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  • Geographic files and documentation: 16-510-X2023001
    Description: This product contains contiguously settled area (CSA) boundaries for a subset of Canadian population centres for 2010 and 2020 with user documentation. The CSA boundaries are derived from land cover data and represent the geographic extent of settled areas based on their physical footprint on the landscape. The boundaries can be used for reference, mapping and spatial analysis of settled areas and urban ecosystems. The CSA boundaries are created and maintained under the umbrella of the Census of Environment, and will support Statistics Canada's ecosystem accounting efforts.
    Release date: 2023-10-27

  • Stats in brief: 11-627-M2023028
    Description: This infographic presents data on level of concern about the risk of and steps taken to prepare for a weather-related emergency or natural disaster, of people living in Canada. This infographic is based on responses to the questions: "How concerned are you about the risk of a weather-related emergency or natural disaster affecting your household?" and "In the past 12 months, have you [or has someone in your household] taken steps to prepare in the event of a weather-related emergency or natural disaster affecting your household?" which were included in wave 7 of the Canadian Social Survey collected from October to December 2022. Results for level of concern and steps taken are shown for the ten provinces in Canada as well as for households able to cover an unexpected $500 expense or not.
    Release date: 2023-06-01

  • Stats in brief: 11-627-M2022087
    Description: Physical flow accounts (PFA) record the annual flows of natural resources, products and residuals between the Canadian economy and the environment. The Water Account describes the use of the natural resource input of water and of water accessed through municipal water supply or irrigation systems by industries, governments, institutions, and households.
    Release date: 2022-12-19

  • Stats in brief: 11-627-M2021073
    Description: Using data from the publication Human Activity and the Environment (HAE), 2021, this infographic provides selected highlights from the report, covering ecosystem extent, condition and services.
    Release date: 2022-01-25

  • Articles and reports: 82-003-X202000700001
    Description: The present study examined the spatial associations between air pollutants (fine particulate matter [PM2.5], nitrogen dioxide [NO2] and ground-level ozone [O3]) and psychological distress among subjects in the most populous provinces in Canada.
    Release date: 2020-07-29

  • Articles and reports: 82-003-X202000300002
    Description: The purpose of this study was to assess the risk of non accidental and cause specific mortality associated with long term exposure to PM2.5 among immigrants after they arrived in Canada, and to assess how this risk compares with that of the non immigrant population. Using the Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohort, this study also sought to determine the influence of several immigrant specific variables on the PM2.5 -mortality association, including duration in Canada, country of birth, age at immigration and neighbourhood ethnic concentration.
    Release date: 2020-06-17

  • Articles and reports: 16-508-X2019003
    Description: Environmental management practices are protocols that businesses adopt to reduce their impact on the environment. This fact sheet features the most common environmental management practices per industry group, per size of establishment and per employment share. It also highlights four of the most frequently used environmental practices (environmental management system, energy audit (past 3 years), energy management or monitoring system and greenhouse gas emissions inventory).
    Release date: 2019-06-19

  • Articles and reports: 11F0019M2019013
    Description: The need to measure both the desirable outputs (goods and services) and the undesirable outputs (emissions of greenhouse gases [GHGs] and criteria air contaminants [CACs]) from economic activity is becoming increasingly important as economic performance and environmental performance become ever more intertwined. Standard measures of multifactor productivity (MFP) growth provide insights into rising standards of living and the performance of economies, but they may be misleading if only desirable outputs are considered. This study presents estimates of environmentally adjusted multifactor productivity (EAMFP) growth using a new comprehensive database. This database contains information on GHG and CAC emissions, as well as on the production activities of Canadian manufacturers.
    Release date: 2019-05-08

  • Stats in brief: 16-508-X2018001
    Description: To comply with various environmental rules, businesses invest in processes and technologies that eliminate or reduce pollution before it is created (pollution prevention), or before it is released into the environment (pollution abatement and control). However, the various industries do not all spend at the same rate and do not all use the same techniques. This depends on current regulations and economic growth in the industry. This study draws a portrait of the environmental protection expenditures by the three of the main industries in Canada: oil and gas extraction; petroleum and coal product manufacturing; and electric power generation, transmission and distribution.
    Release date: 2018-04-13

  • Articles and reports: 16-002-X201500214133
    Description: This study uses data from the 2011 Census of Agriculture to examine wildlife habitat available on agricultural land, benefits that agriculture receives from wildlife, and mutually-beneficial farm practices.
    Release date: 2015-03-30
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  • Table: 57F0008X
    Description:

    The study contains data on carbon dioxide (C02) equivalent emissions by iron and steel manufacturers according to size of establishment. The results are based on 1998 data from the Industrial Consumption of Energy and the Annual Survey of Manufacturers.

