Costs of Pollution in Canada: Measuring the impacts on families, businesses and governments

This executive summary from the International Institute for Sustainable Development outlines the significant financial burdens pollution places on Canadian families, businesses, and governments, synthesizing existing studies to provide a comprehensive assessment of these costs.

• Pollution results in annual costs to Canadian families, businesses, and governments totaling at least tens of billions of dollars, impacting human health, forests, crops, and the quality of land and water.
• The cost of heat waves related to climate change in Canada was estimated at $1.6 billion for the year 2015.
• Between 2005/06 and 2014/15, the average annual cost for managing contaminated sites under federal jurisdiction in Canada was $283 million.

APA

McDougal,, R. S. (2017). Costs of Pollution in Canada: Measuring the impacts on families, businesses and governments. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/costs-pollution-canada-measuring-impacts-families-businesses-and-governments

Chicago

McDougal,, Robert Smith,Kieran. Costs of Pollution in Canada: Measuring the impacts on families, businesses and governments. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2017. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/costs-pollution-canada-measuring-impacts-families-businesses-and-governments.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |last1=McDougal, |first1=Robert Smith,Kieran |title=Costs of Pollution in Canada: Measuring the impacts on families, businesses and governments |publisher=International Institute for Sustainable Development |date=1 June 2017 |url=https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/costs-pollution-canada-measuring-impacts-families-businesses-and-governments |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{mcdougal2017costs, author = {McDougal,, Robert Smith,Kieran}, title = {{Costs of Pollution in Canada: Measuring the impacts on families, businesses and governments}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2017}, month = jun, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/costs-pollution-canada-measuring-impacts-families-businesses-and-governments}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }