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Catalogue Entry: Health Resources: Population-to-physician Ratios, 1996
Major cities are associated with comparatively few people per physician; every province has one or more census divisions in which the ratio is less than or equal to 550:1. None... -
Catalogue Entry: Health Resources: Population-to-family Physician Ratios, 1996
Neither rural areas nor urban areas predominate with respect to any specific range of the family physician ratios. The Federal and Provincial Advisory Committee on Health... -
Catalogue Entry: Health Resources: Population-to-nurse Ratios, 1996
Areas with a ratio of 100:1 or lower are found mainly in eastern Canada and Manitoba. These are areas where the number of registered nurses per capita is higher than the... -
Catalogue Entry: Health Behaviours: Prevalence of Smoking, 1996 to 1997
Prevalence of smoking is measured as the proportion of all persons 12 years of age and older who smoked daily or occasionally in 1996 to 1997 for each province. Smoking is a... -
Catalogue Entry: Health Behaviours: Prevalence of Smokers Considering Quitting, 1996 to 1997
Prevalence is measured as the proportion of daily smokers in each province who were considering quitting. Smoking is a health behaviour that deteriorates health. Smoking is the... -
Catalogue Entry: Health Behaviours: Population Who Were Overweight, 1996 to 1997
Many health professionals in Canada consider that obesity has reached or is nearing epidemic proportions in this country. Most scientific evidence is supportive of physical... -
Catalogue Entry: Health Behaviours: Physically Active Population, 1996 to 1997
The proportion of population « physically active » is based on the energy demands of a series of leisure-time activities that people participated in during the three months... -
Catalogue Entry: Water Consumption: Industrial Water Consumption, 1999
The industrial sector represents 16% of total freshwater consumption. The amount used reflects population distribution to some degree, but the high values in some watersheds far... -
Catalogue Entry: Water Consumption: Hydroelectric Generation
Hydroelectric generation is the predominant form of electric generation in Canada. A major part of the economic history of Canada consisted of the development of sites with... -
Catalogue Entry: Water Consumption: Domestic Water Consumption, 1999
The map shows total municipal needs by province and territory. Domestic water consumption includes the quantity of water used for household purposes such as washing, food... -
Catalogue Entry: Water Consumption: Commercial and Institutional Water Consumption, 1999
Commercial consumers are businesses, and institutional users such as government agencies, schools, and hospitals. Apartment buildings are also included in this section since... -
Catalogue Entry: Water Consumption: Agricultural Water Consumption/Irrigation (by province...
Irrigation is the provision of water to crops beyond what is provided by local rainfall. Irrigation is a vital part of agriculture in certain areas of Canada like the southern... -
Catalogue Entry: Water Consumption: Agricultural Water Consumption/Irrigation (Prairies)
Irrigation is the provision of water to crops beyond what is provided by local rainfall. Irrigation is a vital part of agriculture in certain areas of Canada like the southern... -
Catalogue Entry: Freshwater Recreational Uses - Swimming
Swimming is one of the uses of freshwater. The map shows the amount of participation as mapped by major watershed. Not surprisingly, the highest absolute numbers occur in... -
Catalogue Entry: Freshwater Recreational Uses - Recreational Fishing
Fishing is popular throughout Canada, but in the more remote parts of the country it is a major part of the local economy. Frequency of participation in recreational fishing has... -
Catalogue Entry: Freshwater Recreational Uses - Power Boating
In 1996, 9.3% of Canadians made use of a power boat. The map shows the number of trips where a powerboat was used. The range of recreational activities is diverse, ranging from... -
Catalogue Entry: Freshwater Recreational Uses: Canoeing - Kayaking and Sailing
In 1996 Statistics Canada conducted a survey in nature-related activities on the Importance of Nature to Canadians. The map combines the data for these three boat types, classed... -
Catalogue Entry: Distribution of Freshwater - Wetlands
Wetlands are lands permanently or temporarily submerged or permeated by water, and characterized by plants adapted to saturated-soil conditions. Wetlands are the only ecosystem... -
Catalogue Entry: Distribution of Freshwater - Groundwater
Groundwater is water found beneath the earth’s surface and located at the water table below. In Canada, there is more water underground than on the surface. Groundwater occurs... -
Catalogue Entry: Distribution of Freshwater - Glaciers and Icefields
Glaciers and icefields are huge masses of ice, formed on land by the compaction and re-crystallization of snow, that move very slowly down slopes, or move outward due to their...