Contribute over 20% to Canada’s $1.9 Trillion GDP

Account for $260 billion in exports

Account for over 60% of rail and marine shipments for Canada’s transportation sector

Generate $26 billion a year in revenues for governments

Account for 1.8 million direct and indirect high-paying jobs

Account for almost half of Canada’s total manufacturing output

Generate almost half of total foreign capital investments in Canada

Canada’s Natural Resources Sectors are the backbone of the Canadian economy and keep the economy humming

Are Canada’s

largest export sectors

Operate to some of the

highest environmental standards in the world

Have an extraordinary opportunity to deliver the innovative resources products the world needs with the highest standards of environmental performance, health and safety; an important calling card on the world stage

Are needed to support growing global prosperity and to meet global demand

Have the potential to meet the world’s demand for oil and gas through low-carbon transitions by setting the global standards for responsible, emissions-smart resources

Canada’s Natural Resources Sectors help Build, Fuel and Feed the World