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Blue Flag Beaches in Ontario

Ontario is one of Canada's Blue Flag coastlines — 21 beaches across 11 beach towns, mapped below with certification status for each.

Every flag here is a season's award for water quality, safety, and environmental management — what a Blue Flag beach means covers the certification in depth.

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Beach towns

Barrie1 beach mappedBayham1 beach mappedBluewater1 beach mappedCentral Elgin1 beach mappedElliot Lake2 beaches mappedKenora1 beach mappedLambton Shores3 beaches mappedLoyalist Township1 beach mappedQuinte West1 beach mappedSarnia1 beach mappedToronto8 beaches mapped

Beaches

Toronto

Sarnia

Barrie

Lambton Shores

Loyalist Township

Bayham

Central Elgin

Elliot Lake

Kenora

Quinte West

Bluewater

Field notes — quick answers

How many Blue Flag beaches are in Ontario?

We currently map 21 certified Blue Flag beaches in Ontario, Canada, across 11 beach towns — each listed below with its certification year.

What does Blue Flag certification tell you about Ontario's water?

A Blue Flag is awarded season by season for excellent bathing-water quality plus safety, services, and environmental management. Certified Best Beaches is an independent directory, not affiliated with FEE, the certifier.