Canadian Biomonitoring Dashboard: Resources
Links to Health Canada resources on human biomonitoring and the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS).
- Last updated: 2026-03-09
Fact sheets
These fact sheets provide general information about environmental chemicals and the levels of these chemicals measured in people. Levels are shown for the Canadian population as well as for specific sub-groups, such as First Nations Peoples and people who are pregnant. Changes over time are also highlighted.
Table of fact sheets
| Title | Published date |
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| Benzene in people living in Canada | May 2024 |
| Organophosphate flame retardants in people living in Canada | May 2024 |
| Bisphenol analogues in people living in Canada | May 2024 |
| Oxybenzone in people living in Canada | May 2024 |
| Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in people living in Canada | May 2024 |
| Arsenic in Canadians | December 2021 |
| Cadmium in Canadians | December 2021 |
| Lead in Canadians | December 2021 |
| Mercury in Canadians | December 2021 |
| Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Canadians | July 2024 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in Canadians | December 2021 |
| Bisphenol A (BPA) in Canadians | December 2021 |
| Parabens in Canadians | December 2021 |
| Glyphosate in people living in Canada | August 2023 |
| DEET in people living in Canada | August 2023 |
| Acrylamide in people living in Canada | November 2025 |
| Diethyl phthalate in people living in Canada | November 2025 |
| Fluoride in people living in Canada | November 2025 |
| Styrene in people living in Canada | November 2025 |
Content summary
These resources include the national biomonitoring content summary, which lists the environmental chemicals measured in people during each collection period (cycle) of the Canadian Health Measures Survey.
Table of other resources
| Resource type | Title | Published date |
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Biomonitoring Content Summary for the Canadian Health Measures Survey | December 2025 |
Reports
These reports present national data on the levels of environmental chemicals measured in people during each collection period (cycle) of the Canadian Health Measures Survey. They also describe the general design of the survey and include a technical summary for each chemical or chemical group.
Table of reports
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Report on Human Biomonitoring of Environmental Chemicals in Canada | August 2010 |
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Second Report on Human Biomonitoring of Environmental Chemicals in Canada | April 2013 |
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Third Report on Human Biomonitoring of Environmental Chemicals in Canada | July 2015 |
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Fourth Report on Human Biomonitoring of Environmental Chemicals in Canada | August 2017 |
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Fifth Report on Human Biomonitoring of Environmental Chemicals in Canada | November 2019 |
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Sixth Report on Human Biomonitoring of Environmental Chemicals in Canada | December 2021 |
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Report on Human Biomonitoring of Environmental Chemicals in Pooled Samples | December 2020 |
More information
For more information on human biomonitoring and other Health Canada biomonitoring programs, visit Human Biomonitoring of Environmental Chemicals.
For more information on the CHMS and accessing data from the CHMS for research purposes, visit Statistics Canada's Canadian Health Measures Survey and Statistics Canada's Research Data Centres.
National biomonitoring data from the CHMS are also available on the following platforms
- The Alberta Environmental Public Health Information Network (AEPHIN) Human Biomonitoring of Environmental Chemicals in Canada and the Prairies Dashboard
- The European Commission Information Platform for Chemical Monitoring (IPCheM)