Canada Energy Output Rises 3.3% in 2025

Primary energy production, exports and consumption all increased last year, led by crude oil and natural gas.

Updated on Nov. 10, 2026 in Oil and Gas

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Canada's primary energy production increased 3.3% to 25,484 petajoules in 2025, following a 2.8% gain in 2024. Energy consumption rose 2.3% to 8,577 petajoules over the same year.

Why it matters

Growth in production and exports reflects expanded export capacity, including the Trans Mountain Pipeline and the new Kitimat LNG facility. Higher residential and commercial natural gas use during a colder winter also drove domestic demand upward.

Crude oil made up 48.0% and natural gas 36.1% of 2025 primary production, with 80.4% of crude and 39.7% of natural gas production exported. Exports reached 16,065 petajoules, a 3.1% increase, while the source does not specify forward production guidance.

The players

Trans Mountain Pipeline

The Trans Mountain Pipeline is a crude oil pipeline system in Canada whose expansion enabled increased exports of crude oil to Asian markets.

Kitimat LNG

Kitimat LNG is a liquefied natural gas export facility in Kitimat, British Columbia, that enabled Canada's first natural gas shipments to countries other than the United States.

The details

Canada shipped its first natural gas exports to countries other than the United States after the Kitimat LNG export facility opened in British Columbia. The expanded Trans Mountain Pipeline, in its first full year of operation in 2025, supported crude oil exports to Asian markets.

2024: primary energy production gained 2.8% and consumption rose 0.3%.
Winter 2025: a colder season increased residential and commercial natural gas use.
2025: production, exports, imports and consumption all increased.
First three quarters of 2026: non-US LNG export growth continued.

Market Landscape

The expanded Trans Mountain Pipeline, in its first full year of operation in 2025, moved more Canadian crude oil toward Asian markets. This shift diversifies export destinations beyond the United States, which has historically absorbed most of Canada's energy exports.

Households may see natural gas heating costs shift with domestic demand, which rose during the colder 2025 winter. Growth in exports reflects broader market activity that can influence energy prices consumers pay.

The takeaway

Canada's energy growth in 2025 relied on both expanded export infrastructure and seasonal domestic demand. Readers tracking energy costs should watch how new LNG export capacity balances supply against household consumption.