Tap water in Calgary

Safe to drink

Based on published quality measurements for Calgary itself, not a national average.

What the sources say

Water quality report

Measured water quality data is published for Calgary. Read the report.

Numbeo

87/100 on the water drinkability and accessibility index, which Numbeo reads as “Very high”. Crowdsourced from residents rather than measured.

WHO / UNICEF JMP

Nationally, 99% of people in Canada have safely managed drinking water.

Even where the water is safe, ask locally. Older buildings can carry lead or copper pipework, and one street can differ from the network feeding it.

What bottled water costs you here

Drinking tap water instead of bottled would save one adult about 1175$ a year in Calgary.

Work out your own saving

Elsewhere in Canada