Environment spending per person: Canadian provinces ranked (2024)
Measure: Provincial-local environmental spending per resident ($, derived). All 13 provinces and territories with data in Provincial and local spending per person by function, Canada, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2024.
National value: 387 (Canada).
- Lowest: 212 to 286 $
- Group 2: 286 to 385 $
- Group 3: 385 to 468 $
- Group 4: 468 to 632 $
- Highest: 632 to 2,783 $
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. The ranked value is itself derived; see the source table for the method. Values are as published in the source table.
| 1 | Northwest Territories | 2,783 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Yukon | 2,663 |
| 3 | Prince Edward Island | 632 |
| 4 | Nunavut | 507 |
| 5 | British Columbia | 488 |
| 6 | Quebec | 468 |
| 7 | Nova Scotia | 396 |
| 8 | Saskatchewan | 385 |
| 9 | Ontario | 342 |
| 10 | Manitoba | 290 |
| 11 | Alberta | 286 |
| 12 | Newfoundland and Labrador | 283 |
| 13 | New Brunswick | 212 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 10-10-0005-01: Canadian Classification of Functions of Government (CCOFOG) by consolidated government component
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0005-01: Population estimates on July 1, by age and gender. Reference period: 2024.
Cite this ranking
Canadian provinces and territories ranked by provincial-local environmental spending per resident ($, derived) (2024). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 10-10-0005-01; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-10. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-provincial-local-environmental-spending-per-resident/