Table 6.2a – Profile Of Heating Systems By Region


 Number of households by region
Canada Atlantic Quebec Ontario Manitoba / Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia
Main energy source for furnace
Electricity 1,133,435 A 37,830 M 322,968 A 492,458 A 113,907 A 70,686 M 95,585 M
Natural gas 5,698,440 A - U 75,827 M 3,147,302 A 625,635 A 1,133,109 A 708,702 A
Heating oil 296,435 A 126,075 A 76,160 M 76,705 M - U - - - U
Wood 49,670 M - U - U - U - U - - - U
Propane 169,259 A - U - U 137,538 A - U - U - U
Other - U - U - U - U - U - - - -
Dual source 582,370 A 33,752 M 53,989 M 308,977 M - U 123,922 A 26,869 M
Valid skip Footnote 1 6,915,078 A 793,934 A 3,125,281 A 1,399,749 A 150,433 A 308,474 A 1,137,208 A
Don’t know - U - - - U - U - U - - - U
Not stated - U - - - - - U - U - - - U
Age of furnace
5 years or less 1,662,664 A - U 74,333 M 1,001,730 A 125,761 A 285,336 A 159,851 A
6 to 10 years 1,537,234 A 40,088 M 68,255 M 840,935 A 209,541 A 295,113 A 83,301 M
11 to 15 years 1,159,646 A 25,563 M 93,358 M 539,417 A 140,078 A 250,178 A 111,052 M
16 to 20 years 792,276 A 26,163 M 62,918 M 392,624 A 74,898 M 142,690 M 92,983 M
21 to 25 years 308,030 A - U - U 135,232 M - U 67,697 M 52,166 M
26 years or more 434,526 A - U 67,066 M 95,745 M 53,545 M 101,999 M 105,768 M
Valid skip Footnote 1 6,915,078 A 793,934 A 3,125,281 A 1,399,749 A 150,433 A 308,474 A 1,137,208 A
Don’t know 680,422 A 27,939 M - U 365,446 A 79,976 M 77,547 M 77,714 M
Not stated 1,465,060 A 67,212 M 136,780 M 874,948 A 98,920 M 110,845 M 176,356 M
Total households with furnace as main heating system 8,039,858   229,337   574,062   4,246,077   799,785   1,331,405   859,191  
Efficiency rating of the furnace
High (the exhaust pipe is plastic and vents through the side of the house) 3,678,935 A - U 44,372 M 2,372,817 A 419,962 A 566,725 A 255,253 A
Medium (the exhaust pipe is metal and vents through the side of the house or through the roof) 1,358,809 A 64,201 A 108,367 A 491,845 A 160,266 A 343,398 A 190,731 A
Low (the exhaust pipe is metal and vents through the roof) 403,984 A 44,442 M - U - U 37,276 M 136,961 M 100,309 M
Valid skip Footnote 1 6,915,078 A 793,934 A 3,125,281 A 1,399,749 A 150,433 A 308,474 A 1,137,208 A
Don’t know 1,547,835 A 63,264 M 170,588 A 744,501 A 101,885 M 226,678 A 240,919 A
Not stated 1,050,296 A 37,625 M 228,512 A 574,142 A 80,395 M 57,642 M 71,980 M
Age of electric baseboards
5 years or less - U - U - U - - - - - - - U
6 to 10 years - U - - - U - - - - - - - U
11 to 15 years - U - - - U - - - - - - - -
16 to 20 years - U - U - U - U - - - - - -
21 to 25 years - U - U - U - - - - - - - U
26 years or more - U - U - U - U - - - - - U
Valid skip Footnote 2 11,733,612 A 736,297 A 1,748,553 A 5,225,641 A 875,274 A 1,589,067 A 1,558,782 A
Don’t know - U - U - U - - - - - - - U
Not stated 3,127,185 A 279,713 A 1,886,432 A 416,685 M 74,944 M - U 418,599 A
Total households with electric baseboards as main heating system 3,221,324   286,974   1,950,790   420,185   74,944   50,812   437,617  
