Table 4.5a – Windows By Region
Number of households by region | ||||||||||||||
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Canada | Atlantic | Quebec | Ontario | Manitoba / Saskatchewan | Alberta | British Columbia | ||||||||
Number of windows in dwelling | ||||||||||||||
No windows | 248,078 | M | - | U | 68,102 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
1 to 5 windows | 2,919,816 | A | 109,237 | A | 977,646 | A | 1,045,628 | A | 123,359 | M | 274,268 | A | 389,678 | A |
6 to 10 windows | 4,454,808 | A | 331,442 | A | 1,194,036 | A | 1,496,877 | A | 368,471 | A | 499,554 | A | 564,428 | A |
11 to 15 windows | 3,889,948 | A | 338,987 | A | 865,669 | A | 1,582,400 | A | 244,923 | A | 444,455 | A | 413,513 | A |
16 to 20 windows | 1,738,037 | A | 139,952 | A | 315,461 | A | 735,833 | A | 110,030 | M | 218,957 | A | 217,805 | A |
21 to 25 windows | 742,191 | A | 38,063 | M | 122,485 | M | 347,103 | M | - | U | 69,207 | M | 139,178 | A |
26 to 30 windows | 241,400 | A | 18,807 | M | - | U | 86,638 | M | - | U | - | U | 43,417 | M |
30 windows or more | 191,691 | A | - | U | - | U | 72,246 | M | - | U | - | U | 53,849 | M |
Don’t know | 260,906 | A | - | U | - | U | 105,025 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Not stated | 268,061 | A | - | U | 85,596 | M | 81,569 | M | - | U | - | U | 48,869 | M |
Type of windows that are the majority in the dwelling | ||||||||||||||
Standard single pane with a storm window | 1,044,723 | A | 67,070 | A | 255,088 | A | 529,954 | M | - | U | 88,121 | M | 77,077 | M |
Standard single pane | 1,272,138 | A | 86,600 | A | 368,733 | A | 461,047 | A | - | U | 105,233 | M | 214,127 | A |
Standard double pane | 8,887,887 | A | 696,468 | A | 2,210,249 | A | 3,273,274 | A | 395,562 | A | 998,572 | A | 1,313,761 | A |
Standard double pane sealed unit | 1,296,015 | A | 45,828 | M | 212,779 | A | 392,261 | A | 361,738 | A | 203,460 | A | 79,949 | M |
Standard triple pane sealed unit | 288,376 | A | - | U | 64,989 | M | 95,233 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Valid skip Footnote 1 | - | U | - | - | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | U | - | U |
Don’t know | 1,394,555 | A | 63,536 | M | 374,827 | A | 663,499 | A | - | U | 138,556 | M | 109,134 | M |
Not stated | 717,394 | A | 47,874 | M | 211,043 | A | 212,488 | A | 61,939 | M | 57,321 | M | 126,729 | M |
Age of the majority of the windows | ||||||||||||||
5 years or less | 2,027,058 | A | 114,224 | A | 545,873 | A | 762,738 | A | 119,124 | A | 247,446 | A | 237,653 | A |
6 to 10 years | 1,415,605 | A | 103,899 | A | 329,434 | A | 644,453 | A | 75,454 | M | 120,534 | M | 141,831 | M |
11 to 15 years | 1,429,346 | A | 103,519 | A | 375,243 | A | 501,594 | A | 71,412 | M | 149,015 | M | 228,564 | A |
16 or more | 3,688,079 | A | 267,010 | A | 762,068 | A | 1,407,776 | A | 233,366 | A | 394,321 | A | 623,537 | A |
Valid skip Footnote 1 | - | U | - | - | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | U | - | U |
Don’t know | 1,852,957 | A | 104,855 | A | 471,718 | A | 688,018 | A | 105,176 | M | 212,898 | M | 270,292 | A |
Not stated | 4,488,044 | A | 329,765 | A | 1,213,374 | A | 1,623,176 | A | 345,684 | A | 513,416 | A | 462,628 | A |
Frequency of use of blinds or curtains against solar heat | ||||||||||||||
Daily | 7,839,726 | A | 387,246 | A | 1,741,177 | A | 3,327,093 | A | 570,536 | A | 833,665 | A | 980,010 | A |
Weekly | 438,743 | A | 30,815 | M | 130,503 | M | 163,607 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Occasionaly | 2,545,925 | A | 240,017 | A | 746,090 | A | 677,087 | A | 141,566 | A | 328,553 | A | 412,612 | A |
Valid skip Footnote 2 | 3,409,625 | A | 315,050 | A | 858,293 | A | 1,255,779 | A | 171,481 | A | 344,705 | A | 464,316 | A |
Don’t know | 124,710 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Not stated | 596,206 | A | 41,291 | M | 213,118 | A | 185,102 | M | - | U | - | U | 65,289 | M |
Legend:
The letter beside each estimate classifies its quality as follows: A–Acceptable, M–Use with caution, U–Too unreliable to be published.
Notes:Due to rounding, the numbers may not add up and may differ slightly among tables.
Source:2019 Survey of Household Energy Use