Table 6.2a – Profile Of Heating Systems By Region
Number of households by region | ||||||||||||||
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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