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  • 1. Environment Accounts and Statistics Analytical and Technical Paper Series
    Journals and periodicals: 16-001-M
    Description: The series covers environment accounts and indicators, environmental surveys, spatial environmental information and other research related to environmental statistics. The technical paper series is intended to stimulate discussion on a range of environmental topics.
    Release date: 2025-07-14
  • 2. Census of Environment: An ecosystem accounting framework for large urban areas
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202519539568
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2025-07-14
  • 3. Ecosystem Accounting for Large Urban Areas in Canada
    Articles and reports: 16-001-M2025003
    Description: This technical paper provides an ecosystem accounting framework to assess Canada’s urban ecosystems and the ecosystem services they supply. The ecosystem accounts for large urban areas will measure ecosystem extent, condition and services following the internationally accepted environmental accounting standard. The technical paper will guide the development of urban accounts as part of the Census of Environment and will be used to engage with stakeholders about needs, methods, and uses of new data.
    Release date: 2025-07-14
  • 4. Vegetation cover in large urban areas
    Table: 38-10-0187-01
    Geography: Dissemination area
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Vegetative cover of 30 large cities in Canada in percentage and number of hectares, by province, contiguously settled area and dissemination area, from 2019 to 2024. Annual data.
    Release date: 2025-07-14
  • 5. A heated discussion: Who uses air conditioning in Canada in 2025?
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202518939663
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2025-07-08
  • 6. Natural resources satellite account, indicators
    Table: 38-10-0285-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Quarterly
    Description: This table contains natural resources satellite account data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography; Prices (2 items: Current prices; 2017 constant prices); Sectors; Sub-sectors; Indicators; Commodities.
    Release date: 2025-06-30
  • 7. Business enterprise in-house research and development expenditures on environmental and clean technology products, by industry and geographic region
    Table: 38-10-0180-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: This table provides business enterprises' monetary estimates on research and development performed in-house on environmental and clean technology products, within Canada, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and geographic region.
    Release date: 2025-06-27
  • 8. In-house research and development activities related to the environmental and clean technology products by industry
    Table: 38-10-0181-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: This table provides business enterprises' percentage estimates on research and development activities performed in-house on environmental and clean technology products, within Canada, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
    Release date: 2025-06-27
  • 9. Qualitative analysis of substances in the wastewater of Canadian cities January to December 2023
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202517739281
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2025-06-26
  • 10. Estimates of gross domestic product in wildfire-affected areas during the 2023 and 2024 wildfire seasons
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202500600004
    Description: This article reports experimental estimates of the economic activity at-risk from wildfires during the 2023 season, and selected areas in 2024. The article uses a business-level dataset, burned-area perimeters, and evacuation reports to determine business operating locations that were likely affected by wildfires, and provides a geographic overview of the estimated gross domestic product at risk at the local level.
    Release date: 2025-06-25
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  • 1. Vegetation cover in large urban areas
    Table: 38-10-0187-01
    Geography: Dissemination area
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Vegetative cover of 30 large cities in Canada in percentage and number of hectares, by province, contiguously settled area and dissemination area, from 2019 to 2024. Annual data.
    Release date: 2025-07-14
  • 2. Natural resources satellite account, indicators
    Table: 38-10-0285-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Quarterly
    Description: This table contains natural resources satellite account data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography; Prices (2 items: Current prices; 2017 constant prices); Sectors; Sub-sectors; Indicators; Commodities.
    Release date: 2025-06-30
  • 3. Business enterprise in-house research and development expenditures on environmental and clean technology products, by industry and geographic region
    Table: 38-10-0180-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: This table provides business enterprises' monetary estimates on research and development performed in-house on environmental and clean technology products, within Canada, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and geographic region.
    Release date: 2025-06-27
  • 4. In-house research and development activities related to the environmental and clean technology products by industry
    Table: 38-10-0181-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: This table provides business enterprises' percentage estimates on research and development activities performed in-house on environmental and clean technology products, within Canada, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
    Release date: 2025-06-27
  • 5. Housing Economic Account, environmental perspective
    Table: 36-10-0690-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: The environmental perspective for the Housing Economic Account provides users detailed information on emissions related to residential construction and clean technology involved. The table breaks down greenhouse gas emissions, greenhouse gas emissions per value added, and clean technology input for residential construction for Canada and provinces.
    Release date: 2025-06-24
  • 6. Wastewater volumes processed by municipal sewage systems
    Table: 38-10-0099-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Wastewater (sewage) volumes by month, province, territory and drainage region.

