Learn more about energy investment in Section 2 of the Energy Fact Book including:
Key facts
- Capital expenditures in Canada's energy sector totaled $92 billion in 2023. Oil and gas extraction was the largest area of energy sector capital expenditure at $39.2 billion in 2023, followed by electrical power generation and distribution ($27.6 billion).
- Fuel, energy and pipeline infrastructure make up the largest proportion of Canada's infrastructure at 30% of net stock 2023. Investment and operations of the infrastructure created 140.1 thousand jobs and $23.5 billion in gross domestic product (GDP).
- In 2023, there were 223 planned (announced, under review, or approved) major energy projects worth $294 billion, and 120 energy projects under construction worth $180 billion. There were 233 clean technology projects valued at $159 billion.
- The stock of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the energy sector fell in 2023 to $132 billion (-1.8% over the previous year). The energy industry's share of overall FDI in Canada was 10% in 2023, same as in 2022.
- In 2022-23, federal energy research, development and demonstration expenditures were $1,061 million and provincial and territorial government expenditures were $424 million, for a combined total of $1,485 million.