Breakdown of Costs and Benefits by Province and Territory
Figure 2 shows the estimated mass of "pure" PCB located in each province and in the territories as of the end of 2001. Using the ratio of PCB in each province and the territories, cost and benefits have been calculated as the percentage PCB in the province or territory times the total cost and total benefit to Canada. Table 4 summarizes all of the quantifiable costs and benefits (best estimates, present value) to each of the provinces and to the territories associated with the introduction of the proposed regulatory amendments.
| Province/ Territory | Percent of Canadian PCBs | Best Estimate of Costs ($millions) |
Best Estimate of Benefits ($millions) |
Cost-Benefit Increment ($millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nfld | 1.7% | -$2.15 | $1.70 | -$0.46 |
| PEI | 0.1% | -$0.10 | $0.08 | -$0.02 |
| NB | 1.3% | -$1.65 | $1.30 | -$0.35 |
| NS | 1.4% | -$1.71 | $1.35 | -$0.36 |
| Que | 32.0% | -$40.54 | $31.97 | -$8.58 |
| Ont | 40.5% | -$51.31 | $40.46 | -$10.85 |
| Man | 2.3% | -$2.91 | $2.30 | -$0.62 |
| Sask | 2.0% | -$2.53 | $2.00 | -$0.54 |
| Alta | 2.6% | -$3.29 | $2.60 | -$0.70 |
| BC | 16.0% | -$20.27 | $15.98 | -$4.29 |
| Territories | 0.2% | -$0.19 | $0.15 | -$0.04 |
| Totals | 100% | -$126.7 | $99.9 | -$26.8 |