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Reports and research

Discover in-depth reports and research from Canada’s natural resource sector. Our research page features comprehensive studies, data-driven insights, and expert analysis that help explain the trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping the industry—informing decisions for policymakers, businesses, and communities.

Research Report: Rising US Tariffs on Forest Products and the Systemic Risks Facing British Columbia

Research Report: Rising US Tariffs on Forest Products and the Systemic Risks Facing British Columbia

A forward-looking scenario by Jerome Gessaroli explores how a major contraction in BC's forest sector, triggered by US tariffs, could undermine infrastructure, public safety, and rural economic and social systems.
  • Forestry, News
Panelists at the Creating Energy Conference showcase collaboration across energy sectors in Northeast BC.

Report from our recent Northeast BC trip

A recent visit to the Northeast shows that Canada’s energy future rests on community-led innovation, pragmatic policy, and sustainable economic growth.
  • News

Incentives or subsidies?

Resource Works delivers a new report on fossil-fuel subsidies and incentives to the Canadian Parliament’s Standing Committee on Natural Resources.
  • Oil & Gas

Just Transition: Are Canadians ready for lower living standards?

New Resource Works report studies the potential impact of the federal government's just transition policy framework, inviting readers to submit feedback.
  • Oil & Gas, Renewables

Paradigm Shift: Imagining the forestry future of North Cowichan

Here's a presentation that Resource Works founder, Stewart Muir, made to the District of North Cowichan in Summer 2021 as the district undergoes an overhaul of its forestry strategy.
  • Forestry

Old Growth Forests in British Columbia: A citizen’s guide

As anarchists, actors and pressure groups descend on the B.C. Coast to create a high-emotion summer drama they hope will affect our laws and way of life, let's pause for a moment to think and
  • Forestry, Reconciliation

Forestry in BC: Setting the record straight

Are BC's forests in a state of crisis? This new Resource Works report responds to the rhetoric coming out of Fairy Creek and anti-logging activists.
  • Forestry, Reconciliation

Safe Passage: A major new report from Resource Works

Study looks at Trans Mountain oil tanker safety perspectives from maritime experts who live on British Columbia’s South Coast.
  • Manufacturing, Oil & Gas

REPORT: Measuring the impact of natural resources on PNWER economies

Statistical data and information is essential for making informed decisions about natural resources. Here's our take on how some provinces, territories, and states in the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region are treating the issue - and
  • Forestry, Manufacturing, Mining, Nuclear, Oil & Gas

Fortifying Canada’s relationship with our natural resources.

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