Energy is personal — and global
For years, energy policy felt distant from everyday life. Not anymore.
Today, Canadians are facing a cost-of-living crisis. Extreme weather is putting unprecedented pressure on our grids. Our communities are growing, and so is the demand for electricity. Around the world, conflict and instability have reminded governments how important secure domestic energy really is.
In this environment, energy decisions cannot be based on wishful thinking. They need to reflect real life: severe winters, tight household budgets, business competitiveness, grid reliability, and Canada’s responsibility to our allies.
Natural gas is a critical part of that reality.
Energy costs affect everything
Canadians are already stretched to the limit by a rising cost of living. Limiting access to natural gas before affordable, scalable alternatives are ready will inevitably make energy more expensive for families, local businesses, and communities.
Natural gas helps keep everyday energy costs manageable, from heating our homes to supporting the businesses and services Canadians rely on every day.
What Canadians are already experiencing
- In 2023, 10% of Canadian households were unable to pay an energy bill on time or in full.
- 15% cut back on food or medicine to cover energy costs.
- 14% reported their home had been at an unsafe or uncomfortable temperature because of high energy costs.
Source: Statistics Canada
RELIABILITY
Our energy system has to work in the toughest conditions
Canada’s energy needs to keep up with deep freezes, winter storms, and extreme heat. When demand peaks and infrastructure is stressed, natural gas helps provide the reliable energy Canadians need to stay safe and comfortable.
A practical energy future cannot depend on one solution alone.
What reliability looks like today
- In Ontario, peak electricity demand reached 24,862 megawatts on June 24, 2025 — the highest level in 12 years. The IESO said natural gas was increasingly relied on to maintain grid reliability.
- In Alberta, gas-fired generation supplied 76.8% of electricity in 2025, up from 74.7% in 2024.
Source: Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO)
ENERGY SECURITY
Canada is stronger when we can rely on Canadian energy
Real energy security means knowing we will have access to the power we need, exactly when we need it, at a price families can afford.
In an unpredictable world, Canada must protect the infrastructure, resources, and natural wealth that keep us resilient — rather than limiting them before replacements are ready.
What energy security looks like in Canada today
- Canada was the world’s fifth-largest natural gas producer in 2024, producing a record 8.0 billion gigajoules.
- Domestic demand also reached a record 5.2 billion gigajoules.
- Natural gas already plays a major role in how Canada heats homes, powers industry, supports electricity systems, and moves energy across the country.
ECONOMIC STRENGTH
Natural gas is part of Canada’s economic advantage
Natural gas supports jobs, investment, communities, innovation, and industries across the country. It also gives Canada an opportunity to provide reliable energy to allies looking for stable alternatives.
Protecting natural gas means protecting a source of Canadian strength.
What’s at stake economically
- Canada’s energy sector accounted for 9.4% of GDP in 2025.
- The sector directly employed 332,800 people and supported another 432,000 indirect jobs.
- In 2024, Canadian natural gas production and domestic demand both reached record highs, with industrial consumers accounting for more than three-quarters of demand.
Source: Canadian Centre for Energy Information, Statistics Canada
GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY
Canada can be a global energy leader
Global energy demand is growing, not disappearing. The question is: who will supply it, and under what standards?
Canadian natural gas can help support our allies, strengthen global energy security, and provide an alternative to higher-emitting fuels.
What the global picture shows
- The IEA’s World Energy Outlook 2025 projects global energy demand will continue rising through 2050, with natural gas demand growing into the 2030s.
- Around 730 million people worldwide still live without electricity, while nearly 2 billion still rely on polluting cooking methods.
- Canada’s first LNG cargo left Kitimat for South Korea in June 2025, and LNG Canada is expected to ship up to 14 million tonnes annually.
- As global demand grows, Canadian natural gas can help diversify supply and provide an alternative to higher-emitting fuels where gas replaces coal.
- Canada signed a long-term agreement in 2026 to supply Germany with one million tonnes of LNG annually for up to 20 years, helping diversify European energy supply following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Source: Natural Resources Canada, BBC
What happens
if we get this wrong?
Higher bills. Unreliable heating. Businesses facing costs that push them elsewhere. Communities left more vulnerable when the weather turns. Jobs and investment that go to countries with fewer environmental standards. Canada losing ground at a moment when the world needs steady, responsible energy partners.
These aren’t hypotheticals. We’re already seeing the consequences in countries that moved away from natural gas before realistic alternatives were ready.
Canada needs a balanced approach to energy policy that protects affordability, reliability, and long-term energy security. Now is the time for Canadians to speak up.
