Table 4.

Valuing outcomes experienced by local business community.

Outcome	Financial valuation or proxy	Value (CAD)	Source	Notes on value included and sensitivity test conducted (if applicable)
# of local businesses experiencing decreased foot traffic and decreased revenue as a result	Estimated at $100 reduced spending per month over 1 year	−$1,200	Estimate only	Due to a lack of published evidence, a minimum estimated value was used for this outcome
# of local businesses experiencing reduced nuisance	Revealed preference valuation: cost of a security system to monitor nuisance	$5,000	Security.org (63)	Value of additional security for businesses, specifically in Saskatoon in 2025. This is a revealed preference valuation financial proxy, indicating that the market value of the outcome can be represented by the cost others might pay to achieve the outcome (not implying that the all impacted businesses would pay for this outcome directly).
# of local businesses experiencing increased nuisance	Revealed preference valuation: cost of a security system to monitor nuisance	−$5,000	Security.org (63)	As above