Danielle Smith wants to give a subsidy to the oilpatch

11-Nov-2026

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The Alberta government is preparing to unveil new subsidies later this month for oil companies to ramp up production in order to help fill the province's proposed Pacific Link pipeline to the West Coast.

The incentives would come as the largest oil producers are posting billions of dollars in profits in their latest financial results and the industry as a whole is experiencing one of its most lucrative years over the last decade.