Canada has abundant resources of crude oil, with an estimated remaining ultimate potential of 52.3 106m³ (329 billion barrels) as of December 2017. Of this, oil sands account for 92 per cent. There are two major producing areas in Canada, the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin, which includes Alberta, Saskatchewan and parts of British Columbia and Manitoba, and offshore eastern Canada. Oil is also produced in modest volumes in Ontario and the Northwest Territories. Although Canada was the 4th largest producer in the world in 2018, it produces only about five per cent of total daily production, so it does not have a major influence on the world oil prices. In 2018, 96 per cent of Canadian crude exports went to the U.S. The Canada Energy Regulator regulates the export of crude oil. Holders of export authorizations report monthly statistics on export activities. This dataset provides historical export volumes of crude oil (by year and month), and by either type of oil or by destination of export.

In 2023, Canada exported about 4.84 million barrels of oil per day, an increase of nearly 3.4 percent in comparison to the previous year and the highest recorded value within the period of consideration.

Key information about Canada Crude Oil: Exports

• Canada Crude Oil: Exports was reported at 3,401.265 Barrel/Day th in Dec 2023
• This records an increase from the previous number of 3,340.508 Barrel/Day th for Dec 2022
• Canada Crude Oil: Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 1,166.833 Barrel/Day th from Dec 1980 to 2023, with 44 observations
• The data reached an all-time high of 3,401.265 Barrel/Day th in 2023 and a record low of 163.028 Barrel/Day th in 1981
• Canada Crude Oil: Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Energy Sector – Table RB.OPEC.CO: Crude Oil Exports

Oil Exports in Canada decreased to 9074.10 CAD Million in April from 10277.40 CAD Million in March of 2025. This dataset provides - Canada Oil Exports- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) and Statistics Canada have combined expertise to put together a 30-year look back at the evolution of Canadian crude oil exports. This retrospective highlights some of the factors that influenced the trends in Canadian crude oil exports, coupled with other key indicators, including impacts on Canadian balance of trade, crude oil production, and industry investment. These datasets provide historical Canadian crude oil production, export and import values, investment, trade balance and export values for products categorized by NAPCS Group Codefor 1991 to 2019. These data were compiled by the Canada Energy Regulator and Statistics Canada.

The majority of the crude oil exported from Canada goes to the United States. In 2023, the U.S. received more than 193 million metric tons of oil from Canada, while Europe received 6.7 million metric tons.

Canada Exports of crude oil to China was US$1.75 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Canada Exports of crude oil to China - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on June of 2025.

Canada Exports of crude oil to United Kingdom was US$533.45 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Canada Exports of crude oil to United Kingdom - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on June of 2025.

Supply and disposition characteristics such as production (fuels include heavy crude, synthetic crude, etc.), input to refineries, exports and others. The data are available at the national and provincial levels. Not all combinations necessarily have data for all years.

This entry brings together more than 30-years of Canada’s energy import and export data updated on a quarterly basis. Energy import and export data for electricity, crude oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids and refined petroleum products is included. The data provided below is what is used in the visualization tool on the Canada Energy Regulator's website. The source code for the visualization tool is also available.

The Canada Energy Regulator regulates the export of refined petroleum products. Holders of export authorizations report monthly statistics on export activities. This dataset provides historical export volumes of refined petroleum products (by year and month), and by product.

The price for one barrel of oil exported from Canada stood at an average of 65.27 U.S. dollars in 2024. This was a decrease of some 13 U.S. dollars compared to 2022. These figures also closely mirrored Canada's benchmark WCS oil price.

Canada has abundant resources of crude oil, with an estimated remaining ultimate potential of 52.3 106m³ (329 billion barrels) as of December 2017. Of this, oil sands account for 92 per cent. There are two major producing areas in Canada, the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin, which includes Alberta, Saskatchewan and parts of British Columbia and Manitoba, and offshore eastern Canada. Oil is also produced in modest volumes in Ontario and the Northwest Territories. Although Canada was the 4th largest producer in the world in 2018, it produces only about five per cent of total daily production, so it does not have a major influence on the world oil prices. In 2018, 96 per cent of Canadian crude exports went to the U.S. The Canada Energy Regulator regulates the export of crude oil. Holders of export authorizations report monthly statistics on export activities. This dataset provides historical export volumes of crude oil (by year and month), and by either type of oil or by destination of export.

Pipelines are Canada's main transportation mode for exporting crude oil products. In 2023, around 3.65 million barrels per day were exported via pipelines. Meanwhile, 0.12 million barrels per day were transported by rail and 0.21 million barrels per day were exported via marine vessels.

Canada Exports of crude oil to Mexico was US$466 during 2022, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Canada Exports of crude oil to Mexico - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on June of 2025.

United States Crude Oil: Exports: Canada data was reported at 10,646.000 Barrel th in Aug 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 13,012.000 Barrel th for Jul 2018. United States Crude Oil: Exports: Canada data is updated monthly, averaging 1,047.000 Barrel th from Jan 1993 (Median) to Aug 2018, with 296 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16,131.000 Barrel th in May 2015 and a record low of 0.000 Barrel th in May 1997. United States Crude Oil: Exports: Canada data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Energy Information Administration. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.RB034: Petroleum Exports by Destination: Crude Oil.

Canada Crude Oil Export: Volume: by Product: Motor Gasoline data was reported at 445.900 Cub m th in Dec 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 95.600 Cub m th for Nov 2018. Canada Crude Oil Export: Volume: by Product: Motor Gasoline data is updated monthly, averaging 529.100 Cub m th from Jun 1985 (Median) to Dec 2018, with 364 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,192.600 Cub m th in Jun 2016 and a record low of 81.300 Cub m th in Jun 1985. Canada Crude Oil Export: Volume: by Product: Motor Gasoline data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Energy Board. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.RB006: Crude Oil Export.

Canada Exports of crude oil to Germany was US$466.41 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Canada Exports of crude oil to Germany - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on June of 2025.

This data is for Canadian exports only. Provincial and domestic breakdowns of this data are not available. These statistics are provided in csv format and updated every month. Data prior to 2012 is not available for confidentiality reasons.

Canada Exports of crude oil to France was US$193.06 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Canada Exports of crude oil to France - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on June of 2025.