Commercial and Institutional Water Consumption, 1999

Next to residential uses, commercial consumption makes up the largest part of municipal water use. Commercial consumers are businesses, and institutional users such as government agencies, schools and hospitals. The commercial sector also includes water consumed in some residential units, namely apartment buildings, as these are normally operated by businesses.

Figure 1 shows that commercial use is about 18% of all municipal water use in Canada (as of 1994).

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Figure 1. Municipal Water Use by Sector, 1994

Figure 2 gives a regional breakdown of commercial water use. On a per capita basis, consumption rates are highest in Prince Edward Island and in New Brunswick, and lowest in Manitoba.

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Figure 2. Commercial Water Use per Capita by Province and Territory, 1996

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