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Country profile: Canada

Location: Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean on the east, North Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Arctic Ocean on the north, north of the conterminous US
Climate: varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north
Terrain: mostly plains with mountains in west and lowlands in southeast
Size: 9984670 sq. km total (Land area: 9093507 sq. km  Water area: 891163 sq.km)
Population: 33,212,696 (July 2008 est.)
Languages: English (official) 59.3%, French (official) 23.2%, other 17.5%
Government: constitutional monarchy that is also a parliamentary democracy and a federation
Capital city: Ottawa
Legal system: based on English common law, except in Quebec, where civil law system based on French law prevails; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
Currency: Canadian dollar (CAD)
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Canada has considerable natural resources and is one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of energy. In 2005, Canada produced 19.1 quadrillion British Thermal Units (Btu) of total energy, the fifth-largest amount in the world. Since 1980, Canada’s total energy production has increased by 86 percent, while its total energy consumption has increased by only 48 percent during that period. Almost all of Canada’s energy exports go to the United States, making it the largest foreign source of U.S. energy imports: Canada is consistently among the top sources for U.S. oil imports, and it is the largest source of U.S. natural gas and electricity imports.

Recognizing the importance of the energy trade between the two countries, both participate in the North American Energy Working Group, which seeks to improve energy integration and cooperation between Canada, the U.S., and Mexico. In 2005, the largest source of energy consumption in Canada was oil (31 percent), followed by hydroelectricity (25 percent) and natural gas (24 percent). Both coal (12 percent) and nuclear (7 percent) constitute a smaller share of the country’s overall energy mix. From 1985-2005, Canada’s overall energy mix has remained relatively stable, though hydroelectricity has decreased from 31 percent to 25 percent.

Energy production and consumption


Oil Gas
Production: 3 million bbl/day (2005) 178 billion cu m (2005 est.)
Consumption: 2 million bbl/day (2005) 92 billion cu m (2005 est.)
Exports: 2 million bbl/day (2005) 101 billion cu m (2005 est.)
Imports: 1 million bbl/day (2005) 9 billion cu m (2005 est.)
Reserves: 178 billion bbl 1  trillion cu m (1 January 2006 est.)
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Canada - recent news

01 Jul 25
Canada: Shell Canada Energy announces first cargo leaves LNG Canada
Shell Canada Energy, an affiliate of Shell, announced that the first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) has left the LNG Canada facility on the west coast of Canada. At 40%, Shell has the largest working interest in the LNG Canada joint venture. Located in Kitimat, British Columbia, the facility will export LNG from two processing units or 'trains' with total capacity of 14 million tonnes per annum (mtpa).
17 Jun 25
Canada: Vestas wins 124 MW order in Canada from EDF power solutions North America
Vestas has received a 124 MW order from EDF power solutions North America (EDFps) to supply 20 EnVentus V162-6.2 MW wind turbines for the Haute-Chaudière wind project in Québec, including a 10-year Active Output Management (AOM) 5000 service agreement.
10 Jun 25
Canada: Verlume appoints Canadian business development agent
Verlume, the world leader in subsea batteries and power management systems, has appointed Valor Ocean Technologies as its first business development agent in Canada. The partnership follows the successful offshore deployment of three Verlume Charge systems in Canadian waters and signals a strategic expansion to meet growing market demand.
04 Jun 25
Canada: Natural Gas Resource Assessment demonstrates the natural gas potential in the Jeanne d’Arc Basin
The Honourable Steve Crocker, Minister of Industry, Energy and Technology, has released the Provincial Government’s Natural Gas Resource Assessment which demonstrates the natural gas potential for the province in the Jeanne d’Arc Basin.
19 May 25
Canada: TotalEnergies signs an agreement to export 2 Mtpa of LNG for 20 years from the Ksi Lisims LNG project
TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with Ksi Lisims LNG to purchase 2 Mtpa of LNG for 20 years from the future plant located in Western Canada.

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