Recreational water facilities are inspected by Public Health to ensure compliance with Ontario Regulation 565: Public Pools.
Effective January 1, 2025, the Ontario Government has updated the Public Pools Regulation. For the full list of changes, visit the province’s website, where updates are highlighted in grey. We are currently working on updating available resources online. We encourage you to check back regularly for updates.
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health offers a free online training course covering the important elements of safe pool and spa operation. This course, intended primarily for pool and spa owners/operators and lifeguards, provides information on such topics as:
- legal responsibilities
- infectious diseases
- water chemistry and testing
- recirculation systems
- facility management
- grounds for facility closure
If you’re opening or re-opening a pool or spa, complete and submit a Notification Form at least 14 days prior to opening. A Public Health Inspector will contact you.
Resources:
- Admission Standards
- Pool Fouling Response
- Public Pool Signage Requirements
- Sample Incident Report Form
- Safety Equipment Checklist – Public Spa
- Safety Equipment Checklist – Public Pool
- Emergency Telephone Response Sign
- Daily Spa Log
- Daily Pool Log
- Class C Facilities
- Bather Load Calculations – Class B Pools
- Public Pools Admission Standards
- Spa Testing Requirements
- Pool Testing Requirements
- Signage Requirements – Public Spas
