Table 6.3a – Supplementary Heating Systems By Region


 Number of households by region
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