From water and home heating, to cooking and clothes drying, propane provides essential energy solutions to help you save money and the environment.
View fact sheets and brochures filled with useful information about propane and the propane industry.
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.
Have a question about propane? Check out our list of frequently asked questions, because chances are it’s probably been asked before!
Spring is just around the corner! Enjoy the outdoors early with propane heaters and fire pits. Follow the CPA’s safety tips to help ensure comfort and safety in the open air.
Get the latest news on important issues for the propane industry.
News Releases
For My Business / Inboard Engines and Commercial Applications
Propane can be used as fuel for commercial watercraft, from fishing boats to patrol boats and tugboats. Most of these boats can run on two types of fuel. Moreover, many existing engines can be converted to propane to significantly reduce fuel and long-term maintenance costs, without loss of power.
As for large transport ships, propane is seen more and more as a viable and advantageous fuel since its use does not require the installation of costly infrastructures, such as bunkering facilities, and its use makes it possible to automatically meet new environmental standards. It is easy to store and easier to handle than gas sources that must be kept at very low temperatures for transport.
The health and safety of customers and employees are vital to the propane industry. Whether you are a first-time customer or a veteran in the propane workforce, this section offers a wide array of valuable information on the safe usage and storage of propane.
Refillable one-pound cylinder kits manufactured to specification TC-39M, and aerosol containers are being sold in Canada.