Table 7
Treatment of drinking water by households that had a municipal water supply, Canada and provinces

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Treatment of drinking water by households that had a municipal water supply, Canada and provinces
  Municipal water supply 1 Households that had a municipal water supply
Primary type of drinking water, tap water 2 Treated water prior to consumption 3 Used an on-tap filter or purifier 3 Used a filter or purifier on the main supply pipe 3 Used a filter 3 Used a jug filter 3 Boiled water in order to make it safe to drink in the last twelve months 3
  percent
Canada 86 59 54 12 6 47 34 11
Newfoundland and Labrador 88 55 66 16 7 E 57 44 21
Prince Edward Island 49 64 43 F F 41 29 F
Nova Scotia 56 60 52 F F 47 38 F
New Brunswick 50 59 52 F F 47 41 F
Quebec 88 59 37 9 E 3 31 21 9
Ontario 87 53 64 14 9 58 41 11
Manitoba 80 54 53 11 8 E 48 36 9 E
Saskatchewan 90 66 48 11 9 44 29 8 E
Alberta 89 62 56 13 6 E 52 38 9 E
British Columbia 91 68 60 13 5 47 32 21
1.
As a percentage of all households.
2.
As a percentage of all households that had a municipal water supply.
3.
Information relates only to households that reported primarily consuming tap water, or tap water and bottled water.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Environment Accounts and Statistics Division, Households and the Environment Survey, 2007, CANSIM Tables 153-0062, 153-0063 and 153-0066.