Subventions fédérales aux combustibles fossiles au Canada en 2020

The report estimates that Canadian federal fossil fuel subsidies reached nearly 600 million CAD in 2019-2020, though this is considered a low estimate due to missing data on tax expenditures and specific projects like Trans Mountain. The analysis highlights a shift in funding from exploration toward production, infrastructure, and export, with a notable increase in support for the liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector. The authors argue that these subsidies hinder Canada's ability to meet Paris Agreement targets and recommend incorporating subsidy reform into the next Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC).

• Federal fossil fuel subsidies in Canada were estimated at nearly 600 million CAD for the 2019-2020 period, an increase from 2018 driven by infrastructure investments in the oil and gas sector.
• The 600 million CAD figure is a low estimate because it excludes tax-related subsidies and projects where public data is unavailable, such as the Trans Mountain pipeline.
• There has been a strategic shift in federal funding, moving away from exploration subsidies—due to tax reforms—toward the development of infrastructure and the export of fossil fuels.
• The liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector has received significant targeted support, including a 275 million CAD direct contribution to LNG Canada in British Columbia and a tariff exemption on steel for LNG modules.
• Carbon pricing exemptions act as consumption subsidies; for example, methane leaks from oil and gas facilities are not priced despite accounting for 44% of Canada's methane emissions.
• Export Development Canada (EDC) provides substantial public funding for fossil fuels, with activities in this sector being 12 times higher than those for clean technologies between 2012 and 2017.
• The report identifies a critical lack of transparency from the Department of Finance and other agencies, which prevents an accurate quantification of the total value of fossil fuel subsidies.

APA

Corkal, V., Levin, J., & Gass, P. (2020). Subventions fédérales aux combustibles fossiles au Canada en 2020. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/canada-fossil-fuel-subsidies-2020-fr.pdf

Chicago

Corkal, Vanessa, Julia Levin, and Philip Gass. Subventions fédérales aux combustibles fossiles au Canada en 2020. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2020. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/canada-fossil-fuel-subsidies-2020-fr.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{corkal2020subventions, author = {Corkal, Vanessa and Levin, Julia and Gass, Philip}, title = {{Subventions fédérales aux combustibles fossiles au Canada en 2020}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2020}, month = feb, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/canada-fossil-fuel-subsidies-2020-fr.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }