Total potable water production in Canada edged up 0.1% in 2021 compared with 2019. Households accounted for 55% of the water used in Canada in 2021.
Drinking water plants produced 4 869 million cubic metres of potable water in 2021, most of which (88%) was drawn from a river or lake.
The number of Canadians who received their drinking water from plants that served communities of 300 people or more rose 3% from 2019 to 33.3 million people in 2021.
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