Oil Sands Links

 

The following list of organizations and their websites are provided as a resource for Alberta Department of Energy (DOE) web site visitors. In general, DOE aims to provide links to web sites that primarily serve educational, research or public information needs. Please note: DOE is not responsible for the content or operation of third-party Web sites or electronic services reached by virtue of links from its portal.

Associations

There are numerous associations and organizations throughout Alberta, Canada, and the world, which may be of interest to you for further information on coal, minerals, electricity, natural gas, oil, oil sands, and other energy sector information.

Alberta Chamber of Resources

The Alberta Chamber of Resources continues to expand the collaborative efforts within Alberta’s resource industries. ACR’s hallmark is to offer solutions and seek balance to ensure the orderly development of Canadian resources. This is the theme for the Chamber’s future—to stand up and represent the voice of our members in a powerful and credible way.

Athabasca Regional Issues Working Group (RIWG)

RIWG works to identify and resolve issues related to oil sands development in the region around Fort McMurray.

Canadian Heavy Oil Association

The Canadian Heavy Oil Association provides technical, educational and social forums for those employed in, or associated with, the heavy oil and oil sands industries.

Lakeland Industry and Community Association (LICA )

LICA was formed to provide residents with a timely response to concerns identified in the Lakeland area and to ensure the growing development is conducted in a responsible manner.

Educational and Research

There are numerous organizations throughout Alberta, Canada, and the world, which offer information for educational and research purposes on coal, minerals, electricity, natural gas, oil, oil sands, and other energy sector information.

Alberta Energy Research Institute

AERI works with industry and other government ministries to promote innovation and technology that will enable Alberta's energy sector to evolve. AERI provides strategic direction to position Alberta for the future in energy development, and invests in research and technology to enhance the sustainable development of the province's abundant energy resources.

Alberta Oil Sands Information Services (AOSIS)

Alberta Oil Sands Information Services (AOSIS) acquires, organizes and supplies public information on Canadian and international developments in heavy oil, enhanced oil recovery and oil sands research.

Alberta Sulphur Research Ltd.

ASRL fosters research in the areas of the chemistry and technology of sulfur and its compounds with particular emphasis on recovery of sour natural gas, Claus plant operations, handling and transportation of elemental sulfur, and environmental aspects of the gas and sulfur industries. ASRL serves as a contact point between industry and academia (at The University of Calgary) and strives to provide an expert level of technological support for both producers and users of this essential resource.

Alberta's Petroleum Heritage Edukit!

This online resource is designed to be a educational tool for learning more about Alberta's rich petroleum heritage. It features teaching units, stories, historical photographs, and audio.

Centre for Energy

One of the mandates of the Centre for Energy is to provide first-class materials to assist teachers in achieving their learning objectives in science, social studies, and technology curricula.

Centre for Energy - Partners in Education

The Centre for Energy partners with the following organizations to develop and deliver educational material to teachers, students and others interested in learning about Canada's energy resources.

Centre for Energy - Career Development

If you are already working in the energy industry, this area allows you to find professional development opportunities by sector, location, subject of interest or date. Resources will include conferences, workshops, seminars, accreditation and on-the-job training opportunities.

Centre for Energy - Fun and Games

Welcome to the Energy Zone! Discover cool games and activities - just for kids. There are all sorts of things to learn about what keeps our country humming, and you can have fun doing it. Download printable activities or do them on-line.

Centre for Energy - School K-12

The Centre for Energy collaborates with professional curriculum developers to provide first-class materials to assist teachers in achieving their learning objectives.

EIA - Kids Page

This is a kids interactive centre provided by the U.S. Energy Department. It is important to recognise that all facts and figures provided through this page are not those of the Alberta Department of Energy.

EUBKidsZone

The EUB Kidzone website is designed for children aged 9-12 and the site content supplements the Alberta Science curricula for grades 4 and 5.

Inside Education

Inside Education provides fantastic learning tools, professional development opportunities, interactive field trips and presentations, and more!

Oil Sands Discovery Centre

The Oil Sands Discovery Centre, located in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, presents the history, science and technology of the oil sands industry through exhibits demonstrations and theatre presentations.

Seeds

The mission of the SEEDS Foundation is "to support Canadian educators in promoting student literacy and active personal and societal responsibility for energy, sustainability and the environment.

Government

There are numerous government organizations throughout Alberta, Canada, and the world, which offer regulatory and other pertinent information on coal, minerals, electricity, natural gas, oil, oil sands, and other energy sector information.

 

Alberta Economic Development Authority (AEDA)

AEDA works in partnership with the provincial government to provide recommendations and long-term strategic advice on key economic issues.  Members of AEDA include business, academic and municipal leaders from across the province.  Its work helps to increase the province’s ability to create new opportunities at home and abroad.

Alberta Oil Sands Consultations

The Oil Sands Multistakeholder Committee collected information through consulations to develop recommendations for a vision for oil sands development and principles to assist in guiding future policy directions.

Alberta Oil Sands Sustainable Development Secretariat
Established in 2007, the secretariat within Alberta Treasury Board was tasked to create a comprehensive and coordinated approach to managing the oil sands. The Secretariat has hired staff with wide ranging expertise—in engineering, geology, economics, Aboriginal relations, business administration, project management, and stakeholder relations—to work with varied ministries, integrating and aligning initiatives across government. At the same time they are reaching out to hundreds of key stakeholders in the oil sands regions.

Advanced Education and Technology

Alberta Advanced Education and Technology provides leadership and makes strategic investments to enhance Alberta’s position in the knowledge economy, contributing to the sustainable development of the provincial economy and making the province increasingly competitive in global markets.

Bank of Canada

The benchmark bond yields (long term bond rate) is published by the Bank of Canada each Wednesday and can be accessed through the Bank of Canada's website on the Internet

Bank of Canada - DataBANK statistics look-up

The benchmark bond yields (long term bond rate) is published by the Bank of Canada each Wednesday and can be accessed through the Bank of Canada's website on the Internet. This section allows you to look up dataBANK statistics.

Bank of Canada - Weekly financial statistics

The benchmark bond yields (long term bond rate) is published by the Bank of Canada each Wednesday and can be accessed through the Bank of Canada's website on the Internet. This section contains weekly financial statistics.

 



 

 

Last reviewed/revised: 2008-05-22