Air Quality Alerts

Updated at July 18, 2025, 6:41 pm EDT.

For a table of health messages by Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) category, and list of additional health messages for use during a Special Air Quality Statement and/or a Air Quality Warning, please see our health messages page.

Current Special Air Quality Statements

The Special Air Quality Statement for Ontario issued jointly by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, and Environment and Climate Change Canada. Updated on July 19, 2025, 12:05 am EDT.

Area NameForecast RegionStart date
Dryden - Vermilion Bay Dryden - Ignace 2025-07-18
Ignace - English River Dryden - Ignace 2025-07-18
Kenora - Grassy Narrows - Whitedog Kenora - Nestor Falls 2025-07-18
Sioux Narrows - Nestor Falls - Morson Kenora - Nestor Falls 2025-07-18
Gull Bay - Black Sturgeon Lake Lake Nipigon - Wabakimi 2025-07-18
Beardmore - Jellicoe - Macdiarmid Lake Nipigon - Wabakimi 2025-07-18
Upsala - Raith Atikokan - Upsala - Quetico 2025-07-18
Savant Lake - Sturgeon Lake Sioux Lookout - Savant Lake 2025-07-18
Armstrong - Auden - Wabakimi Park Lake Nipigon - Wabakimi 2025-07-18
Nakina - Aroland - Pagwa Geraldton - Manitouwadge - Hornepayne 2025-07-18
Webequie Fort Hope - Webequie 2025-07-18
Pickle Lake - Cat Lake Pickle Lake - Wunnummin Lake 2025-07-18
Summer Beaver - Wunnummin Lake - Kingfisher Lake Pickle Lake - Wunnummin Lake 2025-07-18
Fort Hope - Lansdowne House - Ogoki Fort Hope - Webequie 2025-07-18
Big Trout Lake - Kasabonika Big Trout Lake - Sachigo Lake 2025-07-18
Sachigo Lake - Bearskin Lake Big Trout Lake - Sachigo Lake 2025-07-18
Sioux Lookout - Eastern Lac Seul Sioux Lookout - Savant Lake 2025-07-17
Sandy Lake - Weagamow Lake - Deer Lake Sandy Lake - Pikangikum 2025-07-17
Red Lake - Woodland Caribou Park Red Lake - Ear Falls 2025-07-17
Ear Falls - Perrault Falls - Western Lac Seul Red Lake - Ear Falls 2025-07-17

Current Air Quality Warnings

The Air Quality Warning for Ontario issued jointly by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, and Environment and Climate Change Canada. Updated on July 18, 2025, 8:42 am EDT.

Area NameForecast RegionStart date
Pikangikum - Poplar Hill - Macdowell Sandy Lake - Pikangikum 2025-07-18

Ended Special Air Quality Statements

The Special Air Quality Statement for Ontario issued jointly by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, and Environment and Climate Change Canada. Updated on July 18, 2025, 4:43 am EDT.

Area NameForecast RegionStart dateEnd date
Pikangikum - Poplar Hill - Macdowell Sandy Lake - Pikangikum 2025-07-04 2025-07-18

No ended Air Quality Warnings

No Air Quality Warnings ended during the past 24 hours.