Canada Federal Water Policies
(direct and indirect)
Law/Policy |
Dates |
Water Quality or Quantity |
Surface or Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
Canadian Navigable Waters Act (external link, opens in new window) |
Original Version: 1882 Last Amended: 2019 |
Both |
Surface |
1927
|
Quantity |
Both |
|
1970
|
Both |
Both |
|
Original Version: 1970 Last Amended: 2019 |
Both |
Surface |
|
Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act (opens in new window) |
1970 |
Quality |
Surface |
Department of the Environment Act (external link, opens in new window) |
1971
|
Quality |
Both |
(PDF file) Federal Water Policy (external link, opens in new window) |
1987 |
Both |
Both |
1999- 2020 |
Both |
Both |
|
Canadian Environmental Protection Act (external link, opens in new window) |
1999
|
Quality |
Both |
2001 |
Quantity |
Surface |
|
Water Quality of Surface Water (dataset) (external link, opens in new window) |
2017 |
Quality |
Surface |
Water Quality in Canadian Rivers (dataset) (external link, opens in new window) |
2019 |
Quality |
Surface |