine [PDF]
- Cyanide [PDF]
- Cyanobacterial toxins [PDF]
- Diazinon [PDF]
- Dicamba [PDF]
- Dichloramine (see Chloramines)
- Dichlorobenzene, 1,2- (see Dichlorobenzenes)
- Dichlorobenzene, 1,4- (see Dichlorobenzenes)
- Dichlorobenzenes [PDF]
- Dichloroethane, 1,2- [PDF]
- Dichloroethylene,1,1- [PDF]
- Dichloromethane [PDF]
- Dichlorophenol,2,4- (see Chlorophenols)
- Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, 2,4- [PDF]
- Dichlorprop (in preparation)
- Diclofop-methyl [PDF]
- Dimethoate [PDF]
- Dinoseb [PDF]
- Diquat [PDF]
- Diuron [PDF]
- Ethylbenzene (see Toluene, ethylbenzene and the xylenes)
- Fluoride [PDF]
- Formaldehyde ] [PDF]
- Gasoline and its organic constituents [PDF]
- Glyphosate [PDF]
- Haloacetic acid (in preparation)
- Hardness [PDF]
- Iron [PDF]
- Lead [PDF]
- Magnesium [PDF]
- Malathion [PDF]
- Manganese [PDF]
- Mercury [PDF]
- Methoxychlor [PDF]
- Methylchlorophenoxyacetic acid (MCPA) (in preparation)
- Metolachlor [PDF]
- Metribuzine [PDF]
- Microcystin-LR (see Cyanobacterial toxins)
- Monochloramine (see Chloramines)
- Monochlorobenzene [PDF]
- Nickel (in preparation)
- Nitrate/nitrite [PDF]
- Nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA) [PDF]
- Odour [PDF]
- Paraquat [PDF]
- Parathion [PDF]
- Pentachlorophenol (see Chlorophenols)
- pH [PDF]
- Phorate [PDF]
- Picloram [PDF]
- Selenium [PDF]
- Silver [PDF]
- Simazine [PDF]
- Sodium [PDF]
- Sulphate [PDF]
- Sulphide [PDF]
- Taste [PDF]
- Temperature [PDF]
- Terbufos [PDF]
- Tetrachloroethylene [PDF]
- Tetrachlorophenol,2,3,4,6- (see Chlorophenols)
- Toluene (see Toluene, ethylbenzene and the xylenes)
- Toluene, ethylbenzene and the xylenes [PDF]
- Total dissolved solids [PDF]
- Trichloramine (see Chloramines)
- Trichloroethylene [PDF]
Update - TCE guideline development [PDF]
- Trichlorophenol,2,4,6- (see Chlorophenols)
- Trifluralin [PDF]
- Trihalomethanes [PDF]
- Turbidity (comprehensive review of guideline ongoing) Public Comments Received [PDF]
- Uranium [PDF]
- Vinyl chloride [PDF]
- Xylenes (see Toluene, ethylbenzene and the xylenes)
- Zinc [PDF]
Radiological Parameters:
- Radiological characteristics [PDF]
- Radon [PDF]
Last updated 2003-11-21 |
