Table 8.1 (Revised) Buildings – Characteristics by main energy source, building size and number of floors for space heating, 2019
Updated on January 11, 2023
| Building count | Floor space | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | QI | Share | millions of m2 | QI | Share | |
| Total Buildings | 555,576 | A | 100.0% | 712.4 | A | 100.0% |
| Not heated / Not known | 14,448 | B | 2.6% | 9.5 | A | 1.3% |
| Not available Footnote 1 | 103,295 | A | 18.6% | 128.2 | A | 18.0% |
| Total space heating | 437,832 | A | 78.8% | 574.7 | A | 80.7% |
| By energy source | ||||||
| Electricity | 177,283 | A | 40.5% | 176.3 | A | 30.7% |
| Natural gas | 216,888 | A | 49.5% | 357.6 | A | 62.2% |
| Distillates Footnote 2 | 24,232 | A | 5.5% | 17.0 | A | 3.0% |
| Propane | 8,822 | A | 2.0% | 7.6 | A | 1.3% |
| Other fuel Footnote 3 | 10,606 | B | 2.4% | 16.2 | C | 2.8% |
| Total | 437,832 | A | 100.0% | 574.7 | A | 100.0% |
| By building size | ||||||
| 5,000 square feet or less (465 square metres or less) | 308,328 | A | 55.5% | 72.2 | A | 10.1% |
| 5,001 to 10,000 square feet (466 to 929 square metres) | 96,899 | A | 17.4% | 66.7 | A | 9.4% |
| 10,001 to 50,000 square feet (930 to 4,645 square metres) | 123,389 | A | 22.2% | 256.4 | A | 36.0% |
| 50,001 to 200,000 square feet (4,646 to 18,580 square metres) | 23,456 | A | 4.2% | 196.4 | A | 27.6% |
| Over 200,000 square feet (over 18,580 square metres) | 3,503 | A | 0.6% | 120.6 | A | 16.9% |
| Total | 555,576 | A | 100.0% | 712.4 | A | 100.0% |
| By number of floors | ||||||
| 1 | 276,535 | A | 49.8% | 224.9 | A | 31.6% |
| 2 | 145,180 | A | 26.1% | 223.6 | A | 31.4% |
| 3 | 20,049 | A | 3.6% | 54.1 | A | 7.6% |
| 4 to 9 | 8,233 | A | 1.5% | 59.9 | A | 8.4% |
| 10 or more | 2,347 | B | 0.4% | 21.8 | B | 3.1% |
| Not available Footnote 1 | 103,232 | A | 18.6% | 128.0 | A | 18.0% |
| Total | 555,576 | A | 100.0% | 712.4 | A | 100.0% |
Legend:
Quality indicators (QI) classify each estimate according to its quality as follows: A–20% or less, B–between 20% and 30%, C–between 30% and 40%, and F–more than 40%.
Notes:
- SCIEU 2019 collected data through two surveys: a survey for buildings and a survey for establishments. The latter includes universities, other post−secondary institutions (i.e. colleges / CEGEPs, technical schools) and hospitals, where one establishment may have one or multiple buildings. The establishment survey for SCIEU 2019 yielded a total of 1,444 establishments, comprised of 242 universities, 445 other post−secondary institutions, and 757 hospitals, representing 4,660 university buildings, 1,824 other post−secondary buildings, and 2,008 hospital buildings, respectively.
- Some totals may not be the same between tables due to rounding.
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