Water Facts

Is the water safe to drink?

The City’s drinking water meets or is better than all territorial requirements and the Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality. Health Canada has established the Guidelines, and the Maximum Acceptable Concentrations or Drinking Water Screening Values established within those Guidelines, so that the consumption of drinking water meeting those limits is protective of human health. Extensive sampling and analysis of the City of Iqaluit’s water continues to return results that meet or are better than these guidelines.

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State of Emergency – Extended to December 14, 2021

State of Emergency – Extended to December 14, 2021

The Iqaluit City Council has extended the state of emergency due to the local water crisis effective as of 12 a.m. Wednesday, October 20, 2021.

During a City Council meeting on Tuesday, December 7 Council approved the extension of the state of emergency. CAO Amy Elgersma will continue to act as the Municipal Emergency Management Coordinator.

In a state of emergency, the Emergency Measures Act allows the City to "do any act and take any measure the municipal Corporation considers necessary".

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