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.

Power, work and meaning: Stewart Muir brings the Island’s energy question to Nanaimo

As Resource Works releases Stranded Potential, its founder reflects on what B.C. knows about energy, what it believes and what it should want.

Stewart Muir
October 22, 2026

Energy

The quiet giant behind B.C.’s LNG coast

A new Resource Works report follows LNG employment inland – from Kitimat’s loading arms to Montney drilling pads, gas plants and suppliers – and shows why counting terminal staff misses most of the story

Stewart Muir
October 16, 2026

Energy

What B.C.’s oil and gas build-out actually delivered

A new study by economist Philip Cross finds that a decade of pipelines, LNG and upstream investment nearly doubled B.C.’s real oil and gas output, opened new export markets and created the province’s highest-paid jobs.

Resource Works
August 21, 2026

Analysis

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.

Jerome Gessaroli
July 28, 2025

Forestry, News

Shaping the Peace: Balancing Energy, Environment and Reconciliation in Northeast BC’s Peace River Region

Print Version (PDF) ABOUT THE AUTHORS Rawie Elnur (Lead Author) is the Research Manager at Resource Works. He holds a Master of Science (MSc) in Forestry from the University of […]