1. Economic impact

2. See also

3. References

In 2005, Canada produced 67.3 million tons of coal and its consumption was 60 million tons. Of this 56 million tons were used for electricity generation. The remaining 4 million tons was used in the steel, concrete and other industries.^[4] The largest consumers of coal in Canada were Alberta and Ontario. In 1997, Alberta accounted for 47% of Canada's coal consumption at 26.2 million tons, and Ontario accounted for 25% at 13.8 million tons. Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick also use coal to generate electricity to varying degrees.^[5]

In 2003, the McGuinty government of Ontario set a goal of closing all coal-fired electricity plants, to be replaced with healthier and more environmentally-friendly energy sources, as it was determined that the long-term health problems caused by coal made it twice as expensive as wind energy.^[6][7] The final coal plant in Ontario, Thunder Bay Generating Station, stopped burning coal in April 2014.^[8]

Economic impact

In 2012, Pricewaterhouse Coopers released an economic impact analysis of Canada's coal mining industry. According to the report, coal mining made an economic contribution of $5.2 billion to Canada's GDP, including $3.2 billion in direct impacts and $2 billion of indirect impacts, between 2001 and 2010. In 2010, more than 42,000 people were directly and indirectly employed by the coal industry. In 2010 the coal sector accounted for 14% of total mining employment. Average coal industry salaries are more than double the average national wage. Between 2001 and 2010, the value of the coal sector's output grew an average of 14.6 percent each year, and between 2001 and 2011 capital investment in the industry increased at an average rate of 19.3 percent annually. Coal production reached a value of $7 billion in 2011, an increase from $1.6 billion in 2001.^[9]

See also

• List of coal mines in Canada
• Petroleum production in Canada

References

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