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Canada Falls to Lowest Rank Ever on World’s Most Competitive Economies Survey
The IMD World Competitiveness Rankings 2019 named Canada the 13th most competitive country out of 67 nations, the lowest ranking for the “Great White North” since the annual survey began in 1997. Canada dropped from 10th in 2018 to 13th this year, being outperformed by Ireland...
Canada’s Natural Resource Sector Lost $196 Billion in Investment Over 5 Years
It’s hard to fathom just how much a lost investment of $196 billion is. But thanks to a newly released policy brief by Canadian think tank SecondStreet.org, it’s much easier to put that figure into context. This analysis uses real-world comparisons to help us grasp just how mu...
Mining in Ontario: 15 Interesting Facts
Did you know that Ontario is a hotbed for mining activity in Canada? The industry is active in all parts of the province in a diverse set of communities including Sudbury, Windsor, Midland, Timmins, Perth, Marathon, North Bay and Attawapiskat to name a few. The further north y...
10 Must-Know Facts on Alberta’s Oil and Gas Industry
Sometimes it’s almost as if we live on another planet devoid of facts, logic and common sense. The unbalanced and relentless attack on Alberta’s energy sector which has labelled the oil sands as the harbinger of the apocalypse is a prime example of where some logical thinking ...
What is the Economic Contribution of Refineries in Ontario?
Did you know that 4 of Ontario’s oil refineries make up about 20 per cent of Canada’s total refining capacity, and that about 80 per cent of their feedstock comes from the western part of the country? When it comes to refinery output and the economy, the larger the numbers, th...
“Environmental Activists” Funded by Non-Canadian Sources Should Concern Us All
There’s a smear campaign being run against the Canadian energy sector by environmental activist groups who receive a large part of their funding from non-Canadian sources. These groups do not oppose other energy exporters the way they have Canada where every single pipeline ha...
Bill C-48 Ignores Canada’s East Coast + World Tanker Activity. Why?
What is Bill C-48? In short, it’s a piece of legislation that will absolutely destroy future opportunities for Canada's oil and gas industry to export oil by banning petroleum tanker traffic off the coast of British Columbia. This ban extends from the northern tip of Vancouve...
10 Reasons Why the Natural Resource Sector is Important for Canada
Just how important is Canada’s natural resource sector to Canadians? Very, very important, to say the least, even for those who may not work in the sector directly (see more below). But don’t take our word for it… Here’s some recently released statistics from the federal gover...
What Can a Single Barrel of Oil Make?
Oil has been getting a lot of attention these days. That’s especially true in Canada, a country that has seen major pipelines cancelled and loses tens of billions of dollars a year due to the oil price discount, all the while world demand for this "black gold" continues to gro...
Canada’s Natural Resources Include Plenty of Fresh Water
Canada has a long list of different natural resources found in abundance throughout its provinces and territories. Oil, for example, is found in vast amounts in Alberta, with the world’s third largest recoverable reserves - or about 10% of the world's total share. Minerals are...