Radon in Nova Scotia: Halifax is not the whole province
Nova Scotia houses need their own test. A local grant program, if it is open, does not replace the measurement.
Oct 25, 2026
Radon testing guides
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Radon is a radioactive gas that forms in the soil as uranium breaks down. It seeps in through foundation cracks and gaps around pipes. Insulation and a tight house hold it indoors. Years of exposure cause lung cancer, and the gas is still little known. Use the search below for the words people look up: radioactive gas, uranium, foundation, airtight home, lung cancer, becquerels.
Radon in New Brunswick: one of the provinces to test first
A provincial average is not your basement. Run the long test while the house is heated.
Oct 25, 2026
Radon in Manitoba: Winnipeg and Brandon are not one reading
Prairie winters close the house for months. That is the season for a 91-day radon test.
Oct 25, 2026
Radon in Saskatchewan: test through the heating season
A long winter and a tight house are two reasons to run a 91-day test in Saskatchewan.
Oct 25, 2026
Radon in British Columbia: the coast is not a free pass
Kelowna and Prince George are not Vancouver. Neither average replaces the detector in your home.
Oct 25, 2026
Radon in Alberta: tight new houses still need a test
An energy-efficient Alberta house is not a low-radon house. The test is what decides.
Oct 25, 2026
Radon in Quebec: the province is not one number
Sherbrooke, Gatineau, Montreal, and Quebec City do not share one radon level. Measure the lowest room you use.
Oct 25, 2026
Radon in Ontario: test the house, not the city
Toronto, Ottawa, and a new subdivision can share a street and not a result. Test the house you sleep in.
Oct 25, 2026
Radon at work in Canada: test the ground-floor rooms first
Start with rooms people use that touch the soil. Federal and provincial employers do not follow the same rule.
Oct 25, 2026
Radon for renters in Canada
You can place a detector without drilling the floor. The long test, during the heating season, is the one to send the landlord.
Oct 25, 2026
Radon in the basement: why the test starts there
A finished basement bedroom is the test room. An unused basement means you test the lowest floor where someone sleeps.
Oct 25, 2026
Does an HRV lower radon?
Run the HRV as you normally do, then test. Do not assume the ventilator has already solved radon.
Oct 25, 2026
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