Table 1.

Water fluoridation rate estimates in Canadian jurisdictions: Data are mainly from 2021.

REGIONWITHOUT FLUORIDATED WATER SYSTEM, %WITH FLUORIDATED WATER SYSTEM, %
British Columbia  98.5  1.5
Alberta   57.0* 43.0*
Saskatchewan  59.640.4
Manitoba  31.768.3
Ontario  26.873.2
Quebec  99.0  1.0
New Brunswick  98.9  1.1
Nova Scotia  49.650.4
Prince Edward Island  74.925.1
Newfoundland and Labrador100.0  0.0
Nunavut  72.327.7
Northwest Territories  31.468.6
Yukon100.0  0.0
Canada  60.239.8
  • * This number is expected to change when fluoridation returns to Calgary in 2024.

  • Adapted from the Public Health Agency of Canada.1