Table 7
Treatment of drinking water by households that had a municipal water supply, by province

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Treatment of drinking water by households that had a municipal water supply, by province
Table summary
This table displays data on the methods of treatment of drinking water by households that had a municipal water supply. The row headers provide information for all of Canada and by province. The column headers provide information on the proportion of households that had a municipal water supply, and the methods of treatment of drinking water.
  Municipal water supply 1 Households that had a municipal water supply
Primary type of drinking water, tap water 2 Treated water prior to consumption 3 Used a filter or purifier 3 Used a filter or purifier on the main supply pipe 3 Used an on-tap filter or purifier 3 Used a jug filter 3 Boiled water in order to make it safe to drink in the last twelve months 3
  percent
Canada 86 68 50 48 5 17 31 11
Newfoundland and Labrador 85 61 66 67 E 27 46 17
Prince Edward Island 52 75 55 57 F F 50 F
Nova Scotia 61 79 55 55 E 17 E 40 F
New Brunswick 56 66 49 51 F 11 E 40 13 E
Quebec 87 62 36 30 E 8 22 14
Ontario 86 65 57 56 7 21 35 9
Manitoba 88 67 52 54 E 21 36 E
Saskatchewan 93 78 51 51 E 19 31 E
Alberta 91 69 52 52 E 21 30 E
British Columbia 92 82 55 48 6 18 29 17
As a percentage of all households.
As a percentage of all households that had a municipal water supply.
Information relates only to households that reported primarily consuming tap water, or tap water and bottled water.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Environment Accounts and Statistics Division, CANSIM tables 153-0062, 153-0063 and 153-0066.
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