Which province is Canada’s largest producer of oil and gas?
- Alberta
- Nova Scotia
- Ontario
- Quebec
Answer: Alberta
Alberta is Canada’s largest producer of oil and gas. The discovery of oil in Alberta in 1947 began Canada’s modern energy industry, and the oil sands in northern Alberta are being developed as a major energy source.
Learn more: Regional resource strengths
- Alberta is the largest producer of oil and gas; the oil sands in northern Alberta are being developed as a major energy source.
- Quebec’s huge supply of fresh water makes it Canada’s largest producer of hydro-electricity.
- Quebec is also Canada’s main producer of pulp and paper and has forestry, energy and mining industries based on the Canadian Shield.
- About half of all goods produced in British Columbia are forestry products (lumber, newsprint, pulp and paper), the most valuable forestry industry in Canada.
- The Port of Vancouver is Canada’s largest and busiest port and its gateway to the Asia-Pacific.
- Saskatchewan has the world’s richest deposits of uranium and potash (used in fertilizer).