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Chart 30 Canadians who engaged, without pay, in environmental conservation or protection activities, by province

Data table for Chart 30

Table summary
This table displays the results of Data table for Chart 30. The information is grouped by Province (appearing as row headers), 2013 and 2015, calculated using % of households units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Province	2013	2015
Province	% of households
Canada	18	17
N.L.	22	18
P.E.I.	33	24
N.S.	24	21
N.B.	15	16
Que.	9	10
Ont.	20	20
Man.	17	17
Sask.	22	13
Alta.	22	21
B.C.	21	20
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 153-0151.

Table 24
Built-up area in Canada's largest census metropolitan areas, 1971 and 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of Built-up area in Canada's largest census metropolitan areas 1971, 2011 and 1971 to 2011, calculated using square kilometres, difference in square kilometres and % change units of measure (appearing as column headers).
	square kilometres		difference in square kilometres	% change
	1971	2011	1971 to 2011
Toronto	995	2 184	1 189	120
Montréal	755	1 571	816	108
Edmonton	342	1 094	752	220
Vancouver	492	995	503	102
Calgary	273	700	427	156
Ottawa–Gatineau (Ontario)	219	635	417	191
Source: Statistics Canada, Human Activity and the Environment (16-201-X).

Chart 31 Households that live close to a park or green space, by income, 2015

Data table for Chart 31

Data table for Chart 31
Households that live close^{Data table Note 1} to a park or green space, by income, 2015
Table summary
This table displays the results of Households that live close to a park or green space % of households (appearing as column headers).
	% of households
Under $20,000	83
$20,000 to $39,999	85
$40,000 to $59,999	90
$60,000 to $79,999	91
$80,000 to $99,999	94
$100,000 to $149,999	95
$150,000 and more	96
Note 1 Within a 10-minute journey from home. Return to note 1 referrer Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 153-0150.

Table 25
Popular outdoor activities close to home^{Table 25 Note 1}
Table summary
This table displays the results of Popular outdoor activities close to home 2013 and 2015, calculated using % of households units of measure (appearing as column headers).
	% of households
	2013	2015
Walking	54	52
Bicycling	22	20
Hiking	11	13
Jogging, running, rollerblading or cross-country running	11	10
Swimming, going to the beach, surfing, scuba diving or snorkeling	8	9
Football, soccer, field hockey, basketball, volleyball, baseball, rugby, lacrosse, ultimate (frisbee) or ball hockey	9	7
Note 1 Within a 10-minute journey from home. Return to note 1 referrer Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 153-0153.

Chart 32 Households that made purchases to feed or shelter birds on their property, by province

Data table for Chart 32

Data table for Chart 32
Table summary
This table displays the results of Data table for Chart 32. The information is grouped by Province (appearing as row headers), 2013 and 2015, calculated using % of households units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Province	2013	2015
Province	% of households
Canada	25	25
N.L.	34	35
P.E.I.	44	47
N.S.	39	41
N.B.	36	36
Que.	20	20
Ont.	25	24
Man.	28	27
Sask.	26	25
Alta.	26	27
B.C.	25	25
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 153-0130.

Table 26
Households that grew fruit, herbs, vegetables or flowers at home, by type of dwelling
Table summary
This table displays the results of Households that grew fruit. The information is grouped by (appearing as row headers), 2015, calculated using % of households units of measure (appearing as column headers).
	% of households
	2015
All types of dwellings	59
Single-detached house	69
Double house	63
Row or terrace house	53
Duplex	50
Low-rise apartment (fewer than five stories)	38
High-rise apartment (five stories or more)	36
Mobile home	57
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 153-0157.

Chart 33 Households that had a tree planted on their property within the previous five years, by census metropolitan area, 2015

Data table for Chart 33

Table summary
This table displays the results of Data table for Chart 33 % of households (appearing as column headers).
	% of households
Victoria	25
Vancouver	16
Abbotsford–Mission	28^{Note E: Use with caution}
Kelowna	30^{Note E: Use with caution}
Edmonton	28
Calgary	26
Saskatoon	25^{Note E: Use with caution}
Regina	17^{Note E: Use with caution}
Winnipeg	20
Thunder Bay	23^{Note E: Use with caution}
Greater Sudbury	38^{Note E: Use with caution}
Barrie	36^{Note E: Use with caution}
Windsor	37
London	33
Guelph	35^{Note E: Use with caution}
Brantford	25^{Note E: Use with caution}
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo	35
St. Catharines–Niagara	30^{Note E: Use with caution}
Hamilton	24
Toronto	20
Oshawa	24^{Note E: Use with caution}
Peterborough	29^{Note E: Use with caution}
Kingston	35
Ottawa–Gatineau	27
Montréal	15
Trois-Rivières	14^{Note E: Use with caution}
Sherbrooke	26
Québec	28
Saguenay	20^{Note E: Use with caution}
Saint John	40^{Note E: Use with caution}
Moncton	28^{Note E: Use with caution}
Halifax	27
St. John's	29
Canada	26
^E use with caution Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 153-0159.

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