This table displays the population served by drinking water plants, broken down by source water type for Canada, provinces, territories and drainage regions. The unit of measure is persons. The table frequency is occasional.

Canada CA: Improved Water Source: % of Population with Access data was reported at 99.800 % in 2015. This stayed constant from the previous number of 99.800 % for 2014. Canada CA: Improved Water Source: % of Population with Access data is updated yearly, averaging 99.800 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2015, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 99.800 % in 2015 and a record low of 99.800 % in 2015. Canada CA: Improved Water Source: % of Population with Access data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Access to an improved water source refers to the percentage of the population using an improved drinking water source. The improved drinking water source includes piped water on premises (piped household water connection located inside the user’s dwelling, plot or yard), and other improved drinking water sources (public taps or standpipes, tube wells or boreholes, protected dug wells, protected springs, and rainwater collection).; ; WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation (http://www.wssinfo.org/).; Weighted average;

This table displays the potable water volumes processed by drinking water plants, broken down by source water type for Canada, provinces, territories and drainage regions. The table frequency is occasional.

Canada CA: Improved Water Source: Urban: % of Urban Population with Access data was reported at 100.000 % in 2015. This stayed constant from the previous number of 100.000 % for 2014. Canada CA: Improved Water Source: Urban: % of Urban Population with Access data is updated yearly, averaging 100.000 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2015, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 100.000 % in 2015 and a record low of 100.000 % in 2015. Canada CA: Improved Water Source: Urban: % of Urban Population with Access data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Access to an improved water source, urban, refers to the percentage of the urban population using an improved drinking water source. The improved drinking water source includes piped water on premises (piped household water connection located inside the user’s dwelling, plot or yard), and other improved drinking water sources (public taps or standpipes, tube wells or boreholes, protected dug wells, protected springs, and rainwater collection).; ; WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation (http://www.wssinfo.org/).; Weighted average;

Potable water volumes processed by drinking water plants, by month for Canada, provinces, territories and drainage regions. The unit of measure is cubic metres x 1,000,000.

Canada CA: Improved Water Source: Rural: % of Rural Population with Access data was reported at 99.000 % in 2015. This stayed constant from the previous number of 99.000 % for 2014. Canada CA: Improved Water Source: Rural: % of Rural Population with Access data is updated yearly, averaging 99.000 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2015, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 99.000 % in 2015 and a record low of 99.000 % in 2015. Canada CA: Improved Water Source: Rural: % of Rural Population with Access data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Access to an improved water source, rural, refers to the percentage of the rural population using an improved drinking water source. The improved drinking water source includes piped water on premises (piped household water connection located inside the user’s dwelling, plot or yard), and other improved drinking water sources (public taps or standpipes, tube wells or boreholes, protected dug wells, protected springs, and rainwater collection).; ; WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation (http://www.wssinfo.org/).; Weighted average;

Population served, operation and maintenance costs, and potable water volumes of drinking water plants, by treatment category.

Volumes of potable water treated, by source water type and unit processes for water treatment by drinking water plants.

This statistic displays the distribution of the primary type of drinking water consumed in households in Canada from 2009 to 2017. In 2017, ** percent of households in the country consumed water primarily from the tap.

