Statistics Canada provides data on household use of various types of reusable containers over a 12-month period. The dataset is available in XML, CSV, and HTML formats under the OGL-CA-2.0 license. It was last updated on May 21, 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyze adoption rates of reusable containers based on container types mentioned in the description.
- Model consumer sustainability trends based on reported household usage.
- Benchmark reusable container use for policy development and environmental reporting.
Strengths
- Data is provided by Statistics Canada, a national statistical agency.
- Available in multiple standard formats (XML, CSV, HTML).
- Has a specific temporal scope (previous 12 months).
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Statistics Canada | Statistique Canada
- Time Range
- Previous 12 months from survey date
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-21 12:48:31.661261; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Canada