Canada's freshwater quality in a global context – Water quality rankings of selected industrialized countries according to the 2010 Environmental Performance Index

The Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI) program provides data and information to track Canada's performance on key environmental sustainability issues. The water quality indicators measure water conditions for various locations across Canada. It combines measurements of a wide range of substances found in water samples. The indicator focuses on how suitable the water is for plants and animals; aquatic life is present in all water bodies, is sensitive to pollution, and reflects the overall health of aquatic ecosystems. Information is provided to Canadians in a number of formats including: static and interactive maps, charts and graphs, HTML and CSV data tables and downloadable reports. See the supplementary documentation for data sources and details on how those data were collected and how the indicator was calculated.

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2021-05-12T05:56:54
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eng; CAN
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UTF8
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Author
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Environment and Climate Change Canada ( Public inquiries centre )
Fontaine Building 12th floor, 200 Sacré-Coeur Blvd , Gatineau , Quebec , K1A 0H3 ,
1-800-668-6767
http://ec.gc.ca
 

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Date (Publication)
2011-03-01
Date (Creation)
2011-03-01
Status
On going
Metadata language

eng; CAN
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UTF8
Topic category
  • Environment
  • Society
Maintenance and Update Frequency
As needed
Spatial representation type
Text, table
Custodian
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Nathalie Trudeau ( Director, Information and Indicators Division )
Canada

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  • Party (Individual/Organization)

  • environmental indicator, environmental indicators, water, international, water quality, freshwater quality, water pollution, aquatic life, Environmental Performance Index

ECCC Information Category EN

  • Water

  • Water - Quality

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

  • Environmental indicators

  • Water quality

Business Functions

  • Assess Toxicity, Manage and Monitor for Environmental Presence of Hazardous Substances and Waste

  • Monitor / Assess Substance and Waste Levels in Air, Water, Soil, Biota

Geography

  • International

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  • Strategic Policy Branch

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  • Sustainability Directorate

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  • 1.3.1. Sustainability Reporting and Indicators

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  • Unclassified
 
Use Limitation

Open Government Licence - Canada ( http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada )

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Copyright
Use Constraints
Copyright
Begin Date
2010-01-01
End Date
2010-12-31

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  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Environment and Climate Change Canada ( Public inquiries centre )
Fontaine Building 12th floor, 200 Sacré-Coeur Blvd , Gatineau , Quebec , K1A 0H3 ,
1-800-668-6767
http://ec.gc.ca
 
 

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Keywords

Party (Individual/Organization) environmental indicator, environmental indicators, water, international, water quality, freshwater quality, water pollution, aquatic life, Environmental Performance Index
Business Functions
Assess Toxicity, Manage and Monitor for Environmental Presence of Hazardous Substances and Waste Monitor / Assess Substance and Waste Levels in Air, Water, Soil, Biota
ECCC Information Category EN
Water Water - Quality
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus
Environmental indicators Water quality
external.theme.EC_Branch
Strategic Policy Branch
external.theme.EC_Directorate
Sustainability Directorate
external.theme.EC_Program_PAA
1.3.1. Sustainability Reporting and Indicators
external.theme.GC_Security_Level
Unclassified

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