Reports: Pipelines or Progress: Government support for oil and gas pipelines in Canada
Oil and gas pipelines in Canada have received over CAD 23 billion in government support since 2018.
Energy Subsidies in Canada
The GSI program of work for Canada undertakes research and policy engagement on subsidies for fuel consumers and producers at the provincial and national level. It’s key focus is on identifying the scale of subsidie, and strategies for their reform and ultimate removal, in line with Canada’s commitments to the G7 and G20.
Objectives
- Reduce expenditure on fossil fuel subsidies that promote unsustainable environmental and social impacts
- Reform subsidies to level the playing field for clean energy
- Improve the fair social distribution of subsidy expenditure
- Build a greater understanding of the scale of subsidies in Canada, and how these subsidies can be better allocated within the economy to benefit economic, environmental and social outcomes
Collaborations
In carrying forward this work the Global Subsidies Initiative has collaborated with a number of organizations including Equiterre, Oil Change International, Environmental Defence and Climate Action Network Canada.