Table 6.4a – Wood Heating By Region


 Number of households by region
Canada Atlantic Quebec Ontario Manitoba / Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia
Wood/wood pellets used by the household for heating
Yes 1,785,240 A 298,904 A 743,095 A 376,873 A 45,751 M 120,211 M 200,405 A
No 12,921,678 A 715,962 A 2,847,500 A 5,194,985 A 899,838 A 1,488,897 A 1,774,494 A
Not stated 248,018 A - U 108,748 M 73,967 M - U - U - U
Wood burned (full cords)
1 cord or less 479,824 A 52,858 M 188,886 A 121,500 M - U 51,714 M 44,805 M
1.1 to 2 cords 249,280 A 49,027 M 117,653 A 48,355 M - U - U - U
2.1 to 3 cords 154,136 A 27,576 M 68,260 M 33,381 M - U - U - U
3.1 to 5.9 cords 265,671 A 46,449 M 138,185 A 40,844 M - U - U - U
6 cords or more 201,975 A 29,417 M 127,377 M - U - U - U - U
Valid skip Footnote 1 12,921,678 A 715,962 A 2,847,500 A 5,194,985 A 899,838 A 1,488,897 A 1,774,494 A
Not stated 682,372 A 101,982 A 211,482 A 186,280 A - U 79,986 M 82,182 M
Type of wood burned
Hard wood 796,577 A 138,322 A 418,146 A 188,232 A - U - U - U
Soft wood 71,356 M - U - U - U - U - U - U
Hard and soft (mixed) 647,432 A 116,300 A 244,691 A 118,280 A 23,324 M - U 101,810 A
Valid skip Footnote 1 12,921,678 A 715,962 A 2,847,500 A 5,194,985 A 899,838 A 1,488,897 A 1,774,494 A
Don’t know 115,408 A - U - U - U - U - U - U
Not stated 402,485 A 34,879 M 155,813 M 109,090 M - U 54,128 M - U
Wood pellets burned
Did not use wood pellets 933,533 A 151,755 A 402,604 A 200,094 A - U 64,608 M 96,300 M
500 lbs (228 kg) or less 29,062 M - U - U - U - - - U - -
501 to 1,000 lbs (229 - 455 kg) - U - U - - - U - U - - - U
1,001 to 2,500 lbs (456 - 909 kg) - U - U - U - U - U - - - U
2,501 to 4,000 lbs (910 - 1,818 kg) - U - U - U - U - - - - - U
4,001 lbs to 5,500 lbs (1,819 - 2,500 kg) - U - U - U - U - - - U - U
5,501 lbs (2,501 kg) or more - U - U - U - U - - - - - U
Valid skip Footnote 1 12,921,678 A 715,962 A 2,847,500 A 5,194,985 A 899,838 A 1,488,897 A 1,774,494 A
Don’t know 74,311 M - U - U - U - U - U - U
Not stated 923,814 A 130,913 A 367,706 A 209,757 A 30,121 M 77,175 M 108,141 A

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