It's 1.7% of Canada's GDP. Significant, but not wholly dependent. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319179/canada-oil-sands-gdp-impact/ https://www.statist

It's 1.7% of Canada's GDP. Significant, but not wholly dependent. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319179/canada-oil-sands-gdp-impact/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319179/canada-oil-sands... But it's 1/3 of Alberta's GDP. The GHG impact is pretty huge though (2.2x regular oil extraction per barrel).