Canada Offers $1.1 Billion in Loans for Oil-Sector Liquidity
- Trudeau government announces aid package after price slump
- Alberta premier criticizes federal announcement as inadequate
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The Canadian government announced C$1.5 billion ($1.1 billion) in loans for the oil and gas sector, as well as some government funding for unspecified projects, after a supply glut sank heavy crude prices to as low as $13.46 a barrel last month.
The country’s energy and trade ministers announced the aid Tuesday morning in Edmonton. It includes “commercial financial support” loans of C$1 billion from Export Development Canada, and C$500 million in commercial financing from the Business Development Bank of Canada. While the funds are available immediately, the package was criticized as insufficient by Alberta’s premier.