Certaines provinces tirent des revenus substantiels de ressources naturelles renouvelables qui ne se tariront jamais, alors que les provinces qui utilisent leurs redevances venant de ressources non renouvelables, prises en compte dans la formule, vendent un actif pour stimuler leur économie.
Some provinces have a substantial revenue stream from renewable natural resources that in fact will last in perpetuity because they are renewable, whereas the provinces that are now using their non-renewable natural resource royalties in the formula are selling a capital asset that belongs to them in order to kick start their economies.