Table 28
Water intake in thermal-electric power generation industries, by month and region, 2011

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Water intake in thermal-electric power generation industries, by month and region, 2011
  Atlantic 1 Quebec Ontario Prairies 2 British Columbia and territories 3 Canada
  millions of cubic metres % millions of cubic metres % millions of cubic metres % millions of cubic metres % millions of cubic metres % millions of cubic metres %
Total 1,656.4 A 100.0 633.7 A 100.0 19,344.0 A 100.0 1,842.4 A 100.0 20.8 A 100.0 23,497.2 A 100.0
January 134.2 B 8.1 61.4 A 9.7 1,722.1 A 8.9 157.3 A 8.5 1.3 A 6.2 2,076.3 A 8.8
February 131.0 B 7.9 56.3 A 8.9 1,535.6 A 7.9 137.0 A 7.4 1.4 A 6.7 1,861.3 A 7.9
March 136.8 B 8.3 59.4 A 9.4 1,542.8 A 8.0 149.5 A 8.1 1.6 A 7.7 1,890.1 A 8.0
April x x x x x x 136.6 A 7.4 1.8 A 8.7 1,745.4 A 7.4
May 123.0 B 7.4 57.4 A 9.1 1,549.8 A 8.0 140.4 A 7.6 1.3 A 6.2 1,871.9 A 8.0
June 149.4 A 9.0 78.2 A 12.3 1,534.6 A 7.9 137.8 A 7.5 1.2 A 5.8 1,901.2 A 8.1
July 151.8 A 9.2 86.3 A 13.6 1,909.9 A 9.9 189.2 A 10.3 2.0 A 9.6 2,339.1 A 10.0
August 156.2 A 9.4 x x x x 197.0 A 10.7 1.9 A 9.1 2,337.8 A 9.9
September x x 6.4 A 1.0 x x 168.9 A 9.2 1.9 A 9.1 1,995.2 A 8.5
October 127.3 A 7.7 x x x x 143.9 A 7.8 1.1 A 5.3 1,723.2 A 7.3
November 129.6 B 7.8 33.6 A 5.3 1,565.9 A 8.1 134.1 A 7.3 4.0 A 19.2 1,867.1 A 7.9
December 142.4 B 8.6 x x x x 150.8 A 8.2 1.3 A 6.2 1,888.7 A 8.0
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.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, CANSIM tables 153-0079 and 153-0080.
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