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  • 81. Treatment of main source of water by households, Canada, provinces and census metropolitan areas (CMA)
    Table: 38-10-0277-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
    Frequency: Every 2 years
    Description: This table contains 5040 series, with data for years 2007 - 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 (48 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Prince Edward Island; Nova Scotia; ...);  Type of supply (3 items: Municipal and non-municipal water supply; Municipal water supply; Non-municipal water supply);  Treatment of drinking water (35 items: Treated water prior to consumption; Used a filter or purifier; Used a filter or purifier on the main supply pipe; Treatment applied to main supply pipe, activated charcoal filter; ...).
    Release date: 2025-12-09
  • 82. Outdoor water usage by households, Canada, provinces and census metropolitan areas (CMA)
    Table: 38-10-0282-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
    Frequency: Every 2 years
    Description:

    This table contains 2880 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 (48 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Prince Edward Island; Nova Scotia; ...); Type of supply (3 items: Municipal and non-municipal water supply; Municipal water supply; Non-municipal water supply);  Outdoor water use (20 items: Had a barrel or cistern; Had a lawn; Watered lawn during previous summer; Used a lawn sprinkler or sprinkler system; ...).

    Release date: 2025-12-09
  • 83. Capital expenditures on environmental activities by industry
    Table: 38-10-0175-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual estimates of capital expenditures on environmental protection and resource management activities by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and geography. The unit of measure is dollars (x1,000,000).
    Release date: 2025-11-21
  • 84. Drivers and obstacles to the purchase of technologies related to environmental protection by industry
    Table: 38-10-0176-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual estimates of the percentage of enterprises that reported drivers and obstacles to the purchase of technologies, systems or equipment related to environmental protection by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). The unit of measure is percent.
    Release date: 2025-11-21
  • 85. Canada’s Natural Resource Wealth: Interactive Tool
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2022022
    Description: The data on natural wealth reflects reserves of energy, selected minerals and timber.
    Release date: 2025-11-20
  • 86. Value of selected natural resource reserves
    Table: 38-10-0006-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Closing stock present value of reserves of natural gas, crude oil, subbituminous coal and lignite, bituminous coal, crude bitumen, potash, gold from gold mines, iron, miscellaneous minerals, and timber (dollars x 1,000,000).
    Release date: 2025-11-20
  • 87. Selected natural resource reserves
    Table: 38-10-0007-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Closing stock of reserves of uranium, copper, gold from gold mines, lead, molybdenum, nickel, silver, zinc, crude bitumen, crude oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids, bituminous coal, subbituminous coal and lignite, sulphur, iron, and potash (tonnes unless otherwise noted).
    Release date: 2025-11-20
  • 88. Selected population characteristics, Canada, ecozones, ecoprovinces and ecoregions
    Table: 38-10-0047-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description: Demographic and housing indicators by ecological area, every 5 years starting 1971. Includes total population, density of occupied private dwellings, urban/rural distribution, measured in numbers and percentages.
    Release date: 2025-11-17
  • 89. Urban greenness and normalized difference vegetation index by 2021 population centre
    Table: 38-10-0158-01
    Geography: Population centre, Population centre part
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: 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
  • 90. Vehicles and charging stations owned by Canadian households
    Table: 38-10-0173-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
    Frequency: Every 2 years
    Description: 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
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  • 201. 2009 Red River Valley Flood: Impact on Agriculture
    Journals and periodicals: 18-504-X
    Geography: Province or territory
    Description: 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
  • 202. Domestic Water Use: The Relevance of Rurality in Quantity Used and Perceived Quality Archived
    Articles and reports: 21-006-X2007005
    Geography: Canada
    Description: 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 Archived
    Articles and reports: 16-002-X200800410749
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    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
  • 204. Canadian participation in an environmentally active lifestyle Archived
    Articles and reports: 16-002-X200800410750
    Geography: Canada
    Description: 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 Archived
    Articles and reports: 16-002-X200800410752
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    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 Archived
    Articles and reports: 16-002-X200800410753
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    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
  • 207. The Resource Boom: Impacts on Provincial Purchasing Power Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-624-M2008021
    Geography: Province or territory
    Description:

