In some provinces, the provincial standards for potable water are different from the CanadaGAP requirement of 0 total coliforms and 0 E. coli. Does an operation have to meet the CanadaGAP requirement (which is the same as the microbiological parameters in Health Canada’s Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality), or do they follow their provincial standards?

In the manual, it would usually depend on which is the stricter requirement and this would need to be followed. However, in this case nothing is stricter than Health Canada’s Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality of 0 total coliforms and 0 E. coli. The CanadaGAP requirement must always be followed. If the provincial standard is not 0 and 0, then the requirement within the manual to follow the Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality supersedes the provincial standard and must be met.