In 2024, the Government of Canada provided nearly $30 billion in direct subsidies and public financing to the oil and gas industry. Also in 2024, Canada's official greenhouse gas inventory showed that oil and gas production companies (largely U.S.-owned) was the only sector in the country to have increased its greenhouse gas emissions. These companies are demanding that Canadian taxpayers pay the bill for cleaning up the pollution they cause and building pipelines they won’t risk their own money on.
Meanwhile, U.S. owners reap billions in profits while Canadians pay subsidies. Clearly this is unjustified and completely unacceptable.
What can you do?
Write and call the Prime Minister and your MP!
Remind them they were elected to act in our best interests, and to protect the environment!
Every step helps!
For more details, we recommend that you take a few minutes to read the following articles:
- Fossil Fuel Funding in 2024 written by Julia Levin, published by Environmental Defence, April 2025
- Former minister Catherine McKenna blasts the heads of Canadian oil companies, written by Stéphane Blais, The Canadian Press Apr 28, 2026