72% of Canadians Support Oil & Gas Exports to Strengthen Energy Security: POLL

Poll Highlights:

84% of Canadians, or more than four in five, rate oil and gas as important to Canada’s current economy – a marginal decrease from the previous polling wave in February 2025 (88%)

72% of Canadians, or more than seven in ten, agree or somewhat agree on expanding oil and natural gas exports for global energy security – the highest since tracking began

67% of Canadians, or more than two in three, also view oil and gas as important to Canada’s future economy – relatively consistent with the previous polling wave also in February 2025 (70%)

50% of Canadians say that Canada is doing a poor job at building public confidence in energy decision-making

50% of Canadians also say that Canada is doing a poor job in developing a shared long-term vision for Canada’s energy future

Other Polls Show Canadians Agree

Recent polls have all shown that a majority of Canadians agree it is time to develop our natural resource sectors and build new trade infrastructure to help secure our economic future.

Privy Council Office – 57% to 88% of Canadians support major nation-building projects ranging from nuclear energy to high-speed railways to hydro facilities to pipelines and LNG terminals

Environics – 73% of Canadians support building new pipelines to the east and west coasts

Ipsos – Canada is the top preferred oil supplier among G7 countries, appearing in the top three 68% of the time, more than any other supplier

Oil & Gas and the Canadian Economy

Canada’s oil and natural gas sector plays an irreplaceable role in our national economy, accounting for hundreds of thousands of jobs, a significant share of our exports, and generating billions of dollars in public revenues. For example:

• Crude oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas exports accounted for $160 billion of Canada’s total exports in 2024, roughly 21% of all exports that year ^[2]
• 900,000 jobs across Canada are supported by the domestic oil and natural gas industry ^[3]
• Oil and gas paid a record $33.7 billion in royalties to provincial governments in 2022; in 2024/25, more than $20 billion is expected each year ^[3]

The World Needs More Canadian Resources

A strong future for Canada means taking action today. By expanding our resource development and investing in the necessary trade infrastructure, Canada can play a pivotal role in meeting global energy demands while ensuring economic prosperity for our families and future generations.

Let’s work together to secure our nation’s leadership in reliable energy, forestry, mining, and agricultural production today. Join us to learn more about Canada’s natural resources and the foundational role they play in providing for Canadian and Indigenous communities from coast to coast to coast.

We need to get behind our natural resource sector to help turn our economic trajectory around.

Just weeks before the federal government is set to table the budget, the country’s fiscal outlook has Canada “at the precipice,” - parliamentary budget officer https://t.co/diQ2wZ55Ba

— Canada Action (@CanadaAction) September 28, 2025

SOURCES:

_{1 - https://nanos.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-2867-Positive-Energy-July-Populated-report-FINAL.pdf}

_{2 - https://www.capp.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Canadian-Exports-of-Crude-Oil-and-Natural-Gas.pdf}

_{3 - https://www.capp.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/The-Economic-Impact-of-Canadian-Oil-and-Gas.pdf}