Text Table 3.10
Households that used chemical fertilizers or pesticides on their lawn or garden, by province, 2005

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  Households with a lawn or garden1 Households with a lawn or garden Pesticide users2 Used pesticides, 1994
Used fertilizers Used pesticides Pesticides applied as part of a regular maintenance schedule3 Pesticides applied when a problem arose3
percent
Newfoundland and Labrador 89 25 21 48 51 9
Prince Edward Island 85 22 14 48 53 12
Nova Scotia 79 24 18 50 50 19
New Brunswick 84 24 17 45 48 20
Quebec 67 15 15 55 40 30
Ontario 75 37 34 58 42 34
Manitoba 75 39 44 41 59 30
Saskatchewan 81 46 43 42 57 37
Alberta 77 46 39 48 53 36
British Columbia 71 33 29 45 55 30
Canada 73 32 29 52 47 31
Notes:
1. As a percentage of all households.
2. As a percentage of households with a lawn or garden.
3. Some respondents specified a frequency of application other than "part of a regular maintenance schedule" or "when problems arose." This proportion is not included here so some row totals may be less than 100%. In addition, some respondents specified both frequencies of application so some row totals may exceed 100%. 
Source: Statistics Canada, Households and the Environment Survey, 1994 and 2006.