How Canada's Global Partners Can Help Supercharge The Energy Sector

Canada’s efforts to become an energy superpower could become supercharged if the country is able to attract substantial capital and bring the right global partners to the table. In the Prime Minister’s words, “[i]n a rapidly changing world, Canada is focused on what we can control. We are building our economic strength at home and diversifying our partnerships abroad”¹. Canada’s foreign investment law (the Investment Canada Act), policies, and enforcement posture will play a big role in determining who can and will be partners at the table, and it will be more important than ever at this crucial juncture in global economic and political affairs for Canada to get this right.

>Setting up Canada’s energy and natural resources sectors for success starts with ensuring that we find the right balance between our economic and national security priorities, in line with the times, as reflected in the Prime Minister’s words. Our current government has taken big strides to strengthen and renew