Table 31
Water intake in thermal-electric power generation industries, by purpose of initial use and region, 2009

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Water intake in thermal-electric power generation industries, by purpose of initial use and region, 2009


Table summary
This table displays the results of water intake in thermal-electric power generation industries cooling, condensing and steam, pollution control, sanitary service and domestic use, other and total water intake, calculated using millions of cubic metres and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).

  Cooling, condensing and steam Pollution control Sanitary service and domestic use Other Total
water intake
  millions of cubic metres
Region  
Atlantic  Note 1 1,710.5  C Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 11.6  Note E: Use with caution 1,726.1  C
Quebec Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 0.0 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Ontario Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 0.9  C Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Prairies  Note 2 1,845.3  A Note F: too unreliable to be published Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 0.5  Note E: Use with caution 1,853.9  A
British Columbia and territories  Note 3 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 109.0  D
Canada 26,164.3  A x x x 26,345.5  A
  percent
Percentage of total water intake 99.3 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 100.0
Atlantic provinces include: Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.          
Prairie provinces include: Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.          
British Columbia and territories include: British Columbia, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.          
Note(s): Thermal-electric power generation is defined as fossil-fuel electric power generation (North American Industry Classification System, code 221112) and nuclear electric power generation (North American Industry Classification System, code 221113). Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding.          
           
1.
Atlantic provinces include: Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
2.
Prairie provinces include: Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
3.
British Columbia and territories include: British Columbia, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
Note(s):
Thermal-electric power generation is defined as fossil-fuel electric power generation (North American Industry Classification System, code 221112) and nuclear electric power generation (North American Industry Classification System, code 221113). Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, CANSIM tables 153-0079 and 153-0086.
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