Main energy source for boiler
Electricity 171,053 M - U 70,301 M - U - U - U - U
Natural gas 344,453 M - U - U - U - U - U 107,327 M
Heating oil 95,165 A 67,407 A - U - U - - - - - U
Wood - U - U - U - U - - - - - U
Propane - U - U - - - U - - - - - U
Other - U - - - - - U - - - U - U
Dual source 74,107 M - U - U - U - U - U - U
Valid skip Footnote 3 13,492,983 A 885,482 A 3,439,445 A 5,117,483 A 900,836 A 1,434,135 A 1,715,601 A
Don’t know - U - - - - - U - - - U - U
Not stated 666,517 A - U 115,966 M 269,568 M - U 134,288 M 102,359 M
Age of boiler
5 years or less 158,042 M - U - U - U - U - U - U
6 to 10 years 77,809 M - U - U - U - U - U - U
11 to 15 years 75,777 M 19,236 M - U - U - U - U - U
16 to 20 years 51,561 M - U - U - U - U - U - U
21 to 25 years 33,019 M - U - U - - - - - U - U
26 years or more 55,826 M - U - U - U - U - U - U
Valid skip Footnote 3 13,492,983 A 885,482 A 3,439,445 A 5,117,483 A 900,836 A 1,434,135 A 1,715,601 A
Don’t know 190,267 M - U - U - U - U - U - U
Not stated 819,652 A 34,017 M 133,911 M 362,171 M - U 147,164 A 115,952 M
Total households with boilers as main heating system 1,461,953   137,789   259,898   528,343   49,382   205,744   280,798  
Households with a heat pump
Yes 1,960,902 A 372,951 A 990,329 A 344,620 A - U - U 181,756 A
No 10,151,048 A 562,413 A 2,280,063 A 3,917,668 A 769,765 A 1,222,289 A 1,398,850 A
Valid skip Footnote 4 1,039,619 A 34,614 M 216,848 M 425,727 M 58,014 M 159,724 M 144,691 M
Don’t know 912,696 A - U - U 539,814 A 53,257 M 137,884 M 139,285 M
Not stated 890,671 A 44,392 M 178,548 M 417,997 M - U 77,366 M 131,816 M
Type of heat pump
Air source 1,572,029 A 332,715 A 898,703 A 156,646 A - U - U 141,225 A
Ground source 163,580 A - U - U 61,126 M - U - U - U
Source unknown 225,292 M - U 50,643 M - U - U - U - U
Valid skip Footnote 4 1,039,619 A 34,614 M 216,848 M 425,727 M 58,014 M 159,724 M 144,691 M
Don’t know 912,696 A - U - U 539,814 A 53,257 M 137,884 M 139,285 M
Not stated 11,041,719 A 606,805 A 2,458,611 A 4,335,665 A 810,317 A 1,299,655 A 1,530,667 A
Age of heat pump
5 years or less 780,754 A 205,421 A 463,132 A 66,850 M - U - U 43,089 M
6 to 10 years 285,167 A 58,868 A 141,997 A - U - U - U 47,222 M
11 to 15 years 124,824 A - U 62,630 M - U - U - U - U
16 to 20 years - U - U - U - U - U - U - -
21 to 25 years - U - - - U - U - - - - - -
26 years or more - U - U - U - U - - - - - -
Valid skip Footnote 5 12,994,034 A 650,320 A 2,709,014 A 5,301,206 A 921,587 A 1,597,264 A 1,814,643 A
Don’t know 91,079 M - U - U - U - U - U - U
Not stated 638,732 A 90,882 A 263,736 A 187,867 M - U - U 67,759 M
Households where the heat pump is the main source of heat
Yes 936,697 A 206,688 A 377,943 A 163,687 A - U - U 135,147 A
No 844,233 A 164,843 A 594,700 A 43,746 M - U - U 36,298 M
Valid skip Footnote 5 12,994,034 A 650,320 A 2,709,014 A 5,301,206 A 921,587 A 1,597,264 A 1,814,643 A
Don’t know - U - U - U - U - - - U - U
Not stated - U - U - U - U - U - U - U

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