Air Quality Monitoring Networks

This section provides information on Environment Canada's air quality measuring and monitoring networks.  Many of these networks are managed in co-operation with provincial or territorial governments, or university researchers.

Networks that are part of global programs are:

• Global Atmospheric Passive Sampling (GAPS)

Networks with a regional focus are:

• Canadian Aerosol Baseline Measurement (CABM)
• Integrated Atmospheric Deposition Network (IADN)

National monitoring networks are:

• The Canadian Air and Precipitation Monitoring Network (CAPMoN)
• National Air Pollution Surveillance(NAPS)