    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 Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-010-X200801110733
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    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 Archived
    Articles and reports: 16-002-X200800310684
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    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? Archived
    Articles and reports: 16-002-X200800310686
    Geography: Canada
    Description: 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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  • 41. Air Quality Indicators
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5127
    Description: The air quality indicators reflect the potential for long term exposure of Canadians to ground-level ozone and fine particulate matter (PM2.5), key components of smog and two of the most common and harmful air pollutants to which people are exposed. Both the ozone and PM2.5 indicators are population weighted estimates of average concentrations of these pollutants observed by monitoring stations across Canada. Statistics Canada calculates the indicators based on monitoring data provided by Environment Canada's National Air Pollution Surveillance (NAPS) network.
  • 42. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Indicator
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5129
    Description: The greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions indicator reports the trend in human made greenhouse gas emissions at a national, provincial/territorial, and sectoral level for six greenhouse gases in Canada: carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, sulphur hexafluoride, perfluorocarbons, and hydrofluorocarbons.
  • 43. Biennial Drinking Water Plants Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5149
    Description: The Survey of Drinking Water Plants is conducted to provide Canadians with national and regional information related to the production of drinking water.
  • 44. Survey of Industrial Processes
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5163
    Description: The Survey of Industrial Processes (SIP) is an industry-specific business survey focusing on small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It is designed to link economic data with industrial processes and environmental outcomes. The SIP collects data on operational activities and engineering processes of industrial, manufacturing, and service oriented establishments.
  • 45. Hazardous Waste Management Industry Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5199
    Description: This survey collects data on the amount of hazardous waste handled by businesses in the Canadian Hazardous Waste Management industry. The data will be used to compile a national-level estimate of the amount of hazardous waste that is processed at Canadian facilities. The data will also be used by Environment Canada to fulfill international reporting requirements under the Basel Convention.
  • 46. National Fire Information Database (NFID)
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5248
    Description: The National Fire Information Database (NFID) is a pilot project with the objective of gathering ten years of microdata information on fire incidents and fire losses from provincial/territorial Fire Marshals and Fire Commissioners Offices across Canada, standardizing the data, and creating a centralized national system for the collection of fire statistics.
  • 47. Canadian System of Environmental-Economic Accounts - Ecosystem Accounts
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5331
    Description: Ecosystem accounts are based on the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting - Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA-EA) framework, which was adopted as an international statistical standard by the United Nations Statistical Commission in March 2021. This framework complements, and builds on, the accounting for environmental assets described in the United Nations System of Environmental-Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA-CF), which was adopted as an international standard in 2012.
  • 48. Canadian System of Environmental-Economic Accounts - Environmental tax statistics
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5376
    Description: The Environmental tax statistics (ETS) product is one of the elements of the United Nations System of Environmental-Economic Accounting - Central Framework (SEEA-CF), which was adopted as an international standard in 2012. This product records, in monetary units, government revenues generated from environmental tax from industry, households, government institutions and non-profit organizations and gross fixed capital formation.
  • 49. Canadian indexes of social resilience and vulnerability to natural hazards
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5431
    Description: The Canadian indexes of social resilience and vulnerability were created to provide area-based information on resilience and vulnerability to natural hazards and disasters across Canada.
  • 50. Environmental and Clean Technology Products Economic Account
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5450
    Description: The Environmental and Clean Technology Products Economic Account (ECTPEA) is one of the main elements of the United Nations System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) Central Framework, which was adopted as an international statistical standard in 2012. This account provides statistics on the production and use of environmental and clean technology (ECT) products in the Canadian economy, expressed in monetary values.

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