Table 1
Type of main heating equipment used, by province, 2007
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| Furnace | Electric baseboards | Boiler | Heating stove | Electric radiant heating | Gas fireplace | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| percent | |||||||
| Canada | 56 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 E | 2 E |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 25 | 47 | F | F | F | F | F |
| Prince Edward Island | 30 | F | 51 | F | F | F | F |
| Nova Scotia | 35 | 22 | 24 | 13 E | F | F | F |
| New Brunswick | 23 | 35 | 9 E | 16 | 14 E | F | F |
| Quebec | 16 | 61 | 6 E | 7 | 7 E | F | 2 E |
| Ontario | 76 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 E | 1 E | F |
| Manitoba | 73 | 14 E | F | F | F | F | F |
| Saskatchewan | 81 | F | 11 E | F | F | F | F |
| Alberta | 90 | F | 7 E | F | F | F | F |
| British Columbia | 56 | 21 | 9 | 3 E | 3 E | 3 E | F |
Note(s):
Includes households whose main source of heat was supplied by the dwelling
unit, who did not use a heat pump, or who used a heat pump that was not the
main source of heat for their dwelling.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Households and the Environment Survey: Energy Use, 2007,
Catalogue no. 11-526-S.
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