Environment
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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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- Stats in brief: 11-001-X202616741796Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2026-06-16
- 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: 2026-06-12
- 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
- 4. 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
- 8. 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: 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
- 10. 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
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- Table: 16F0006PDescription: Environmental protection expenditures in the business sector, preliminary data presents operating and capital expenditures made by primary and manufacturing industries in response to, or in anticipation of, environmental regulations and conventions. The results are from the Environmental Protection Expenditure Survey. The data contained in Environmental protection expenditures in the business sector help to fill important gaps in existing information on the demand side of the 'environment industry.' More specifically, it provides a measure of the cost to the industry of adopting pollution prevention and abatement technologies and other environmental protection practices. Data included in Environmental protection expenditures in the business sector are components of a national statistical database on the environment industry.Release date: 1999-02-19
- Table: 16F0002XDescription:
This report presents results and analysis of the Waste Management Industry Survey: Government Sector. The survey gathers information on waste collection, disposal and recycling practices of Canadian municipalities. The document provides an overview of waste management activities in large municipalities (5 000 or more residents). More than three quarters of the Canadian population are represented in this survey, allowing for estimates of municipal solid waste at the national level and for selected regional groupings. The report also presents information on waste management expenditures by local governments, including expenditures for services provided by contractors and by government employees.
Release date: 1998-07-23 - 403. Waste Management Industry Survey: Business Sector, 1995 ArchivedTable: 16F0003XDescription:
This report presents results of the Waste Management Industry Survey, 1995, which gathered information on the financial characteristics and waste management activities undertaken in the business sector.
Release date: 1998-07-23 - Thematic map: 16F0021XDescription: In early 1998, 3 successive storm fronts dropped as much as 110 millimeters of freezing rain through parts of Eastern Canada. This ice storm had a notable impact on the hundreds of thousands of people who suffered electricity outages which, in some cases, lasted longer than one month. But other effects were also felt and continue to be: human lives were lost, livestock perished, ecosystems were damaged, economies were disrupted, emergency response systems were strained beyond capacity. In short, Ice Storm 98 was an event that will not soon be forgotten.
This Statistics Canada publication gathers a series of six annotated maps and tables illustrating some of the impact the meteorological event had as it stormed through the St. Lawrence River Valley: population, employment, retail sales, vegetation cover, dairy cows and sugar maple taps are illustrated and briefly discussed.
Release date: 1998-05-01 - 405. Environment Industry,1995, Preliminary Data ArchivedTable: 16F0007XDescription:
The federal government's Canadian Environmental Industry Strategy consists of a number of initiatives to achieve a cleaner environment and a stronger environmental industry. Statistics Canada received funding from Industry Canada, under Initiative 8 of the strategy, to develop a national statistical database on the environment industry. Statistics Canada began a program consisting of new surveys, modifications to existing surveys and integration of statistics from various components of its economic statistics framework.
The environment "industry" does not exist as an explicit element in any existing classification. This is not surprising, because the environment industry consists of business involved in activities that span a number of different industries in the Standard Industrial Classification. Attempts had been made to identify environmental goods and services in existing classifications, but without appreciable success. It was necessary to develop new ways and new tools to obtain the information. These methods are outlined.
A major objective of the approach adopted by Statistics Canada is to provide sufficient detail to permit comparability of the results with other countries and to satisfy a variety of data needs.
Release date: 1997-06-01
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- Journals and periodicals: 18-504-XGeography: Province or territoryDescription: Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analysis (RSGA) of the Agriculture Division prepared a series of maps and statistics that show the progression of the 2009 Red River valley flood in Manitoba for the spring of 2009. Starting with an image acquired on March 31, the maps were produced from the analysis of Radarsat-2 satellite image data integrated with 2006 Census of Agriculture data and census geography boundary files. From this analysis, the total area of flooded agriculture land and the number of farmers affected were calculated. A comparison is made with the 1997 flood that occurred in the same region.Release date: 2009-05-11
- Articles and reports: 21-006-X2007005Geography: CanadaDescription: This bulletin's analysis focuses on the effect of "rurality" in determining: 1) water consumption flows at the municipal level; and 2) water quality perception of a household, as proxied by the water treatment choice of a household.Release date: 2009-01-23
- 203. Greenhouse gas emissions: a focus on Canadian households ArchivedArticles and reports: 16-002-X200800410749Geography: CanadaDescription:
Households contribute to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Canada both directly and indirectly. Direct emissions occur through the use of motor fuel and residential fuel, while indirect emissions result from the production of goods and services purchased by households. This article examines households' direct and indirect GHG emissions from 1990 to 2004.
Release date: 2008-12-09 - Articles and reports: 16-002-X200800410750Geography: CanadaDescription: This study focuses on six environmental behaviours at the household level: use of reduced volume toilets; use of low-flow showerheads; use of compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFL); recycling; composting; and lowering temperatures. In 2006, almost half of Canadian households were very active across this range of environmental behaviours.Release date: 2008-12-09
- 205. Households' use of water and wastewater services ArchivedArticles and reports: 16-002-X200800410752Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article presents data on water conservation and septic system maintenance from the 2006 Households and the Environment Survey. It also compares conservation practices for households using public and private water services.
Release date: 2008-12-09 - 206. Energy-efficient holiday lights ArchivedArticles and reports: 16-002-X200800410753Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article presents data on the use of light emitting diode (LED) holiday lighting using data from the 2007 Households and the Environment Survey.
Release date: 2008-12-09 - Articles and reports: 11-624-M2008021Geography: Province or territoryDescription:
The present study illustrates the differential impact on regional economies of relative price changes stemming from commodity price movements, exchange rate changes and changes in international manufactured goods prices. It focuses on Canadian provinces, which are a large, geographically distributed federation of regional economies with widely differing economic bases. In this regard, the study illuminates an important method for examining regional economic performance that is particularly well suited to federations such as Russia or the European Monetary Union, or to large countries such as the United States.
Release date: 2008-11-18 - 208. The role of natural resources in Canada's economy ArchivedArticles and reports: 11-010-X200801110733Geography: CanadaDescription:
The post-2002 boom in natural resource prices has been a dominant factor in sectors such as exports, investment and the stock market. However, they have had little direct impact on real output or employment, but indirectly have lifted domestic spending.
Release date: 2008-11-13 - 209. Thermostat use in Canadian homes ArchivedArticles and reports: 16-002-X200800310684Geography: CanadaDescription:
Turning down the temperature by just a few degrees at night is one way Canadians can reduce their home heating expenses while also reducing their impact on the environment. Using data from the 2006 Households and the Environment survey, this study examines home heating practices and temperature controlling behaviours.
Release date: 2008-09-25 - 210. Who uses water-saving fixtures in the home? ArchivedArticles and reports: 16-002-X200800310686Geography: CanadaDescription: Canadians use large amounts of water every day. Household fixtures such as low-flow shower heads and reduced volume toilets allow households to conserve water and reduce utility bills. The study uses data from the 1994 and 2006 Households and the Environment Surveys, to examine use of these water-saving fixtures.Release date: 2008-09-25
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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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