By pipeline

Though its only passengers are oil and natural gas, Canadian pipelines form a critical part of the country's transportation network. A sophisticated network of over 100,000 kilometres of pipeline transports nearly two-thirds of our total energy supply and more than 95% of the crude oil and natural gas produced in Canada. These pipelines make it possible for western natural gas to heat homes and fuel major industries in Ontario and Quebec. In fact, natural gas is used to heat more than half of Canada's homes. The production of the Sable Island natural gas fields, located 250 kilometres off the Nova Scotia coast, has increased the demand for pipeline capacity in the region. As a result, a pipeline has been constructed to deliver this gas to markets in the Maritimes and in the northeastern United States.