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8.6 million metric tonnes
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3.1 million metric tonnes
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$15.3 billion
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$20.2 billion
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-5.2%
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3.75 gigajoules per $1,000
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0.26 tonnes per $1,000
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3.99 terajoules per million dollars of real GDP-1.9%
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0.28 kilotonnes per million dollars of real GDP-2.6%
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61.4 gigajoules-5.2%
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2.8 tonnes-5.0%
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$33.3 billion7.8%
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Volume of untreated wastewater discharged in Canada (including combined sewer overflows) - Canada
(2023)215 million cubic metres -
15.7 cubic metres per thousand dollars of real GDP
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- 1. Demographic characteristics of employees in the environmental and clean technology products sectorData Visualization: 71-607-X2025005Description: This interactive dashboard provides access to current and historical statistics on employment in Canada's environmental and clean technology products sectors by industry, occupation, and environmental and clean technology products. With its interactive charts, it allows the user to compare and analyze statistics on employment by different demographic characteristics including the education level, age, gender, immigrant status and Indigenous identity.Release date: 2026-05-29
- Table: 36-10-0645-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: AnnualDescription: Annual output, gross domestic product, and compensation of employees estimates of the environmental and clean technology products sector, by industry, for Canada, provinces and territories.Release date: 2026-05-29
- 3. Employment in the environmental and clean technology products sector by demographic characteristicTable: 36-10-0691-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: AnnualDescription: National data on employment in the environmental and clean technology products sector by type of worker and by demographic characteristic. This includes full-time employment and part time employment, and it includes gender, age, level of education, immigration status, indigenous identity and visible minority status by environmental and clean technology products group. Variables of interest include number of jobs, hours worked, wages and salaries as well as average hourly wage.Release date: 2026-05-29
- Table: 36-10-0692-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: AnnualDescription: National data on employment in the environmental and clean technology products sector by demographic characteristic. This includes gender, age, level of education, immigration status, indigenous identity and visible minority status by industry. Variables of interest include number of jobs, hours worked, wages and salaries as well as average hourly wage.Release date: 2026-05-29
- Table: 36-10-0693-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: AnnualDescription: National data on employment in the environmental and clean technology products sector, by gender, age, and demographic characteristic. This includes level of education, immigration status, indigenous identity and visible minority status by environmental and clean technology products group. Variables of interest include number of jobs, hours worked, wages and salaries as well as average hourly wage.Release date: 2026-05-29
- Table: 36-10-0694-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: AnnualDescription: National data on employment per occupation (National Occupation Classification) in the environmental and clean technology products sector by demographic characteristic. This includes level of education, immigration status, indigenous identity and visible minority status. Variables of interest include number of jobs, hours worked, wages and salaries as well as average hourly wage.Release date: 2026-05-29
- Table: 33-10-1156-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Businesses or organizations that are concerned about the impact of natural disasters and extreme weather events or of climate change on the future of its activities, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership, second quarter of 2026.Release date: 2026-05-27
- 8. Types of environmental insurance the business or organization is insured for, second quarter of 2026Table: 33-10-1157-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Types of environmental insurance the business or organization is insured for, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership, second quarter of 2026.Release date: 2026-05-27
- Table: 33-10-1158-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Businesses or organizations that made an insurance claim related to natural disasters or weather-related events over the last 12 months, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership, second quarter of 2026.Release date: 2026-05-27
- Data Visualization: 71-607-X2020008Description: This interactive dashboard offers Canadians the ability to graph greenhouse gas (GHG) emission trends over time for selected industries and household categories. It also displays total GHG emissions for the top five emitting sectors for a selected geography and year and shows the year-over-year changes in total GHG emissions over time.Release date: 2026-05-07
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Data (405)
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- Table: 38-10-0150-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: The Physical Flow Account for Plastic Material comprises 18 variables - expressed in tonnes - that describe the production and fate of plastic in products in the Canadian economy. This table displays product category detail for this account.Release date: 2026-03-26
- Table: 38-10-0150-02Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: The Physical Flow Account for Plastic Material comprises 18 variables - expressed in tonnes - that describe the production and fate of plastic in products in the Canadian economy. This table displays product category detail by province and territory for this account.Release date: 2026-03-26
- Table: 38-10-0151-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: OccasionalDescription: The Physical Flow Account for Plastic Material comprises 18 variables - expressed in tonnes - that describe the production and fate of plastic in products in the Canadian economy. This table displays resin detail for this account.Release date: 2026-03-26
