Canadians now put jobs over environment, 57 percent say economy comes first, but they reelect the Liberals.

Green economy jobs created in the last 10 years cost Canadian governments an estimated $2.32 million per position, totaling $158 billion in 2024 dollars.

Research from two new Fraser Institute reports found the federal government and the governments of Canada’s four biggest provinces—Ontario, Alberta, Quebec, and B.C.—only created an estimated 68,000 jobs despite the significant amount of taxpayer money expended on climate change mitigation programs, investments, and tax incentives.

“Governments, activists, and many special interest groups have made many claims about the opportunities of transitioning to a low-carbon economy and how that would create jobs and prosperity,” said Elmira Aliakbari, the Fraser Institute’s natural resource director and co-author of one of the reports. “After a decade and more than $158 billion of taxpayer money being spent, those promises simply haven’t materialized,” Aliakbari added.

https://thehub.ca/2025/10/31/canadian-governments-spent-158-billion-on-green-economy-but-created-only-68000-jobs-report/