Q2 Newsletter 30 June 2026
Q2 Newsletter June 30, 2026 World Energy Council: A Century of Leadership in Energy From April 26 to April 29, 2027, the World Energy Council will hold the next session of the World Energy Congress in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This will be the 27th session of the Congress. Its theme will be Inspiring Transformations, Delivering […]
Equal by 30 Call for Award Nominees
Calling Equal by 30 signatories: submit a nomination for the 2026 Equality in Energy Transitions (EETI) Awards today! 2026 Equality in Energy Transitions (EETI) Awards Women in Renewable Energy (WiRE), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), and the Equality in Energy Transitions (an initiative of the Clean Energy Ministerial and the International Energy Agency) are hosting one […]
Q1 Newsletter 31 March 2026
Q1 Newsletter March 31, 2026 Land of Megaprojects and New Technology On 7 November 1885, David Smith – subsequently Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal – drove the last spike of Canada’s transcontinental railway at Craigellachie, BC. In fact, Smith actually drove the penultimate spike. His initial attempt bent what was to have been the last […]
Chemistry Industry Association of Canada – News
The Chemistry Industry Association of Canada released its January edition of CHEMNews. This issue highlights the Association’s review of 2025 and outlook for 2026 (Watch the full recording of the outlook and review webinar here) as well as CIAC’s 2026 Alberta Budget Recommendations (Read the full submission here). The Association also announces the upcoming Alberta […]
Canadian Nuclear Association Releases Study on Industry Workforce
The Canadian Nuclear Association commissioned a study to assess the workforce needed to support the future demand for Canadian nuclear power. The critical period will be over the next five years. Ontario, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, and Alberta are currently increasing nuclear capacity. However, about 25% of core technical workers will reach retirement age by 2030. […]
Q4 Newsletter 31 December 2025
Q4 Newsletter December 31, 2025 Energy Superpower — present or future tense In October 2025, Natural Resources Canada released the latest edition of the Energy Factbook. The publication draws on a number of federal sources – Statistics Canada, Canadian Energy Regulator, and Environment and Climate Change Canada – to offer an overview of energy in […]
Q3 Newsletter 30 September 2025
Q3 Newsletter September 30, 2025 The appetite for electricity The city of Ottawa can lay claim to a global culinary first. According to the Historical Society of Ottawa, on August 29,1892, the Windsor House Hotel, announced on its evening menu that, “(e)very item … has been cooked by the electric heating appliance invented and patented […]
Q2 Newsletter 30 June 2025
Q2 Newsletter June 30, 2025 Promotion to the Premier League? Canada has been described recently as an energy superpower in the making. The scale of our energy riches positions the country to be a more important presence in overseas energy markets than is currently the case. In doing so, Canada can diversify its exposure to […]
Q1 Newsletter 31 March 2025
Q1 Newsletter March 31, 2025 Interesting times, indeed In 1958, Queen Elizabeth II and Vice President Richard Nixon officially opened the Moses-Saunders Power Dam in the St. Lawrence River between northern New York State and eastern Ontario. The ceremony marked the culmination of a proposal developed in 1951 both to generate power from the river […]
Q4 Newsletter December 31, 2024
Q4 Newsletter December 31, 2024 We know what we’re doing Canada is often thought of as a warehouse of resource wealth. It’s hard to disagree. But that view misses an important insight into the country and its energy sector. Consider Russia. It is another northern colossus, rich in resource wealth and particularly in energy resources. […]