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Water Use in the Agriculture Industry by Province, 1996
(thousands m3)
Province |
Livestock Watering |
Irrigation |
Total |
% of Water Use by
Province |
Newfoundland & Labrador |
483 |
144 |
627 |
0.02 |
Prince Edward Island |
1,904 |
1,715 |
3,618 |
0.09 |
Nova Scotia |
3,199 |
2,272 |
5,471 |
0.13 |
New Brunswick |
2,369 |
1,443 |
3,812 |
0.09 |
Quebec |
45,001 |
58,394 |
103,395 |
2.52 |
Ontario |
59,233 |
114,000 |
173,233 |
4.23 |
Manitoba |
23,643 |
24,670 |
45,513 |
1.18 |
Saskatchewan |
39,890 |
271,370 |
311,260 |
7.60 |
Alberta |
61,468 |
2,609,000 |
2,670,468 |
65.16 |
British Columbia |
14,682 |
763,110 |
777,791 |
18.98 |
Canada |
252,071 |
3,846,117 |
4,098,188 |
100 |
Source: Statistics Canada Catalogue
No. 16-201-XPE |
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