Saint-Canut Water Hardness & Quality Report (2026)
Water Hardness
Source
river
pH Level
7.8
neutral = 7.0
Lead
0.005 mg/L
✓ Below action level
TDS
264.5 mg/L
Est. Daily Cost
$0.31
energy & soap waste
Source: Health Canada Water Quality · Updated 2026
0–60
mg/L
Soft
61–120
mg/L
Moderately Hard
121–180
mg/L
Hard
180+
mg/L
Very Hard
Appliance Damage Report
In Saint-Canut, your appliances are currently losing 15% efficiency due to mineral buildup.
| Appliance | In Saint-Canut | Soft Water City | Efficiency Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kettle | 5.8 yrs | 8.5 yrs | -32% |
| Washing Machine | 9.3 yrs | 12 yrs | -22% |
| Water Heater | 11 yrs | 15 yrs | -27% |
Regional Water Comparison
How Saint-Canut compares to its nearest neighbours
| City | Hardness | Mineralization | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ Saint-Canut, Quebec | 115.5 mg/L | High | 🟡 Moderately Hard |
| Mirabel, Quebec | 102.5 mg/L | Medium | 🟡 Moderately Hard |
| Saint-Jérôme, Quebec | 73 mg/L | Medium | 🟡 Moderately Hard |
| Prévost, Quebec | 83.5 mg/L | Medium | 🟡 Moderately Hard |
| Blainville, Quebec | 70.5 mg/L | Medium | 🟡 Moderately Hard |
National Benchmark
How Saint-Canut compares to the Canada average
| Benchmark | Hardness | Appliance Risk |
|---|---|---|
| ▶ Saint-Canut | 115.5 mg/L | 🟡 Low |
| Canada National Avg | 141 mg/L | 🟠 Moderate |
| Vancouver Top Rated | 3 mg/L | 🟢 None |
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What Makes Saint-Canut's Water Unique?
Local geology and source profile
Saint-Canut's drinking water is managed by the Ville de Mirabel, drawing from a local lower Laurentides river — Saint-Canut is a former village now part of the merged municipality of Mirabel, the large Laurentides municipality created for the expropriated lands of the Mirabel International Airport (the world's largest airport land expropriation in history, where the federal government acquired 97,000 acres in the 1970s for an airport that was never completed as planned), now encompassing a diverse mix of agricultural, horticultural, and residential land in the lower Laurentians north of the island of Montreal, home to the Mirabel Aviation Museum (preserving the Concorde and other heritage aircraft on the former Mirabel Airport grounds) and the thriving Mirabel rose-growing industry. Water undergoes coagulation, sedimentation, filtration, UV disinfection, and chloramination, meeting all Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality (GCDWQ) requirements. Hardness measures 115.5 mg/L (6.7 gpg) — classified as hard by Health Canada, consistent with the harder lower Laurentides supply range.
Saint-Canut draws from a local lower Laurentides river — the Mirabel area sits on the transition between the Precambrian Shield and the Ordovician Lowlands of the St. Lawrence, where local rivers (potentially the Rivière du Nord, Rivière des Mille Îles, or a local tributary) drain both Shield and carbonate lowland terrain, producing harder water than the higher Laurentides Shield supply (63.5 mg/L at Rosemère). The 115.5 mg/L is consistent with the Montreal West Island range (110.5–115.5 mg/L from reference data) and the harder lower Laurentides sub-zone character. Water quality reports are published under Ministère de l'Environnement standards.
At 115.5 mg/L, Saint-Canut homes experience moderate scale deposits — monthly kettle and showerhead cleaning is typical. Health Canada lead precautionary guidance applies to pre-1975 properties in the historic Saint-Canut village core near the Rivière du Nord corridor.
Geology & Source: Supplied by the Ville de Mirabel from a local lower Laurentides river — the Saint-Canut Mirabel Laurentides supply from the lower Laurentian transition produces hard water at 115.5 mg/L (6.7 gpg), consistent with the harder sub-zones in the lower Laurentians north of Montreal.