This article was published by the Canada Energy Regulator on Oct. 1, 2025.
Following a record setting year in 2023Footnote 1, Canadian natural gas production hit new highs in 2024, averaging 18.3 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d), continuing the steady growth seen since 2020. Production has been robust from January to May 2025, averaging 19.2 Bcf/d.
Text Alternative: This figure shows monthly natural gas production from January 2000 to May 2025 for Canadian provinces and territories, as well as total Canadian production. Saskatchewan production held steady at about 0.3 Bcf/d through 2024-2025. Both Alberta and BC display seasonal swings, typically peaking in late fall and winter due to increased rig activity. Since November 2024, total monthly production has remained above 19.0 Bcf/d, with Alberta averaging 11.4 Bcf/d, and BC averaging 7.5 Bcf/d. To see an animated version of this graph, click here.
- Provincial contributions: Alberta (AB) remained the top-producing province, accounting for about 59.7 per cent of Canada’s natural gas output in 2024. British Columbia (BC) followed with 38.6 per cent, while Saskatchewan (SK) contributed 1.6 per cent. The rest of Canada produced 0.1 per cent. BC’s share of total Canadian production has grown since the shale/tight gas revolution in the mid 2000’s, where it was just 17.0 per cent in 2008.
- Growth drivers: In 2024, BC saw the largest year-over-year provincial increase in both percentage and absolute terms (+6.1 per cent, 0.4 Bcf/d), driven by Montney Formation tight gas development. AB’s output increased slightly (+0.6 per cent, 0.06 Bcf/d) but remained consistently high. SK production fell by 4.8 per cent after modest growth (0,5 per cent) in 2023.
- Early 2025: Canadian production was 19.2 Bcf/d in the first five months of 2025. Provincial shares stayed close to 2024 levels: AB – 59.4 per cent, BC – 38.9 per cent, SK – 1.5 per cent, and the rest of Canada – 0.2 per cent.
- Market context: Natural gas production continued to rise in 2024 and during the first five months of 2025, despite persistently low North American gas prices. The supply of liquids-rich natural gas supported the economics of Canadian natural gas production, while expanded pipelines and upcoming LNG export capacity further supported record volumes.
- Production trends: Production growth has been driven by expanded development in the Montney Formation in northeastern BC and northwestern AB. Advances in horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing have helped sustain high output.
- Launch of LNG Canada: In June 2025, LNG Canada began its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. The project will likely source gas from its partners’ resources in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, as well as from the broader western Canadian gas market.
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