Commercial/Institutional Sector
Canada
Table 6: Secondary Energy Use and GHG Emissions by Region – Excluding Electricity-Related Emissions1
  2000   2018 2019 2020 2021
Total Energy Use (PJ) 990.3   1,215.2 1,258.3 1,214.5 1,200.8

Energy Use by Region (PJ)
Atlantic 57.2   56.8 57.5 53.7 51.3
Quebec 218.3   231.7 235.0 214.7 215.4
Ontario 354.1   483.1 504.8 501.4 496.4
Manitoba 46.7   51.4 51.8 47.9 46.4
Saskatchewan 47.9   52.8 56.6 52.6 51.9
Alberta 145.3   223.6 232.6 225.2 218.0
British Columbia and Territories 120.8   115.8 120.2 119.1 121.5

Shares (%)
Atlantic 5.8   4.7 4.6 4.4 4.3
Quebec 22.0   19.1 18.7 17.7 17.9
Ontario 35.8   39.8 40.1 41.3 41.3
Manitoba 4.7   4.2 4.1 3.9 3.9
Saskatchewan 4.8   4.3 4.5 4.3 4.3
Alberta 14.7   18.4 18.5 18.5 18.2
British Columbia and Territories 12.2   9.5 9.6 9.8 10.1

Activity
Total Floor Space (million m2) 601.1   756.4 758.4 760.6 765.5
Energy Intensity2 (GJ/m2) 1.64   1.60 1.65 1.59 1.56
Total GHG Emissions Excluding Electricity (Mt of CO2e) 32.7   34.4 36.2 34.9 34.3

GHG Emissions by Region (Mt of CO2e)
Atlantic 1.9   1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1
Quebec 5.5   4.8 4.9 4.1 4.1
Ontario 12.9   14.4 15.6 15.7 15.5
Manitoba 1.7   1.5 1.6 1.4 1.4
Saskatchewan 1.7   1.7 1.7 1.6 1.5
Alberta 5.4   8.2 8.4 7.9 7.6
British Columbia and Territories 3.6   2.7 2.9 2.9 3.1

Shares (%)
Atlantic 5.9   3.5 3.4 3.3 3.3
Quebec 16.9   13.8 13.4 11.8 12.1
Ontario 39.6   41.8 43.0 45.1 45.2
Manitoba 5.1   4.4 4.3 4.1 4.0
Saskatchewan 5.1   4.8 4.8 4.5 4.5
Alberta 16.4   23.7 23.1 22.7 22.1
British Columbia and Territories 11.1   7.9 7.9 8.4 8.9
GHG Intensity (tonne/TJ) 33.0   28.3 28.8 28.7 28.6
Heating Degree-Day Index 0.96   0.95 0.98 0.88 0.85
Cooling Degree-Day Index 0.91   1.89 1.23 1.76 1.84

Footnotes:

1) At the regional level, data on GHG emissions are presented excluding GHG emissions related to electricity production only.
2) Excludes street lighting.