Workers at the Sunrise oil sands project in northern Alberta. Photo courtesy BP
Calls to slow down or shut down Canada’s oil and gas industry do not consider the substantial benefits it provides to Canadians and to the world.
Fact: Oil and gas development is good for Canadians
Oil and gas delivers economic and social prosperity for Canadians including jobs, government revenues that help pay for roads, hospitals and schools, and substantial investment in community programs. And it’s not just in the major producing provinces – it’s across the country.
The oil and gas sector directly and indirectly employed approximately 550,000 Canadians in 2019, according to Natural Resources Canada. This includes jobs related to production as well as in the industry’s supply chain, which stretches from coast to coast.
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