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Canada is uniquely positioned to contribute to meeting growth in U.S.

energy demand. Canada is blessed with an abundance of oil and gas

resources, a highly skilled workforce, a strong regulatory system, a public

commitment to enhanced environmental performance and rule of law.

ECONOMY, JOBS AND OPPORTUNITYCanada’s oil and gas industry provides economic benefits across North

America. Over 1900 American companies directly supplied the oil sands

and pipeline companies in the past two years. This included construction,

electrical, engineering and equipment services (source: CAPP). Canadian

oil will find new paths to U.S. markets and continue to create jobs and

wealth for Canadians and Americans.

BY THE NUMBERS• LARGEST TRADE RELATIONSHIP

Canada and the United States have one of the world’s

largest trade relationships. (U.S. Department of State)

• #1 EXPORT MARKETOf the 50 U.S. states, 35 count Canada as their

number one export market. (Government of Canada)

• 9 MILLION JOBSNearly 9 million U.S jobs depend on trade and

investment with Canada. (Government of Canada)

• $782 BILLION IN TRADECanada and the U.S. are the world’s largest trading partners

with C$782 billion in goods and services traded anually.(Government of Canada)

THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA SHARE THE WORLD’S LARGEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE TRADING RELATIONSHIP.

Energy is a major part of this relationship as Canada is the single largest

foreign supplier of energy to the United States. Even with increased

domestic oil supply, the U.S. will need oil imports to meet its energy

demands. It’s not about how much oil the U.S. uses – it’s about the

source of the oil.

THE PUROLITE COMPANYPHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

A 30-year-old Philadelphia-based manufacturer with over 1,000 employees, Purolite provides research, development, manufacture, marketing and support of resins for ion exchange, adsorbents, catalysts and special applications. Purolite is a major player in ion exchange resin sales in the oil industry in general and in Alberta.It has been providing ion exchange resins for water purification to the oil sands industry in Alberta since the early 1990s. Today, Purolite’s business has grown to include on-site direct support with most of the major oil companies in the oil sands region and elsewhere.

BARR ENGINEERING COMINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA

Headquartered in Minneapolis, Barr is an employee-owned consulting company integrating engineering and environmental expertise to help clients develop, manage, process and restore natural resources. Barr has over 700 employees working in areas that include air quality permitting; environmental management and compliance assistance; water supply and wastewater treatment; site assessment and remediation; and permitting and design of hazardous and solid waste facilities. Barr has been working with oil sands clients for over five years and considers the oil sands a growing industry sector with significant mutual opportunities for increased business in the future.FLATIRON CONSTRUCTION

BROOMFIELD, COLORADO

Flatiron Construction is a heavy civil engineering contractor with services that include roadways

and highways construction, bridges, tunnels, water/wastewater treatment plants and oil sands

infrastructure. Founded in 1947, Flatiron now employs more than 2,500 people with operations

across the U.S. and Canada. Flatiron has worked extensively in the Fort McMurray area, completing over $500 million in work in the region since 2007. In 2014, oil sands businesses accounted for 33 per

cent of company revenues. Flatiron has built public infrastructure on major oil sands sites, such as

MacKay River Bridge, Firebag Aerodrome Drainage and ponds, and Confederation Way.

CiDRA OILSANDS LTD.WALLINGFORD, CONNECTICUT

“CiDRA is a recognized provider of innovative, reliable, high-quality products and services to

the oil sands industry in Western Canada. CiDRA has extensive reach throughout the region,

and they have a track record of responding toand exceeding customers’ needs by offering

innovative technical solutions,” said John Viega,President of CiDRA Oilsands.

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Canada is uniquely positioned to contribute to meeting growth in U.S.

energy demand. Canada is blessed with an abundance of oil and gas

resources, a highly skilled workforce, a strong regulatory system, a public

commitment to enhanced environmental performance and rule of law.

