Table 4.5a – Windows By Region


 Number of households by region
Canada Atlantic Quebec Ontario Manitoba / Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia
Number of windows in dwelling
No windows 248,078 M - U 68,102 M - U - U - U - U
1 to 5 windows 2,919,816 A 109,237 A 977,646 A 1,045,628 A 123,359 M 274,268 A 389,678 A
6 to 10 windows 4,454,808 A 331,442 A 1,194,036 A 1,496,877 A 368,471 A 499,554 A 564,428 A
11 to 15 windows 3,889,948 A 338,987 A 865,669 A 1,582,400 A 244,923 A 444,455 A 413,513 A
16 to 20 windows 1,738,037 A 139,952 A 315,461 A 735,833 A 110,030 M 218,957 A 217,805 A
21 to 25 windows 742,191 A 38,063 M 122,485 M 347,103 M - U 69,207 M 139,178 A
26 to 30 windows 241,400 A 18,807 M - U 86,638 M - U - U 43,417 M
30 windows or more 191,691 A - U - U 72,246 M - U - U 53,849 M
Don’t know 260,906 A - U - U 105,025 M - U - U - U
Not stated 268,061 A - U 85,596 M 81,569 M - U - U 48,869 M
Type of windows that are the majority in the dwelling
Standard single pane with a storm window 1,044,723 A 67,070 A 255,088 A 529,954 M - U 88,121 M 77,077 M
Standard single pane 1,272,138 A 86,600 A 368,733 A 461,047 A - U 105,233 M 214,127 A
Standard double pane 8,887,887 A 696,468 A 2,210,249 A 3,273,274 A 395,562 A 998,572 A 1,313,761 A
Standard double pane sealed unit 1,296,015 A 45,828 M 212,779 A 392,261 A 361,738 A 203,460 A 79,949 M
Standard triple pane sealed unit 288,376 A - U 64,989 M 95,233 M - U - U - U
Valid skip Footnote 1 - U - - - U - U - - - U - U
Don’t know 1,394,555 A 63,536 M 374,827 A 663,499 A - U 138,556 M 109,134 M
Not stated 717,394 A 47,874 M 211,043 A 212,488 A 61,939 M 57,321 M 126,729 M
Age of the majority of the windows
5 years or less 2,027,058 A 114,224 A 545,873 A 762,738 A 119,124 A 247,446 A 237,653 A
6 to 10 years 1,415,605 A 103,899 A 329,434 A 644,453 A 75,454 M 120,534 M 141,831 M
11 to 15 years 1,429,346 A 103,519 A 375,243 A 501,594 A 71,412 M 149,015 M 228,564 A
16 or more 3,688,079 A 267,010 A 762,068 A 1,407,776 A 233,366 A 394,321 A 623,537 A
Valid skip Footnote 1 - U - - - U - U - - - U - U
Don’t know 1,852,957 A 104,855 A 471,718 A 688,018 A 105,176 M 212,898 M 270,292 A
Not stated 4,488,044 A 329,765 A 1,213,374 A 1,623,176 A 345,684 A 513,416 A 462,628 A
Frequency of use of blinds or curtains against solar heat
Daily 7,839,726 A 387,246 A 1,741,177 A 3,327,093 A 570,536 A 833,665 A 980,010 A
Weekly 438,743 A 30,815 M 130,503 M 163,607 M - U - U - U
Occasionaly 2,545,925 A 240,017 A 746,090 A 677,087 A 141,566 A 328,553 A 412,612 A
Valid skip Footnote 2 3,409,625 A 315,050 A 858,293 A 1,255,779 A 171,481 A 344,705 A 464,316 A
Don’t know 124,710 M - U - U - U - U - U - U
Not stated 596,206 A 41,291 M 213,118 A 185,102 M - U - U 65,289 M

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