Table 19 Buildings – Characteristics by primary activity and number of floors, 2019
Primary activity | Number of floors | Building count | Floor space | Energy use | Energy intensity | |||
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# | QI | millions of m2 | QI | PJ | QI | GJ/m2 | ||
Bank branch | Total | 8,419 | A | 5.6 | A | 5.1 | A | 0.95 |
1 | 4,160 | A | 2.1 | A | 2.0 | B | 1.01 | |
2 | 1,805 | C | 2.0 | F | 1.9 | C | 1.02 | |
3 | 93 | B | 0.2 | F | 0.1 | F | 0.82 | |
Not available Footnote 3 | 2,361 | F | 1.4 | F | 1.1 | F | 0.79 | |
Public safety – police and fire station | Total | 4,909 | B | 8.8 | F | 7.4 | C | 0.96 |
1 | 1,432 | A | 2.3 | F | 1.6 | C | 0.96 | |
2 | 1,586 | A | 1.6 | A | 2.0 | A | 1.20 | |
3 | 1,361 | F | 3.8 | F | 2.6 | F | 0.71 | |
4 to 9 | 15 | B | 0.1 | B | 0.2 | C | 0.87 | |
10 or more | 11 | − | 0.2 | − | 0.5 | − | 2.93 | |
Not available Footnote 3 | 505 | F | 0.8 | F | 0.6 | F | 0.86 | |
Assisted living facility | Total | 4,637 | A | 16.6 | B | 18.9 | A | 1.44 |
1 | 1,416 | A | 2.0 | B | 3.3 | B | 1.73 | |
2 | 1,425 | F | 1.9 | B | 2.8 | B | 1.29 | |
3 | 501 | B | 2.8 | B | 4.0 | C | 1.51 | |
4 to 9 | 334 | B | 6.9 | F | 5.6 | C | 1.26 | |
Not available Footnote 3 | 960 | A | 3.0 | A | 3.2 | A | 1.26 | |
Hotel, motel, hostel, or lodge | Total | 10,058 | A | 24.6 | A | 33.2 | A | 1.28 |
1 | 2,533 | B | 2.7 | B | 8.5 | F | 1.65 | |
2 | 2,343 | B | 6.0 | C | 4.3 | B | 1.00 | |
3 | 968 | A | 1.8 | A | 2.5 | B | 1.81 | |
4 to 9 | 894 | A | 5.6 | A | 7.2 | A | 1.63 | |
10 or more | 226 | A | 5.0 | B | 7.3 | B | 1.51 | |
Not available Footnote 3 | 3,094 | F | 3.5 | C | 3.3 | C | 0.89 | |
Preschool or daycare | Total | 6,433 | A | 4.7 | A | 3.8 | A | 0.98 |
1 | 2,455 | A | 1.7 | A | 1.6 | B | 1.34 | |
2 | 2,693 | A | 2.0 | A | 1.2 | A | 0.68 | |
3 | 532 | B | 0.3 | B | 0.2 | B | 0.74 | |
4 to 9 | 52 | B | 0.0 | A | 0.1 | F | 2.51 | |
Not available Footnote 3 | 702 | A | 0.7 | B | 0.7 | C | 0.96 | |
Primary or secondary school | Total | 18,117 | A | 83.9 | A | 69.7 | A | 0.91 |
1 | 6,125 | A | 19.3 | A | 17.1 | A | 1.02 | |
2 | 8,571 | A | 46.4 | A | 39.3 | A | 0.85 | |
3 | 932 | A | 8.1 | A | 6.0 | A | 0.83 | |
4 to 9 | 272 | B | 3.1 | B | 2.2 | B | 0.64 | |
Not available Footnote 3 | 2,217 | C | 7.0 | A | 5.1 | A | 0.92 | |
Restaurant | Total | 47,988 | A | 13.4 | A | 36.0 | A | 2.60 |
1 | 30,638 | B | 7.7 | A | 20.3 | A | 2.54 | |
2 | 5,458 | A | 2.0 | A | 5.3 | A | 2.74 | |
3 | 1,787 | C | 0.8 | B | 0.8 | C | 1.02 | |
4 to 9 | 53 | F | 0.1 | B | 0.4 | F | 3.29 | |
10 or more | 95 | F | 0.0 | F | 0.0 | F | 1.67 | |
Not available Footnote 3 | 9,958 | C | 2.8 | B | 9.2 | A | 3.01 | |
Food or beverage store | Total | 36,587 | A | 30.7 | A | 50.0 | A | 1.34 |
1 | 21,665 | A | 19.8 | B | 28.6 | B | 1.44 | |
2 | 4,471 | B | 6.2 | C | 14.1 | C | 1.85 | |
3 | 221 | B | 0.2 | F | 0.5 | F | 2.18 | |
4 to 9 | 533 | F | 0.4 | F | 0.3 | F | 0.75 | |
10 or more | 6 | − | 0.0 | − | 0.0 | − | 0.92 | |
Not available Footnote 3 | 9,691 | C | 4.0 | A | 6.4 | B | 0.90 | |
