Seizing Canada’s Biofuels Opportunity
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Seizing Canada’s Biofuels Opportunity

ByCanadian Fuels Association

This week, industry leaders, innovators, and policymakers are gathering in Calgary for the Clean Fuels Canada Summit to discuss how to accelerate the development of Canada’s clean fuels sector, including biofuels. With transportation fuels remaining an essential component of our economy for the foreseeable future, expanding our domestic biofuel industry is a necessary step toward reducing emissions,…

Powering Progress: 2024 Update on CFA’s Driving to 2050 Vision 
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Powering Progress: 2024 Update on CFA’s Driving to 2050 Vision 

ByCanadian Fuels Association

Ottawa, Nov. 5, 2024 – Today, the Canadian Fuels Association (CFA) released Powering Progress: A 2024 Update to CFA’s Driving to 2050 Vision, highlighting some of the progress we are making and the innovations that demonstrate our commitment to a low-carbon transportation future, while also outlining the multifaceted approach required to effectively achieve our 2050…

Refineries Options for Dealing with Extraordinary Times
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Refineries Options for Dealing with Extraordinary Times

ByCanadian Fuels Association

Throughout the past two months, the Canadian transportation fuels sector has demonstrated its value as well as its strength and resiliency.  Our latest blog outlines how Canadian refineries are responding to this unprecedented shift in market and operating conditions

Our refineries produce the stuff that saves lives, preserves food
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Our refineries produce the stuff that saves lives, preserves food

ByCanadian Fuels Association

From refineries, you get a refined oil product; that’s pretty obvious. In addition to fuels, refineries produce feedstocks that are used to create lifesaving medical products, and many of the preservatives that keep food from spoiling.  In fact, more than 6,000 products rely on derivatives from oil.

Fuel theft is theft, and it can be dangerous

Fuel theft is theft, and it can be dangerous

ByCanadian Fuels Association

On a damp October morning, a man rides an all-terrain vehicle up to a gas station in Norris Arm, N.L. with two jerry cans.  He fills the vehicle and the containers with gas and brazenly drives away without paying.  Fortunately, this station is outfitted with video surveillance, which will help law enforcement with investigations.

Road design, autonomous vehicles part of solution to traffic woes

Road design, autonomous vehicles part of solution to traffic woes

ByCanadian Fuels Association

Take heart, frustrated motorist, your worst traffic problems may soon be a distant memory thanks to road design and tech. In the meantime, take a live look at one of Canada’s most congested traffic spots Highway 401 and 427 in Toronto.  Is it bad?  If you’re watching during rush hour, you’re probably witnessing a lot of stopped cars. 

Get ready, winter driving is around the corner
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Get ready, winter driving is around the corner

ByCanadian Fuels Association

The snow and ice in this part of the world can be beautiful, but it can also challenge drivers. In some places in Canada, the snow was flying early. For the rest, we’re getting ahead of the chill and passing along some information and tips about winter driving, from the fuel we use to the tires we drive on.

Keep Truckin’: Cardlocks and Truck Stops
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Keep Truckin’: Cardlocks and Truck Stops

ByCanadian Fuels Association

Another world, accessible to everyone but known best to professional truck drivers, is tucked away on the side of a highway in every little pocket across Canada. Truck stops are almost insititution-like. Amentities vary, but many have everything a long hauler needs to reset for the coming day’s klicks, from hot showers to some of the best comfort food around (more on that later). Most importantly, they have fuel.