Santé Canada a estimé qu'en 1993 le coût du tabagisme pour la société s'est monté à 11 milliards de dollars, dont 3 milliards consacrés directement aux frais de santé tels que l'hospitalisation ou les visites aux médecins, les 8 milliards restants devant être attribués aux pertes de productivité, notamment au manque à gagner dans les foyers.
In Canada, Health Canada estimates that the societal cost attributed to smoking for 1993 was approximately $11 billion, of which $3 billion was spent on direct health care costs such as hospitalization and physician time, with the remaining $8 billion being due to loss of productivity, including forgoing household income.