ECONOMY, JOBS AND OPPORTUNITY

Canada’s oil and gas industry provides economic benefits across North

America. Over 1900 American companies directly supplied the oil sands

and pipeline companies in the past two years. This included construction,

electrical, engineering and equipment services (source: CAPP). Canadian

oil will find new paths to U.S. markets and continue to create jobs and

wealth for Canadians and Americans.

BY THE NUMBERS• LARGEST TRADE RELATIONSHIP

Canada and the United States have one of the world’s

largest trade relationships. (U.S. Department of State)

• #1 EXPORT MARKETOf the 50 U.S. states, 35 count Canada as their

number one export market. (Government of Canada)

• 9 MILLION JOBSNearly 9 million U.S jobs depend on trade and

investment with Canada. (Government of Canada)

• $782 BILLION IN TRADECanada and the U.S. are the world’s largest trading partners

with C$782 billion in goods and services traded anually.(Government of Canada)

THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA SHARE THE WORLD’S LARGEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE TRADING RELATIONSHIP.

Energy is a major part of this relationship as Canada is the single largest

foreign supplier of energy to the United States. Even with increased

domestic oil supply, the U.S. will need oil imports to meet its energy

demands. It’s not about how much oil the U.S. uses – it’s about the

source of the oil.

THE PUROLITE COMPANYPHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

A 30-year-old Philadelphia-based manufacturer with over 1,000 employees, Purolite provides research, development, manufacture, marketing and support of resins for ion exchange, adsorbents, catalysts and special applications. Purolite is a major player in ion exchange resin sales in the oil industry in general and in Alberta.It has been providing ion exchange resins for water purification to the oil sands industry in Alberta since the early 1990s. Today, Purolite’s business has grown to include on-site direct support with most of the major oil companies in the oil sands region and elsewhere.

BARR ENGINEERING COMINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA

Headquartered in Minneapolis, Barr is an employee-owned consulting company integrating engineering and environmental expertise to help clients develop, manage, process and restore natural resources. Barr has over 700 employees working in areas that include air quality permitting; environmental management and compliance assistance; water supply and wastewater treatment; site assessment and remediation; and permitting and design of hazardous and solid waste facilities. Barr has been working with oil sands clients for over five years and considers the oil sands a growing industry sector with significant mutual opportunities for increased business in the future.FLATIRON CONSTRUCTION

BROOMFIELD, COLORADO

Flatiron Construction is a heavy civil engineering contractor with services that include roadways

and highways construction, bridges, tunnels, water/wastewater treatment plants and oil sands

infrastructure. Founded in 1947, Flatiron now employs more than 2,500 people with operations

across the U.S. and Canada. Flatiron has worked extensively in the Fort McMurray area, completing over $500 million in work in the region since 2007. In 2014, oil sands businesses accounted for 33 per

cent of company revenues. Flatiron has built public infrastructure on major oil sands sites, such as

MacKay River Bridge, Firebag Aerodrome Drainage and ponds, and Confederation Way.

CiDRA OILSANDS LTD.WALLINGFORD, CONNECTICUT

“CiDRA is a recognized provider of innovative, reliable, high-quality products and services to

the oil sands industry in Western Canada. CiDRA has extensive reach throughout the region,

and they have a track record of responding to and exceeding customers’ needs by offering

innovative technical solutions,” said John Viega, President of CiDRA Oilsands.

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IRACOREHIBBING, MINNESOTA

Iracore International LLC designs and manufactures elastomeric lined pipe and fittings for the oil sands mines in Fort McMurray, Alberta. Iracore has worked with oil sands companies since the mid 1990s and started testing its current generation of products in 2000. Since then, the company has grown its market share to about 50 per cent of the installed base of slurry pipelines at the mines. Today, the oil sands mining market represents a significant percentage of Irancore’s total sales – and it’s a growing market. With 150 employees, Iracore and its related companies are one of the largest employers in the Hibbing, Minnesota area. Iracore’s supply chain extends to the eastern and southern United States. The company also has created jobs in Canada by hiring local sales and service people to support the team.

COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYFORT COLLINS, COLORADO

In the oil sands region, vastexpanses of forest andpeatlands are disturbed toaccess crude deposits.Reclamation solutions areessential as peatlands arethe dominant landformand regulations stipulatethe return of pre-existingland capacity. To accomplishthis, the oil sands industryactively supports aninnovative peatlandreclamation researchprogram with Dr. DavidCooper and AndreaBorkenhagen at ColoradoState University. Researchinitiatives focus ondeveloping effectivemethods that restorepeatland structureand function and adviseon practical strategies forlarge-scale application.This program providesvaluable recommendationsto reclaim peatlands inheavily impacted regionsof Alberta and aroundthe world.

IMI CCIHOUSTON, TEXAS

IMI CCI was founded upon core engineering problem-solving principles. Their unique combination

of engineering expertise and global resources has one goal: to prevent or cure customer valve and

silencer flow control problems. IMI CCI employs over 400 people in North America. Oil sands represent

nearly 10 per cent of its Americas business, and it is expected to grow to 18 per cent by 2020. Based on

the past three years of business activity, the company is assessing whether to open a facility in Edmonton

to support future growth.

DETECT INCPANAMA CITY, FLORIDA

DeTect, Inc., based in Panama City, FL, manufactures radar systems for detection and tracking of aircraft, ships and birds, and for wind measurement. The company provides bird radar systems for aircraft-bird strike prevention at airports and for bird protection at sites including wind farms, solar plants, power plants, mines, and oil and natural gas facilities. Since 2008, the company has been supplying its MERLIN Bird Control Radar Systems to several Canadian oil sands facilities. The technology has been successful in humanely preventing birds from landing on the oil sands tailings ponds. DeTect currently delivers $5-6 million in Florida-manufactured equipment to Canada annually (20 per cent of its total business) and the company maintains a Canadian office in Montreal. In addition to providing products and services to Canadian customers, DeTect also sources components from various Canadian companies.

MISTRAS GROUP INC.PRINCETON JUNCTION, NEW JERSEY

MISTRAS Group Inc., established in 1978, has over 250 employees located in New Jersey, engaged in R&D and manufacturing, and at their Headquarters in Princeton Junction. MISTRAS is a global provider of technology-enabled asset protection solutions used to evaluate the structural integrity of critical energy, industrial and public infrastructure. MISTRAS has been involved with Canada’s oil sands industry since 2000, supplying solutions for oil pipelines and processing facilities. The company currently has three offices/ laboratories in Alberta, including a facility in Fort McMurray. Further growth in the oil sands industry and the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline – if approved – will result in more R&D and manufacturing jobs in New Jersey, plus more jobs in other parts of U.S. during construction of the pipeline.

KOIKE ARONSONARCADE, NEW YORK

Koike Aronson, in Arcade, New York, is an autonomous subsidiary of Koike Sanso Kogyo, based in Japan. Employing over 150 people, Koike Aronson manufactures and supplies welding equipment including advanced cutting machines, welding positioning equipment, portable cutting and portable welding machines. While Koike Aronson has increased its worldwide sales, it took a deliberate and strategic path to expand sales to Canada. Its efforts have contributed to exponential sales growth of Koike products with Canadian accounts receivable increasing to $4 million in 2014 from $1.25 million in 2004. The company sells to several companies that supply equipment to the Alberta oil sands including Liebherr, Syncrude, Cameron and others. Canada is critical to Koike’s growth plans.

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“MISTRAS provides traditional NDT services and Advanced NDT and Engineering services to bring value-added solutions that optimize inspection spend in the region. MISTRAS will continue serving the oil sands as industry activity continues to grow.”

Nick Sowa, MISTRAS Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Services.

“IMI CCI has been covering the Western Canadian market for the past 15 years and has seen many market cycles. We look forward to bringing technology and services to the region as it emerges from the current low oil price situation and becomes an even larger global player over the next decade.”

