Table 6.3a – Supplementary Heating Systems By Region
Number of households by region | ||||||||||||||
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Canada | Atlantic | Quebec | Ontario | Manitoba / Saskatchewan | Alberta | British Columbia | ||||||||
Households using supplementary heating equipment | ||||||||||||||
Yes | 6,669,877 | A | 599,408 | A | 1,731,374 | A | 2,305,864 | A | 331,785 | A | 700,691 | A | 1,000,754 | A |
No | 7,930,354 | A | 408,288 | A | 1,907,079 | A | 3,175,395 | A | 594,894 | A | 903,917 | A | 940,782 | A |
Don’t know | 242,805 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Not stated | 111,900 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Type of supplementary heating equipment used most often | ||||||||||||||
Electric baseboards | 1,229,616 | A | 174,188 | A | 630,590 | A | 215,473 | M | 48,064 | M | - | U | 140,039 | A |
Portable electric heater | 1,173,073 | A | 47,644 | M | 86,506 | M | 475,883 | M | 88,202 | M | 203,333 | A | 271,505 | A |
Wood stove | 528,791 | A | 101,768 | A | 236,693 | A | 106,146 | A | - | U | - | U | 43,217 | M |
Wood fireplace | 325,084 | A | - | U | 112,422 | A | 111,070 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Gas fireplace | 1,553,806 | A | 42,617 | M | 171,068 | A | 753,446 | A | 76,307 | M | 209,604 | A | 300,762 | A |
Electric fireplace | 427,184 | A | 23,962 | M | 54,291 | M | 201,287 | M | 36,056 | M | 76,227 | M | 35,362 | M |
Furnace | 236,403 | M | 29,090 | M | 83,220 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Radiant floor heating | 209,819 | A | - | U | 52,967 | M | 51,155 | M | - | U | 48,866 | M | - | U |
Other | 329,595 | A | 65,583 | M | 99,043 | M | 95,726 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Valid skip Footnote 1 | 8,285,059 | A | 423,863 | A | 1,967,969 | A | 3,339,962 | A | 618,433 | A | 939,188 | A | 995,645 | A |
Don’t know | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Not stated | 635,811 | A | 90,443 | A | 195,532 | A | 188,342 | M | - | U | 51,765 | M | 86,043 | M |
Households using a supplementary furnace | ||||||||||||||
Yes | 774,697 | A | 77,147 | A | 263,082 | A | 263,368 | M | - | U | 61,956 | M | 95,068 | M |
No | 5,626,933 | A | 488,440 | A | 1,366,872 | A | 1,957,767 | A | 308,951 | A | 619,464 | A | 885,438 | A |
Valid skip Footnote 1 | 8,285,059 | A | 423,863 | A | 1,967,969 | A | 3,339,962 | A | 618,433 | A | 939,188 | A | 995,645 | A |
Not stated | 268,247 | M | 33,821 | M | 101,420 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Energy source of the supplementary furnace | ||||||||||||||
Electricity | 191,438 | A | - | U | 80,414 | M | 53,512 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Natural gas | 201,784 | A | - | - | - | U | 95,483 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Heating oil | 92,467 | M | 33,146 | M | 45,316 | M | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | U |
Wood | 124,479 | A | - | U | 77,750 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Propane | 77,471 | M | - | U | - | U | 29,846 | M | - | - | - | U | - | U |
Other | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dual sources | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Valid skip Footnote 2 | 14,227,159 | A | 945,262 | A | 3,449,154 | A | 5,411,797 | A | 935,750 | A | 1,582,346 | A | 1,902,850 | A |
Use of supplementary heating equipment in an average week during the heating season | ||||||||||||||
Did not use supplementary heating during an average week | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | U |
1 to 7 hours | 141,425 | A | - | U | 48,031 | M | - | U | - | - | - | U | - | U |
8 to 21 hours | 83,496 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
22 to 50 hours | 73,677 | M | - | U | 46,106 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
51 hours or more | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | - |
Unsure due to programmed thermostat | 268,458 | A | 23,183 | M | 59,877 | M | 115,555 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Valid skip Footnote 1 | 8,285,059 | A | 423,863 | A | 1,967,969 | A | 3,339,962 | A | 618,433 | A | 939,188 | A | 995,645 | A |
Don’t know | 138,653 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Not stated | 5,923,784 | A | 520,583 | A | 1,477,990 | A | 2,068,456 | A | 317,514 | A | 634,565 | A | 904,676 | A |
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