You can smell it in the air outside and inside as well.

Wildfire smoke has drifted into our area from Northern Ontario and Quebec and has triggered air quality warnings not just for Toronto, but Detroit and Chicago as well.

The three cities currently hold three of the top four spots on Air-I-Q’s global ranking for poor air quality.

As of Wednesday morning, Dubai in the United Arab Emirates tops the list of major cities with a significant score of 411, putting its air quality in the Hazardous category.

Detroit ranks second, followed by Chicago, and Toronto in fourth, with an Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups rating of 159.

Environment Canada forecasters say the air quality in Toronto will likely be at its worst during Wednesday afternoon.

As of Tuesday afternoon, there were 66 active fires in Northern Ontario, and as of Wednesday morning, 76 fires were burning across Quebec.