Achieving clean drinking water in First Nations communities

 

Since 2015, by the numbers:

106 long-term drinking water advisories lifted
52 remaining in 33 communities
535 projects
99 water treatment plants and 436 upgrades funded
180 short-term drinking water advisories prevented from becoming long-term
$4.27 billion invested to achieve clean water

Together the Government of Canada and First Nations are:

Improving infrastructure on reserves

Keeping water systems running and properly staffed

Ending long-term drinking water advisories

Preventing short-term advisories from becoming long-term

Supporting First Nations control of water delivery

Atlantic First Nations to control their water delivery services

Find out more:

Remaining long-term drinking water advisories by community

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Steps to lifting a long-term drinking water advisory

 
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