Table 5
Electricity generation, by utilities, by source, 2005

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Province/territory Hydro1 Nuclear Coal Natural gas Heavy fuel oil2 Other3
percent
Newfoundland and Labrador 96.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.4 0.0
Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia 10.0 0.0 71.7 1.9 15.8 0.6
New Brunswick 18.8 21.6 18.0 5.2 36.1 0.2
Quebec 96.4 2.8 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.0
Ontario 22.3 50.2 19.7 7.3 0.6 0.0
Manitoba 98.8 0.0 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
Saskatchewan 24.0 0.0 55.8 20.1 0.0 0.1
Alberta 5.4 0.0 81.7 12.8 0.0 0.1
British Columbia 94.3 0.0 0.0 5.7 0.0 0.1
Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories and Nunavut 70.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 29.4
Canada 59.0 15.6 18.2 4.9 2.3 0.1
1. Includes small amounts of wind and tidal. 
2. Includes petroleum coke.
3. Includes manufactured gases, other petroleum products, other fuels and station service.
Data source: Statistics Canada, 2007, Report on Energy Supply-demand in Canada, catalogue number 57-003.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2007, EnviroStats, volume 1, number 2, "Heavy fuel oil consumption in Canada", catalogue number 16-002-XWE.