Canada's federal government has assured Alberta that it will not bear a disproportionate burden of any retaliatory tariffs imposed in response to potential US import levies.

Bonnie Drozdowski is the executive director of environment, bio-industrial and clean technologies at InnoTech Alberta, which received funds for a project based on a new technique to capture CO2 from flue gas at the Shepard Energy Centre on the east side of Calgary.

Any Canadian response to U.S. tariffs will be regionally fair and equitable and not single out Alberta, Canada's main oil-producing province, Canada's Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said on Wednesday.

Canada's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources said Canada's response to Trump's tariffs would focus on products in a way that hurts Americans more than Canadians.

Federal Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says any retaliatory Canadian action against United States tariffs must be applied fairly across provincial economies, to ensure one sector is not hit harder than others.

The Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, will make a funding announcement to support carbon management technologies in Alberta. A media availability will follow.

Restricting Alberta energy exports to the U.S. is within Ottawa's purview. But recent comments suggest that move may be unlikely, though not "off the table."

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Canada's Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said on Wednesday any response to U.S. tariffs would be regionally fair and equitable and would not target Alberta, Canada's main oil-producing province.

Nova imports ethane from North Dakota to supplement its supply from Western Canada, while its facilities in the Sarnia, Ont., region receive ethane from the Marcellus region in the U.S. Vermani estimates 50 to 60 per cent of Nova’s production from Canada crosses the border.

The fate of North American oil flows is up in the air as US President Donald Trump reportedly confirmed he will slap 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods as previously promised, though he left the door open to leave crude off the list.

The fate of North American oil flows is up in the air as US President Donald Trump reportedly confirmed he will slap 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods as previously promised, though he left the door open to leave crude off the list.