Table 4.2a – Foundation By Region
Number of households by region | ||||||||||||||
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Canada | Atlantic | Quebec | Ontario | Manitoba / Saskatchewan | Alberta | British Columbia | ||||||||
Dwelling has a basement for foundation | ||||||||||||||
Yes | 8,104,810 | A | 654,689 | A | 1,750,083 | A | 3,356,597 | A | 667,867 | A | 1,126,142 | A | 549,431 | A |
No | 1,045,444 | A | 101,361 | A | 185,308 | A | 209,239 | A | 28,344 | M | 51,357 | M | 469,837 | A |
Valid skip Footnote 1 | 5,016,526 | A | 213,587 | A | 1,479,950 | A | 1,837,296 | A | 225,173 | A | 438,013 | A | 822,506 | A |
Don’t know | 77,678 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Not stated | 710,478 | A | 49,041 | M | 260,604 | A | 239,718 | M | - | U | - | U | 110,484 | M |
Dwelling has a crawl space for foundation | ||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,099,204 | A | 114,192 | A | 125,205 | M | 368,995 | A | 99,164 | M | 96,296 | M | 295,352 | A |
No | 8,051,050 | A | 641,857 | A | 1,810,187 | A | 3,196,841 | A | 597,047 | A | 1,081,203 | A | 723,915 | A |
Valid skip Footnote 1 | 5,016,526 | A | 213,587 | A | 1,479,950 | A | 1,837,296 | A | 225,173 | A | 438,013 | A | 822,506 | A |
Don’t know | 77,678 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Not stated | 710,478 | A | 49,041 | M | 260,604 | A | 239,718 | M | - | U | - | U | 110,484 | M |
Dwelling has concrete slabs for foundation | ||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,071,658 | A | 58,375 | A | 311,940 | A | 264,914 | A | - | U | 98,801 | M | 319,730 | A |
No | 8,366,684 | A | 724,071 | A | 1,759,044 | A | 3,355,560 | A | 689,512 | A | 1,086,695 | A | 751,803 | A |
Valid skip Footnote 1 | 5,016,526 | A | 213,587 | A | 1,479,950 | A | 1,837,296 | A | 225,173 | A | 438,013 | A | 822,506 | A |
Don’t know | 202,479 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | 68,974 | M |
Not stated | 297,589 | A | - | U | 96,673 | M | 114,249 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Dwelling has pillars for foundation | ||||||||||||||
Yes | 82,360 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
No | 9,355,982 | A | 775,829 | A | 2,053,611 | A | 3,591,204 | A | 703,050 | A | 1,171,373 | A | 1,060,915 | A |
Valid skip Footnote 1 | 5,016,526 | A | 213,587 | A | 1,479,950 | A | 1,837,296 | A | 225,173 | A | 438,013 | A | 822,506 | A |
Don’t know | 202,479 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | 68,974 | M |
Not stated | 297,589 | A | - | U | 96,673 | M | 114,249 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Other type of dwelling foundation | ||||||||||||||
Yes | 154,143 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
No | 9,284,199 | A | 766,469 | A | 2,035,683 | A | 3,588,411 | A | 693,123 | A | 1,165,356 | A | 1,035,157 | A |
Valid skip Footnote 1 | 5,016,526 | A | 213,587 | A | 1,479,950 | A | 1,837,296 | A | 225,173 | A | 438,013 | A | 822,506 | A |
Don’t know | 202,479 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | 68,974 | M |
Not stated | 297,589 | A | - | U | 96,673 | M | 114,249 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Dwelling has no foundation | ||||||||||||||
Yes | 53,864 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
No | 9,384,478 | A | 771,484 | A | 2,056,694 | A | 3,607,567 | A | 706,644 | A | 1,184,527 | A | 1,057,561 | A |
Valid skip Footnote 1 | 5,016,526 | A | 213,587 | A | 1,479,950 | A | 1,837,296 | A | 225,173 | A | 438,013 | A | 822,506 | A |
Don’t know | 202,479 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | 68,974 | M |
Not stated | 297,589 | A | - | U | 96,673 | M | 114,249 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Basement/crawl space is heated | ||||||||||||||
Yes | 7,835,994 | A | 561,861 | A | 1,823,380 | A | 3,223,193 | A | 594,165 | A | 1,028,037 | A | 605,358 | A |
No | 707,377 | A | 131,268 | A | 63,617 | M | 240,980 | A | 45,848 | M | - | U | 198,223 | A |
Valid skip Footnote 2 | 5,500,833 | A | 256,697 | A | 1,578,218 | A | 1,907,070 | A | 228,423 | A | 474,567 | A | 1,055,858 | A |
Don’t know | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | U |
Not stated | 896,695 | A | 73,444 | M | 234,128 | A | 265,321 | A | 81,783 | M | 109,834 | M | 132,185 | M |
Any of the basement/crawl space outside walls insulated on the inside | ||||||||||||||
Yes | 6,804,011 | A | 462,328 | A | 1,605,262 | A | 2,786,015 | A | 532,471 | A | 911,450 | A | 506,486 | A |
No | 698,088 | A | 74,407 | A | 155,563 | A | 277,447 | A | 45,640 | M | 63,904 | M | 81,127 | M |
Valid skip Footnote 3 | 6,311,469 | A | 397,096 | A | 1,664,908 | A | 2,152,506 | A | 277,397 | A | 505,793 | A | 1,313,768 | A |
Don’t know | 320,090 | A | - | U | 51,421 | M | 150,125 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Not stated | 821,278 | A | 66,073 | M | 222,189 | A | 279,734 | A | 69,856 | M | 107,250 | M | 76,176 | M |
Percentage of outside basement/crawl space walls insulated | ||||||||||||||
25 percent or less | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
26 to 50 percent | 348,029 | A | 23,579 | M | 47,051 | M | 168,538 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U |
51 to 75 percent | 429,003 | A | 23,753 | M | 75,835 | M | 236,273 | A | 46,675 | M | - | U | - | U |
76 to 100 percent | 4,338,319 | A | 312,860 | A | 1,188,533 | A | 1,516,087 | A | 344,528 | A | 653,709 | A | 322,601 | A |
Valid skip Footnote 4 | 7,009,557 | A | 471,503 | A | 1,820,470 | A | 2,429,952 | A | 323,038 | A | 569,697 | A | 1,394,896 | A |
Don’t know | 1,688,528 | A | 100,507 | A | 265,178 | A | 856,687 | A | 118,737 | A | 215,474 | A | 131,945 | A |
Not stated | 1,004,535 | A | 75,797 | A | 285,245 | A | 357,410 | A | 80,678 | M | 116,356 | M | 89,050 | M |
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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