Canada produced, exported and consumed more energy products in 2024 compared with the previous year. The expansion of the Trans Mountain Pipeline, which began operations in May, contributed to higher exports. Meanwhile, increased domestic consumption was driven primarily by energy use in the mining and oil and gas extraction and the pipeline transportation subsectors.
Primary energy production increases
Primary energy production in Canada increased 2.8% in 2024 to 24 664 petajoules, following a gain of 1.4% in 2023.
Crude oil (47.7%) accounted for the largest proportion of primary energy production in Canada in 2024, followed by natural gas (36.1%), primary electricity (7.0%), total coal (4.6%), gas plant natural gas liquids (4.2%) and renewable fuels (0.3%).
Higher exports and imports
Exports of Canadian energy and energy products increased 4.6% in 2024 to 15 463 petajoules.
In 2024, Canada exported 80.5% of its crude oil production and 38.3% of its natural gas production. About 96% of crude oil exports and all natural gas exports went to the United States.
Imports of energy increased 0.9% to 3 780 petajoules. Crude oil (46.6%) accounted for the largest share of imports, followed by natural gas (28.0%).
Energy consumption rises
Canada's energy consumption increased 0.6% to 8 505 petajoules in 2024, following a 1.4% decrease in 2023.
In 2024, energy use increased in four sectors: the industrial sector (+1.3%) saw the largest increase, followed by the transportation (+0.9%), the residential (+0.5%) and public administration (+0.1%) sectors. Meanwhile, energy use declined in the commercial and other institutional (-1.3%) and agriculture (-0.8%) sectors.
Increased energy consumption in the industrial sector was primarily driven by the mining and oil and gas extraction (+4.0%), followed by construction (+0.8%), and forestry and logging and support activities (+0.5%) subsectors. Energy consumption declined in the manufacturing subsector (-1.1%).
Higher energy consumption in the pipeline transportation subsector (+6.9%) contributed the most to the increase in the transportation sector in 2024.
Retail pump sales (60.1%) continued to represent the largest share of energy consumption in the transportation sector, followed by road transport and urban transit (13.4%), airlines (11.8%), pipelines (8.9%), railways (3.4%) and marine (2.4%).
Natural gas (37.5%) remained the main source of energy consumed in Canada, followed by refined petroleum products (35.6%) and electricity (23.6%).
Energy consumption trends across the country
Ontario, Alberta and Quebec continued to account for most of the energy consumed in Canada. Combined, their share of total energy consumption was 74.0% in 2024.
Energy consumption increased in seven provinces in 2024, led by Alberta (+2.7%). Energy consumption declined in three provinces with the largest decrease in Ontario (-1.0%) where natural gas consumption, which is the primary source of heating, declined 3.5% as a result of warmer weather in 2024.
Note to readers
Energy survey data and administrative sources are subject to revisions to reflect new or updated information. Historical revisions include the following series:
- Data for 2023 have been revised.
- Natural gas data have been revised back to 2016. Revisions include updated Alberta and British Columbia production data to reflect gross withdrawals, with shrinkage and other losses now included under other adjustments, as well as, updated inter-regional transfers and Alberta manufacturing data.
- Data for Nunavut have been revised back to 2005. Revisions include the addition of residential light fuel oil use and updates to diesel and electricity data.
- Coal agriculture data have been revised back to 2020 to include new reported provincial splits.
- Nova Scotia coal production data have been revised for the period of 2005 to 2016.
- Renewable fuels data in British Columbia have been revised back to 2020.
- Data on fuel consumption in the mining and oil and gas extraction sector and on fuel availability have been revised for motor gasoline in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and British Columbia back to 2011 and for diesel in Manitoba and Saskatchewan back to 2017.
For information on concepts and methodology, please consult the Report on Energy Supply and Demand in Canada: Explanatory Information.
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