HOW MUCH DOES POLLUTION COST CANADIANS?

An infographic from the International Institute for Sustainable Development detailing the economic costs of various types of pollution in Canada, specifically highlighting smog, contaminated sites, and heat waves.

• Smog costs for Canadians were estimated at at least $39 billion in 2015, which equates to approximately $4,300 per year for a family of four. A specific component of this, smog alone, cost $36 billion in 2015.
• While the total costs of climate change cannot yet be fully calculated, heat waves related to climate change cost Canadians $1.6 billion in 2015.

APA

International Institute for Sustainable Development (n.d.). HOW MUCH DOES POLLUTION COST CANADIANS? https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/costs-of-pollution-in-canada-infographic.pdf

Chicago

International Institute for Sustainable Development. HOW MUCH DOES POLLUTION COST CANADIANS? n.d. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/costs-of-pollution-in-canada-infographic.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{internationalinstituteforsustainabledevelopmentndhow, author = {{International Institute for Sustainable Development}}, title = {{HOW MUCH DOES POLLUTION COST CANADIANS?}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/costs-of-pollution-in-canada-infographic.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }