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
Subject
- Limit subject index to Air and climate
- Limit subject index to Environmental protection, technology and practices
- Limit subject index to Environmental-economic accounts
- Limit subject index to Land, oceans, ecosystems and biodiversity
- Limit subject index to Natural disasters
- Limit subject index to Solid waste and hazardous substances
- Limit subject index to Water and wastewater
- Limit subject index to Other content related to Environment
Results
All (717)
All (717) (0 to 10 of 717 results)
- 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)
Data (402) (80 to 90 of 402 results)
- Table: 38-10-0158-01Geography: Population centre, Population centre partFrequency: AnnualDescription: Greenness measures based on normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) including percentage of land area classed as green and average NDVI, by population centre and by population centre size category, for population centres in Canada and by province, annual.Release date: 2025-11-17
- Table: 38-10-0173-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area partFrequency: Every 2 yearsDescription: Types of vehicles, and types and number of charging stations owned by Canadian households. The data are from the Households and the Environment Survey.Release date: 2025-10-23
- Table: 38-10-0173-02Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area partFrequency: Every 2 yearsDescription: Percentage of Canadian households that own various types of vehicles. That data are from the Households and the Environment Survey.Release date: 2025-10-23
- Table: 38-10-0173-03Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area partFrequency: Every 2 yearsDescription: Type and number of vehicle charging stations owned by Canadian households. The data are from the Households and the Environment Survey.Release date: 2025-10-23
- Table: 38-10-0239-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Irrigation volume by month, province and drainage region. The unit of measure is cubic metres.Release date: 2025-10-03
- Table: 38-10-0240-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Irrigation volume by month and crop type. The unit of measure is cubic metres.Release date: 2025-10-03
- Table: 38-10-0241-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Total area that received irrigation by crop type, province and drainage region. The unit of measure is hectares.Release date: 2025-10-03
- Table: 38-10-0242-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Number of farms by irrigation status, province and drainage region.Release date: 2025-10-03
- Table: 38-10-0246-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Number of farms and percentage of irrigation water by water source, province and drainage region.Release date: 2025-10-03
- Table: 38-10-0249-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Number of farms by water and energy conservation practices, province and drainage region.Release date: 2025-10-03
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Analysis (261)
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- Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202500800005Description: As Canada and some other countries from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) transition towards a net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emission economy, there may be concerns regarding its implications on jobs and hence earnings of workers employed in GHG-intensive industries. This article summarizes a larger study conducted by OECD and selected international partners including Statistics Canada, that examined the impact of job displacement on earnings trajectories of workers using matched employer-employee data across 14 OECD countries: Canada, Australia, Austria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, France, and Sweden.Release date: 2025-08-27
- Journals and periodicals: 16-001-MDescription: 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
- Articles and reports: 16-001-M2025003Description: 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
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X202519539568Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2025-07-14
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X202518939663Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2025-07-08
- 16. Qualitative analysis of substances in the wastewater of Canadian cities January to December 2023Stats in brief: 11-001-X202517739281Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2025-06-26
- Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202500600004Description: 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
- Stats in brief: 11-627-M2025027Description: 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
- Stats in brief: 11-627-M2025033Description: This infographic presents the movement of plastic materials in the Canadian economy in 2021, using data from the Physical Flow Account for Plastic Material. It describes the various stages of their life cycle, from production to recycling.Release date: 2025-04-22
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X202508639053Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2025-03-27
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Reference (52)
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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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