Table 8: 1991 - 2009 Comparison of Residential Unit Prices (2009$/month)* for Constant Unit Charge, First Block and Marginal Prices, by Province/Territory and Municipal Population

Corresponds to Table 7 in 2006 Water Pricing Summary Tables document

	Average Constant Unit Price (2009 $**)								Average First Block Price (2009 $**)
	1991	1994	1996	1999	2001	2004	2006	2009	1991	1994	1996	1999	2001	2004	2006	2009
NL	0.33	0.21	0.15	*	0.19	*	*	*	0.21	*	*	*	0.35	*	*	0.66
PEI	*	*	0.83	0.79	0.56	*	*	0.75	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
NS	0.42	0.98	*	0.62	0.81	0.90	0.79	1.57	0.57	0.58	0.74	0.80	0.52	*	0.53	0.80
NB	1.20	0.78	1.14	1.37	1.31	0.98	1.10	1.32	1.15	1.16	1.13	0.85	3.94	0.80	1.58	2.01
QC	0.51	0.61	0.58	0.57	0.83	0.66	0.50	0.86	0.41	0.45	0.46	0.46	0.52	1.45	0.37	0.59
ON	1.13	1.24	1.22	1.21	1.36	1.27	1.41	1.98	0.98	1.15	1.26	1.21	1.35	1.34	1.34	1.43
MB	1.24	1.24	1.32	1.22	1.41	1.18	1.61	2.44	1.39	1.72	2.00	2.23	2.15	*	1.06	1.39
SK	1.47	1.63	1.61	1.53	1.57	1.39	1.53	1.86	1.19	2.41	1.45	1.41	1.30	1.32	1.47	1.43
AB	1.24	1.45	1.45	1.46	1.64	1.44	1.45	1.83	1.77	1.87	1.72	1.70	1.02	1.93	1.21	0.60
BC	0.30	0.49	0.59	0.59	0.67	0.82	1.01	1.28	0.49	0.51	0.46	1.27	0.27	0.39	0.54	0.52
Territories	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	1.48	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	*
Population
< 1000	****	****	****	****	****	****	1.07	2.02	****	****	****	****	****	****	0.73	0.82
1001-2000	1.03	1.52	1.56	1.68	1.49	1.44	1.10	1.61	1.21	1.18	1.19	1.26	1.09	1.02	0.77	1.02
2001-5000	1.05	1.13	1.25	1.24	1.23	1.26	1.13	1.62	1.03	1.04	1.04	1.09	1.05	0.99	1.48	1.60
5001-50 000	0.90	1.00	1.04	1.13	1.24	1.19	1.34	1.73	1.04	1.13	1.22	1.16	1.09	1.13	1.21	1.30
50 001-500 000	1.04	1.25	1.21	1.16	1.22	1.22	1.28	1.78	0.89	0.95	1.01	1.10	1.24	1.26	1.00	1.04
> 500 000	1.25	1.18	1.20	1.22	1.52	1.26	1.36	1.81	1.46	1.98	2.05	2.14	1.55	1.64	1.37	1.16
Total	1.04	1.19	1.19	1.19	1.35	1.23	1.32	1.79	1.13	1.29	1.34	1.39	1.40	1.47	1.25	1.15
Unadjusted	0.75	0.88	0.92	0.96	1.16	1.13	1.26	1.79	0.81	0.96	1.04	1.12	1.20	1.35	1.20	1.15
Source - Table derived from MUP/MWWS Water Pricing Summary Tables for 1991-1999, 2001, 2004 and 2006, Sustainable Water Management Division, Environment Canada.
* Not enough responding municipalities to determine rates.
** Adjusted for inflation using CPI at www.bankofcanada.ca/en/rates/inflation_calc.html.
*** Prior to 2009 the analysis was done for each territory separately; total for territories together is not available.
**** Results were reported for the "Under 1000" population size group beginning in 2006.

