BC LNG Alliance has rebranded as the Canadian LNG Alliance (Canadian LNGA). The now national trade association’s members continue to be LNG Canada, Kitimat LNG (Chevron Canada), Woodside Energy, Woodfibre LNG, ExxonMobil, FortisBC, AltaGas and Enbridge.
The name change is aimed at reflecting the critical role liquefied natural gas (LNG) has to play in Canada’s COVID-19 economic recovery, economic reconciliation with Indigenous communities and clean energy transition.
The Canadian LNGA says it is committed to building an inclusive and positive dialogue around Canada’s role and opportunity for leadership in the world’s energy future.
Construction of the $40 billion LNG Canada project is currently underway. The project is the largest private infrastructure investment in Canadian history and is providing jobs, trades training, business and procurement opportunities for Canadians at a time when getting back to work, safely, is a top priority.
Additional LNG projects are awaiting final investment decisions and together, these projects will provide tens of billions in investment in Canada, thousands of jobs for Canadians and new revenue for governments for generations.
The LNG industry is collaborating on a new model of Indigenous participation in the natural resource sector in Canada. From the beginning, Indigenous Nations have partnered with the LNG industry in B.C. on unique initiatives, including an unprecedented Nation-led environmental assessment process and agreements with First Nations bands in place for jobs, training, and procurement opportunities with the shared goal of working towards economic reconciliation.
“LNG is Canada’s opportunity. By all of us working together– governments, industry, Indigenous Nations, workers, and communities – to responsibly build an LNG industry, we can provide a significant and much-needed economic boost to our country,” said Bryan Cox, president and CEO of the Canadian LNG Alliance.
“Importantly, through our low-emission LNG, Canada will make an outsized contribution to reducing global emissions and particulate matter, while investing in the infrastructure for our continued transition to a cleaner energy future.”
