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1. LNG key to growing Canada’s natural gas exports

   The economic benefits from a liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry could be immense, and British Columbia is well-positioned geographically to take advantage of growing LNG demand in the Asia-Pacific. A recent Fraser Institute study found ...

2. Oil production will continue to grow without pipelines

   Will Canada ever get another major pipeline to transport its oil to market? These days this is a pertinent question without an easy yes or no answer. Indeed, there’s currently political opposition from politicians of all stripes to every ...

3. Permit Times for Mining Exploration: How Long are They?

   Since 1997, the Fraser Institute has collected information from mining company executives around the world, who evaluate mining policies in jurisdictions worldwide. One theme that regularly appears in the comments we receive as part of that survey is a ...

4. Policies play pivotal role in realizing (or stifling) Canada’s energy potential

   Recently, the National Energy Board released its energy outlook for Canada to 2040. Its projections help highlight the potential prosperity that Canada could achieve from its energy resources. So what does the NEB project? Focusing on ...

5. New climate tests for pipelines are unnecessary

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, January 30, 2016 The federal government is about to roll out new regulatory requirements for Canada’s energy industry. The new rules will require the environmental reviews of pipelines and liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals ...

6. Ontario energy minister at odds with province’s auditor general

   In a recent Toronto Sun op-ed, Ontario’s Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli, trying to defend his government’s power policies in the wake of the latest rate increases, resorted to claims any ratepayer tracking their bills can see for ...

7. Alberta’s oil competitors have fewer barriers to investment

   The oil boom in Alberta contributed to considerable prosperity for both Albertans and those from outside the province who offered services to the oil sector and its employees, as well as those who found employment related to the boom. ...

8. B.C. LNG proposal poses low risk to the environment

   It’s not often these days that Canada’s resource industries receive good news. But a recent positive assessment from federal scientists found that the proposed $11.4 billion Pacific NorthWest LNG terminal in British Columbia poses a low ...

9. B.C. opposes Kinder Morgan but pipelines needed for Canada to become energy ‘superproducer’

   Because new pipeline infrastructure must play a role if Canada wants to become an energy “superproducer,” it was disappointing to hear that the British Columbia government will formally oppose the Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion ...

10. Uncertainty deterring mining investment in Ontario

    Ontario’s mining sector creates considerable prosperity and economic opportunity in the province. In 2014, based on preliminary estimates, mining companies are expected to have spent $507 million on exploration in the province, down from ...