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The Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) are a comprehensive set of nutrient reference values for healthy populations that can be used for assessing and planning diets.

Summary data table of estimates of usual intakes for energy, nutrients & other dietary components from food, using data collected from Canadians in the 2004 and 2015 Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) - Nutrition. Data are provided for the household population by 16 DRI age–sex groups at the national, regional and provincial levels.

Please use the following citation when referencing this data:

Health Canada (2019).Usual Intakes from Food for Energy, Nutrients and Other Dietary Components (2004 and 2015 CCHS-Nutrition) derived from Statistics Canada's 2004 and 2015 Canadian Community Health Survey, Nutrition, Share file. Ottawa.

History of Nutrition standards in North America

A targeted survey analyzed 2,680 samples of dried herbs and 1,178 samples of dried teas for bacterial pathogens. All samples were tested for generic Escherichia coli (E. coli), Salmonella species (spp. ), Bacillus cereus (B. cereus) and Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens). Additionally, 1,773 samples of dried herbs and all samples of dried teas were analyzed for Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus).

​The main objective of this survey was to obtain baseline information regarding the presence and levels of undeclared sulphites in dried tea products including specialty, flavoured and regular teas. Of the 473 samples tested, 0.6% (3) were found to contain sulphites. All positive results were detected in herbal tea products. None of the products sampled were found to present a health risk.

2015 Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) data has been used to calculate usual intakes for sodium and potassium (mean and percentiles) for age, sex and life stage groupings and other variables.

A targeted survey on bacterial pathogens in dried sprouted seed products analyzed 1,936 samples for Verotoxigenic Escherichia coli O157:H7 (E. coli O157:H7), non-O157 Verotoxigenic E. coli (non-O157 VTEC), Salmonella species (spp. ), Bacillus cereus (B. cereus), Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens), Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and generic E. coli. Over 97% of dried sprouted seed products were assessed as satisfactory. For the remainder of the samples, CFIA conducted appropriate follow-up activities such as facility inspections and additional sampling.

A targeted survey analyzed 221 samples of air-packed sun-dried tomatoes for viruses. Of those samples, 99.1% were found to be free of viruses. Samples were analyzed for Hepatitis A (HAV) and Norovirus (NoV) (Genotype I and II (GI, GII)). NoV (GI) RNA was not detected in any of the samples tested.

This product provides the ratio of surface freshwater intake to water yield for August 2013, with the exception of drainage regions 7, 8, 16, 17 and 18, which use the ratio of August intake to the long-term minimum monthly water yield. Surface freshwater intake aggregates data from the Survey of Drinking Water Plants, 2013 and the Industrial Water Use Survey, 2013 with estimates of agricultural water use for 2013 based on the Agricultural Water Use Survey and the Alberta Irrigation Information report.

Data for water use by the oil and gas industry and households not supplied by a public water provider are also excluded.

Military Personnel Command (MPC) supports the requirement to release accurate and timely information to Canadians, in line with the principles of Open Government. This dataset represents the intake of women into the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Regular Force from 1997 to 2020. MPC has made every attempt to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the information provided. However, data contained within this report may also appear in historic, current and future reports of a similar nature where it may be represented differently, and in some cases appear to be in conflict with the current report.