Petition: Motion to have Toronto Public Health Adopt New Health Canada IAQ Guidance
Right now there is no IAQ policy at any level of government that ensures indoor air is clean and safe to breathe. Change starts with government policy but that policy needs guidance from our public health officials, who have been slow to provide the necessary information on IAQ. However, this September, Health Canada released “Guidance for Indoor Air Quality Professionals“: crucially, it states that pathogens may be transmitted through the air, that CO2 is an indicator of ventilation, AND that the incidence of health issues increases when CO2 rises over 800 ppm, giving a threshold for taking action. This guidance opens the door for IAQ policy…if only our governments would put it into practice. We’ve got a draft motion all ready to go – we just need to show the Board of Health there is broad support for this. Sign our petition and help us get there! Clean air is a human right!
December 13, 2025
News
Decades of neglect and underfunding have brought Toronto’s public schools to the point where the majority of TDSB buildings are in a state of disrepair. Many classrooms lack mechanical ventilation and/or air conditioning, meaning schools are ill-prepared to protect students & staff from the next smoke or extreme heat advisory, and the next wave of respiratory disease. CIATO parents spoke to The Grind about the impact on schools. Read article
November 17, 2025
Community Event
Clean Indoor Air Toronto was at the East End Parents 4 Education community event, helping to raise awareness of the health impacts of poor indoor air quality in schools. Thanks to decades of neglect and underfunding, which has gotten worse with over the past few years with the province’s cost-cutting, poor air quality in Toronto’s public schools is sadly commonplace. We brought a computer fan Corsi-Rosenthal air cleaner, IAQ monitors, and fun activity sheets for kids to learn more about air quality. We had a great time chatting with members of the community and hope to do it again soon!
October 18, 2025
Press Release
Provincial Takeover of TDSB Puts Students’ Health At Risk – Critical Gap Between the Country’s Largest School System and its Largest Public Health Agency Highlighted by Clean Indoor Air Toronto. Read Press Release
October 15, 2025
News
Reporter Saima Desai spoke to Clean Indoor Air Toronto about the increase in COVID-19 cases during the summer months and the outlook for the fall. Read Article
September 15, 2025
News
Reporter Saima Desai spoke to Clean Indoor Air Toronto members for a feature story about indoor air quality in The Grind. Read Article
April 4, 2025