    Release date: 2025-06-24
  • 7. Combined sewer overflow discharge volumes
    Table: 38-10-0100-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Discharge volumes from combined sewers by month, province, territory and drainage region.

    Release date: 2025-06-24
  • 8. Population served by municipal wastewater systems
    Table: 38-10-0119-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Population served by municipal wastewater systems, by province, territory and drainage region.

    Release date: 2025-06-24
  • 9. Wastewater volumes discharged from municipal sewage systems by treatment category
    Table: 38-10-0124-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Wastewater volumes discharged by treatment category, province and territory.

    Release date: 2025-06-24
  • 10. Population served by municipal wastewater systems by treatment category
    Table: 38-10-0125-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Population served by wastewater systems treatment category, province and territory.

    Release date: 2025-06-24
Analysis (255)

Analysis (255) (0 to 10 of 255 results)

  • 1. Environment Accounts and Statistics Analytical and Technical Paper Series
    Journals and periodicals: 16-001-M
    Description: The series covers environment accounts and indicators, environmental surveys, spatial environmental information and other research related to environmental statistics. The technical paper series is intended to stimulate discussion on a range of environmental topics.
    Release date: 2025-07-14
  • 2. Census of Environment: An ecosystem accounting framework for large urban areas
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202519539568
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2025-07-14
  • 3. Ecosystem Accounting for Large Urban Areas in Canada
    Articles and reports: 16-001-M2025003
    Description: This technical paper provides an ecosystem accounting framework to assess Canada’s urban ecosystems and the ecosystem services they supply. The ecosystem accounts for large urban areas will measure ecosystem extent, condition and services following the internationally accepted environmental accounting standard. The technical paper will guide the development of urban accounts as part of the Census of Environment and will be used to engage with stakeholders about needs, methods, and uses of new data.
    Release date: 2025-07-14
  • 4. A heated discussion: Who uses air conditioning in Canada in 2025?
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202518939663
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2025-07-08
  • 5. Qualitative analysis of substances in the wastewater of Canadian cities January to December 2023
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202517739281
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2025-06-26
  • 6. Estimates of gross domestic product in wildfire-affected areas during the 2023 and 2024 wildfire seasons
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202500600004
    Description: This article reports experimental estimates of the economic activity at-risk from wildfires during the 2023 season, and selected areas in 2024. The article uses a business-level dataset, burned-area perimeters, and evacuation reports to determine business operating locations that were likely affected by wildfires, and provides a geographic overview of the estimated gross domestic product at risk at the local level.
    Release date: 2025-06-25
  • 7. Economic and Social Reports June 2025
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202517622588
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2025-06-25
  • 8. A Presentation Series from Statistics Canada About the Economy, Environment and Society
    Journals and periodicals: 11-631-X
    Description: Statistics Canada regularly prepares presentations with statistical findings about the country’s economy, society and environment. These presentations may be intended for conferences, meetings with stakeholders, or other events held throughout the year to provide Statistics Canada with an opportunity to promote the role of official statistics and to better understand data users’ needs. This series provides online access to these presentations as well as new presentations created to help communicate research findings on a wide range of subjects to a broad audience.
    Release date: 2025-06-09
  • 9. Environment Fact Sheets
    Journals and periodicals: 16-508-X
    Description: Environment fact sheets will include short, focused, single-theme analysis on key issues within the changing environment with regards to all Canadians. Over the course of the series, analysis will include topics on: air and climate, pollution and waste, environmental protection and quality, and natural resources.
    Release date: 2025-06-05
  • 10. Greenhouse gas emissions attributable to Canadian households, 2021
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2025027
    Description: Data for Canadian greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions attributable to household consumption and use of select goods and services along with the associated emissions intensity figures and breakdowns by final demand categories.
    Release date: 2025-04-22
Reference (50)

Reference (50) (0 to 10 of 50 results)

