Capital expenditures on environmental protection by businesses, 2019 to 2021

A module with environmental protection and resource management questions, for priority industries not covered in the Annual Environmental Protection Expenditures Survey (EPES), was added to the Annual Capital Expenditures Survey (CAPEX). This survey collects data on capital and repair expenditures in Canada and covers much of the economy on an annual basis. The target population comprises all businesses and government entities operating in Canada according to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2022 during the reference year.

Estimates are computed at different levels of aggregation, such as by NAICS code and geographic region, based on the most recent classification information for the statistical entity and the survey reference period.

Users are cautioned that table 38-10-0176 contains estimates reflecting a more detailed business level than the establishment level and therefore data should not be compared with similar tables for the EPES.

Definitions

Environmental protection expenditures: All capital and repair expenditures whose primary purpose is the prevention, reduction or elimination of pollution and/or other forms of degradation of the environment, as well as measures taken to restore the environment from a degraded state. These expenditures include, among others, those that a business incurred for atmospheric pollution management; solid waste management; wastewater management; protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water; protection and restoration of biodiversity and habitat; clean vehicles and transportation technologies; and other environmental protection activities.

Resource management expenditures: All capital and repair expenditures whose purpose relates to the effective management of resources. In this survey, resource management includes heat or energy savings and management, as well as expenditures for the production of energy from nuclear or renewable sources.

For information on the EPES, see the page Annual Environmental Protection Expenditures Survey.

For information on the CAPEX, see the page Annual Capital Expenditures Survey: Actual, Preliminary Estimate and Intentions.