- Table: 36-10-0655-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: AnnualDescription: Expansion of the Infrastructure Economic Accounts focusing on the environmental aspect to aid in understanding the relationship between investment in infrastructure and the environment. Main indicators include greenhouse gas emissions as a result of production of infrastructure assets, greenhouse gas emissions per value-added, and clean input proportion.Release date: 2026-03-13
- Table: 38-10-0031-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Total exports of environmental and clean technology goods and services. Includes exports to the United States, to the rest of world and by type of environmental and clean technology good and service.Release date: 2026-03-10
- Table: 38-10-0087-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Total domestic environmental and clean technology goods and services sold in Canada. Includes clean energy equipment, non-hazardous waste management, industrial air pollution or flue gas management, etc.Release date: 2026-03-10
- Table: 38-10-0152-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Total environmental and clean technology employment in Canada.Release date: 2026-03-10
- Table: 38-10-0193-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: AnnualDescription: Terrestrial area conserved, protected, or conserved under other effective methods by land cover, management category and protection type at the ecoprovince and ecozone levels.Release date: 2026-03-06
- Table: 38-10-0193-02Geography: CanadaFrequency: AnnualDescription: Terrestrial conserved area by protection category or conservation under other effective conservation methods, by land cover at the level of ecoprovince and ecozone.Release date: 2026-03-06
- Table: 38-10-0193-03Geography: CanadaFrequency: AnnualDescription: Terrestrial area protected or conserved under other effective conservation methods by by land cover and management category at the ecoprovince and ecozone levels.Release date: 2026-03-06
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- Articles and reports: 16-001-M2025001Description: This paper explores different methods for predicting the production of drinking water by water treatment plants during the non-surveyed years of the biennial drinking water plants survey. Several statistical models were compared for their predictive accuracy at the national level.Release date: 2025-03-27
- Articles and reports: 16-001-M2025002Description: This paper investigates methods for predicting industrial water intake during the non-surveyed years of the Industrial Water Survey. Several statistical models at the national level were compared for their predictive accuracy.Release date: 2025-03-27
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X202503526904Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2025-02-04
- Articles and reports: 75-006-X202500200001Description: This study uses the Canadian Index of Multiple Deprivation (CIMD) and Census neighbourhood-level income data to examine the issues of flood exposure and socioeconomic disparities at a neighbourhood level. More specifically, this study seeks to further explore the demographic and socio-economic characteristics of areas that have been impacted by flooding over the past four years, as well as whether or not these flooded areas have experienced changes in levels of socio-economic deprivation between 2016 and 2021.Release date: 2025-01-29
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X202435135223Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2024-12-16
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X202429536644Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2024-10-21
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X202426336525Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2024-09-19
- Articles and reports: 11-633-X2024003Description: The concept of innovation ecosystems has recently gained increasing interest among researchers, practitioners and policy makers. This article uses a systematic literature review approach by drawing on studies that bring together the most recent knowledge on innovation ecosystem performance indicators.Release date: 2024-09-11
- Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400700003Description: The Environmental and Clean Technology (ECT) sector in Canada plays a significant role in the nation's economy and efforts to combat climate change. Statistics Canada defines the ECT sector as encompassing activities related to environmental protection, resource optimization, and the use of energy-efficient goods. This study uses data from the Environmental and Clean Technology Products Economic Account to provide a comprehensive analysis of the sector's workforce diversity.Release date: 2024-07-24
- Articles and reports: 82-003-X202400600001Description: Extreme heat has significant impacts on mortality. In Canada, past research has analyzed the degree to which non-accidental mortality increases during single extreme heat events; however, few studies have considered multiple causes of death and the impacts of extreme heat events on mortality over longer time periods. This study analyzes the impacts of extreme heat events on nonaccidental, cardiovascular, and respiratory deaths from 2000 to 2020 in 12 of the largest cities in Canada.Release date: 2024-06-19
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Reference (52)
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- Geographic files and documentation: 16-510-XDescription: 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
- Geographic files and documentation: 16-510-X2024003Description: 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
- Geographic files and documentation: 16-510-X2025006Description: 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 guideSurveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 16-511-XDescription: 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 GuideSurveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 45-20-00012025002Description: 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
- Geographic files and documentation: 16-510-X2025003Description: 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
- Geographic files and documentation: 16-510-X2025004Description: 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
- Geographic files and documentation: 16-510-X2025001Description: 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
- Geographic files and documentation: 16-510-X2024005Description: 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
- Geographic files and documentation: 16-510-X2024006Description: 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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