Environment
Key indicators
Selected geographical area:Canada
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8.6 million metric tonnes
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3.1 million metric tonnes
More environment indicators
Selected geographical area:Canada
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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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- 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
- Table: 38-10-0179-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Materials diverted by type and by source (residential and non-residential) for Canada, provinces and territories every year. The unit of measure is tonnes.Release date: 2026-04-28
- Table: 38-10-0180-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: AnnualDescription: 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: 2026-04-21
- Table: 38-10-0181-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: AnnualDescription: 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: 2026-04-21
- Data Visualization: 71-607-X2024016Description: The production of goods and the delivery of services result in energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This visualization provides insights into the relationship between Canadian economic activity and the environment by including estimates of Canadian GHG emissions and energy use.Release date: 2026-04-09
- Table: 36-10-0690-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: AnnualDescription: 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: 2026-04-09
- Table: 38-10-0140-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: AnnualDescription: Direct energy use (terajoules) and direct greenhouse gas emissions (kilotonnes) associated with the natural resources and the downstream natural resources sectors, by sector.Release date: 2026-04-02
- Table: 38-10-0285-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: QuarterlyDescription: 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: 2026-04-02
- Data Visualization: 71-607-X2026007Description: The ecosystem profile explorer is designed to provide users with a single, integrated view of the data produced by the Census of Environment. Users can select an area on the map and explore the ecosystem extent, condition and services data linked to ecological, drainage or marine areas. The latest data tables will be made available in this tool as new releases occur.Release date: 2026-03-30
- Table: 38-10-0197-01Frequency: OccasionalDescription: Long-term changes in air temperature and precipitation over the period beginning in 1971, by ecoprovince. Starting in 2000, estimates are reported at five-year intervals. Changes are expressed in degrees Celsius for air temperature and in millimetres for precipitation.Release date: 2026-03-30
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Data (402)
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- 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
- Table: 38-10-0179-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Materials diverted by type and by source (residential and non-residential) for Canada, provinces and territories every year. The unit of measure is tonnes.Release date: 2026-04-28
- Table: 38-10-0180-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: AnnualDescription: 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: 2026-04-21
- Table: 38-10-0181-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: AnnualDescription: 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: 2026-04-21
- Data Visualization: 71-607-X2024016Description: The production of goods and the delivery of services result in energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This visualization provides insights into the relationship between Canadian economic activity and the environment by including estimates of Canadian GHG emissions and energy use.Release date: 2026-04-09
- Table: 36-10-0690-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: AnnualDescription: 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: 2026-04-09
- Table: 38-10-0140-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: AnnualDescription: Direct energy use (terajoules) and direct greenhouse gas emissions (kilotonnes) associated with the natural resources and the downstream natural resources sectors, by sector.Release date: 2026-04-02
- Table: 38-10-0285-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: QuarterlyDescription: 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: 2026-04-02
- Data Visualization: 71-607-X2026007Description: The ecosystem profile explorer is designed to provide users with a single, integrated view of the data produced by the Census of Environment. Users can select an area on the map and explore the ecosystem extent, condition and services data linked to ecological, drainage or marine areas. The latest data tables will be made available in this tool as new releases occur.Release date: 2026-03-30
- Table: 38-10-0197-01Frequency: OccasionalDescription: Long-term changes in air temperature and precipitation over the period beginning in 1971, by ecoprovince. Starting in 2000, estimates are reported at five-year intervals. Changes are expressed in degrees Celsius for air temperature and in millimetres for precipitation.Release date: 2026-03-30
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Analysis (261)
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- 181. Economy and the environment ArchivedArticles and reports: 16-201-X201100011438Geography: CanadaDescription: This analytical article "Economy and the environment", provides information on the relationship between Canada's economy and environment. The report starts with a discussion of how the economy and the environment can be linked in conceptual terms (Section 2). It then presents Canada's environment in the international context (Section 3). Sections 4, 5 and 6 highlight Canada's endowment of natural resources and underlines their role in our economy with statistics on timber, energy, minerals, land and fresh water. Section 7 focuses on the flow of materials and energy between the economy and the environment with statistics on the intensity of energy use and resulting greenhouse gas emissions. Finally, Section 8 presents a selection of statistics on what households, businesses and governments are doing to reduce their impact on the environment.Release date: 2011-06-28
- Articles and reports: 16-002-X201100211503Geography: CanadaDescription:
This study based on data from the 2009 Households and the Environment Survey, looks at the characteristics and usage of air conditioning systems and other methods of space cooling by Canadian households.
Release date: 2011-06-22 - 183. Settlements in Canada ArchivedArticles and reports: 16-002-X201100211504Geography: CanadaDescription:
By studying the size and form of settlements over time it is possible to better examine their impact on the physical environment, such as consumption of land and pollution emissions. This article focuses on the characteristics of settlements in terms of land area and population, and the changes that have taken place between 2001 and 2006.
Release date: 2011-06-22 - 184. Temperature trends in Canada ArchivedArticles and reports: 16-002-X201100111418Geography: CanadaDescription: This article describes annual and seasonal time series of temperature departures from normal over a 62 year period and is the second in an ongoing series of short analytical articles featuring climate related data. This and future articles in the series are the product of ongoing collaboration among Statistics Canada, Environment Canada and Natural Resources Canada.Release date: 2011-03-23
- 185. Operation and maintenance costs of drinking water plants ArchivedArticles and reports: 16-002-X201100111421Geography: CanadaDescription:
Operation and maintenance (O&M) costs associated with the acquisition and treatment of water will vary by treatment technology, annual production volumes and the type of source water processed. This study analyzes the data collected by the 2007 Survey of Drinking Water Plants to illustrate how O&M costs vary by these factors.