Retail – non−food | Total | 79,749 | A | 87.1 | A | 85.0 | A | 1.01 |
1 | 43,068 | A | 38.1 | B | 37.2 | B | 1.15 | |
2 | 19,123 | A | 32.1 | C | 34.2 | C | 1.08 | |
3 | 885 | A | 2.0 | F | 2.6 | F | 0.63 | |
4 to 9 | 215 | F | 1.0 | F | 0.5 | F | 1.98 | |
10 or more | 97 | C | 0.1 | A | 0.0 | A | 0.63 | |
Not available Footnote 3 | 16,362 | C | 13.9 | B | 10.5 | A | 0.58 | |
Office space – medical | Total | 20,645 | A | 15.2 | C | 8.9 | A | 0.91 |
1 | 10,211 | A | 3.9 | A | 3.4 | A | 1.08 | |
2 | 4,479 | A | 2.2 | A | 1.7 | A | 0.80 | |
3 | 972 | C | 1.2 | C | 1.1 | C | 1.31 | |
4 to 9 | 872 | F | 5.3 | F | 1.0 | F | 0.35 | |
10 or more | 15 | A | 0.0 | F | 0.1 | F | 1.88 | |
Not available Footnote 3 | 4,096 | A | 2.5 | B | 1.7 | B | 0.63 | |
Office space – excluding medical | Total | 78,753 | A | 101.5 | A | 111.7 | A | 1.05 |
1 | 25,670 | A | 10.4 | A | 12.0 | A | 1.24 | |
2 | 25,674 | A | 21.3 | A | 22.0 | B | 0.92 | |
3 | 5,494 | A | 12.4 | B | 28.5 | F | 1.82 | |
4 to 9 | 2,770 | B | 12.9 | B | 14.3 | B | 1.08 | |
10 or more | 587 | B | 13.0 | F | 13.3 | F | 0.82 | |
Not available Footnote 3 | 18,558 | A | 31.5 | B | 21.7 | B | 0.75 | |
Recreation centre | Total | 8,083 | A | 11.4 | A | 14.6 | A | 1.07 |
1 | 3,347 | A | 3.5 | A | 4.1 | A | 0.96 | |
2 | 3,355 | C | 4.9 | A | 6.7 | B | 0.87 | |
3 | 88 | A | 0.8 | C | 1.3 | C | 1.34 | |
4 to 9 | 38 | F | 0.3 | F | 0.5 | F | 1.78 | |
Not available Footnote 3 | 1,256 | C | 1.9 | B | 1.9 | B | 1.83 | |
Ice rink | Total | 1,900 | F | 5.9 | A | 7.5 | A | 1.15 |
1 | 1,255 | F | 1.9 | F | 2.7 | F | 1.10 | |
2 | 456 | A | 2.5 | A | 3.1 | A | 1.27 | |
3 | 13 | A | 0.1 | C | 0.1 | C | 1.62 | |
4 to 9 | 15 | B | 0.5 | C | 0.6 | F | 1.58 | |
Not available Footnote 3 | 162 | C | 0.9 | B | 0.8 | B | 1.15 | |
Place of worship | Total | 24,790 | A | 25.6 | A | 29.6 | C | 0.99 |
1 | 16,680 | B | 11.7 | A | 9.8 | A | 0.76 | |
2 | 5,614 | A | 10.2 | C | 17.2 | F | 1.74 | |
3 | 371 | B | 0.8 | C | 0.6 | C | 0.91 | |
4 to 9 | 37 | B | 0.1 | F | 0.1 | F | 0.86 | |
10 or more | 129 | − | 0.1 | − | 0.0 | − | 0.56 | |
Not available Footnote 3 | 1,959 | B | 2.7 | F | 1.9 | C | 0.86 | |
Museum or gallery | Total | 4,297 | B | 3.0 | A | 3.8 | B | 0.85 |
1 | 1,467 | C | 0.5 | F | 0.4 | C | 1.04 | |
2 | 1,364 | F | 0.9 | C | 1.1 | F | 0.58 | |
3 | 647 | F | 0.6 | F | 0.4 | C | 0.71 | |
4 to 9 | 57 | C | 0.6 | F | 1.5 | F | 1.48 | |
10 or more | 1 | − | 0.0 | − | 0.0 | − | 1.27 | |
Not available Footnote 3 | 761 | F | 0.3 | F | 0.3 | F | 1.05 | |
Library or archives | Total | 3,307 | F | 3.2 | F | 3.3 | F | 1.00 |
1 | 2,705 | F | 2.0 | F | 2.2 | F | 1.02 | |
2 | 229 | B | 0.4 | B | 0.4 | B | 0.90 | |
3 | 88 | B | 0.3 | C | 0.3 | C | 1.09 | |
4 to 9 | 15 | B | 0.2 | B | 0.2 | A | 0.94 | |
10 or more | 1 | − | 0.0 | − | 0.0 | − | 0.90 | |
Not available Footnote 3 | 269 | F | 0.2 | F | 0.2 | F | 0.88 | |
Warehouse | Total | 42,220 | A | 88.2 | A | 107.9 | A | 1.04 |
1 | 21,207 | A | 38.4 | A | 51.1 | B | 1.08 | |
