Table 31
Water intake in thermal-electric power generation industries, by purpose of initial use and region, 2007

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Water intake in thermal-electric power generation industries, by purpose of initial use and region, 2007
  Cooling, condensing and steam Pollution control Sanitary service and domestic use Other Total water intake
  millions of cubic metres
Region  
Atlantic 1 x x 2.6 A x 2,694.4 A
Quebec x x 0.1 A x x
Ontario x 0.7 D 2.2 B x 21,907.3 B
Prairies 2 x x 1.1 C 1.3 D 2,332.2 C
British Columbia and territories 3 x x 0.0 A x x
Canada 27,781.6 A 7.0 C 6.0 A 39.8 E 27,834.4 A
  percent
Percentage of total water intake 99.8 0.0 0.0 0.1 100.0
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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