In 2016, Canada exported 5.4 million metric tons to U.S. but bought more steel than that from the United States The Conference Board of Canada says both Canadian and American consumers will likely be hurt [Read more]
“Canada will closely collaborate with the EU, which also filed a WTO challenge today on opposing these tariffs.” – Freeland The Canadian Government is filing litigation in response to the Trump Administration’s announcement that Canada’s exemption [Read more]
The Alberta carbon tax on gasoline increased on 1 Jan. 2018 to 6.73 cents/L, BC to 7.78 cents/L Gasoline prices in Canada have been increasing from this decade’s low of 90.2 cents per litre (cents/L) on average in Feb. 2016. In April 2018, [Read more]
Canada could use economic gains from higher oil production and more exports as a result of pipeline construction to help reduce GHG emissions abroad. Ongoing peat fires in Indonesia emit more GHGs than all of [Read more]
“The U.S. administration should reconsider its actions and provide Canada with a permanent exemption” – Simard The U.S. administration has announced that Canada’s exemption from the 10 per cent aluminium tariff is lifted as of June 1 and the tariff [Read more]
$10 million to MEG Energy of Calgary to improve bitumen recovery in mining while reducing GHG emissions, water consumption The Government of Canada is contributing $26.34 million towards the development of technologies that lead to less pollution, [Read more]
Alberta will participate in purchase, contributing up to $2 billion Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr announced the Government of Canada has reached a commercial agreement with Kinder Morgan to purchase [Read more]
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources, Kim Rudd (r.) and IRENA Director-General Adnan Z. Amin Currently, 181 countries and the European Union are engaged in IRENA’s work Canada is set to become a [Read more]
Conference Board research shows that over $2 trillion in investment required to cut emissions sharply The transportation of goods is one of the largest contributors to Canada’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and it has increased significantly [Read more]
Most underground storage facilities in Canada are depleted oil and gas fields Natural gas is held in underground storage facilities in order to increase the reliability of natural gas supply throughout the year, according to [Read more]
Significant volumes of gasoline flow from refineries in Eastern Canada to serve markets in Northeast US Canada is the largest energy trading partner of the United States, based on the combined value of energy exports [Read more]
Each additional USD $1 billion invested in energy efficiency would deliver more than 2.3 Mtoe of energy savings Energy efficiency has the potential to significantly reduce long-term energy demand in Canada according to a new report released [Read more]
Between Jan. and April 2018 the differential between WTI and WCS has averaged US$22.50 Crude oil produced in Canada varies widely in quality and grade. Crude oil can be characterized as light, medium, or heavy, [Read more]
Women in Cleantech Challenge is first of five challenges to be launched in coming months The Government of Canada is challenging women to innovate in the clean technology sector, with a reward of $1 million dollar [Read more]
La Maison Simons, commonly known as Simons, is a fashion retailer in Canada, based in the province of Quebec. It recently opened its first net-zero retail store in Quebec City. Simons graphic. La Masion Simons [Read more]
Power Metals potentially sitting on one of largest hard rock lithium pegmatite projects in the world in Ontario, Canada By OilPrice.com We’re facing an imminent crisis in global lithium markets. Demand is growing exponentially, and lithium [Read more]
Shipping, oil, gas, chemical, petrochemical industries support global liability and compensation regime Under the Oceans Protection Plan, the Government of Canada is ensuring ongoing protection of our coasts as part of the building of a [Read more]
Outlook promising for environmental jobs as government, academic institutions, and industries mobilizing to support clean technology and climate change implications The environmental employment sector is an important component of the Canadian economy. ECO Canada recently [Read more]
Canada’s GDP saw largest monthly gain since May 2017 The Conference Board of Canada(CBOC) has released insights into the latest gross domestic product(GDP) statistics for Canada, which rebounded thanks to strong mining, oil and gas [Read more]
Of the 132,000 b/d of Canadian crude oil imported by rail in 2017, over half went to U.S. Gulf Growth in Canadian crude oil production has outpaced expansions in pipeline takeaway capacity and, along with past [Read more]
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