Commercial/Institutional Energy Prices and Background Indicators
  2000   2014 2015 2016 2017
Energy Prices by Energy Source (incl. taxes)
Natural Gas (cents/m3)a,d 26.7   36.6 34.9 25.0 26.4
Light Fuel Oil (cents/litre)e 40.1   99.2 75.6 67.8 78.0
Heavy Fuel Oil (cents/litre)e 28.5   72.2 55.1 49.3 56.8
Electricity (40 kW/10,000 kWh)1 (cents/kWh)b,d 8.6   12.7 13.3 14.4 14.2
Electricity (500 kW/100,000 kWh)1 (cents/kWh)b,d 9.5   14.7 14.0 15.9 16.8

Background Indicators
Commercial/Institutional Floor Space (million m2)c 601.1   743.3 747.5 750.1 755.2
Commercial/Institutional Employees (thousands)f 10,207   12,967 13,090 13,237 13,535
Employees (per thousand m2)c,f 17.0   17.4 17.5 17.6 17.9
Commercial/Institutional GDP (million $ 2012)g 823,297   1,179,705 1,196,301 1,218,749 1,252,804

Footnotes:

1) kW refers to power hook-up, whereas kWh refers to monthly electricity consumption.

Sources:

a) Statistics Canada, Natural Gas, Monthly Sales, Table 25-10-0033-01. Natural gas prices for 2016 onward are calculated using Canadian Monthly Natural Gas Distribution, Canada and Provinces, Table 25-10-0059-01, Ottawa, 2022.
b) Hydro-Québec, Comparison of Electricity Prices in Major North American Cities, 2020.
c) Informetrica Limited, The Informetrica Model, 2000-2011. Data for 2012 onward are provided by Environment and Climate Change Canada. They assumed responsibility for operating The Informetrica Model as Informetrica Limited ceased its operations.
d) Statistics Canada, Report on Energy Supply and Demand in Canada, 2000-2020, Ottawa, 2022.
e) Natural Resources Canada, Petroleum Resources Branch, Canadian Oil, Refining and Energy Security Division, Ottawa, 2022.
f) Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, Table 14-10-0023-01, and Employment by Industry, annual, Table 14-10-0202-01, Ottawa, 2022.
g) Statistics Canada, Gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), Table 36-10-0434-03, Ottawa, 2022.