2 | 7,891 | A | 24.0 | A | 28.6 | B | 1.10 | |
3 | 226 | C | 3.3 | F | 1.8 | F | 1.43 | |
4 to 9 | 198 | C | 0.7 | F | 6.0 | F | 7.97 | |
10 or more | 332 | F | 0.6 | C | 0.8 | F | 0.54 | |
Not available Footnote 3 | 12,366 | C | 21.2 | C | 19.6 | C | 0.83 | |
Vehicle dealership, repair, or storage | Total | 45,021 | A | 31.6 | A | 47.8 | A | 1.82 |
1 | 31,237 | A | 17.4 | A | 27.9 | B | 2.02 | |
2 | 7,830 | A | 9.8 | A | 15.1 | A | 1.49 | |
3 | 100 | A | 0.2 | C | 0.1 | F | 0.62 | |
4 to 9 | 12 | − | 0.0 | − | 0.0 | − | 0.94 | |
10 or more | 188 | F | 0.2 | A | 0.2 | F | 1.15 | |
Not available Footnote 3 | 5,654 | A | 4.0 | A | 4.5 | A | 1.20 | |
Mixed use Footnote 1 | Total | 60,419 | A | 88.0 | A | 209.3 | C | 1.36 |
1 | 21,863 | B | 21.3 | B | 27.4 | B | 1.32 | |
2 | 28,896 | A | 31.7 | B | 83.9 | F | 1.42 | |
3 | 1,844 | B | 7.6 | F | 17.9 | F | 1.28 | |
4 to 9 | 1,099 | C | 8.7 | F | 65.1 | F | 3.48 | |
10 or more | 441 | F | 1.9 | F | 1.8 | F | 0.98 | |
Not available Footnote 3 | 6,276 | B | 16.8 | C | 13.3 | C | 0.89 | |
Others in scope Footnote 2 | Total | 49,240 | A | 63.2 | A | 102.8 | B | 1.16 |
1 | 27,401 | A | 17.9 | A | 22.3 | B | 1.05 | |
2 | 11,918 | A | 15.4 | B | 30.3 | F | 1.51 | |
3 | 2,927 | C | 6.8 | F | 14.6 | F | 1.31 | |
4 to 9 | 752 | F | 13.3 | F | 27.0 | F | 1.52 | |
10 or more | 218 | F | 0.7 | F | 0.7 | F | 1.15 | |
Not available Footnote 3 | 6,025 | B | 9.1 | B | 8.0 | C | 0.83 | |
Total Buildings | Total | 555,576 | A | 712.4 | A | 956.4 | A | 1.29 |
1 | 276,535 | A | 224.9 | A | 283.6 | A | 1.40 | |
2 | 145,180 | A | 223.6 | A | 315.3 | B | 1.25 | |
3 | 20,049 | A | 54.1 | A | 86.2 | C | 1.32 | |
4 to 9 | 8,233 | A | 59.9 | A | 132.7 | F | 1.61 | |
10 or more | 2,347 | B | 21.8 | B | 24.8 | B | 0.96 | |
Not available Footnote 3 | 103,232 | A | 128.0 | A | 113.9 | A | 1.03 |
Legend:
- Quality indicators (QI) classify each estimate according to its quality as follows: A–20% or less, B–between 20% and 30%, C–between 30% and 40%, and F–more than 40%.
- A cell value of 0.0 is a valid value that indicates that the amount is greater than 0 but less than 0.05
- ’–’ in the Quality Indicator (QI) column means that there are not enough observations to calculate it
Notes:
- SCIEU 2019 collected data through two surveys: a survey for buildings and a survey for establishments. The latter includes universities, other post−secondary institutions (i.e. colleges / CEGEPs, technical schools) and hospitals, where one establishment may have one or multiple buildings. The establishment survey for SCIEU 2019 yielded a total of 1,444 establishments, comprised of 242 universities, 445 other post−secondary institutions, and 757 hospitals, representing 4,660 university buildings, 1,824 other post−secondary buildings, and 2,008 hospital buildings, respectively.
- The number of floors was not included in the Establishments survey.
- Some totals may not be the same between tables due to rounding.
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