Pipelines run at the McKay River Suncor oilsands in-situ operations near Fort McMurray, Alberta in September 2014. Suncor has entered an alliance with several other oilsands producers to work towards net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

The Parliamentary Budget Office released a new analysis showing the federal government's oil and gas emissions cap would not affect the sector's current production levels — but does raise questions about whether it would limit future growth.