Bringing a first-of-its-kind project from concept to commercial operation is never simple. Doing it safely and reliably while helping expand Canada’s supply of lower-carbon fuels is an even greater challenge. That’s exactly what Imperial’s Renewable Diesel Team accomplished at the Strathcona Refinery, earning the team the Canadian Fuels Association’s 2026 Innovation Award. The team—Colin Margetts,…
When new regulations are introduced, success depends on more than meeting a deadline. It depends on people coming together to solve challenges, share expertise and turn complex requirements into practical solutions. That collaborative approach is what earned National Energy Equipment (NEE) and Senior Business Leader Tiina McCombie the Canadian Fuels Association’s 2026 Collaboration and Partnership…
When the Canadian Fuels Association named Melina Papadakis one of its 2026 Rising Star Award recipients, it recognized a young engineer already making her mark at Imperial Oil’s Sarnia refinery. Just four years into her career, Melina has contributed to record production milestones, supported process improvements, and taken on growing responsibility across refinery operations, all…
Across Canada, millions of people quietly balance caregiving responsibilities alongside work, family and everyday life. Whether caring for aging parents, children with disabilities, spouses or loved ones facing illness, many do not realize they are family caregivers. They simply see it as helping someone they love. These eight million Canadians – who devote their lives…
For more than three decades, Gurpreet Bhatia has watched Canada’s fuels sector evolve through shifting regulations, operational challenges, market changes, and an evolving energy landscape. One thing has remained constant: the importance of collaboration. As Director, Energy Roadmap Business Development at Federated Co-operatives Limited, Gurpreet brings a broad industry perspective to his work across Canadian…
For nearly five decades, Geoff Granville has helped shape how Canada approaches occupational and environmental health, not through public attention or headlines, but through science, collaboration and steady leadership behind the scenes. This year, the Canadian Fuels Association is recognizing that impact with the Lifetime Achievement Award. A toxicologist by training, Geoff began his career with Shell in the United Kingdom in…
For Connor Scheu, the future of fuels is not just about advancing technology, but about building solutions that work for people, communities and the next generation. Over the past nine years at Suncor, the Rising Star Award recipient has built a career focused on leveraging his engineering background to advance lower-carbon intensity fuels while championing Indigenous…
Session 1 Moderated by: Bob Larocque, President & CEO, Canadian Fuels AssociationFeaturing: Steve Verheul, Canadian Co-Chair, Coalition for North American Trade; Robert Johnston, Director of Energy and Natural Resources, University of Calgary School of Public Policy; and Uday Turaga, ADI Analytics Following the fifth annual Canadian Fuels Association (CFA) Awards of Excellence, industry leaders, policymakers,…
In a more fragmented and protectionist global economy, relying on imports to meet domestic compliance obligations is not a viable long-term strategy. Over the past year, the global energy landscape has changed dramatically. Trade tensions have intensified. Geopolitical instability has deepened. And energy market volatility has become a defining feature of the global economy. The…
Most Canadians do not spend much time thinking about fuel. They just expect it to be there. For the morning commute. The delivery truck. The ambulance. The plane, ship, farm, factory and essential service that needs to move, operate and respond without delay. That reliability does not happen by accident. It is powered by a…
The fifth annual Canadian Fuels Association (CFA) Awards of Excellence took place on June 10 at the National Arts Centre (NAC) in Ottawa, bringing together CFA members, industry leaders, partners, and special guests to recognize the individuals and organizations making a meaningful impact across Canada’s transportation fuels sector. The CFA Awards of Excellence celebrate excellence…
Over the past two months, global energy markets have been shaped by escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, including disruptions linked to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz – one of the world’s most critical oil transit chokepoints. With a significant share of global crude oil moving through this narrow passage, any disruption…
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