加拿大领土面积占全球陆地面积的7％,而水资源占9％,人均占有水资源量居世界首位。但是,其淡水60％流向北方,而90％的人口居住在南部边境300公里范围内。由于供水充足、水费过低,造成水的滥用。加拿大人均用水量居世界前列、水费却是最低的国家。加拿大水政策是建立在下述的认识基础上的:水资源是在加拿大最受轻视的自然资源,现在在加拿大已经没有一个地方具有充足的水量和良好的水质的水可供人们像过去 Canada’s territorial area accounts for 7% of the global land area, while water resources account for 9% of the world’s top per capita water resources. However, 60 per cent of its freshwater flows to the north, while 90 per cent of its population lives within 300 kilometers of the southern border. Due to adequate water supply, water costs are too low, resulting in the abuse of water. The per capita water consumption in Canada ranks first in the world, but the water fee is the lowest in the world. Canada’s water policy is based on the recognition that water is the most contemptuous natural resource in Canada and there is no place in Canada that now has enough water and good water for people to look like in the past