    Release date: 2002-10-17

  • Thematic map: 16F0025X
    Description:

    This Statistics Canada publication is a collection of five annotated maps and graphs that describe the geographic distribution of manure in Canada by river basin. The amount of manure produced is estimated along with some of the major substances found in manure: (i) nitrogen, (ii) phosphorus, (iii) total coliform bacteria and (iv) fecal coliform bacteria.

    The maps and figures presented in this report indicate that there are geographic areas in Canada characterized by higher levels of total livestock manure and related production of nitrogen, phosphorus and bacteria. Areas that repeatedly showed the highest levels were found in central and southern Alberta, southern Manitoba, southern Ontario, southeastern Quebec, parts of Prince Edward Island, the west Fraser River area in southern British Columbia and an area near Wolfville and Kentville, Nova Scotia.

    Release date: 2001-02-22
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  • Stats in brief: 11-627-M2023028
    Description: This infographic presents data on level of concern about the risk of and steps taken to prepare for a weather-related emergency or natural disaster, of people living in Canada. This infographic is based on responses to the questions: "How concerned are you about the risk of a weather-related emergency or natural disaster affecting your household?" and "In the past 12 months, have you [or has someone in your household] taken steps to prepare in the event of a weather-related emergency or natural disaster affecting your household?" which were included in wave 7 of the Canadian Social Survey collected from October to December 2022. Results for level of concern and steps taken are shown for the ten provinces in Canada as well as for households able to cover an unexpected $500 expense or not.
    Release date: 2023-06-01

  • Stats in brief: 11-627-M2022087
    Description: Physical flow accounts (PFA) record the annual flows of natural resources, products and residuals between the Canadian economy and the environment. The Water Account describes the use of the natural resource input of water and of water accessed through municipal water supply or irrigation systems by industries, governments, institutions, and households.
    Release date: 2022-12-19

  • Stats in brief: 11-627-M2021073
    Description: Using data from the publication Human Activity and the Environment (HAE), 2021, this infographic provides selected highlights from the report, covering ecosystem extent, condition and services.
    Release date: 2022-01-25

  • Articles and reports: 82-003-X202000700001
    Description: The present study examined the spatial associations between air pollutants (fine particulate matter [PM2.5], nitrogen dioxide [NO2] and ground-level ozone [O3]) and psychological distress among subjects in the most populous provinces in Canada.
    Release date: 2020-07-29

  • Articles and reports: 82-003-X202000300002
    Description: The purpose of this study was to assess the risk of non accidental and cause specific mortality associated with long term exposure to PM2.5 among immigrants after they arrived in Canada, and to assess how this risk compares with that of the non immigrant population. Using the Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohort, this study also sought to determine the influence of several immigrant specific variables on the PM2.5 -mortality association, including duration in Canada, country of birth, age at immigration and neighbourhood ethnic concentration.
    Release date: 2020-06-17

  • Articles and reports: 16-508-X2019003
    Description: Environmental management practices are protocols that businesses adopt to reduce their impact on the environment. This fact sheet features the most common environmental management practices per industry group, per size of establishment and per employment share. It also highlights four of the most frequently used environmental practices (environmental management system, energy audit (past 3 years), energy management or monitoring system and greenhouse gas emissions inventory).
    Release date: 2019-06-19

  • Articles and reports: 11F0019M2019013
    Description: The need to measure both the desirable outputs (goods and services) and the undesirable outputs (emissions of greenhouse gases [GHGs] and criteria air contaminants [CACs]) from economic activity is becoming increasingly important as economic performance and environmental performance become ever more intertwined. Standard measures of multifactor productivity (MFP) growth provide insights into rising standards of living and the performance of economies, but they may be misleading if only desirable outputs are considered. This study presents estimates of environmentally adjusted multifactor productivity (EAMFP) growth using a new comprehensive database. This database contains information on GHG and CAC emissions, as well as on the production activities of Canadian manufacturers.
    Release date: 2019-05-08

