Table 3
Water supply, by province

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Water supply, by province
Table summary
This table displays the main source of water of Canadian households. The row headers provide information for all of Canada and by province. The column headers provide information on the proportion of households reporting municipal or non-municipal water supplies. It also provides information on the proportion of households reporting private wells and surface sources of water.
  Municipal water supply Non-municipal water supply Non-municipal water supply
Private well Surface source
  percent
Canada 86 12 11 1
Newfoundland and Labrador 85 15 E 13 E F
Prince Edward Island 52 48 48 F
Nova Scotia 61 38 36 F
New Brunswick 56 44 42 F
Quebec 87 13 12 E
Ontario 86 11 10 E
Manitoba 88 11 10 F
Saskatchewan 93 E E F
Alberta 91 9 7 F
British Columbia 92 7 6 E
Note(s):
As a percentage of all households.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Environment Accounts and Statistics Division, CANSIM table 153-0062.
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