Data
Critical Canadian Subsector
7.2% of GDP
Reducing Global Emissions
188 mtpa
Indigenous Opportunities
$15 billion
Over $420 billion in government revenues from the Canadian oil sands sector expected through 2050
Annual government revenues from Canada's oil sands sector expected to rise to US$19.4 billion in 2050
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Oil and gas in our lives: At the movies
Hollywood's silver screen would be significantly less magical without the critical contributions of oil and gas
Canada’s oil and gas industry doing its part to re-forest the country
From 2009 to 2018, major producers planted more than 25 million trees. And tree planting initiatives are ongoing.
Worth Reading
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edmontonjournal.comRich Kruger: At Suncor, it's about both today and tomorrow
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hilltimes.comCanada’s navel-gazing on energy security needs to stop
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theglobeandmail.comCanada could be an LNG superpower. The Trudeau government would rather not talk about it
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Environment
Canadian carbon capture and storage proponents optimistic about the future
'Continuing to do CCUS right ensures Canadians will continue to thrive with our economy and climate'
Making progress on Canadian oil sands CO2 emissions intensity
Canada's average CO2 emissions per oil sands barrel has declined by over 32% since 2000
Energy literacy providers push for balanced, sustainable future
'Energy forms and sources are a complex mix, and one doesn’t need to be at the expense of another'
Economy
An assessment of economic activity generated by Canada’s oil and natural gas sector, 2019
Canada's oil and gas industry has a significant impact on employment and GDP in other key sectors
Final pieces falling into place for Woodfibre LNG as construction set to start
‘The whole world needs LNG. This project and others like it are critical for energy security in Asia and around much of the rest of the world’
Assessing the impact of the carbon tax on business costs in B.C.
Rising to $170/tonne by 2030, the carbon tax gives rise to both direct and indirect business costs
Community
Enserva raising money to support energy security in Canada’s remote communities
New initiative builds on success of over $19 million raised for STARS Air Ambulance
How two Indigenous former heavy equipment operators built a thriving oil sands maintenance company
'We have been able to prove ourselves in a very competitive industry'
Young Indigenous worker Treylynd Jules thriving on the Trans Mountain expansion
Indigenous people represent about 11 per cent of the project’s total workforce as of the end of 2022
