Commercial/Institutional Sector
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Table 27: Water Heating Secondary Energy Use and GHG Emissions by Activity Type
  2000   2018 2019 2020 2021
Total Water Heating Energy Use (PJ) 20.7   26.8 26.6 27.6 27.5

Energy Use by Activity Type (PJ)
Wholesale Trade 1.3   1.5 1.5 1.3 1.3
Retail Trade 3.7   4.8 4.8 3.8 3.8
Transportation and Warehousing 0.5   0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Information and Cultural Industries 0.5   0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
Offices2 4.4   5.6 5.6 4.9 4.9
Educational Services 3.3   4.2 4.2 3.8 3.8
Health Care and Social Assistance 3.7   5.5 5.4 9.4 9.3
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 0.5   0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
Accommodation and Food Services 2.1   2.8 2.8 2.1 2.1
Other Services 0.5   0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4

Shares (%)
Wholesale Trade 6.4   5.5 5.6 4.9 4.9
Retail Trade 18.0   18.0 18.0 13.8 13.8
Transportation and Warehousing 2.6   2.0 2.1 2.0 2.0
Information and Cultural Industries 2.6   2.4 2.4 2.2 2.3
Offices2 21.2   20.9 20.9 17.8 17.9
Educational Services 15.8   15.8 15.9 13.9 14.0
Health Care and Social Assistance 17.9   20.4 20.1 34.1 33.9
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 2.6   2.7 2.7 2.0 2.0
Accommodation and Food Services 10.3   10.3 10.4 7.6 7.7
Other Services 2.7   2.0 1.9 1.6 1.6

Activity
Total Floor Space (million m2) 227.21   293.38 295.55 297.81 300.31
Energy Intensity (GJ/m2) 0.09   0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09
Total Water Heating GHG Emissions Excluding Electricity (Mt of CO2e) 1.0   1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3

GHG Emissions by Activity Type (Mt of CO2e)
Wholesale Trade 0.1   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Retail Trade 0.2   0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Transportation and Warehousing 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Information and Cultural Industries 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Offices2 0.2   0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
Educational Services 0.2   0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Health Care and Social Assistance 0.2   0.3 0.3 0.5 0.4
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Accommodation and Food Services 0.1   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Other Services 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
GHG Intensity (tonne/TJ) 49.6   48.2 48.0 48.0 47.9

Footnotes:

1) Data on GHG emissions are presented excluding GHG emissions related to electricity production.
2) “Offices” includes activities related to finance and insurance; real estate and rental and leasing; professional, scientific and technical services; public administration; and others.