Alberta Pipeline Incidents by Type: First Year on Record vs Latest

Alberta pipeline incidents reported to the Canada Energy Regulator, by type of incident, in 2008 (the first year of the data) and in 2025: fires rose from 1 to 9, releases of a substance from 5 to 9, and operation beyond design limits from 0 to 6. 2008 is far below every later year, though: Alberta had 6 incidents that year, against 26 to 70 a year from 2009 on and 27 in 2025, so the rise says more about that first year than about a trend. An incident can be more than one type and is counted under each, so the bars add up to more than the year's incidents. Federally regulated pipelines only.