  • 1. Clean technologies and the Survey of Environmental Goods and Services: A technical reference guide
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 16-511-X
    Description: This reference guide is intended for users of the Survey of Environmental Goods and Services (SEGS). The tables indicate which technologies and services were included in SEGS.
    Release date: 2025-06-03
  • 2. The Canadian Index of Social Resilience and the Canadian Index of Social Vulnerability: User Guide
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 45-20-00012025002
    Description: The Canadian Index of Social Resilience (CISR) and the Canadian Index of Social Vulnerability (CISV) were created to provide area-based information on resilience and vulnerability to natural hazards and disasters across Canada. The user guide explains how the CISR and CISV were developed and how to use them. The indexes can be used to better understand areas which may experience the largest disproportional social impacts from natural hazards.
    Release date: 2025-05-27
  • 3. Census of Environment: Spatial information products
    Geographic files and documentation: 16-510-X
    Description: Spatial information products provide users with data for visualization, reference, mapping and spatial analysis using geographical information systems (GIS). Available files include spatial environmental data as well as documentation and metadata. This information is released as part of a suite of products associated with the Census of Environment (CoE). The CoE organizes data about Canada’s natural environment using the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting – Ecosystem Accounting international statistical standard, which takes a spatial approach to accounting for Canada’s ecosystems and natural capital.
    Release date: 2025-05-13
  • 4. Land Cover Register: Data product specifications
    Geographic files and documentation: 16-510-X2025003
    Description: This product contains specifications intended for users of the land cover register geospatial files. This document provides important technical information for users and links to methodology.
    Release date: 2025-05-13
  • 5. Statistical Ecosystem Register grid system reference files: Data product specifications
    Geographic files and documentation: 16-510-X2025004
    Description: This product contains specifications intended for users of the Statistical Ecosystem Register grid system reference files. This document provides important technical information for users, including the coordinate reference system, resolution, and file contents and structure. This document also provides additional information about the grid system, reasons for some of the chosen parameters, and intended uses.
    Release date: 2025-05-13
  • 6. Land Cover Register: Documentation
    Geographic files and documentation: 16-510-X2025001
    Description: This document describes the methodology used to develop the land cover register, a raster dataset that maps Canada’s terrestrial and freshwater land cover using an 11-class classification system. The data product, with a spatial resolution of 30 metres, represents circa 2020 and was created through the integration of multiple land cover and land use datasets. The dataset and documentation were created by the Census of Environment program and will support Statistics Canada's ecosystem accounting efforts.
    Release date: 2025-03-27
  • 7. Ocean and coastal ecosystem extent: Data product specifications
    Geographic files and documentation: 16-510-X2024005
    Description: This product contains specifications intended for users of the ocean and coastal ecosystem extent geospatial files. This document provides important technical information for users and links to methodology.
    Release date: 2024-12-16
  • 8. Ocean and coastal ecosystem extent: Geospatial files
    Geographic files and documentation: 16-510-X2024006
    Description: This product contains gridded datasets of ocean and coastal ecosystem extent for ocean and coastal areas of Canada. Mapping the extent of ocean ecosystems is the first stage in creating spatially explicit accounts, to help understand the ocean and coastal ecosystems of Canada. The files cover the area from the coastline, defined by the 2021 Statistics Canada Census of Population, to the outer boundary of Canada’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Coastal areas of salt marsh are also included in the files.
    Release date: 2024-12-16
  • 9. Urban greenness: Geospatial files
    Geographic files and documentation: 16-510-X2024003
    Description: This product contains gridded datasets of annual estimates of average normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and green/grey classification.

    "Urban greenness" is a measure that assesses the condition and health of an urban landscape. Vegetation contributes to more livable, beautiful communities by helping to clean the air, moderate the local climate, control water flow and provide habitats for wildlife.

    Annual average normalized difference vegetation index datasets and annual green/grey classifications are available for the years 2000 to 2024 and cover Canada south of 60°N.
    Release date: 2024-11-21
  • 10. Urban greenness: Data product specifications
    Geographic files and documentation: 16-510-X2024004
    Description: This product contains specifications intended for users of the urban greenness geospatial files. This document provides important technical information for users and links to methodology.
    Release date: 2024-11-21

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