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Calgary Economic Development
Fact Sheet
Key Industries | Energy | Fact Sheet
 

 
Did You Know?

 

  • Calgary-based companies are driving more than $75 billion of the $108 billion of major energy-related projects in the province
  • Canada's national energy regulator, the National Energy Board, has its headquarters in Calgary.  The Alberta Energy and Utilities Board is also located in Calgary.
  • Calgary is headquarters to major North American pipeline and energy distribution companies such as TransCanada Corporation, Enbridge, Terasen Pipelines and Alliance Pipelines.
  • More than 4,300 petroleum engineers work in Calgary and another 63,800 workers are employed in natural and applied sciences-relation careers.
  • Canada's largest concentration of investor owned electric power generation companies are based in Calgary. These companies produce electric power for millions of customers from sources as diverse as coal, natural gas, hydro, biomass and wind.
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