Pipelines in Canada


Pipelines in Canada are important components of energy infrastructure in Canada as the majority of natural gas and oil deposits are located in landlocked Alberta and need to be transported to ports or terminals to access larger markets.

Regulation and ownership

Regulation

The Canadian federal government regulates around 10% of pipelines through the Canadian Energy Regulator. The Regulator has precedence over provincial regulation when pipelines cross provincial or international boundaries.
Provincially each provinces has its own regulator listed below:
ProvinceMinistryRegulator
AlbertaMinistry of Energy Alberta Energy Regulator
OntarioMinistry of Energy Ontario Energy Board
British ColumbiaMinistry of Energy British Columbia Oil and Gas Commission
SaskatchewanMinistry of Energy Ministry of Energy
ManitobaDirectly supervised by Manitoba LegislatureManitoba Public Utilities Board
New BrunswickMinistry of Natural Resources New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board
QuebecMultipleRégie de l’énergie du Québec
Régie du bâtiment du Québec
Ministère de la Sécurité publique
Ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques
Ministère de la Justice
Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs  
Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec
Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail
Commission de protection du territoire agricole du Québec
Sûreté du Québec
Bureau d’audiences publiques sur l’environnement
Info Excavation
Newfoundland and LabradorN/ANone
Prince Edward IslandN/ANone
Nova ScotiaMinistry of Finance Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board

Rejected and abandoned pipelines

Proposed pipelines

Operating pipelines

OwnerNameSubstanceTerminalTerminalMap
Enbridge, PembinaAlliance PipelineNatural gas
EmeraBrunswick PipelineNatural gasSaint John, New BrunswickWoodland, Maine
TC EnergyGas Transmission NorthwestNatural gasKingsgate, British ColumbiaMalin, Oregon
TC EnergyGreat Lakes TransmissionNatural gas
TC Energy, Dominion Resources, KeySpan Corporation, New Jersey Resources Corporation, Energy East CorporationIroquois PipelineNatural gas
Enbridge, Emera, ExxonMobilMaritimes & Northeast PipelineNatural gasGoldboro, Nova ScotiaDracut, Massachusetts
TC Energy, ONEOK PartnersNorthern Border PipelineNatural gas
Williams CompaniesNorthwest PipelineNatural gas
TC EnergyTransCanada pipelineNatural gas
EmeraBrunswick PipelineNatural gasSaint John, New BrunswickWoodland, Maine
SaskEnergyTransGas pipelineNatural gas
Enbridge, DTE Energy CompanyVector PipelineNatural gas
Portland Pipe Line Corporation
Montreal Pipe Line Limited 		Montreal—Portland pipelineOilSouth Portland, MaineMontreal, Quebec
EnbridgeCanadian Mainline OilEdmonton, AlbertaGretna, Manitoba
EnbridgeUS Mainline OilGretna, ManitobaSarnia, Ontario and Flagan, Illinois
EnbridgeLine 13 Oil
EnbridgeLine 72 Oil

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