Table 9
Treatment of drinking water by households that had
a non-municipal water supply, by province
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| Non-municipal water supply 1 | Households that had a non-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 | 12 | 66 | 48 | 48 | 34 | 15 | 14 | 4 E |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 15 E | 81 | 58 | 52 | 33 E | F | F | F |
| Prince Edward Island | 48 | 88 | 50 | 46 | 29 E | F | 26 E | F |
| Nova Scotia | 38 | 73 | 47 | 46 | 30 | 10 E | 18 | F |
| New Brunswick | 44 | 75 | 40 | 42 | 28 | 10 E | 16 | F |
| Quebec | 13 | 71 | 36 | 33 | 25 E | F | 6 E | F |
| Ontario | 11 | 59 | 54 | 58 | 42 | 18 | 19 | F |
| Manitoba | 11 | 64 | 60 | 56 | 28 E | 17 E | 25 E | F |
| Saskatchewan | 7 E | 49 | 41 | F | F | F | F | F |
| Alberta | 9 | 57 | 55 | 57 | 38 E | F | F | F |
| British Columbia | 7 | 68 | 55 | 57 | 45 | 13 E | F | F |
As a percentage of all households.
As a percentage of all households that had
a non-municipal water supply.
Information relates only to households that
reported primarily consuming tap water, or tap water and bottled water.
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