Special Air Quality Statements (SAQS) 2023

SAQS Statistics for 2023
Air Quality Forecast RegionNo. of SAQS Events to
Dec-31		SAQS #1 Start DateSAQS #1 End DateSAQS #2 Start DateSAQS #2 End DateSAQS #3 Start DateSAQS #3 End DateSAQS #4 Start DateSAQS #4 End DateSAQS #5 Start DateSAQS #5 End DateSAQS #6 Start DateSAQS #6 End DateSAQS #7 Start DateSAQS #7 End DateSAQS #8 Start DateSAQS #8 End DateSAQS #9 Start DateSAQS #9 End DateSAQS #10 Start DateSAQS #10 End DateSAQS #11 Start DateSAQS #11 End DateSAQS #12 Start DateSAQS #12 End DateSAQS #13 Start DateSAQS #13 End Date
Algonquin 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-02-23 Jun-08-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-17-23 Jul-01-23 0 0 0 0 Aug-15-23 Aug-16-23 0 0
Atikokan - Upsala - Quetico 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-13-23 Jun-27-23 0 0 0 0 Aug-15-23 Aug-18-23 0 0
Attawapiskat 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-07-23 Jun-08-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-18-23 Jun-23-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep-01-23 Sep-05-23
Bancroft - Bon Echo Park 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-04-23 Jun-08-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-21-23 Jul-01-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Barrie - Orillia - Midland 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-05-23 Jun-09-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-25-23 Jul-01-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Belleville - Quinte - Northumberland 4 Apr-14-23 Apr-14-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-05-23 Jun-08-23 0 0 0 0 Jun-01-23 Jun-01-23 Jun-27-23 Jul-01-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Big Trout Lake - Sachigo Lake 6 0 0 0 0 May-15-23 May-15-23 May-22-23 May-23-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-15-23 Jul-01-23 0 0 Aug-01-23 Aug-02-23 Aug-15-23 Aug-18-23 Sep-01-23 Sep-05-23
Brockville - Leeds and Grenville 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-05-23 Jun-08-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-16-23 Jul-01-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burk's Falls - Bayfield Inlet 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-03-23 Jun-08-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-17-23 Jul-01-23 0 0 0 0 Aug-15-23 Aug-16-23 0 0
Chapleau - Gogama 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-03-23 Jun-10-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-24-23 Jun-27-23 0 0 0 0 Aug-15-23 Aug-16-23 0 0
City of Hamilton 5 Apr-14-23 Apr-14-23 Apr-16-23 Apr-16-23 0 0 0 0 Jun-05-23 Jun-09-23 0 0 0 0 Jun-01-23 Jun-01-23 Jun-18-23 Jul-01-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
City of Ottawa 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-05-23 Jun-07-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-16-23 Jul-01-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
City of Thunder Bay 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-23-23 Jun-27-23 0 0 0 0 Aug-16-23 Aug-17-23 0 0
City of Toronto 5 Apr-14-23 Apr-15-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-05-23 Jun-09-23 0 0 May-31-23 May-31-23 Jun-01-23 Jun-01-23 Jun-18-23 Jul-01-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cornwall - Morrisburg 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-05-23 Jun-07-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-16-23 Jul-01-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dryden - Ignace 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-11-23 Jun-27-23 0 0 Jul-31-23 Aug-01-23 Aug-15-23 Aug-18-23 Sep-03-23 Sep-05-23
Dufferin - Innisfil 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-05-23 Jun-09-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-27-23 Jul-01-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dunnville - Caledonia - Haldimand 4 Apr-14-23 Apr-14-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-05-23 Jun-09-23 0 0 0 0 Jun-01-23 Jun-01-23 Jun-27-23 Jun-30-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Elgin 3 Apr-14-23 Apr-14-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-06-23 Jun-08-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-27-23 Jun-30-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Elliot Lake - Ranger Lake 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-03-23 Jun-09-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-24-23 Jun-27-23 0 0 0 0 Aug-15-23 Aug-16-23 0 0
Fort Frances - Rainy Lake 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-13-23 Jun-15-23 0 0 0 0 Aug-15-23 Aug-18-23 0 0
Fort Hope - Webequie 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-17-23 Jul-01-23 0 0 0 0 Aug-15-23 Aug-16-23 Sep-01-23 Sep-05-23
Fort Severn 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-16-23 Jun-28-23 0 0 Aug-01-23 Aug-02-23 Aug-18-23 Aug-18-23 Sep-01-23 Sep-03-23
Geraldton - Manitouwadge - Hornepayne 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 May-29-23 Jun-05-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-21-23 Jun-27-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep-03-23 Sep-04-23
Greater Sudbury and Vicinity 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-03-23 Jun-10-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-24-23 Jun-27-23 0 0 0 0 Aug-15-23 Aug-16-23 0 0
Grey - Bruce 3 Apr-14-23 Apr-14-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-03-23 Jun-09-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-27-23 Jun-30-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haliburton 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-04-23 Jun-08-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-21-23 Jul-01-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halton - Peel 5 Apr-14-23 Apr-14-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-05-23 Jun-09-23 0 0 May-31-23 May-31-23 Jun-01-23 Jun-01-23 Jun-18-23 Jul-01-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Huron - Perth 4 Apr-14-23 Apr-14-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-05-23 Jun-09-23 May-30-23 May-30-23 0 0 0 0 Jun-27-23 Jun-30-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kapuskasing - Hearst 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 May-29-23 Jun-05-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-23-23 Jun-27-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep-03-23 Sep-04-23