Table 8b

	Average Marginal (Including Volumetric and Flat) Price at 35 m3/month (2009 $**)
	1991	1994	1996	1999	2001	2004	2006	2009
NL	0.33	0.21	*	*	0.22	0.17	0.15	0.06
PEI	*	*	0.83	0.79	0.56	*	*	0.52
NS	0.57	0.52	0.75	0.79	0.56	0.55	0.60	1.56
NB	1.15	1.13	1.21	1.13	1.65	0.96	1.62	1.50
QC	0.51	0.59	0.59	0.57	0.84	0.90	0.74	0.16
ON	1.08	1.22	1.21	1.24	1.38	1.38	1.65	1.90
MB	1.37	1.70	1.97	2.18	2.11	2.08	1.06	3.07
SK	1.26	1.27	1.39	1.36	1.35	1.28	1.46	1.73
AB	1.48	1.66	1.63	1.61	1.61	1.62	1.46	1.78
BC	0.43	0.51	0.62	0.78	0.65	0.81	1.29	1.05
Territories	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	1.44
Population
< 1000	****	****	****	****	****	****	0.88	0.93
1001-2000	0.73	1.39	1.45	1.52	1.30	1.30	1.01	0.76
2001-5000	1.08	1.11	1.18	1.21	1.17	1.15	1.18	0.87
5001-50 000	1.05	1.06	1.11	1.16	1.21	1.17	1.51	1.15
50 001-500 000	0.98	1.18	1.15	1.15	1.26	1.29	1.48	1.34
> 500 000	1.00	1.45	1.52	1.52	1.55	1.52	1.56	1.90
Total	1.32	1.22	1.25	1.27	1.40	1.39	1.52	1.57
Unadjusted	0.95	0.91	0.97	1.03	1.20	1.27	1.45	1.57
Source - Table derived from MUP/MWWS Water Pricing Summary Tables for 1991-1999, 2001, 2004 and 2006, Sustainable Water Management Division, Environment Canada.
* Not enough responding municipalities to determine rates.
** Adjusted for inflation using CPI at www.bankofcanada.ca/en/rates/inflation_calc.html.
*** Prior to 2009 the analysis was done for each territory separately; total for territories together is not available.
**** Results were reported for the "Under 1000" population size group beginning in 2006.

 

Table 9: Residential Prices ($/month) for Volume-based and Flat Rates for Water and Sewer at Various Levels of Consumption, by Province/Territory and Municipal Population

Corresponds to Table 8 in 2006 Water Pricing Summary Tables document

			10 m3/month ($)
	Responding Municipalities	Responding Population	Mean	Median	10th Percentile	90th Percentile	Average Marginal Price
NL	26	236,883	41.99	47.50	25.83	47.50	0.06
PEI	4	52,582	35.82	31.04	31.04	45.80	0.52
NS	8	346,658	28.14	28.15	28.15	28.15	1.56
NB	22	246,745	38.88	29.33	18.27	63.53	1.50
QC	146	2,196,679	18.23	16.58	8.80	31.00	0.15
ON	130	9,731,547	25.31	20.02	13.32	43.32	1.90
MB	32	794,107	35.20	36.56	28.12	36.56	3.07
SK	62	387,584	40.39	41.85	26.00	56.73	1.76
AB	91	2,582,419	31.98	30.16	27.88	41.79	1.77
BC	58	2,949,268	27.53	18.79	12.75	54.33	1.05
Territories	4	22,795	66.91	67.50	67.50	67.50	1.44
Population
< 1000	122	61,617	37.04	33.00	17.71	57.38	0.90
1001-2000	82	96,273	38.27	34.45	17.08	63.18	0.76
2001-5000	115	307,132	34.71	31.11	16.99	53.33	0.87
5001-50 000	201	2,597,495	36.94	34.92	17.90	62.30	1.13
50 001-500 000	54	7,332,874	29.11	28.15	12.25	51.50	1.33
> 500 000	9	9,151,875	21.90	18.91	13.32	30.16	1.92
Total, 2009	583	19,547,267	26.93	23.27	13.32	46.40	1.56
Total, 2006	487	18,526,956	24.68	19.53	10.58	38.40	1.18
Source - 2009 Municipal Water and Wastewater Survey. Sustainable Water Management Division, Environment Canada.

Table 9b

			25 m3/month ($)
	Responding Municipalities	Responding Population	Mean	Median	10th Percentile	90th Percentile	Average Marginal Price
NL	26	236,883	42.83	47.50	25.83	47.50	0.06
PEI	4	52,582	43.56	42.64	42.64	45.80	0.52
NS	8	346,658	51.45	51.88	51.88	51.88	1.56
NB	22	246,745	61.33	55.88	34.17	98.78	1.50
QC	146	2,196,679	20.18	16.58	12.25	31.23	0.15
ON	130	9,731,547	53.52	47.29	33.31	75.04	1.90
MB	32	794,107	81.34	84.56	63.21	84.56	3.07
SK	62	387,584	66.40	69.04	46.00	84.39	1.73
AB	91	2,582,419	58.42	59.63	52.29	69.09	1.78
BC	58	2,949,268	43.09	36.29	31.88	70.82	1.05
Territories	4	22,795	66.91	67.50	67.50	67.50	1.44
Population
< 1000	122	61,617	49.08	37.50	21.67	91.69	0.92
1001-2000	82	96,273	46.74	40.30	20.58	79.84	0.76
2001-5000	115	307,132	46.45	37.33	19.17	84.93	0.87
5001-50 000	201	2,597,495	52.31	52.00	21.50	84.00	1.14
50 001-500 000	54	7,332,874	49.21	50.11	15.42	76.80	1.34
> 500 000	9	9,151,875	50.47	47.29	33.31	63.20	1.90
Total, 2009	583	19,547,267	50.16	47.50	25.75	76.80	1.56
Total, 2006	487	18,526,956	41.55	35.75	21.33	58.45	1.23
Source - 2009 Municipal Water and Wastewater Survey. Sustainable Water Management Division, Environment Canada.

