New Camfil Canada Guide Details High-Risk Air Filtration Challenges Facing Canadian Industry

New resource addresses region-specific air quality challenges from BC wildfires to Prairie winters, covering oil & gas, food processing, automotive, pharmaceutical, and chemical processing sectors.

CONCORD, ONTARIO, Feb. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Industrial and commercial facilities across Canada are facing increasingly complex air quality risks driven by regional climate extremes, wildfire smoke, industrial emissions, and regulatory requirements. Camfil Canada has published an in-depth analysis examining the air filtration requirements and challenges facing Canadian industrial and commercial operations across diverse sectors and climates.

Please review the source on the Camfil Canada Blog: Air filtration for industrial and commercial operations: What’s at stake?

The resource covers how manufacturing facilities, oil and gas production sites, and processing plants across Canada face distinct environmental challenges requiring specialized air filtration solutions. Metal fabrication, food and beverage production, wood product manufacturing, and mining operations each generate large amounts of dust, particulate matter, and VOCs that warrant industry-specific approaches.

British Columbia faces the most severe particulate pollution from wildfires, followed by Alberta, Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan, and Northwestern Ontario. These particulates spread far and wide from the sites of wildfires to contaminate food processing facilities, pharmaceutical products, and high-tech manufacturing equipment such as semiconductors across the country, potentially causing recalls, production downtime, and major financial losses.

Regional climate variations create additional complexity. Coastal areas in BC and the Maritimes deal with high humidity and salt air causing equipment corrosion. Prairie operations face extreme winter conditions requiring air filters designed for low temperatures. The Windsor-Sarnia industrial corridor experiences concentrated pollution from heavy industry and high-traffic transportation routes.

The analysis details sector-specific requirements:

• Oil & Gas Operations: Saskatchewan's oil and gas sector contributes 22% to the province's GDP. Upstream drilling and extraction generate VOCs, NOx, PM2.5, PM1, methane, SOx, and hydrogen sulphide. Downstream refineries add carbon monoxide and benzene to the contaminant mix. 
• Food Processing: The Prairie region's largest manufacturing sector requires filtration preventing airborne microorganisms like Listeria and Salmonella from contaminating products. Proper filtration prevents spoilage, health problems, recalls, and liability while ensuring CFIA compliance.
• Automotive Manufacturing: Ontario accounts for 81.7% of Canadian automotive employment with 144,000 workers (2023 figures). High-quality filtration protects products during painting and welding, reduces line stoppages, and prevents corrosion of production machinery.
• Pharmaceutical Operations: These facilities require HEPA and ULPA filters individually tested and certified to Health Canada and ISO 14644 standards for cleanroom compliance and product sterility.
• Chemical Processing: Alberta's industrial heartland northeast of Edmonton contains over 40 chemical and petrochemical facilities. Proper filtration protects equipment, ensures correct chemical reactions, and controls combustible vapours to reduce explosion risks.

The resource outlines regulatory frameworks including Health Canada requirements, provincial occupational health and safety standards, Environment and Climate Change Canada's CAAQS and CEPA regulations, CSA standards, and ASHRAE guidelines. Provincial compliance varies significantly, with Ontario maintaining the most comprehensive air quality regulations.

The guide provides decision-making frameworks for property and facility managers, purchasing directors, building owners, HVAC contractors, environmental health and safety managers, and ESG teams. It details how premium filters with lifespans of 1-5 years can replace standard 3-6 month filters, reducing waste and supporting carbon reduction goals under ESG Scope 2 and 3.

The complete guide to industrial and commercial air filtration is available for facility managers and other decision makers at: https://cleanair.camfil.ca/air-filtration-for-industrial-and-commercial-operations-whats-at-stake/

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