The whole-of-government approach has outlined a range of actions that will be undertaken over the next four years.

This includes measures to strengthen wood heater emission standards, enhance air quality monitoring and to develop smoke-resilient buildings.

The government will also work to provide targeted support and information for vulnerable people during severe air pollution events.

Work will also be undertaken to see what economic supports could be provided to businesses, communities and people affected by severe bushfire smoke.

The strategy was developed following a motion put forward by ACT Greens leader Shane Rattenbury in February last year.

It followed the horrendous 2019-20 bushfire season where Canberra suffered through some of the worst air quality conditions in the world, at one point it reached more than 25 times above hazardous levels.

The heavy smoke haze that blanketed Canberra may have caused 31 deaths, research has suggested.

The government would also continue work to reduce wood smoke as part of the strategy, this would include air quality data being used to inform future initiatives on wood heaters.

Environment Minister Rebecca Vassarotti said the strategy provided a pathway forward.

"Air quality in the ACT is generally excellent compared with other Australian cities and considered clean by world standards," Ms Vassarotti said.

"There are however higher levels of smoke pollution in the winter months, largely due to the use of household woodfires.

"We also saw last year the impact bushfire smoke had on our region, and this will remain a threat to our air quality as climate change increases the frequency and intensity of these events."

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Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith said the smoke haze of the 2019-20 black summer bushfires showed there was a complex relationship between the health, environment, social and economic impacts of poor air quality.

"Vulnerable populations are particularly affected by smoke pollution, such as the elderly, infants, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, pregnant women and individuals with underlying cardiovascular and respiratory disorders," she said.

"Research also shows the mental health impacts caused by natural disasters on the community such as increased rates of stress, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and exacerbation of other underlying mental health problems. These effects can also endure over an extended period and take time for symptoms to present."

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