Commercial/Institutional Secondary Energy Use (Final Demand) by Energy Source, End Use and Activity Type
  2000   2017 2018 2019 2020
Total Energy Use (PJ)a 990.3   1,177.1 1,217.2 1,263.8 1,215.5

Energy Use by Energy Source (PJ)a
Electricity 376.4   525.8 536.7 544.8 520.6
Natural Gas 504.1   584.7 620.0 657.7 639.7
Light Fuel Oil and Kerosene 55.7   24.1 22.0 22.0 20.3
Heavy Fuel Oil 18.0   1.0 0.5 0.6 0.3
Steam 0.3   1.4 1.3 0.3 0.4
Other1 35.9   39.9 36.7 38.4 34.2

Energy Use by End Use (PJ)b
Space Heating 603.1   649.1 676.3 719.2 687.8
Water Heating 58.5   64.5 69.4 68.8 68.2
Auxiliary Equipment 87.3   183.5 187.6 195.4 183.8
Auxiliary Motors 54.6   47.2 44.4 43.7 42.6
Lighting 134.4   166.4 167.7 176.7 172.4
Space Cooling 45.5   59.9 65.0 53.6 54.8
Street Lightingf 6.9   6.4 6.8 6.5 6.0

Energy Use by Activity Type2 (PJ)b
Wholesale Trade 62.5   61.3 63.7 66.4 62.1
Retail Trade 160.8   182.8 187.8 194.7 179.1
Transportation and Warehousing 49.1   42.4 44.1 46.4 44.6
Information and Cultural Industries 21.2   23.8 24.7 25.6 23.9
Offices3 329.6   414.1 425.4 442.5 403.0
Educational Services 127.1   151.6 159.7 166.8 154.2
Health Care and Social Assistance 117.3   158.8 164.9 169.6 212.1
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 25.1   28.7 29.3 30.0 26.7
Accommodation and Food Services 70.7   89.8 92.8 96.7 86.5
Other Services 20.0   17.4 17.9 18.6 17.5

Activity
Total Floor Space (million m2)c 601.1   755.2 756.4 758.4 760.6
Energy Intensity2 (GJ/m2)a,c 1.64   1.55 1.60 1.66 1.59
Heating Degree-Day Indexb,d 0.96   0.92 0.95 0.98 0.88
Cooling Degree-Day Indexb,e 0.91   1.37 1.89 1.23 1.76

Footnotes:

1) “Other” includes coal and propane.
2) Excludes street lighting.
3) “Offices” includes activities related to finance and insurance; real estate and rental and leasing; professional, scientific and technical services; public administration; and others..

Sources:

a) Statistics Canada, Report on Energy Supply and Demand in Canada, 2000-2020, Ottawa, 2022.
b) Natural Resources Canada, Commercial/Institutional End-Use Model, Ottawa, 2022.
c) Informetrica Limited, The Informetrica Model, 2000-2011. Data for 2012 onward are provided by Environment and Climate Change Canada. They assumed responsibility for operating The Informetrica Model as Informetrica Limited ceased its operations.
d) Environment and Climate Change Canada, Climate Summaries, Monthly Values of Degree-Days Below 18.0°C, 2000-2020, Ottawa.
e) Environment and Climate Change Canada, Climate Summaries, Monthly Values of Degree-Days Above 18.0°C, 2000-2020, Ottawa.
f) Statistics Canada, Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 2000-2007 (Cat. No. 57-202-X). Data for reference year 2008 onward were provided on request.