Table 4
Water intake in manufacturing industries, by source and industry group, 2011

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Water intake in manufacturing industries, by source and industry group, 2011
  Freshwater source Saline water source Total water intake
Municipal Self-supplied Self-supplied
Surface water bodies Groundwater Other Groundwater Tidewater Other
  millions of cubic metres
Total 457.7 A 2,822.6 A 122.2 D 99.5 B x 173.7 C x 3,677.5 A
Food 140.5 C 108.8 C 37.3 E x x 58.8 E x 346.4 B
Beverage and tobacco 19.3 D 22.3 C x x 0.0 x 0.0 46.8 B
Textile mills x x x 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7 D
Textile products 1.4 E x x 0.0 E 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 E
Wood x 12.5 D x F 0.0 0.0 0.0 28.6 E
Paper 111.5 A 1,126.9 A x 44.3 B 0.0 x 0.0 1,322.5 A
Petroleum and coal 16.6 A 187.3 A x x 0.0 x x 288.8 A
Chemicals 45.2 D 326.5 D x 36.9 B 0.0 x x 451.0 C
Plastics and rubber 18.4 D x x F 0.0 0.0 0.0 26.7 D
Non-metallic minerals 12.8 E 19.1 B 11.1 E x 0.0 0.0 x 44.3 C
Primary metals 47.7 D 1,006.5 A 2.6 B x 0.0 x 0.0 1,076.1 A
Fabricated metals 5.4 D x x F 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 D
Machinery F 0.0 F 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.6 E
Computers and electronics 1 x 0.0 x 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 F
Electrical products 1 1.1 D 0.0 F 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 D
Transportation equipment x x F F 0.0 0.0 0.0 24.1 B
Miscellaneous 1.4 B 0.0 F 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 B
Other 2 1.6 D 0.0 F 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.6 D
  percent
Percentage of total water intake 12.4 76.8 3.3 2.7 x 4.7 x 100.0
For 2005, computer and electronic product manufacturing and electrical equipment, appliance and component manufacturing are included in the other manufacturing industries category. As of 2007, they appear separately.
Other manufacturing industries combines the following industry groups 3-digit North American Industry Classification System (NAICS): clothing manufacturing (315), leather and allied product manufacturing (316), printing and related support activities (323) and furniture and related product manufacturing (337). The industry groups included in other manufacturing industries may vary from year to year.
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 153-0050.
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