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Canada was promised up to $70 billion in investment from the UAE last year. Almost a year later, not a dollar has been d...
09/02/2026

Canada was promised up to $70 billion in investment from the UAE last year. Almost a year later, not a dollar has been deployed, and it may not be for the reason you'd assume.

The money is real. Abu Dhabi's funds are among the largest and most experienced in the world, and they've financed massive energy, port, mining and AI projects across the globe. The holdup is on Canada's end: we don't have enough major projects that are actually ready to build, permitted, powered, backed by Indigenous partners and open to investment.

The scale of what we've walked away from is staggering. Over the past 20 years, around $390 billion worth of announced Canadian projects were cancelled or shelved, an entire generation of West Coast LNG terminals among them.

Canada could finally turn a big diplomatic announcement into real jobs and construction, if governments do their part.

Read more: resourceworks.com/how-mark-carney-can-rescue-the-uaes-70-billion-investment-commitment-into-canada/

Almost every tugboat and barge that hauls B.C.'s lumber, minerals and energy along our coast was built somewhere else, n...
09/01/2026

Almost every tugboat and barge that hauls B.C.'s lumber, minerals and energy along our coast was built somewhere else, not here.

That's the surprising connection at the heart of a new campaign. B.C.'s resource industries and its shipbuilders are really one story: forestry, mining and energy all depend on a fleet of working vessels to reach global markets, yet we build almost none of them at home. The BC Building Trades' "We CAN Build Ferries in BC" campaign wants to change that, starting with ferries, the next four of which are already set to be built in China.

There's a human angle too. As pulp mills close across the province, hundreds of skilled tradespeople are out of work. Shipyards could put those same welders, pipefitters and electricians back to work building the vessels our own economy runs on.

If we can build it here, why wouldn't we?

It's tempting to think B.C. could hit back in the trade war by cutting off the energy we send south. Barry Penner from E...
09/01/2026

It's tempting to think B.C. could hit back in the trade war by cutting off the energy we send south. Barry Penner from Energy Futures Institute has a warning: think hard about what comes back the other way.

Yes, B.C. is an energy powerhouse, we produce about 11 times more natural gas than we use, and Washington State gets almost all of its gas from us. But here's the part people forget. B.C. has had to import electricity from the U.S. three years running after dry weather cut our hydro output, and we depend on refineries in Washington for much of the gasoline, diesel and jet fuel we use every day, because we don't have enough refining capacity of our own anymore.

The two countries' energy systems are woven together because it benefits both sides. Trade isn't a favour. It's mutual advantage.

Worth a listen:

08/21/2026

New report from Resource Works featured on Global News! 🚀 B.C.’s oil and gas sector is driving economic resilience, boosting exports, and strengthening our economy. 📊 LNG exports are opening huge international opportunities for Canada.

Watch the feature & read our full report at resourceworks.com! 🔗

08/21/2026

Parliament makes the decisions, but it’s real-world infrastructure that determines whether those decisions lead to strength or vulnerability. 🏛️⚡

In this video, Stewart shares insights from a new ResourceWorks study by economist Philip Cross. The data reveals that megaprojects like LNG Canada and the Trans Mountain Expansion provided crucial economic protection against foreign trade tariffs—offsetting major losses across manufacturing, metals, and forestry.

Read the full report and join the conversation:
👉 resourceworks.com/news

08/14/2026

It took hereditary chief Skyan fifteen years to accept the name she'd been chosen to carry.

In this episode of Homeland Journey, filmed on the banks of the river in Gitxsan territory near Hazelton, B.C., Skyan shares what it means to inherit a name passed down through her matrilineal house — and the regalia that comes with it: a blanket bearing her family's eagle, salmon and bear-den crests, and cedar neck rings marking years of work for her people.

"When we harm our environment and our animals, we're harming ourselves. That is how it works."

The internet isn’t virtual. It’s built from rivers, sand, rocks and human creativity.Every search, streamed video and AI...
07/31/2026

The internet isn’t virtual. It’s built from rivers, sand, rocks and human creativity.

Every search, streamed video and AI prompt depends on physical infrastructure: hydroelectric dams, transmission lines, fibre-optic networks, semiconductors and critical minerals working together.

British Columbia already has many of the ingredients the AI economy needs. The challenge now is making sure the benefits stay here too.

As demand for data centres grows, so does the importance of asking a simple question:
What should British Columbians receive for every megawatt of electricity?

Read the full story at resourceworks.com

What if one of British Columbia's biggest mining centres doesn't actually have a mine?Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Isla...
07/31/2026

What if one of British Columbia's biggest mining centres doesn't actually have a mine?

Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island are home to roughly 1,000 mining and exploration companies worth a combined $449 billion. Together they support 12,300 jobs and generate $3.5 billion in annual economic activity—even though there isn't a single operating mine in the region.

That's why the resource economy isn't just about where resources are extracted. It's also about the engineers, geologists, financiers, environmental specialists, software developers and entrepreneurs whose work happens in cities like Vancouver.

The resource economy you can't see: https://resourceworks.com/the-resource-economy-you-cant-see/

"There is just far too much myth and mythology and misinformation out there." Before he spent 18 years as an MLA, Nanaim...
07/29/2026

"There is just far too much myth and mythology and misinformation out there."

Before he spent 18 years as an MLA, Nanaimo's mayor worked the line at a sawmill and a pulp mill. He hasn't forgotten it.

Leonard Krog's frustration these days is with how forestry gets talked about by people who've never lived near it. A well-managed forest can continue to employ people decade after decade. But to keep those family-supporting jobs and the tax revenues that fund our social programs, the provincial government must deliver consistent, reliable policy.

It's time to let facts, not rhetoric, drive the conversation: https://resourceworks.com/roots-of-prosperity/

🇨🇦 What does a new mine mean to B.C.?Most people start by talking about environmental risk. That's important, but it's o...
07/28/2026

🇨🇦 What does a new mine mean to B.C.?

Most people start by talking about environmental risk. That's important, but it's only half the story.

The proposed Trekor Yellowhead copper mine is projected to:
- Create 525 full-time jobs every year for 25 years
- Pay average annual wages of $153,000
- Generate $270 million in annual tax revenue
- Produce 4.4 billion pounds of copper needed for electric vehicles, power lines, batteries and other essential infrastructure.
BC only has 18 operating mines. Imagine if we had 18 more, all at the scale and quality of the proposed Trekor copper mine. Imagine the boost to social services that could be funded, the salaries paid to workers, and the long-term mineral supply security earned for the country.

https://resourceworks.com/what-does-a-new-mine-mean-to-b-c/

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