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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... -
Catalogue Entry: Distribution of Freshwater - Drainage Patterns
A drainage basin is an area that drains all precipitation received as a runoff or base flow (groundwater sources) into a particular river or set of rivers. Canada’s major... -
Catalogue Entry: Stress to the Atmosphere - Trends in Greenhouse Gas Emissions, 1998 to 2010
The regional trends of greenhouse gas emissions for the period 1990 to 2020 are shown here. Also shown is a projection of regional carbon intensity in terms of tonnes of carbon... -
Catalogue Entry: Stress to the Atmosphere - Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector, 1998
Regional greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by sectors of the economy for 1998 are shown here. The map also shows the regional carbon intensity measured in tonnes of CO2-equivalent... -
Catalogue Entry: Stress to the Atmosphere - Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas, 1998
The regional pattern of greenhouse gas emissions for 1998 is shown on this map. The map also shows regional emissions per capita, in terms of tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) per... -
Catalogue Entry: Renewable Energy Case Studies
Renewable energy refers to several energy sources that all produce electrical, thermal, or mechanical energy without unnecessarily depleting resources. The renewable energy... -
Catalogue Entry: Potential Impacts: Wind Erosion Risk and Climate Sensitivity
Wind erosion risk for unprotected soils in areas sensitive to climatic change is shown on this map. The regions that would have the highest sensitivity to a warming climate are...