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Commercial and Institutional Consumption of Energy Survey (CICES), December 2005
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2. Energy consumption and energy intensity, by region
| Region | Number of establishments | Energy consumption (GJ) | Floor area (m²) | Energy intensity (GJ/m²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic | 25 585 C | 78 000 840 C | 60 568 187 C | 1.29 A |
| Quebec | 89 854 A | 151 156 791 A | 109 761 317 A | 1.38 A |
| Ontario | 126 988 A | 305 020 153 A | 185 431 023 A | 1.64 A |
| Prairies | 86 070 B | 322 337 358 B | 167 387 880 B | 1.93 A |
| British Columbia | 51 434 B | 88 472 101 B | 67 815 899 A | 1.30 A |
| Canada | 379 930 A | 944 987 242 A | 590 964 306 A | 1.60 A |
The letter to the right of each estimate indicates its quality, as follows: A – excellent, B – good, C – acceptable, D – use with caution, F – too unreliable to be published.
Due to rounding, the numbers may not add up to the total shown, and some numbers may differ slightly from one table to the next.
Table 2 presents the number of establishments, energy consumption, floor area and energy intensity for each region.
According to CICES data, Canada's commercial and institutional establishments were distributed regionally, as follows: 33 percent in Ontario, 24 percent in Quebec, 23 percent in the Prairies, 14 percent in British Columbia, and 7 percent in the Atlantic region.
As for floor area, Ontario accounted for 31 percent of the total surface area, compared with 28 percent in the Prairies, 19 percent in Quebec, 11 percent in British Columbia, and 10 percent in the Atlantic region. More than a third of all commercial and institutional energy use occurred in the Prairies, even though this region accounted for less than a quarter of all establishments in Canada. In comparison, the establishments in Quebec accounted for only 16 percent of all commercial and institutional energy consumption in Canada, even though they represented nearly a quarter of the establishments covered by this survey.
The Atlantic region (1.29 GJ/m²) and British Columbia (1.30 GJ/m²) had the lowest energy intensity of all regions. The energy intensity of establishments in Quebec was 1.38 GJ/m², while the energy intensity of Ontario (1.64 GJ/m²) and the Prairies (1.93 GJ/m²) exceeded the intensity for Canada.
