Table 3.2 Establishments – Characteristics by establishment size, 2019


Establishment size Establishment count Floor space Energy use Energy intensity Footnote 1
# QI Share millions of m2 QI Share PJ QI Share GJ/m2
5,000 square feet or less (465 square metres or less) 34 A 2.3% 0.0 A 0.0% 0.0 A 0.0% 0.98
5,001 to 10,000 square feet (466 to 929 square metres) 42 A 2.9% 0.0 A 0.0% 0.1 C 0.0% 1.86
10,001 to 50,000 square feet (930 to 4,645 square metres) 320 A 22.2% 0.8 A 1.1% 1.6 A 1.2% 1.78
50,001 to 200,000 square feet (4,646 to 18,580 square metres) 472 A 32.6% 4.7 A 6.6% 12.1 A 9.5% 2.47
Over 200,000 square feet (over 18,580 square metres) 577 A 40.0% 66.8 A 92.2% 113.7 A 89.3% 1.82
Total Establishments 1,444 A 100.0% 72.4 A 100.0% 127.4 A 100.0% 2.01

Legend:

  1. 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%.
  2. A cell value of 0.0 is a valid value that indicates that the amount is greater than 0 but less than 0.05

Notes:

  1. 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.
  2. Some totals may not be the same between tables due to rounding.

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