Kenora - Nestor Falls 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-13-23 Jun-27-23 0 0 Jul-31-23 Aug-01-23 Aug-15-23 Aug-18-23 Sep-01-23 Sep-05-23
Kingston - Prince Edward 4 Apr-14-23 Apr-14-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-05-23 Jun-08-23 0 0 0 0 Jun-01-23 Jun-01-23 Jun-27-23 Jul-01-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kirkland Lake - New Liskeard - Temagami 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-02-23 Jun-10-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-17-23 Jun-28-23 0 0 0 0 Aug-14-23 Aug-16-23 0 0
Lake Nipigon - Wabakimi 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-11-23 Jun-30-23 0 0 0 0 Aug-15-23 Aug-18-23 Sep-03-23 Sep-04-23
London - Middlesex 3 Apr-14-23 Apr-14-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-06-23 Jun-08-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-27-23 Jun-30-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Manitoulin - Blind River - Killarney 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-03-23 Jun-10-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-24-23 Jun-30-23 0 0 0 0 Aug-15-23 Aug-16-23 0 0
Moosonee - Fort Albany 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-07-23 Jun-08-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-18-23 Jun-29-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep-03-23 Sep-05-23
Niagara 4 Apr-14-23 Apr-14-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-05-23 Jun-09-23 0 0 0 0 Jun-01-23 Jun-01-23 Jun-18-23 Jul-01-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nipigon - Marathon - Superior North 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-23-23 Jun-27-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Bay - West Nipissing 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-02-23 Jun-10-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-17-23 Jul-01-23 0 0 0 0 Aug-15-23 Aug-16-23 0 0
Oxford - Brant 4 Apr-14-23 Apr-14-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-05-23 Jun-09-23 0 0 0 0 Jun-01-23 Jun-01-23 Jun-27-23 Jun-30-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Parry Sound - Muskoka 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-03-23 Jun-08-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-21-23 Jul-01-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peawanuck 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-18-23 Jun-22-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep-01-23 Sep-03-23
Peterborough - Kawartha Lakes 3 Apr-14-23 Apr-14-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-04-23 Jun-08-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-25-23 Jul-01-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pickle Lake - Wunnummin Lake 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 May-22-23 May-23-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-11-23 Jul-01-23 0 0 Aug-01-23 Aug-02-23 Aug-15-23 Aug-18-23 Sep-01-23 Sep-05-23
Prescott and Russell 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-05-23 Jun-07-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-16-23 Jul-01-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Red Lake - Ear Falls 5 0 0 0 0 May-15-23 May-16-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-13-23 Jun-30-23 0 0 Jul-30-23 Aug-01-23 Aug-15-23 Aug-18-23 Sep-01-23 Sep-05-23
Renfrew - Pembroke - Barry's Bay 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-02-23 Jun-08-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-16-23 Jul-01-23 0 0 0 0 Aug-15-23 Aug-16-23 0 0
Sandy Lake - Pikangikum 6 0 0 0 0 May-15-23 May-16-23 May-22-23 May-23-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-13-23 Jun-30-23 0 0 Jul-30-23 Aug-01-23 Aug-15-23 Aug-18-23 Sep-01-23 Sep-05-23
Sarnia - Lambton 4 Apr-14-23 Apr-14-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-06-23 Jun-08-23 May-30-23 May-30-23 0 0 0 0 Jun-27-23 Jun-30-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sault Ste. Marie - Superior East 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-03-23 Jun-09-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-24-23 Jun-30-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Simcoe - Delhi - Norfolk 4 Apr-14-23 Apr-14-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-05-23 Jun-09-23 0 0 0 0 Jun-01-23 Jun-01-23 Jun-27-23 Jun-30-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sioux Lookout - Savant Lake 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-11-23 Jun-30-23 0 0 Jul-31-23 Aug-01-23 Aug-15-23 Aug-18-23 Sep-01-23 Sep-05-23
Smiths Falls - Lanark - Sharbot Lake 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-05-23 Jun-08-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-16-23 Jul-01-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stirling - Tweed - South Frontenac 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-05-23 Jun-08-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-25-23 Jul-01-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Superior West 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-23-23 Jun-27-23 0 0 0 0 Aug-16-23 Aug-17-23 0 0
Timmins - Cochrane 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-02-23 Jun-10-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-13-23 Jun-27-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep-03-23 Sep-04-23
Waterloo - Wellington 3 Apr-14-23 Apr-14-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-05-23 Jun-09-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-27-23 Jun-30-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wawa - White River - Pukaskwa 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 May-29-23 Jun-05-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-25-23 Jun-27-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Windsor - Essex - Chatham - Kent 5 Apr-14-23 Apr-14-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-06-23 Jun-08-23 May-30-23 May-30-23 0 0 0 0 Jun-27-23 Jun-30-23 Jul-27-23 Jul-27-23 0 0 0 0 0 0
York - Durham 5 Apr-14-23 Apr-14-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun-05-23 Jun-09-23 0 0 May-31-23 May-31-23 Jun-01-23 Jun-01-23 Jun-18-23 Jul-01-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ONTARIO 13 Apr-14-23 Apr-15-23 Apr-16-23 Apr-16-23 May-15-23 May-16-23 May-22-23 May-23-23 May-29-23 Jun-10-23 May-30-23 May-30-23 May-31-23 May-31-23 Jun-01-23 Jun-01-23 Jun-11-23 Jul-01-23 Jul-27-23 Jul-27-23 Jul-30-23 Aug-02-23 Aug-14-23 Aug-18-23 Sep-01-23 Sep-05-23