Emissions of harmful substances to air

Emissions of harmful substances to air The Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI) program provides data and information to track Canada's performance on key environmental sustainability issues. These indicators track human-related emissions to air of 3 substances that are defined as toxic under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999: mercury, lead and cadmium and their compounds. For each substance, data are provided at the national, regional (provincial and territorial) and facility level and by source. Global emissions data are also provided for mercury. The indicators inform Canadians about emissions to air of these 3 substances from human activity in Canada. These indicators also help the government to identify priorities and develop or revise strategies to inform further risk management and to track progress on policies put in place to reduce or control these 3 substances and air pollution in general. 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 the data sources and details on how the data were collected and how the indicator was calculated. Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators: https://www.canada.ca/environmental-indicators 2024-01-12 Environment and Climate Change Canada indicateurs-indicators@ec.gc.ca Nature and EnvironmentEnvironmentAirAtmospheric emissionsEnvironmental indicatorsToxic substancesAir pollutionenvironmental indicatorswaterpollutionreleasesharmful substancestoxic substancessubstancessourcesmercuryHgleadPbcadmiumCdtoxic metalstoxicCanadian Environmental Protection ActCEPA Emissions of harmful substances to air – EnglishHTML https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/environmental-indicators/emissions-harmful-substances-air.html Emissions of harmful substances to air – FrenchHTML https://www.canada.ca/fr/environnement-changement-climatique/services/indicateurs-environnementaux/emissions-substances-nocives-air.html Data sources and methods – EnglishHTML https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/environmental-indicators/emissions-harmful-substances-air.html#DSM Data sources and methods – FrenchHTML https://www.canada.ca/fr/environnement-changement-climatique/services/indicateurs-environnementaux/emissions-substances-nocives-air.html#DSM Percentage change of mercury, lead and cadmium emissions from 1990 level, Canada – English (CSV; 1.30 kB)CSV https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/csv/cesindicators/emissions-of-harmful-substances-to-air/2023/1-emissions-harmful-substances-air-en.csv Percentage change of mercury, lead and cadmium emissions from 1990 level, Canada – French (CSV; 1.37 kB)CSV https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/csv/cesindicators/emissions-of-harmful-substances-to-air/2023/1-emissions-atmospheriques-substances-nocives-fr.csv Mercury emissions to air by source, Canada, 1990 to 2021 – English (CSV; 3.16 kB)CSV https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/csv/cesindicators/emissions-of-harmful-substances-to-air/2023/2-emissions-mercury-source-en.csv Mercury emissions to air by source, Canada, 1990 to 2021 – French (CSV; 3.44 kB)CSV https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/csv/cesindicators/emissions-of-harmful-substances-to-air/2023/2-emissions-mercure-source-fr.csv Mercury emissions to air by province and territory, Canada, 1994, 2011 and 2021 – English (CSV; 1.17 kB)CSV https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/csv/cesindicators/emissions-of-harmful-substances-to-air/2023/3-emissions-mercury-prov-terr-en.csv Mercury emissions to air by province and territory, Canada, 1994, 2011 and 2021 – French (CSV; 1.35 kB)CSV https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/csv/cesindicators/emissions-of-harmful-substances-to-air/2023/3-emissions-mercure-prov-terr-fr.csv Lead emissions to air by source, Canada, 1990 to 2021 – English (CSV; 3.04 kB)CSV https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/csv/cesindicators/emissions-of-harmful-substances-to-air/2023/6-emissions-lead-source-en.csv Lead emissions to air by source, Canada, 1990 to 2021 – French (CSV; 3.33 kB)CSV https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/csv/cesindicators/emissions-of-harmful-substances-to-air/2023/6-emissions-plomb-source-fr.csv Lead emissions to air by province and territory, Canada, 1994, 2011 and 2021 – English (CSV; 1.34 kB)CSV https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/csv/cesindicators/emissions-of-harmful-substances-to-air/2023/7-emissions-lead-prov-terr-en.csv Lead emissions to air by province and territory, Canada, 1994, 2011 and 2021 – French (CSV; 1.56 kB)CSV https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/csv/cesindicators/emissions-of-harmful-substances-to-air/2023/7-emissions-plomb-prov-terr-fr.csv Cadmium emissions to air by source, Canada, 1990 to 2021 – English (CSV; 2.51 kB)CSV https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/csv/cesindicators/emissions-of-harmful-substances-to-air/2023/9-emissions-cadmium-source-en.csv Cadmium emissions to air by source, Canada, 1990 to 2021 – French (CSV; 2.95 kB)CSV https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/csv/cesindicators/emissions-of-harmful-substances-to-air/2023/9-emissions-cadmium-source-fr.csv Cadmium emissions to air by province and territory, Canada, 1994, 2011 and 2021 – English (CSV; 1.34 kB)CSV https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/csv/cesindicators/emissions-of-harmful-substances-to-air/2023/10-emissions-cadmium-prov-terr-en.csv Cadmium emissions to air by province and territory, Canada, 1994, 2011 and 2021 – French (CSV; 1.56 kB)CSV https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/csv/cesindicators/emissions-of-harmful-substances-to-air/2023/10-emissions-cadmium-prov-terr-fr.csv Global mercury emissions to air, 2015 - English (CSV; 1.85 kB)CSV https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/csv/cesindicators/emissions-of-harmful-substances-to-air/2023/5-emissions-mercury-global-en.csv Global mercury emissions to air, 2015 - French (CSV; 1.64 kB)CSV https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/csv/cesindicators/emissions-of-harmful-substances-to-air/2023/5-emissions-mercure-mondiales-fr.csv

The Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI) program provides data and information to track Canada's performance on key environmental sustainability issues. These indicators track human-related emissions to air of 3 substances that are defined as toxic under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999: mercury, lead and cadmium and their compounds. For each substance, data are provided at the national, regional (provincial and territorial) and facility level and by source. Global emissions data are also provided for mercury. The indicators inform Canadians about emissions to air of these 3 substances from human activity in Canada. These indicators also help the government to identify priorities and develop or revise strategies to inform further risk management and to track progress on policies put in place to reduce or control these 3 substances and air pollution in general. 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 the data sources and details on how the data were collected and how the indicator was calculated.

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