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Canada 2022
…system. The sizeable weight of fossil fuel production in employment and economic output means strong attention should be placed on ensuring a people-centred approach to Canada’s clean energy transition. Canada has a number of policy measures in place, including an ambitious carbon pricing scheme, clean fuel regulations, a commitment to phase out unabated coal use by 2030, nuclear plant extensions, upstream methane regulations, energy efficiency programmes, and measures to decarbonise the transport sector. In this report, the IEA provides energy policy recommendations to help Canada effectively manage the transformation of its energy sector in line with its goals.
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Canada Oil Security Policy
…d) which has alleviated some pressure for oil transportation, particularly the need to ship crude by rail. In recent years, pipeline companies have also steadily increased capacity and throughputs on their pipeline systems through the addition of Drag Reducing Agents and pumping power.RefiningThere are 15 refineries in Canada with a combined crude processing capacity of 1.95 mb/d. In comparison, Canada’s average daily consumption across sectors amounts to 6.0 kb/d. Canadian refineries are divided into three main market orbits: Western Canada (706 kb/d), where the majority of Canadian crude oil is producedSouthern Ontario (392 kb…
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Canada Natural Gas Security Policy
Country Energy Security Policy - Natural Gas Natural gas overview Canada’s policy for emergency gas response, similar to that for oil, reflects its role as a major producer and net exporter, with vast volumes of gas supplies in a well-integrated market with extensive pipeline networks both within Canada and across the border with the United States. In this context, Canada’s gas emergency policy is generally geared towards short-term regional or local disruptions rather than a more widespread or long-lasting supply outage. The gas industry itself has the primary responsibility for ensuring security of supply and responding…
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Canada Electricity Security Policy
Country Energy Security Policy - Electricity Electricity overview and generation portfolio Most of Canada’s electricity systems are part of the integrated North American market, with 98% of Canadians connected to the continent’s bulk power system. Electricity is regularly traded in both directions between Canada and the United States (‘US’ hereafter) (with Canada a net exporter to the US overall). This robust interconnectivity with 37 north-south cross-border transmission lines adds to the east-west tie lines across provincial borders, and allows for a high degree of reliability and resilience to seasonal or unplanned changes in supply and demand…