| 2000 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total GHG Emissions Excluding Electricity (Mt of CO2e)a,d | 32.7 | 33.2 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 35.2 | |
GHG Emissions by End Use (Mt of CO2e)b,d | ||||||
| Space Heating | 29.2 | 28.7 | 29.7 | 31.7 | 30.4 | |
| Water Heating | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | |
| Auxiliary Equipment | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | |
| Auxiliary Motors | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Lighting | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Space Cooling | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| Street Lightingc | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
GHG Emissions by Activity Type1 (Mt of CO2e)b,d | ||||||
| Wholesale Trade | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | |
| Retail Trade | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.1 | |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
| Information and Cultural Industries | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | |
| Offices2 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 10.9 | |
| Educational Services | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 | |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 6.4 | |
| Arts, Entertainment and Recreation | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.7 | |
| Other Services | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | |
| GHG Intensity (tonne/TJ)a,d | 33.0 | 28.2 | 28.4 | 28.9 | 29.0 | |
Footnotes:
1) Excludes street lighting.2) “Offices” includes activities related to finance and insurance; real estate and rental and leasing; professional, scientific and technical services; public administration; and others..
Sources:a) Statistics Canada, Report on Energy Supply and Demand in Canada, 2000-2020, Ottawa, 2022.
b) Natural Resources Canada, Commercial/Institutional End-Use Model, Ottawa, 2022.
c) Statistics Canada, Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 2000-2007 (Cat. No. 57-202-X). Data for reference year 2008 onward were provided on request.
d) Environment and Climate Change Canada, National Inventory Report 2000-2020: Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks in Canada, Ottawa, 2022.