Table 5
Primary type of drinking water consumed, Canada and provinces

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Primary type of drinking water consumed, Canada and provinces
  Municipal and non-municipal water supply 1 Municipal water supply 2 Non-municipal water supply 3
Tap water Bottled Both tap water and bottled water Tap water Bottled Both tap water and bottled water Tap water Bottled Both tap water and bottled water
  percent
Canada 59 30 10 59 30 10 61 30 7
Newfoundland and Labrador 57 28 7 E 55 30 6 E 69 F F
Prince Edward Island 72 20 F 64 28 F 79 F F
Nova Scotia 63 28 7 E 60 31 F 67 24 F
New Brunswick 65 29 4 E 59 35 F 72 23 F
Quebec 59 28 11 59 28 12 64 26 8 E
Ontario 53 34 12 53 34 12 55 36 8
Manitoba 55 37 8 E 54 37 8 E 59 33 F
Saskatchewan 65 28 7 66 26 7 54 39 F
Alberta 62 29 8 62 29 9 60 36 F
British Columbia 68 24 8 68 24 7 64 24 F
1.
As a percentage of all households.
2.
As a percentage of all households that had a municipal water supply.
3.
As a percentage of all households that had a non-municipal water supply.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Environment Accounts and Statistics Division, Households and the Environment Survey, 2007, CANSIM Table 153-0063.