What Natural Resources Does Canada Have in Abundance?

This blog has been edited due to Bill C-59 Crude oil, natural gas, minerals, metals, lumber, seafood, wind, water... you name it, chances are Canada has it. After all, it is the second-largest country in the world with an incredibly diverse array of landscapes and geology from coast to coast. In...


How Much Freshwater Does Canada Have?

Niagara Falls, Ontario This blog has been edited due to Bill C-59 Water is a valuable and necessary resource for all living things. And Canadians are lucky to have heaps of it – about 7 per cent of the world’s “renewable” freshwater supply, with just half a per cent of the global population. Can...


Canada Ranks 13th on Human Freedom Index 2022

Canada has once again received top marks on the annual Human Freedom Index (HFI), placing 13th out of 165 countries evaluated by the CATO Institute's and Fraser Institute’s annual report. Compared to other major energy, food, lumber and mineral exporters abroad, Canada ranks among the highest on...


Fishing Industry in Canada: By the Numbers

Canada is a vast country with a diverse array of economic sectors from coast to coast to coast. As Canadians, we are extremely fortunate to be surrounded by the Arctic, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans – and have a thriving fishing industry in Canada because of the opportunities they provide. Canada ...


The World Without Canada: Watch This Documentary!

Have you seen The World Without Canada on your streaming service or cable television? If not, we suggest you put it on your watch list!  


5 Reasons to Celebrate Canada on Earth Day 2022

Earth Day is an important day for mother nature and the planet we call home! As we work towards making the world a cleaner, better place through new innovation, clean technology and environmental protection, it’s critical that we step back and acknowledge Canada’s record on all of the above. The...


Bees in Canada: 25 Facts

When most people think about bees in Canada, they likely reminisce back to the time when they got stung by one; It hurts, and chances are that swelling pain will leave a lasting impression on anyone’s mind.


Discovering Dinosaurs in the Canadian Oil Sands

Canada’s oil sands is home to an essential source of energy used to fuel our modern-day lives. But not many people know that the oil sands are also home to a lesser-known, but equally important part of history – dinosaurs! Alberta is widely known for its abundance of dinosaur activity. Over the ...


3 Ways Natural Resources Make the Winter Holidays Possible for Canadians

From everyone at Canada Action, we want to welcome you to 2022! We couldn't be more excited to carry our passion, advocacy and education on the importance of Canada's resource industries into the new year. We want to take some time to reflect on the crucial variety of natural resources that carr...


Resources for Good: $1.45 Million Donated to 10 Hospital Foundations

Canada’s natural resources sector provides support to Canadian communities through donations and other contributions that often go without the public recognition that they deserve. In part five of our Resources for Good series, we feature three more recent examples of how the natural resources se...