Table 9c

			35 m3/month ($)
	Responding Municipalities	Responding Population	Mean	Median	10th Percentile	90th Percentile	Average Marginal Price
NL	26	236,883	43.39	47.50	28.10	47.50	0.06
PEI	4	52,582	48.72	50.37	45.80	50.37	0.52
NS	8	346,658	67.00	67.70	61.64	67.70	1.56
NB	22	246,745	76.30	73.58	44.77	122.28	1.50
QC	146	2,196,679	22.21	17.33	12.25	44.35	0.16
ON	130	9,731,547	72.41	66.20	46.63	103.95	1.90
MB	32	794,107	112.34	116.56	86.91	116.56	3.07
SK	62	387,584	83.69	87.17	60.00	102.82	1.73
AB	91	2,582,419	76.17	79.27	68.57	87.21	1.78
BC	58	2,949,268	54.19	45.04	36.76	93.29	1.05
Territories	4	22,795	66.91	67.50	67.50	67.50	1.44
Population
< 1000	122	61,617	57.91	39.00	22.50	124.47	0.93
1001-2000	82	96,273	53.42	43.50	22.00	102.50	0.76
2001-5000	115	307,132	54.95	41.75	19.25	105.40	0.87
5001-50 000	201	2,597,495	63.28	64.26	22.08	103.78	1.15
50 001-500 000	54	7,332,874	63.05	61.11	16.58	105.06	1.34
> 500 000	9	9,151,875	69.46	66.20	46.63	88.48	1.90
Total, 2009	583	19,547,267	65.89	66.20	30.80	102.71	1.57
Total, 2006	487	18,526,956	53.05	50.44	23.25	81.83	1.23
Source - 2009 Municipal Water and Wastewater Survey. Sustainable Water Management Division, Environment Canada.

 

Table 10: Residential Prices ($/month) for Volume-based and Flat Rates for Water and Sewer at Average Level of Consumption, by Province/Territory and Municipal Population

New table format and information

					Combined Water & Sewer Rates for Average Level of Consumption ($) ***
	Average Residential Water Use Per Capita *	Estimated Water Use per Household (m3/month) **	Responding Municipalities	Responding Population	Mean	Median	10th Percentile	90th Percentile	Average Marginal Price
NL	395	30	14	44,577	39.89	37.33	28.00	49.01	0.30
PEI	189	14	4	52,582	36.49	32.63	32.63	45.80	0.52
NS	292	22	8	346,658	47.52	53.08	39.26	53.08	1.56
NB	394	30	20	243,565	74.47	47.12	29.24	148.69	1.52
QC	386	29	111	1,369,981	22.03	20.41	11.74	34.08	0.14
ON	225	17	117	9,467,485	35.26	29.77	23.26	46.08	1.90
MB	199	15	27	790,534	48.54	48.45	48.45	48.45	3.08
SK	238	18	52	341,201	54.20	52.85	28.88	52.85	1.84
AB	209	16	85	2,578,505	39.39	44.26	29.40	44.26	1.77
BC	353	27	54	2,603,804	41.63	32.40	28.08	65.08	1.00
Territories	391	30	4	22,795	66.11	56.00	56.00	56.00	1.44
Population
< 1000	426	32	91	47,748	53.12	35.00	14.25	79.08	1.06
1001-2000	371	28	68	79,918	45.73	36.26	15.42	91.14	0.84
2001-5000	385	29	102	273,421	40.76	35.06	17.50	62.42	0.94
5001-50 000	313	24	178	2,261,697	44.57	41.40	22.08	72.47	1.22
50 001-500 000	280	21	48	6,047,027	40.17	37.87	17.33	64.35	1.45
> 500 000	251	19	9	9,151,875	33.83	28.47	23.26	45.51	1.92
Total, 2009	274	21	496	17,861,687	37.55	33.82	23.26	53.08	1.65
Source - 2009 Municipal Water and Wastewater Survey. Sustainable Water Management Division, Environment Canada.
* Average residential water use per capita is taken directly from Table 3 of the Water Use Summary Tables. The corresponding number of responding municipalities and responding population can be found in that table.
** Average Residential Water Use Per Capita multiplied by 2.5 people per household, which is the average number of persons per household in Canada as of the 2006 census.
*** For each water system, the monthly rate was calculated for the average monthly level of consumption on that water system. Then, a weighted average was found (weighted by the population served on each system) to give the average rate by province/territory and size group.