Environmental Data and Statistics

Statistics Canada publishes data and statistical analyses which are useful for monitoring and studying the natural environment and the impact of economic and social activities upon it. Statistics Canada maintains information on capital and operating expenditures made by the business sector establishments, as well as governments that supply environmental goods and services.

Through surveys and analytical reports Statistics Canada provides information on users and suppliers of environmental products in Canada.

Summary

Environment Statistics

The Environmental Information System database contains environment information presented in maps, tables and charts for specialized geographies. The Geographic Information System (GIS) component contains a wide variety of social and economic data series as well as data on environmental quality.

• Human Activity and the Environment, 2000 (Catalogue No. 11-509-X);
• Human Activity and the Environment, 2002 - Annual Statistics (Catalogue No. 16-201-X), feature article - Air quality in Canada;
• Human Activity and the Environment, 2003 - Annual Statistics (Catalogue No. 16-201-X), feature article - Fresh water resources in Canada;
• Human Activity and the Environment, 2004 - Annual Statistics (Catalogue No. 16-201-X), feature article - Energy in Canada;
• The St. Lawrence River Valley 1998 ice storm: maps and facts (Catalogue No. 16F0021X);
• A Geographical Profile of Manure Production in Canada (Catalogue No. 16F0025X).

Environmental Protection Expenditures

The Survey of Environmental Protection Expenditures measures the cost of environmental protection to business, governments and society. Statistics Canada also measures the use of pollution prevention and abatement technologies and processes by businesses.

Information is available in the following areas:

• use of environmental technologies;
• environmental practices;
• expenditures on environmental protection.

Waste Management Industry

Two surveys, one that targets public administrations and the other that covers the private sector, gather waste management statistics. These surveys gather information on the financial characteristics and waste management activities undertaken by companies, local governments and other public waste management bodies. These services included the collection and transportation of wastes and of materials destined for recycling, the operation of non-hazardous and hazardous waste disposal facilities, the operation of transfer stations and the treatment and disposal of wastes deemed to be hazardous.

Information is available in the following areas:

• waste disposed, materials prepared for recycling;
• revenues, expenditures, employment of waste management businesses;
• expenditures, employment of local governments involved in waste management.

Environment Industry

Canada's environment industry offers a wide range of goods and services aimed at protecting the environment and improving environmental quality. The industry is involved with supplying integrated process technologies to reduce environmental risk and prevent pollution. Statistics Canada provides information on the size and growth of the environment industry in Canada.

Data include:

• revenues of environmental goods and services (air pollution, water treatment, energy efficiency and renewable energy);
• industrial players, including waste management, consulting engineers, recyclers and manufacturers;
• provincial/territorial breakdown and client base;
• sales of goods and services to reduce greenhouse gas emissions;
• data by large firms and SMEs;
• employment data.

Environmental Accounts and Indicators

The environmental accounts present detailed statistics describing:

• the size of Canada's natural resource stocks and their contribution to national wealth;
• the extraction of these same resources and their disposition among businesses, households, governments and the rest of the world;
• the generation of various wastes (liquid, solid and gaseous) by industries, households and governments and the management of these wastes; and
• the expenditures made by businesses, households and governments for the purposes of protecting the environment.

The accounts are fully compatible with the System of National Accounts.

• Econnections: Linking the Environment and the Economy, Indicators and Detailed Statistics 2000 (Catalogue No. 16-200-X);
• Econnections: Linking the Environment and the Economy, Concepts, Sources and Methods of the Canadian System of Environmental and Resource Accounts (Catalogue No. 16-505-GPE).

Other Products

• Households and the Environment, 1994 (Catalogue No. 11-526-X);
• International Trade in Environmental Goods and Services: A Canada - U.S. Comparison (Catalogue No. 16F0009X).

Costs

Costs may be applicable in obtaining these statistics.

Additional Information

Specific inquiries about environmental statistics and surveys or services should be directed to:

System of National Accounts
Environment Accounts and Statistics Division
Statistics Canada
Ottawa, Ontario  K1A 0T6
Telephone: 613-951-0297
E-mail: environ@statcan.ca

Environment Accounts and Statistics Division publishes a variety of products available electronically and free of charge on the Internet. For a complete listing of products and services, please visit the Statistics Canada Web site.

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National Contact(s):
Statistical Reference Centre
Statistics Canada
Room 1500
Main Building
Holland Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario  K1A 0T6
Fax: 1-877-287-4369
Toll-free (information): 1-800-263-1136
Toll-free (publications): 1-800-267-6677
TTY Toll-free (hearing impaired): 1-800-363-7629
E-mail: infostats@statcan.ca
Web site: http://www.statcan.ca/start.html