page_title: Natural gas in Canada
section_title: Reserves
hierarchical_section_title: Natural gas in Canada / Reserves
caption_attribution_description: English: Proved natural gas reserves in Canada
context_page_description: Natural gas was the Canada's third largest source of energy production in 2018, representing 22.3% of all energy produced from fuels in the country. By contrast, the share of fuel-based energy production from natural gas in 2013 was 17.0%, indicating a growth rate of approximately 1.06% per year.
context_section_description: As of 2017, Canada's gas reserves were estimated 30.8 trillion cubic metres (1.09×10¹⁵ cu ft), 72% of which is from tight gas formations in Alberta and British Columbia.
  Biogenic gas is produced at shallow depths by microbial activity. The most prolific biogenic gas deposit in Western Canada is the Southeast Alberta Gas Field (SAGF), which is located in southeastern Alberta and southwestern Saskatchewan in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin and holds an estimated 1.42×10¹² m³ of recoverable gas.
  Gas hydrates are pure methane deposits formed at low temperature and high pressure conditions. They are typically found in the shallow sea in arctic permafrost regions and continental slopes. In Western Canada, the Mackenzie-Beaufort Sea and the continental slope off Vancouver Island are two areas which have undergone extensive exploration drilling and studies. The gas hydrate deposits in these regions are estimated to hold up to 11×10¹³ m³ of gas.
caption: Proved natural gas reserves in Canada (1980-2013)
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