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Energy facts: Key energy, economic, and environmental indicators

Our nation's prosperity and competitiveness are tied to achieving a successful transition to a low carbon future. Economic and environmental indicators are key to understanding energy's contribution to sustainable economic growth.

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Learn more about key energy, economic, and environmental indicators in Canada in Section 1 of the Energy Fact Book including:

  • Energy production and supply
  • Economic contributions
  • Energy and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions

Key facts

  • In 2022, Canada's energy sector directly employed 290,300 people and indirectly supported over 405,800 jobs.
  • Canada's energy sector accounted for approximately 11.8% of nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2022.
  • Energy exports worth $240.5 billion were sent to 133 countries, with the United States accounting for 90%. Meanwhile, Canada imported $65.3 billion of energy in 2022.
  • Government revenues coming from enterprises in the energy sector averaged $12.3 billion from 2017-2021.
  • Canada is the sixth largest energy producer in the world.

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Instructions to maximize the use of this interactive tool

Use this Power BI© tool to access and see the most updated data available. All values in the Map, Data table and Graphs will automatically update based on the user's selection.

To select a specific category or sub-category, select the desired toggle elements within the tool box on the left hand side (i.e., Industry or Reference period). Depending on the data views selected, multiple choices may be available for subject categories, geographies, reference periods, etc. To view the associated data, select the "Data table" tab located on the top right hand corner of the data visualisation.

To return back to the visualisation, select "Map" or "Chart" tab which is next to the Data table tab.

To access other available options, such as to export or sort, position your mouse over the top right hand corner of the data visualisation then select the three consecutive points [...] that will appear. From there you can then select the desired option that follows (Export data, Show as a table, Spotlight).

To access the various referenced data tables used to prepare the visualisation, select "Data sources" located directly below it then click on the applicable table.