
| ID #: | 39264734 | |
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Survey on Canadian household environmental activities. Includes: % of households now use compact fluorescent bulbs, [CFL bulbs], programmable thermostat [energy conservation], % of households that used chemical fertilizers or pesticides on their lawn or garden [pesticide use], % of households with a lawn or garden % of households drink bottled water predominantly, % drink tap water, % of those treat the tap water in some way (filtered water), Reasons why households with a municipal water supply treated their tap water before drinking it, % of households with a non-municipal water supply had their water tested by a laboratory, % of Canadian households have a water-saving showerhead, water-saving toilet [water quality] % of households have leftover paint to dispose of, % of these households report that they took it to a depot or returned it to the supplier, % still have it in their possession, and did not know what to do with it [hazardous waste] % of households have unwanted or expired medications to dispose of, % of these disposed of them in their regular garbage, flushed them down the toilet or put them down the drain, % said they returned the products to suppliers. % of households with old computers or other electronics disposed of them at special waste depots or returned them to the supplier, % put them in the garbage, % did not know what to do with them. % of households have a cistern, lawn, garden, % watered lawn, garden, % used timer on lawn/garden sprinkler % use a private septic system, communal septic system % have had an energy audit Rating of indoor air quality, Methods of improving indoor air quality, Use of furnace fans and heat recovery ventilators (HRVs), Household awareness of radon % of households purchased a major appliance within the last five years, Most important factors that influenced purchase (Energy or water consumption [green consumers], Reliability, Price, Features) 2007 edition includes: % purchase organic foods, used a recycled or reusable shopping bag 2006 edition includes: % of households with access to at least one recycling program, % of households that had access to, and used, recycling programs, by material (glass, paper, plastics, metal cans), % of households composted kitchen or yard waste in 2006 [composting], % of households that composted by metropolitan area % of households own a gas-powered snowblower, lawnmower, leafblower, motorized watercraft, snowmobile % of Canadian households had at least one motor vehicle, % have three or more, % travelled 20,000 kilometres or less in their motor vehicles in an average year, % more than 40,000 km, One-way distance travelled between home and work, by selected census metropolitan area, % of all people who worked outside of the home usually travelled to work alone in a motor vehicle (warmer months vs. colder months), Length of time to travel between home and work, by usual mode of transportation (public transit, motor vehicle) [commuting, carpooling] . |
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| Pub Date: | 3/9/2011 | |
| Frequency: | Biennial | |
| Location Type: | Online | |
| Geography: | Canada, provinces, some metropolitan area detail | |
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| Posted/Updated: | 3/9/2011 | |
| ID #: | 39269254 | |
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| Description: | % of households use a gasoline-powered snowblower, Canada and provinces, 2007 | |
| Pub Date: | 12/9/2009 | |
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| Location Type: | Online | |
| Geography: | Canada, provinces | |
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| Posted/Updated: | 12/9/2009 | |
| ID #: | 39268198 | |
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% of respondents perceive Canadians to be innovative, % have acted on their innovative impulses and conceived new product ideas, % have considered actively marketing their ideas. % believe that not knowing where to start, and a lack of funding, are the two greatest obstacles preventing them from further developing their new product ideas. % of Canadians are aware that the electric oven, goalie mask, telephone, and snowblower are Canadian inventions. [entrepreneurship / innovation] |
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| Pub Date: | 4/2/2009 | |
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| Location Type: | Online | |
| Geography: | Canada | |
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| Posted/Updated: | 4/5/2009 | |
| ID #: | 39265542 | |
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| Description: | This article shows household ownership of gas-powered snowblowers in 2006, by province, It also presents data on snowblower ownership in certain cities, juxtaposed with data on average snowfall. | |
| Pub Date: | 12/10/2007 | |
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| Location Type: | Online | |
| Geography: | Canada, provinces, metropolitan areas | |
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| Posted/Updated: | 12/10/2007 | |
| ID #: | 39263586 | |
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| Description: | A collection of statistics related to snow removal. Includes: Rate to shovel a typical walk/driveway, typical snowfall, Fine for not clearing your sidewalk in Toronto, Cost in Calgary of a monthly walk/driveway-clearing contract, Price of a basic snow shovel at Home Depot, Price of a 5.5-horsepower snowblower, Price of an average built-in driveway heating system. | |
| Pub Date: | 12/5/2006 | |
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| Location Type: | Offline | |
| Geography: | Canada, Toronto, Calgary | |
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| Posted/Updated: | 12/7/2006 | |