Mike Yancey, Vice President Sales

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Canada is uniquely positioned to contribute to meeting growth in U.S.

energy demand. Canada is blessed with an abundance of oil and gas

resources, a highly skilled workforce, a strong regulatory system, a public

commitment to enhanced environmental performance and rule of law.

ECONOMY, JOBS AND OPPORTUNITY

Canada’s oil and gas industry provides economic benefits across North

America. Over 1900 American companies directly supplied the oil sands

and pipeline companies in the past two years. This included construction,

electrical, engineering and equipment services (source: CAPP). Canadian

oil will find new paths to U.S. markets and continue to create jobs and

wealth for Canadians and Americans.

BY THE NUMBERS• LARGEST TRADE RELATIONSHIP

Canada and the United States have one of the world’s

largest trade relationships. (U.S. Department of State)

• #1 EXPORT MARKETOf the 50 U.S. states, 35 count Canada as their

number one export market. (Government of Canada)

• 9 MILLION JOBSNearly 9 million U.S jobs depend on trade and

investment with Canada. (Government of Canada)

• $782 BILLION IN TRADECanada and the U.S. are the world’s largest trading partners

with C$782 billion in goods and services traded anually.(Government of Canada)

THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA SHARE THE WORLD’S LARGEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE TRADING RELATIONSHIP.

Energy is a major part of this relationship as Canada is the single largest

foreign supplier of energy to the United States. Even with increased

domestic oil supply, the U.S. will need oil imports to meet its energy

demands. It’s not about how much oil the U.S. uses – it’s about the

source of the oil.

THE PUROLITE COMPANYPHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

A 30-year-old Philadelphia-based manufacturer with over 1,000 employees, Purolite provides research, development, manufacture, marketing and support of resins for ion exchange, adsorbents, catalysts and special applications. Purolite is a major player in ion exchange resin sales in the oil industry in general and in Alberta.It has been providing ion exchange resins for water purification to the oil sands industry in Alberta since the early 1990s. Today, Purolite’s business has grown to include on-site direct support with most of the major oil companies in the oil sands region and elsewhere.

BARR ENGINEERING COMINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA

Headquartered in Minneapolis, Barr is an employee-owned consulting company integrating engineering and environmental expertise to help clients develop, manage, process and restore natural resources. Barr has over 700 employees working in areas that include air quality permitting; environmental management and compliance assistance; water supply and wastewater treatment; site assessment and remediation; and permitting and design of hazardous and solid waste facilities. Barr has been working with oil sands clients for over five years and considers the oil sands a growing industry sector with significant mutual opportunities for increased business in the future.FLATIRON CONSTRUCTION

BROOMFIELD, COLORADO

Flatiron Construction is a heavy civil engineering contractor with services that include roadways

and highways construction, bridges, tunnels, water/wastewater treatment plants and oil sands

infrastructure. Founded in 1947, Flatiron now employs more than 2,500 people with operations

across the U.S. and Canada. Flatiron has worked extensively in the Fort McMurray area, completing over $500 million in work in the region since 2007. In 2014, oil sands businesses accounted for 33 per

cent of company revenues. Flatiron has built public infrastructure on major oil sands sites, such as

MacKay River Bridge, Firebag Aerodrome Drainage and ponds, and Confederation Way.

CiDRA OILSANDS LTD.WALLINGFORD, CONNECTICUT

“CiDRA is a recognized provider of innovative, reliable, high-quality products and services to

the oil sands industry in Western Canada. CiDRA has extensive reach throughout the region,

and they have a track record of responding to and exceeding customers’ needs by offering

innovative technical solutions,” said John Viega, President of CiDRA Oilsands.

CANADA’S OIL SANDS

PARTNERS IN AMERICA’S

ENERGY FUTURE

DOCUMENT #: 2015-0017 SEPTEMBER 2015