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The public-record toolkit

Research starts at the source.

A practical directory of regulators, official statistics and public disclosures. Read the original record, check its date and scope, then use our analysis and guides for context.

20 sources

Collection checked Oct 6, 2026

Regulation & environment

AER bulletins

Primary notices of regulatory developments and reporting changes. Read the applicable directive or rule alongside the bulletin.

Publication pattern: As issued

Alberta

AER announcements

Dated regulator announcements, operational incidents and report releases.

Publication pattern: As issued

Alberta

AER Alberta Energy Outlook (ST98)

Reported resource and production history, capital data and explicitly conditional outlooks; section workbooks available.

Publication pattern: Annual

Drilling & field operations

AER daily well licences (ST1)

Preliminary daily licences, ASCII files and a full Alberta CSV inventory. A licence does not establish drilling or production.

Publication pattern: Daily

Drilling & field operations

AER drilling progress (ST2)

Weekly status changes and drilling information. Current-week CSV/PDF are self-serve; historical access terms vary.

Publication pattern: Weekly

Regulation & environment

AER industry performance

Primary performance reports for liability management, methane, pipelines, water and tailings.

Publication pattern: Generally annual; check each report

Markets

CER Market Snapshots

Dated primary energy-market analysis with references, chart definitions and downloadable source data where supplied.

Publication pattern: Regular releases

Markets

CER crude oil statistics

Production estimates, exports, rail movements and refinery statistics. Dataset definitions and release schedules differ.

Publication pattern: Monthly and weekly by dataset

Pipelines & trade

CER Pipeline Profiles

Pipeline use, capacity, safety, tolls and financial information for CER-regulated systems.

Publication pattern: Periodic updates

Regulation & environment

CER official feeds

Official Atom feeds for news, analysis, statistics, hearings and regulatory developments, with original source dates.

Publication pattern: As published

Natural gas & LNG

CER Canada’s Energy Future

Energy scenario modelling and associated datasets. Projections are conditional and should retain their scenario and vintage.

Publication pattern: Report editions and updates

Markets

Statistics Canada energy releases

July 2026 energy release, published September 29, with production, exports, related tables and revision notes.

Publication pattern: Monthly; this link is a dated release

Markets

Statistics Canada Web Data Service

Official JSON API and full-table downloads, with metadata for units, scalars, reference periods and revisions.

Publication pattern: Business-day updates as data are released

Markets

Alberta WTI and WCS dashboard

Monthly oil-price records in US dollars per barrel and the public economic-data API. These are not real-time quotes.

Publication pattern: Monthly

Natural gas & LNG

Alberta natural gas reference price

Monthly provincial reference prices used in Crown royalty valuation, with a historical archive and calculation material.

Publication pattern: Monthly

Markets

Bank of Canada Valet API

Official exchange-rate observations and metadata in JSON, CSV and XML. Keep observation dates and conversion direction.

Publication pattern: Business-day FX observations

Alberta

Canadian Centre for Energy Information

Energy Fact Book and underlying references for national energy, investment, employment and environmental context.

Publication pattern: Edition releases; data periods vary

Drilling & field operations

CAOEC rig activity

Public weekly and monthly drilling and service-rig activity. CAOEC says member-entered data are not independently verified.

Publication pattern: Weekly and monthly public reports

Companies

Canadian Natural issuer disclosures

Company-published results, guidance and transactions. Attribute statements to the issuer and distinguish targets from outcomes.

Publication pattern: Quarterly and as issued

Companies

Suncor issuer disclosures

Company-published results and corporate announcements with dated release documents. Issuer statements are not independent verification.

Publication pattern: Quarterly and as issued

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