COÛTS DE LA POLLUTION AU CANADA

The report estimates that pollution costs Canada tens of billions of dollars annually, with urban smog alone accounting for 36 billion dollars in 2015. It categorizes these costs into health and well-being, direct financial losses to income, and the reduction of asset values. The document highlights significant data gaps regarding persistent organic pollutants (POPs), heavy metals, and greenhouse gas emissions, while detailing the high costs of contaminated sites, climate-related extreme weather, and water pollution such as algal blooms and pathogens.

• The total annual cost of pollution for Canadian families, businesses, and governments is estimated at "des dizaines de milliards de dollars au moins", with a high probability that unmeasured pollutants add several more tens of billions.
• Urban smog is the most well-understood pollutant and had an estimated cost of 36 billion dollars in 2015, with fine particles (PM2.5) causing 7,712 deaths in Canada that year.
• Costs related to health and well-being were estimated at at least 39 billion dollars in 2015, which equates to approximately 4,300 dollars for a family of four.
• Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), including pesticides and plastic additives, are linked to cancers, diabetes, and obesity; while their exact costs are unknown, they could potentially cost Canadians tens of billions of dollars annually.
• The federal government's recognized future liability for cleaning up contaminated sites was 5.8 billion dollars in 2015, while provincial governments recognized an additional 6.4 billion dollars.
• Climate-change-related heatwaves cost Canada an estimated 1.6 billion dollars in 2015. Additionally, the 2016 Fort McMurray forest fire caused 3.58 billion dollars in insured property losses.
• Algal blooms in Lake Erie resulted in an estimated ecosystem value loss of 3.8 billion dollars in 2015, a 4 billion dollar loss in market goods and services value, and a decrease of over 700 million dollars in shoreline property values.
• Water quality issues are severe in First Nations communities, where two-thirds of all communities had at least one drinking water advisory between 2004 and 2014, and the Neskantaga First Nation in Ontario had a boil water advisory for 20 years.

APA

International Institute for Sustainable Development (2017). COÛTS DE LA POLLUTION AU CANADA. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/costs-of-pollution-in-canada-highlights-fr.pdf

Chicago

International Institute for Sustainable Development. COÛTS DE LA POLLUTION AU CANADA. 2017. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/costs-of-pollution-in-canada-highlights-fr.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{internationalinstituteforsustainabledevelopment2017cots, author = {{International Institute for Sustainable Development}}, title = {{COÛTS DE LA POLLUTION AU CANADA}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2017}, month = jun, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/costs-of-pollution-in-canada-highlights-fr.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }