Addressing Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Canada: A Multifaceted Approach is Needed 

While the government has shown commitment to improving water quality by investing $1.8 billion to improve on-reserve water infrastructure, leading to a 45% reduction in long-term drinking water advisories, this effort has not addressed the removal of emerging water contaminants from drinking water and wastewater. Following the US EPA legally enforceable standards for PFAS in drinking water, there is a need for a more ambitious effort from the Canadian government to update our drinking water guidelines to include emerging contaminants even beyond PFAS and to consider legally enforceable standards across provinces and territories.