Release date: 2011-03-23 - Articles and reports: 16-002-X201000411372Geography: CanadaDescription:
Potable water of sufficient quality and in adequate quantities is fundamental to human health and the economy. This article examines temporal and geographic variations in drinking water production volumes.
Release date: 2010-12-08 - Articles and reports: 11-008-X201100111365Geography: CanadaDescription:
In society today, many Canadians are concerned about the environment and the scarcity of resources. Consequently, many individuals and governments are seeking ways to reduce or alter energy and water consumption patterns. This article uses data from the 2007 Households and the Environment Survey to examine the association between income, education, ownership, age of dwelling and years lived at the dwelling and the use of low-volume toilets; low-flow showerheads; compact fluorescent light bulbs; programmable thermostats; and appliances bought to save energy or water.
Release date: 2010-12-07 - 188. Trends in glacier mass balance for six Canadian glaciers ArchivedArticles and reports: 16-002-X201000311346Geography: CanadaDescription: This article describes changes to the mass balance of six Canadian glaciers through time and is the first in an ongoing series of short analytical articles featuring climate related data. This and future articles are the product of ongoing collaboration among Statistics Canada, Environment Canada and Natural Resources Canada.Release date: 2010-09-22
- 189. Freshwater supply and demand in Canada ArchivedStats in brief: 16-201-X201000011295Geography: CanadaDescription:
This analytical article "Freshwater Supply and Demand in Canada", provides information on Canada's freshwater supply as well as the demands placed on it. New research done within Statistics Canada is complimented by information from other sources, including other federal government departments, international bodies and scientific journals.
Section 1 of this article compares Canada's renewable water resources to those of other countries, introduces key highlights and presents a short water primer. Section 2 quantifies Canada's renewable water resources (annual water yield), shows how water yield has changed from 1971 to 2004, and presents graphs of water yield by month for four regions of the country. Section 3 quantifies economic and residential water use in Canada and concludes with an analysis of the relationship between supply and demand. A glossary of terms used in the publication is available in Section 4.
Release date: 2010-09-13 - 190. Recycling by Canadian Households, 2007 ArchivedArticles and reports: 16-001-M2010013Description: Recycling has become a common habit for most Canadian households. These households have many choices when it comes to recycling: they decide whether or not to recycle, how much to recycle, and what methods to use when they do. Using data from the 2007 Households and the Environment Survey, the paper examines recycling decisions made by Canadian households, some of the reasoning behind those decisions, and the relationship between recycling behaviour and a selection of demographic factors.Release date: 2010-07-07
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- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 1903Description: The Environmental Protection Expenditures Survey provides a measure of the costs incurred by Canadian industries to protect the environment, whether or not they are in response to current or anticipated Canadian or international environmental regulations, conventions or voluntary agreements. The survey also collects information on the goods, technologies and services purchased by industries as well as the processes and practices adopted by them to protect the environment. Data from the survey are used predominantly by policy analysts and by both industry and academic researchers. Data may be used to monitor expenditure trends within industry groups or provinces for the purpose of developing business or research and development strategies, as well as to evaluate the effectiveness of policy.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2009Description: This survey collects information that will help Canadians understand the contributions made by waste management industry to Canada's economy and environment.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2749Description: The purpose of this survey is to measure road use by light motor vehicles, their fuel consumption and their impact on the environment.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3808Description: The major objective of this survey was to collect information on nature-related activities, and what these activities contributed to the Canadian economy.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3881Description: The Households and the Environment Survey (HES) measures the environmental practices and behaviours of Canadian households that relate to the condition of our air, water and soils. The survey was also designed to collect data to develop and improve three key environmental indicators: air quality, water quality and greenhouse gas emissions.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5044Description: This survey, focusing on both livestock and crop operations, will allow the establishment of base lines and development of updates for an expanded set of agri-environmental indicators, and generate the information to design effective and well targeted policy and program responses.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5081Description: The survey collects, analyses and publishes information on industrial greenhouse gas emissions to support Canada's national and international reporting obligations and the public interest as it relates to climate change and the environment.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5114Description: Natural resource asset accounts are one of the main elements of the United Nations System of Environmental-Economic Accounting which was adopted as an international statistical standard in 2012. Natural resource asset accounts measure quantities of natural resource assets (oil, natural gas, minerals, and timber) and the annual changes in these assets due to natural processes and human activity. These accounts, which are recorded using both physical and monetary units, form the basis of the estimates of Canada's natural resource wealth that are integrated into the Canadian national balance sheet accounts.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5115Description: Physical flow accounts are one of the main elements of the United Nations System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) which was adopted as an international statistical standard in 2012. These accounts record, in physical units of measure, the supply and use of natural inputs (e.g. cubic metres of water), products (e.g. terajoules of gasoline), and residuals (e.g. kilotonnes of carbon dioxide emissions).
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5120Description: This survey is being conducted to provide Canadians with national and regional indicators related to the use of water in industry.
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