Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. — Ethics Grade D

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. receives an overall ethics grade of D (32/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Energy. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 40
• privacy: 70
• consumer: 50
• environment: 20
• humanRights: 30

Documented incidents (3)

• Primrose Lake Oil Leaks (high, 2013) — A massive, months-long bitumen leak occurred at the Primrose project, where oil seeped to the surface in four different locations, contaminating groundwater and local forest ecosystems.
• Tailings Pond Seepage (high, 2021) — The company was named in reports concerning the inadequate management of toxic tailings ponds in the Alberta oil sands, which have been leaking into the Athabasca River watershed for decades.
• Workplace Fatalities (high, 2019) — The company has faced multiple fines and investigations following worker deaths at its Horizon oil sands site, highlighting concerns over heavy industrial safety protocols.

Documented good deeds

• Methane Reduction Leadership — Led the industry in implementing new technologies to reduce methane venting by 70% across its conventional operations.

Ethical alternatives

• Renewable Energy Group — Focuses on biodiesel and renewable diesel rather than fossil fuel extraction.