North America
Air quality in Canada
7µg/m³ national average
Air quality in Canada
People in Canada breathe an average of 7 µg/m³ of PM2.5 (2023), 1× the WHO guideline. Fairly clean.
Air quality by place in Canada
Measured annual averages from the WHO Ambient Air Quality Database.
| Place | PM2.5 | Year | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Edward Island | 4 µg/m³ | 2023 | Meets the WHO guideline |
| Whistler | 5 µg/m³ | 2023 | Meets the WHO guideline |
| Vancouver | 6 µg/m³ | 2023 | Fairly clean |
| Victoria | 6 µg/m³ | 2023 | Fairly clean |
| Halifax | 6 µg/m³ | 2020 | Fairly clean |
| Edmonton | 6 µg/m³ | 2020 | Fairly clean |
| Toronto | 7 µg/m³ | 2020 | Fairly clean |
| Montreal | 7 µg/m³ | 2020 | Fairly clean |
| Calgary | 7 µg/m³ | 2020 | Fairly clean |
| Niagara Falls | 8 µg/m³ | 2023 | Fairly clean |
| Quebec City | 8 µg/m³ | 2023 | Fairly clean |
| Ottawa | 9 µg/m³ | 2023 | Fairly clean |
| Kelowna | 10 µg/m³ | 2023 | Fairly clean |
| Yellowknife | 25 µg/m³ | 2023 | Polluted |
Air quality by place
Sources
- WHO Ambient Air Quality Database
- US State Department travel advisory
- eTA, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
- Visit Canada, IRCC
- Speedtest Global Index: Canada
- World Bank open data
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