Madam Speaker, I will attempt to answer the member's questions and also provide a list of some of our accomplishments along those lines.
I will start by saying that, as members know, our government has supported the oil and gas sector and its workers throughout the worst of this pandemic and we will continue to be there for them.
Thanks to the actions taken by our government to support Canadians through the Canada emergency wage subsidy, more than 500,000 workers were able to keep their jobs in Alberta alone. We also contributed $1.7 billion to help the provinces clean up orphaned wells.
The funding has already created thousands of jobs and will be good for our environment. That is an important support measure.
For ordinary Canadians, their families and communities and our environment, there has been significant government support for major energy projects like TMX, Line 3, Line 5, NGTL 2021, LNG Canada. That is a list of projects that we have approved. That is a fact.
Each of these projects has the potential to create thousands of jobs in our energy sector. For the government, and I am sure for all Canadians too, that is a good thing. We always support the energy sector.
Regarding our oil imports, there is much I would like to discuss with the member.
I will note that oil imports to Canada have been falling steadily since 2010, going from 820,000 barrels a day in 2010 to 555,000 barrels a day in 2020.
I will also note, for my hon. colleague, that the majority of the oil imported into Canada, 77% to be precise, comes from our largest energy trading partner, the United States. Maintaining a strong and positive energy relationship with our largest trading partner has been, and will be, a continued effort. Many of the refineries in eastern Canada choose to import crude oil when it is more economic for operations.
Canada remains, indeed, a net exporter of fuels. Some circumstances exist on real imports. This is in keeping with the fact that Canada has a market-based energy framework whereby the private sector makes decisions on imports and exports, including those based on costs.
Our government will continue to do the hard work necessary to attract investment and build capacity to market our resources safely, responsibly and sustainably. We will continue working to ensure the energy sector remains an important source of well-paying jobs for Canadians across the country. We will also continue to move forward in the transition to a low-carbon economy on a path to net-zero emissions by 2050 by investing in innovation and delivering economic growth in a competitive industry for clean jobs while protecting the environment.