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Welcome to the CPA’s media section. The CPA provides commentary on a variety of issues through our news releases and submissions to the media. Get the latest news on important issues for the propane industry.
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.
On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, CPA’s President & CEO Shannon Watt sat down with Kelly Ogle, CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, to discuss the significant role of propane in Canada’s energy landscape and explore promising avenues for future propane exports.
“We are watching this issue closely and are working with the federal government to identify any potential adverse effects on propane supply.” – Shannon Watt, President and CEO, Canadian Propane Association
When compared to traditional sources, propane immediately reduces GHG emissions, improves indoor air quality, and has no land contamination threats when spilled.
OPINION | BY SHANNON WATT | March 16, 2023
Propane is an affordable, accessible, and low-emission Canadian energy source essential to our national energy system.
To effect change and bring real progress, we need real solutions and an ‘all-hands-on-deck’ approach. As Akio Toyoda, president and CEO of the Toyota Motor Corporation has repeatedly said, “(electric vehicles) are not the only way to achieve the world’s carbon neutrality goals”.
The World LPG Association’s The Voice connects with Shannon Watt to discuss her key goals for the association and opportunities for propane in the Canadian market.
Conversion from heating oil to propane reduces costs and GHGs
By Shannon Watt
Meeting climate targets is demanding work. In the pursuit of wholesale change, sometimes we overlook the incremental successes that, when taken together, can make a huge impact. As Canadians work hard to navigate the energy transition, achievements within their own homes can go a long way to help address climate change.
CPA’s President and CEO Shannon Watt speaks with CTV News Northern Ontario about our call on the federal government to make the HST/GST zero-rated for residential energy, making life more affordable for all Canadians.
OTTAWA, September 6, 2022 – As the Prime Minister meets with his federal cabinet to look at ways to make life more affordable for families, his government should strongly re-consider a recommendation by the Canadian Propane Association (CPA), to make HST/GST zero-rated for residential energy.
Winter is coming. And so is your heating bill. This year, more than ever, affordability is all politicians are talking about and in Canada, that talk needs to include affordable heating.
Canada’s propane industry continues to expand as production rises from the country’s vast upstream resources, and demand grows as a petrochemical feedstock and for seaborne exports to northeast Asia.
