From water and home heating to cooking and clothes drying, propane provides essential energy solutions to help you save money and lower your carbon footprint.
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Propane is used daily by hundreds of thousands of Canadians from coast to coast to coast, from heating homes, drying crops, powering forklifts to transporting children to school.
The health and safety of customers and employees are vital to the propane industry.
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Powering Tomorrow for a Sustainable Future: Canada can be a world leader in renewable propane production.
Cleaner energy for today and tomorrow
From water and home heating to cooking and clothes drying, propane provides essential energy solutions to help you save money and the environment.
Whether it’s powering fleets, fisheries, farms, construction projects or buildings, propane energizes Canada.
Compared to other energy sources, using propane improves air quality, reduces greenhouse gas emissions and protects the environment.
The Canadian Propane Association’s Propane Training Institute is the premier training provider for the propane industry.
Now and for future generations – propane is essential energy as we move to a lower-carbon future.
Propane can save you money because of its relatively low cost, efficient performance, and lower insurance bills due to no risk of contamination.
From water and home heating to powering home appliances and vehicles, propane’s applications are vast. And it can go anywhere you can.
Propane dealers live and work in the communities they operate in to deliver a lower-emission energy source that exceeds the reach of traditional pipelines.
Governments across Canada are recognizing the immense potential to strengthen Canada’s economy with investments in AI and new data centres. Canada has a major strategic advantage in its geography and propane resources to help remote data centres meet strict power needs. Canada’s propane industry is one of our now not-so-hidden strategic advantages and it’s one we should exploit.
OTTAWA, NOVEMBER 27, 2025 – When Inuvik’s natural gas supply ran low, propane delivered — overcoming Canada’s most challenging routes to keep a northern town alive through winter.
“Propane is an incredible energy with so much to offer. In Inuvik and across Canada’s North, propane isn’t just a fuel — it’s an emergency-ready, life-sustaining energy source,” said Canadian Propane Association (CPA) President and CEO Shannon Watt.
The Canadian Propane Association is advocating for three key recommendations to streamline regulations, eliminate trade barriers, and strengthen the economy.
OTTAWA, ON, May 16, 2025 – The Canadian Propane Association (CPA) welcomes the Ontario government’s proposed legislation to eliminate the fuel tax on auto propane, announced in the 2025 Ontario Budget. This long-standing recommendation from the CPA marks a critical step toward cleaner, more affordable transportation in Ontario.
From water and home heating, to cooking and clothes drying, propane provides essential energy solutions to help you save money and lower your carbon footprint.
Propane powers farms, hospitals, school districts, fleets, construction projects and more to help you meet economic and efficiency targets.
Wildfire Safety If you live in an area at risk of wildfires, ensure your family is prepared for the unexpected. Before, during, and after a wildfire, there are a few key things to consider to keep your family and your home as safe as possible
Readily available and trusted, auto propane is easily accessible and transportable across the country.
Auto propane is one of Canada’s top alternative automotive energy sources because it is easy to fill up and lowers your carbon footprint compared to conventional sources.
You can find hundreds of refuelling stations with Canada’s Alternative Fuelling Station Locator.
Train with Canada’s leading national training provider. Providing training programs that promote a culture of safe propane handling and use of propane-powered equipment while improving the skills of propane industry workers. PTI is focused on the needs of the propane industry, with courses available in English and French and meeting the highest quality standards of regulators across Canada.
PTI delivers the courses through a network of member company and independent trainers across Canada. Find a list of our courses and trainers in your region below.
Membership in the Canadian Propane Association (CPA) has a number of benefits – it is the ideal way for businesses in the propane industry to stay informed, get involved and maximize their success.
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