Canada's Highest Radon Communities, Ranked

OpenStats radon rankings from Health Canada's cross-Canada survey. Communities ordered by long-term average indoor concentration.

This ranking is built from the same Health Canada Cross-Canada Survey of Radon Concentrations in Canadian Homes that supplies every city page on the OpenStats radon topic site. Each row opens the hometown ranking page for that community. Communities without a published radon figure in the survey are not included.

Highest average concentration, top 25 communities

RankCommunityProvinceMean Bq/m³% above 200 Bq/m³
1ReginaSaskatchewan301.756.3%
2Moose JawSaskatchewan301.756.3%
3WeyburnSaskatchewan301.756.3%
4WinnipegManitoba256.747.5%
5SteinbachManitoba256.747.5%
6Portage la PrairieManitoba256.747.5%
7WinklerManitoba256.747.5%
8SherbrookeQuebec238.224.0%
9CowansvilleQuebec238.224.0%
10GranbyQuebec238.224.0%
11HalifaxNova Scotia194.731.3%
12KentvilleNova Scotia194.731.3%
13TruroNova Scotia194.731.3%
14KingstonOntario161.026.3%
15BrockvilleOntario161.026.3%
16Thunder BayOntario159.130.4%
17WindsorOntario156.423.9%
18Chatham-KentOntario156.423.9%
19SarniaOntario156.423.9%
20SaskatoonSaskatchewan151.721.2%
21KelownaBritish Columbia135.315.1%
22KamloopsBritish Columbia135.315.1%
23PentictonBritish Columbia135.315.1%
24Salmon ArmBritish Columbia135.315.1%
25VernonBritish Columbia135.315.1%

The communities at the top of this list cluster in a few regions: parts of the Prairie provinces, the Kootenay region of British Columbia, and pockets of the Canadian Shield. Those elevated averages in the Health Canada survey track uranium content and soil permeability in the local bedrock. Building style and maintenance matter for an individual house, but they do not explain why whole regions sit higher on this list.

A community average is a useful signal for regional radon potential, but it describes the geography, not any single house. Foundation type, sump pit design, and how tightly a building is sealed all affect indoor radon independently of location, so a home in a community near the bottom of this list can still test above the 200 Bq/m³ guideline, and a home in a community near the top can test well below it. The only way to know the concentration in a specific house is to test that house.

The OpenStats guide to indoor radon in Canada covers the guideline, why long-term testing matters more than a short-term reading, and how the underlying geology drives regional patterns in more detail. The radon topic site carries a dedicated page for every community in this ranking, with the full test history, risk category, and testing guidance specific to that geography.

Communities with an elevated average are also where certified mitigation professionals see the most work. Health Canada's C-NRPP directory lists radon measurement and mitigation professionals by region for households that test above the guideline and need a sub-slab depressurization system installed and verified.

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