"Facility-based lead releases to water by province and territory, Canada, 2003, 2013 and 2023",,, ,,, Province or territory,2003 (releases to water in kilograms),2013 (releases to water in kilograms),2023 (releases to water in kilograms) Newfoundland and Labrador,1670,456.6,116.8 Prince Edward Island,n/a,4.6,7.1 Nova Scotia,3.9,11.1,169.4 New Brunswick,724.9,1033.8,240.2 Quebec,6296.2,3232.7,2485 Ontario,8321.2,3552.6,2912.7 Manitoba,1385,265.3,206.8 Saskatchewan,217.1,104.8,13.7 Alberta,1141.5,1273.3,378.8 British Columbia,4563.9,2918.7,1627 Yukon,n/a,n/a,n/a Northwest Territories,n/a,1.9,0.1 Nunavut,15,6.5,4.2 Canada,24338.7,12861.9,8161.8 ,,, "Note: n/a = not available, it indicates that the province or territory has no reported releases. Totals may not add up due to rounding. The indicator reports facility-based releases only. The indicator includes the amount of elemental lead and lead in any compound, alloy or mixture reported in the National Pollutant Release Inventory based on the inventory reporting criteria. As a result, the reported lead releases to water represent only a portion of the releases of this toxic pollutant to water in Canada. The data table provides a snapshot of lead releases by province and territory, to access all available years data please refer to the indicator’s interactive figures (https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/environmental-indicators/releases-harmful-substances-water.html#interactive-figures) or, for the full dataset, to the National Pollutant Release Inventory (https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/40e01423-7728-429c-ac9d-2954385ccdfb).",,, Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada (2025) National Pollutant Release Inventory (https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/40e01423-7728-429c-ac9d-2954385ccdfb). ,,, Available on the Environmental indicators website (www.canada.ca/environmental-indicators).,,,