Category: Canada

Statistics Canada The available health data comes from a variety of sources, including the Canadian Community Health Survey, Canadian Health Measures Survey, Canadian Cancer Registry and the Vital Statistics Program. How is healthcare data collected? Depending on the measure, data can be collected from different sources, including medical records, patient surveys, and administrative databases used […]

All businesses that operate in Canada and handle personal information that crosses provincial or national borders in the course of commercial activities are subject to PIPEDA , regardless of the province or territory in which they are based (including provinces with substantially similar legislation). Who does the PIPEDA apply to? PIPEDA applies to organizations that […]

Statistics Year Σ Installed (MWp) Δ Installed (MWp) 2016 2,600 360 2017 2,800 200 2018 3,040 240 2019 4,844 1,804 How much solar energy does Canada produce? 2,399 MWTotal major* solar energy capacity in Canada (as of Dec 31, 2021): 2,399 MW, up from 2,111 MW last year. New major* solar power generation installed in […]

The large majority of hydropower generated in Canada comes from run-of-river or reservoir generating stations. In Canada, much of our hydroelectricity is produced when water is stored in a reservoir behind a dam. Does Canada have hydroelectricity? Hydropower facilities have a very long service life, which can be extended indefinitely, and further improved. Some operating […]

Solar Production Potential by Province #1 Saskatchewan 1330 kWh/kW/yr #5 Ontario 1166 kWh/kW/yr #6 New Brunswick 1142 kWh/kW/yr #7 Prince Edward Island 1104 kWh/kW/yr #8 Nunavut 1092 kWh/kW/yr Where is solar energy mostly used in Canada? Ontarioh by 2040. Over 98% of Canada’s solar power generation capacity is currently located in Ontario, which has offered […]

Energy Balance Electricity total Canada per capita Export 73.35 bn kWh 1,917.84 kWh 100.0% of the country’s population (as of 2020) has access to electricity. Crude Oil Barrel/day Canada per capita Production 4.26 m bbl 0.111 bbl How many gigawatts does Canada use? Canada has an installed electricity generating capacity of 148.9 gigawatts. Figures increased […]

Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Newfoundland and Labrador account for over 96% of oil production in Canada. What part of Canada has oil? Canada has about six billion barrels of remaining oil reserves located outside the oil sands, found primarily in Alberta, Saskatchewan and offshore Newfoundland and Labrador. How many years of oil is left in Canada? […]

Federal government. Each level of government has different responsibilities. Federal government (the Government of Canada) – Responsible for things that affect the whole country, such as citizenship and immigration, national defence and trade with other countries. Who is in charge of Canadian citizenship? Department of Citizenship and Immigration Act ( S.C. 1994, c. 31) What […]

Cenovus Energy Incorporated is the largest oil and gas company based in Canada. As of 2022, it had generated a revenue of 50 billion U.S. dollars. Who owns most of Canada’s oil? As noted earlier, Canada’s fossil fuel industry is dominated by a handful of major players. The network map (next page) shows the ownership […]

Since 2016, immigration is primarily the responsibility of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Under the British North America Act, constitutional responsibility for immigration is divided between the provincial and federal governments. Who controls immigration in Canada? Public Safety Canada provides federal policy leadership and coordination on a variety of immigration-related border issues to ensure […]