
Responsibly produced
As a global leader in ESG, Canada ensures its natural gas and oil resources are developed and transported under the highest environmental, human rights and labour standards in the world.
For 27 years, CEPA members have been working together to safely and responsibly transport the natural gas and oil that Canada and the world need. Thanks to ongoing collaboration and best practices facilitated through programs like CEPA Integrity First®, CEPA members’ efforts have resulted in technology, innovation, safety and environmental protection practices that rank among the best in the world — practices that CEPA members are continuously improving.
Canadians will need natural gas and oil long into the future to fuel life and prosperity in Canada. CEPA members are committed to working together to deliver your energy in the safest, most responsible way.
CEPA membership is made up of the Canadian transmission pipeline companies responsible for transporting the majority of Canada’s natural gas and oil. These transmission pipelines are the large sophisticated energy highways that transport natural gas and oil across the continent to where people need them, and into ports for export to the world.
*Enbridge data included as an independent contributor. Alliance Pipeline is included because it is owned by Enbridge and Pembina.
To ensure Canada’s natural gas and oil transmission pipelines maintain their world-leading practices, we drive continuous improvement through collaboration with stakeholders, including all levels of government, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), industry organizations and CEPA members.
Energy is intertwined into so many aspects of life in Canada that our role as collaborators is vital to successfully getting Canadians and the world the responsible energy they need.
CEPA members safely delivered Canada’s natural gas and oil across Canada and for export to nations throughout the world with zero significant liquids incidents and just one significant natural gas incident.
We are committed to transparency and accountability. Data from this report is assembled by CEPA members and also provided to both federal and provincial regulators.
NATURAL GAS
To give you an idea, a standard balloon will hold about 5 cubic feet of helium.
CRUDE OIL
About 160 litres. Or approximately the size of a small bathtub.
SIGNIFICANT INCIDENTS
There was one significant incident – a natural gas leak of 12.7 million cubic feet – and zero significant liquids incidents in 2019. While significant incidents decreased from six in 2018, no incident is acceptable as CEPA members are committed to a goal of zero incidents.
A significant incident is defined as an incident with one or more of the following: serious injury or fatality, liquid release of greater than 8 cubic metres (50 barrels), unintentional ignition or fire, or rupture or break of a pipeline.
TOTAL RIGHTS-OF-WAY INCIDENTS (2015–2019)
There were nine total liquids and natural gas rights-of-way incidents in 2019.
Any incident that occurs on CEPA members’ rights-of-way in Canada. A right-of-way is a strip of land of varying widths that may contain one or more pipelines.
Transmission pipelines deliver far more than responsible natural gas and oil for Canada and the world. They also provide jobs, funds for municipalities and revenue to other levels of government for important programs, including health care and education.
COMMUNITY INITIATIVES
In 2019, CEPA members invested $47.3 million in community initiatives across Canada, such as safety, environment and educational programs, including $3.7 million in Indigenous communities.
CEPA members support communities across Canada, like TC Energy’s Build Strong program that provides valuable tools and resources to first responders, funds educational programs, supports important community needs and strengthens environmental stewardship and sustainability.
LOCAL SPEND
In 2019, CEPA members collectively spent almost $2.9 billion to obtain personnel, services, supplies and equipment from local sources, including $528 million from Indigenous suppliers.
CEPA members believe in building communities. For example, Trans Mountain signed agreements with 59 Indigenous groups in BC and Alberta that represent more than $500 million in benefits and opportunities for Indigenous communities.
FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT JOBS
In 2019, CEPA member activities resulted in 13,434 full-time equivalent jobs in Canada.
CEPA members support a number of vital training programs to create valuable jobs, like Inter Pipelines’ Women Building Futures partnership.
EMPLOYEE DONATIONS
Employees from CEPA member companies donated a total of $5.5 million to various charities in 2019.
CEPA member employee donation programs provide millions to vital community programs, like ATCO’s EPIC program, a workplace fundraising campaign that supports 800 charitable and non-profit organizations around the world. EPIC raised over $2.76 million in 2019.