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July 10, 2017HOUSEHOLDS AND THE ENVIRONMENT: HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS, 2015 Statistics Canada has released results from the 2015 iteration of the Household and Environment Survey. It released the latest data on the percentage and type of heating system used by households and percentage of homegrown fruit, herbs, vegetables or flowers for personal use. Data released also include fertilizer use, indoor quality, air conditioners and other general environmental engagement by households.
Note: Data on some types of heating system is too unreliable to be published by Statistics Canada.
In 2015, 45 per cent of Canadians used Natural gas as their primary heating system, up from 44 per cent reported in 2013. Electricity usage followed, reporting 41 per cent in 2015, up from 39 per cent reported in 2013. Propane remained the lowest heating system as 1 per cent of Canadians reported usage in both 2013 and 2015. Alberta still leads in natural gas use, reporting 80 per cent in 2013 and 81 per cent in 2015. Wood usage was relatively high in 2015 in the Atlantic region, with Nova Scotia reporting 13 per cent and New Brunswick 14 per cent (highest).
Note: Data on some heating systems is too unreliable to be published by Statistics Canada.
Oil remained the leading heating system in Nova Scotia as 37 per cent reported its usage in 2015, down 10 per cent from 2013. The second most used heating system in Nova Scotia in 2015 was electricity, reporting 33 percent, down 2 per cent from 2013. Data on natural gas, propane, and other fuel was too unreliable to be published for Nova Scotia by Statistics Canada. In Halifax, the rate was different from the provincial average with electricity replacing oil to become the leading heating system. In 2015, 39 per cent of Halifax residents reported using electricity, up 2 per cent from 2013.
National households home growing for personal use increased to 59 per cent in 2015, compared to 57 per cent in 2013 and 56 per cent in 2011. In 2015, New Brunswick reported the highest ,64 per cent, while Newfoundland the lowest with 50 percent. Nova Scotia reported 62 per cent in 2015 up from 55 per cent in 2013 and 54 per cent in 2011. All the provinces except Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island and Manitoba reported an increase in household home growing for personal use in 2015 compared to 2013. Halifax reported 64 per cent in 2015 up from 54 per cent in 2013 and 46 percent in 2011.
Source: Statistics Canada. Households and the Environment, CANSIM table 153-0145 and 153-0156
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