This briefing focuses on the investment, GDP, employment, and fiscal gains that the LNG industry would generate for Canada in general and B.C. in particular.
A Rising Tide: The Economic Impact of B.C.’s Liquified Natural Gas Industry
A Rising Tide: The Economic Impact of B.C.’s Liquified Natural Gas Industry
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British Columbia is becoming the focal point of a new Canadian industry—liquefied natural gas (LNG). This briefing looks at the impacts based on a scenario that creates a 56 million tonne per annum LNG industrial footprint in the province.
- Between 2020 and 2064, total annual investment would average over $11 billion, totalling in excess of $500 billion over the entire period.
- For Canada as a whole, LNG would mean 96,550 more jobs a year and over $6 billion in wages.
- For British Columbia, there would over 71,000 more jobs a year and over $4.6 billion in wages.
- From 2020 to 2064, over $108 billion in provincial revenue could be generated for the provinces. Of this total, nearly $94 billion would go to British Columbia.
- The federal government could expect to see $64 billion in additional revenue.
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