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  • 331. Distribution of capital expenditures on pollution abatement and control (end-of-pipe) and pollution prevention by geographic region, inactive Archived
    Table: 38-10-0045-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Every 2 years
    Description: Distribution of capital expenditures on pollution abatement and control (end-of-pipe) and pollution prevention, by type of environmental medium, Canada, provinces and territories every two years. The unit of measure is dollars x 1,000,000.
    Release date: 2018-12-14
  • 332. Capital and operating expenditures on environmental protection, by type of activity and establishment size, inactive Archived
    Table: 38-10-0046-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Every 2 years
    Description: Capital and operating expenditures on environmental protection, by type of activity and establishment size at the Canada level every two years. The unit of measure is dollars x 1,000,000.
    Release date: 2018-12-14
  • 333. Distribution of operating expenditures on pollution abatement and control (end-of-pipe) and pollution prevention, inactive Archived
    Table: 38-10-0120-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Every 2 years
    Description: Distribution of operating expenditures on pollution abatement and control (end-of-pipe) and pollution prevention, by medium and industry, Canada, provinces and territories, every two years. The unit of measure is dollars x 1,000,000.
    Release date: 2018-12-14
  • 334. Land cover and land use for selected geographical areas
    Table: 38-10-0280-01
    Geography: Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    This table contains 1392 series, with data for years 1971 - 2011 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (87 items: Abbotsford - Mission (census metropolitan area), British Columbia; Baie-Comeau (census agglomeration), Quebec; Barrie (census metropolitan area), Ontario; Bathurst (census agglomeration), New Brunswick; ...);  Area (2 items: Census metropolitan area/census agglomeration; Census metropolitan area-ecosystem/census agglomeration-ecosystem);  Land cover and land use (8 items: Total land area; Built-up area, settled; Built-up area, roads; Arable; ...).

    Release date: 2018-07-10
  • 335. Revenues from sales of environmental and clean technology goods and services, by type of good and service, Canada and regions, inactive Archived
    Table: 38-10-0030-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    This table contains 120 series, with data for years 2015 - 2015 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (8 items: Canada; Atlantic provinces; Quebec; Ontario; ...);  Environmental and clean technology goods and services (15 items: Total goods; Renewable energy production; Non-hazardous waste management; Industrial air pollution or flue gas management; ...).

    Release date: 2017-12-11
  • 336. Source water type and unit processes for water treatment by drinking water plants
    Table: 38-10-0009-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Volumes of potable water treated, by source water type and unit processes for water treatment by drinking water plants.
    Release date: 2017-11-01
  • 337. Indoor air quality
    Table: 38-10-0018-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
    Frequency: Every 2 years
    Description: Percentage of households that rated their indoor air quality and practices used to improve indoor air quality. The data is from the Households and the environment survey.
    Release date: 2017-07-05
  • 338. Natural resource assets and produced assets Archived
    Table: 38-10-0251-01
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Produced non-financial assets (residential structures, non-residential structures, machinery and equipment, consumer durable goods, and inventories) and non-produced non-financial assets (land, timber, and subsoil resource stocks), annual (dollars x 1,000,000).
    Release date: 2017-04-20
  • 339. Irrigation volume by month, inactive Archived
    Table: 38-10-0088-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Every 2 years
    Description: This table shows irrigation volume, by province, by month. Data are available on a biennial basis.
    Release date: 2017-02-09
  • 340. Farm irrigation status and area, inactive Archived
    Table: 38-10-0101-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Every 2 years
    Description: This table shows irrigated crop area and, of those farms that reported having irrigated in the past, the number of farms that irrigated and the number of farms that did not irrigate. Data are available on a biennial basis.
    Release date: 2017-02-09
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Analysis (262) (160 to 170 of 262 results)

  • 161. Uptake and disposal of compact fluorescent lights by Canadian households Archived
    Articles and reports: 16-002-X201400111907
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This study looks at uptake and disposal of compact fluorescent lights by Canadian households using data from the Households and the Environment Survey.

    Release date: 2014-03-19
  • 162. Study: Measuring ecosystem goods and services Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X20133337122
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2013-11-29
  • 163. Measuring ecosystem goods and services in Canada Archived
    Articles and reports: 16-201-X201300011875
    Description:

    The article "Measuring ecosystem goods and services in Canada" presents preliminary results achieved through a two-year interdepartmental project to develop experimental ecosystem accounts and the required statistical infrastructure. It provides an overview of ecosystem accounting and valuation and presents several measures of the quantity and quality of ecosystems and ecosystem goods and services (EGS). These measures focus on land cover, human landscape modification, ecosystem potential of the boreal forest, biomass extraction, marine and coastal EGS, and wetland EGS. The report also includes a case study on the Thousand Islands National Park exploring monetary valuation of EGS and concludes with a research agenda for future work on this topic.

    Release date: 2013-11-29
  • 164. Farm Environmental Management Survey 2011 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X20132824472
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2013-10-09
  • 165. Study: Composting by households in Canada Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X20131915321
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2013-07-10
  • 166. The Great U.S. Recession and Canadian Forest Products Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-626-X2013028
    Geography: Canada
    Description: This article in the Economic Insights series reports on changes in the production of Canada's forest industries. This article is published as part of a program at Statistics Canada that examines the role of natural resources in the Canadian economy.
    Release date: 2013-07-10
  • 167. Households and the Environment
    Journals and periodicals: 11-526-X
    Description:

    Statistics Canada periodically conducts the Household and the Environment Survey to measure household actions that have, or are perceived to have, positive or negative impacts on the environment. The survey provides baseline information to use in measuring progress towards sound environmental practices at the household level. The subjects examined include consumption and conservation of energy, consumption and conservation of water, indoor environment, use of pesticides and fertilizers, outdoor air quality and consumer decisions.

    Release date: 2013-03-18
  • 168. Canada Year Book
    Journals and periodicals: 11-402-X
    Geography: Canada
    Description: Presented in almanac style, the 2012 Canada Year Book contains more than 500 pages of tables, charts and succinct analytical articles on every major area of Statistics Canada's expertise. The Canada Year Book is the premier reference on the social and economic life of Canada and its citizens.
    Release date: 2012-12-24
  • 169. Human activity and the environment 2012 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X20121575282
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2012-06-05
  • 170. Waste management in Canada Archived
    Articles and reports: 16-201-X201200011679
    Description:

    This analytical article 'Waste management in Canada' gathers together a variety of statistics describing the generation and management of different types of waste. The report starts with an overview of waste generation in Canada (Section 2). The remaining sections cover solid waste (Section 3), wastewater discharges (Section 4), and air emissions (Section 5) in greater detail.

    Release date: 2012-06-05
Reference (52)

Reference (52) (0 to 10 of 52 results)

  • 1. 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: 2025-11-17
  • 2. 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 2025 and cover Canada south of 60°N.
    Release date: 2025-11-17
  • 3. Urban greenness: Data product specifications, 2025
    Geographic files and documentation: 16-510-X2025006
    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: 2025-11-17
  • 4. 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
  • 5. 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
  • 6. 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
  • 7. 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
  • 8. 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
  • 9. 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
  • 10. 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

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