Data source: Statistics Canada, Environment Accounts and Statistics Division. Includes an estimate for water use and leakages by water treatment and distribution systems. Includes an estimate for residential use of water produced by drinking water plants and for well water. The amount of municipal water use that is not residential and not assigned to industries in the Industrial Water Use Survey is distributed across the remaining industries based on expenditure data for water supplied through mains from the input-output accounts. Household water use is based on the municipal water supply from Statistics Canada's Survey of Drinking Water Treatment Plants combined with an estimate from the producers of the proportion of this water supply that serves households. In addition, the water use of households not served by the municipal supply is estimated based on average household consumption figures. The supply and use tables are built around three classification systems, namely the Input-Output Industry Classification (IOIC) for industries, the Supply and Use Product Classification (SUPC) for products (goods and services), and the Input-Output Final Demand Classification (IOFDC) for final demand categories. The Input-Output Industry Classification (IOIC) is based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and the Supply and Use Product Classification (SUPC) is based on the North American Products Classification System (NAPCS). The Input-Output Final Demand Classification (IOFDC) is based on the Classification of Individual Consumption by Purpose (COICOP) for the personal expenditure categories and the North American Industry Classification (NAICS) for the gross fixed capital formation categories. This table is published at the link 1961 level of the supply and use tables. The alphanumeric codes appearing in square brackets besides each industry title represent the Input-Output Industry Classification (IOIC) codes. The IOIC identifies both institutional sectors and industries based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). The first two characters of the IOIC alphanumeric codes represent the sector. IOIC codes beginning with a BS represent business sector industries, codes beginning with an NP represent Non-Profit Institutions Serving Household (NPISH) sector industries, and codes beginning with a GS represent government sector industries. This table replaces table 38-10-0118-01. Totals may not add due to rounding. The estimate for water use does not include the use of water for hydro-electricity production. Data for 2009 are based on input-output tables, while data for 2011 onwards are based on the supply and use tables: comparisons with the 2009 data should be done with caution.

For more information on the concepts, sources and methods, please consult the Water use account (opens new window) section of the Methodological guide: Canadian System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (16-509-X (opens new window)." Data for 2009 to 2019 were revised in July 2024. For reference year 2019, data related to manufacturing, mining and thermal industries were estimated through modelling because of the unavailability of underlying data sources.

Municipal owners of potable water assets by drinking water advisories that exceeded 15 days (excluding those precautionary in nature), urban and rural, and population size. Values are also presented in percentages.

This table shows the primary type of drinking water consumed by Canadian households. The unit of measure is percent. The table is biennial.

In 2019, some ** percent of households in Canada received a boil water advisory. Of those households, a ** percent share treated their water as a result of to this advisory.

Historical dataset showing Canada clean water access by year from 2000 to 2022.

This table displays the potable water volumes processed by drinking water plants, broken down by source water type for Canada, provinces, territories and drainage regions. The table frequency is occasional.

Public owners of potable water assets by drinking water advisories that exceeded 15 days (excluding those precautionary in nature). Values are also presented in percentages.

The population of Metro Vancouver (20110729Regional Growth Strategy Projections Population, Housing and Employment 2006 – 2041 File) will have increased greatly by 2040, and finding a new source of reservoirs for drinking water (2015_ Water Consumption_ Statistics File) will be essential. This issue of drinking water needs to be optimized and estimated (Data Mining file) with the aim of developing the region. Three current sources of water reservoirs for Metro Vancouver are Capilano, Seymour, and Coquitlam, in which the treated water is being supplied to the customer. The linear optimization (LP) model (Optimization, Sensitivity Report File) illustrates the amount of drinking water for each reservoir and region. In fact, the B.C. government has a specific strategy for the growing population till 2040, which leads them toward their goal. In addition, another factor is the new water source for drinking water that needs to be estimated and monitored to anticipate the feasible water source (wells) until 2040. As such, the government will have to make a decision on how much groundwater is used. The goal of the project is two steps: (1) an optimization model for three water reservoirs, and (2) estimating the new source of water to 2040. The process of data analysis for the project includes: the data is analyzed with six software—Trifacta Wrangler, AMPL, Excel Solver, Arc GIS, and SQL—and is visualized in Tableau. 1. Trifacta Wrangler Software clean data (Data Mining file). 2. AMPL and Solver Excel Software optimize drinking water consumption for Metro Vancouver (data in the Optimization and Sensitivity Report file). 3. ArcMap collaborates the raw data and result of the optimization water reservoir and estimating population till 2040 with the ArcGIS software (GIS Map for Tableau file). 4. Visualizing, estimating, and optimizing the source of drinking water for Metro Vancouver until 2040 with SQL software in Tableau (export tableau data file).

Potable water use by sector and average daily use for Canada, provinces and territories.

This statistic displays the distribution of the primary type of drinking water consumed in households in Canada as of **********, broken down by province. During the survey, ** percent of households in British Columbia consumed water primarily from the tap.

This table displays the total capital expenditures of drinking water plants, broken down by main type of water source for Canada, provinces and territories. The unit of measure is millions of dollars. The table frequency is occasional.