Health Canada

Municipal governments regularly engage in long-term proactive planning, as found in: housing initiatives, sustainability plans, long-term land use plans, and healthy community strategies. Not only do municipalities have the power to include radon in these plans, but doing so follows from existing...

Subsidies, incentives and energy efficiency.

Building codes, bylaws and provisions.

Duties, policies, bylaws and incentives.

Outreach, testing and government operations

This Radon Action Guide provides many steps provinces and territories can take to reduce radon exposure. Radon affects all types of buildings, and radon action affects many different areas of law and policy concerned with the built environment, from real estate transactions to workplace standards.

The following are distinct actions that provinces can take, either as standalone interventions or as part of a broader radon action plan.

The federal government has conducted and reports on Radon Testing in Federal Buildings.

Canadian guidance and protocols on testing and mitigation, guides for the general public on radon testing and mitigation, technical guidance and studies on testing and mitigation.

The following guides, standards and programs include radon - The following guides, standards and programs include radon - Energy efficiency guides.

This document surveys the legal powers of municipalities to address radon. It is designed to be read along other documents that detail policy rationales for why provinces and municipalities should address radon, and provincial/territorial and municipal radon action guides which provide guidance...

Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that emanates from the ground and can enter and accumulate in buildings. Radon gas is found in every building in Canada at some level. Municipalities can become leaders in advancing radon action through: policy development, education and awareness,...

Radon (Rn-222) is the second leading cause of lung cancer after tobacco smoking. It can easily move through small spaces in soils and other materials, allowing it to enter buildings and accumulate to levels that can pose a health risk. Health Canada recommends that all Canadians test their home...

A series of health-related data sets from various quantitative public opinion research studies.

A series of health-related data sets from various quantitative public opinion research studies.

A series of health-related data sets from various quantitative public opinion research studies.

A series of health-related data sets from various quantitative public opinion research studies.

A series of health-related data sets from various quantitative public opinion research studies.

Survey of long-term measurements of radon concentrations in volunteer homes from 2009 – 2011. National survey conducted by the National Radon Program covering all Health Regions.

A series of health-related data sets from various quantitative public opinion research studies.