Canada's Primary Energy Resources

Canada’s primary energy resources are well studied, and information is readily available. Below is quantitative information on such aspects as reserves, production, exports, imports, consumption, prices and outlook for each resource.[i] There is also information on emerging sources, such as solar, geothermal and wind energy. Bioenergy is considered in its various forms (e.g. round wood, agricultural commodities) and as by-products from non-energy activities (e.g. wood waste, pulping liquor and municipal solid waste). However, information on emerging sources and biomass is less readily available than that for primary sources. (For resources supporting electricity generation, additional information can be found in Chapter 4, “Electricity.”)