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Ottawa Pledges $21.5 Million to Five Alberta Carbon Capture Projects

Ottawa calls these projects essential for scaling domestic carbon capture innovations.

A Shell employee walks past the company's Quest Carbon Capture and Storage facility in Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., 2021. Prime Minister Carney has emphasized increasing Canada’s stature as an energy superpower.
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson participates in a family photo following a cabinet swearing in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
A file photo of Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson speaking in Calgary in May 2025.
The Honourable Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources at the Calgary Chamber of Commerce in May. Hodgson announced $21.5 million for clean energy projects Thursday July 4.

Overview

  • Bow Valley Carbon Cochrane Limited Partnership receives $10 million to install CO₂ compression, conditioning, pipeline and sequestration systems aimed at capturing 40,000 tonnes of emissions per year from Inter Pipeline’s Cochrane plant.
  • Enbridge secures $4 million to characterize deep saline reservoirs for its Open Access Wabamun Hub, supporting utility-scale CO₂ transport and storage north and west of Edmonton.
  • Enhance Energy is awarded $5 million for development and regulatory work on the Origins CCS Hub, using subsurface data to target a pressure-depleted saline aquifer in a Canadian carbonate reservoir.
  • OptiSeis Solutions obtains $538,000 to enhance subsurface imaging and analytics for CO₂ storage monitoring, and OCCAM’s Technologies is granted $2.02 million to develop Oxy-Fire diesel generator modifications capable of capturing 5–30 tonnes of CO₂ per day.
  • These investments underscore Ottawa’s push to create jobs, cut emissions and strengthen energy security while the $16.5 billion Pathways Alliance CCS hub remains without a final investment decision.