  • Stats in brief: 16-508-X2018001
    Description: To comply with various environmental rules, businesses invest in processes and technologies that eliminate or reduce pollution before it is created (pollution prevention), or before it is released into the environment (pollution abatement and control). However, the various industries do not all spend at the same rate and do not all use the same techniques. This depends on current regulations and economic growth in the industry. This study draws a portrait of the environmental protection expenditures by the three of the main industries in Canada: oil and gas extraction; petroleum and coal product manufacturing; and electric power generation, transmission and distribution.
    Release date: 2018-04-13

  • Articles and reports: 16-002-X201500214133
    Description: This study uses data from the 2011 Census of Agriculture to examine wildlife habitat available on agricultural land, benefits that agriculture receives from wildlife, and mutually-beneficial farm practices.
    Release date: 2015-03-30

  • Articles and reports: 16-201-X201300011875
    Description:

    The article "Measuring ecosystem goods and services in Canada" presents preliminary results achieved through a two-year interdepartmental project to develop experimental ecosystem accounts and the required statistical infrastructure. It provides an overview of ecosystem accounting and valuation and presents several measures of the quantity and quality of ecosystems and ecosystem goods and services (EGS). These measures focus on land cover, human landscape modification, ecosystem potential of the boreal forest, biomass extraction, marine and coastal EGS, and wetland EGS. The report also includes a case study on the Thousand Islands National Park exploring monetary valuation of EGS and concludes with a research agenda for future work on this topic.

    Release date: 2013-11-29
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  • Geographic files and documentation: 16-510-X2023001
    Description: This product contains contiguously settled area (CSA) boundaries for a subset of Canadian population centres for 2010 and 2020 with user documentation. The CSA boundaries are derived from land cover data and represent the geographic extent of settled areas based on their physical footprint on the landscape. The boundaries can be used for reference, mapping and spatial analysis of settled areas and urban ecosystems. The CSA boundaries are created and maintained under the umbrella of the Census of Environment, and will support Statistics Canada's ecosystem accounting efforts.
    Release date: 2023-10-27

  • Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 16-001-M2010014
    Description: Quantifying how Canada's water yield has changed over time is an important component of the water accounts maintained by Statistics Canada. This study evaluates the movement in the series of annual water yield estimates for Southern Canada from 1971 to 2004. We estimated the movement in the series using a trend-cycle approach and found that water yield for southern Canada has generally decreased over the period of observation.
    Release date: 2010-09-13

  • Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 16-001-M2009007
    Description:

    In this paper, we present the methodology developed by Statistics Canada to calculate the average annual water yield for Canada. Water yield, for the purposes of this paper, is defined as the amount of freshwater derived from unregulated flow (m3 s-1) measurements for a given geographic area over a defined period of time. The methodology is applied to the 1971 to 2000 time period.

    This research was conducted to fill data gaps in Statistics Canada's water statistics program. These gaps exist because estimates of freshwater flow for Canada have not been calculated regularly and have been produced using a variety of methods that do not necessarily generate comparable results. The methodology developed in this study produced results that are coherent through space and time. These results will be used in the future to investigate changes in water yield on a more disaggregated basis.

    To achieve the water yield estimate a database of natural streamflow observations from 1971 to 2000 was compiled. The streamflow values were then converted to a runoff depth and interpolated using ordinary kriging to produce spatial estimates of runoff. The spatial estimates were then scaled to create a National estimate of water yield as a thirty-year average. The methodology and results were then validated using a stability analysis and several techniques involving uncertainty. The result of the methodology indicates that the thirty-year average water yield for Canada is 3435 km3.

    Release date: 2009-06-01

  • Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 16-001-M2007003
    Description:

    The objective of the present study is to understand and explain how the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) Water Quality Index (WQI) behaves, and at the same time determine its limitations to make a better use of it in the future. In order to do so, four data sets were made available to us thanks to participation of the following provinces: Newfoundland, Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec.

    Release date: 2007-09-19

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