加拿大煤炭協(xié)會聘請普華永道會計師事務(wù)所（普華永道）量化加拿大煤炭開采業(yè)對國民經(jīng)濟的經(jīng)濟貢獻。作為本研究的補充，不列顛哥倫比亞省煤炭工業(yè)的研究結(jié)果與國家研究結(jié)果分開，本文將對此進行報道。在這項研究中，提供了不列顛哥倫比亞省煤炭開采業(yè)在產(chǎn)出、國內(nèi)生產(chǎn)總值、就業(yè)、工資和薪金以及政府稅收方面的直接和間接經(jīng)濟影響的估計結(jié)果。不列顛哥倫比亞省的煤礦業(yè)主要由位于東北部（和平河地區(qū)）、東南部（庫特奈地區(qū)）和溫哥華島的有色和生產(chǎn)公司組成。目前，不列顛哥倫比亞省有10個經(jīng)營礦井，其中9個生產(chǎn)冶金煤，1個生產(chǎn)熱煤。此外，還有許多煤炭省長正在勘探或處于其他高級開發(fā)階段。目前正在探索和開發(fā)的新的煤炭地點包括綠地和現(xiàn)有的褐煤場。上一次對加拿大煤炭儲量的官方調(diào)查是1989年加拿大地質(zhì)調(diào)查局報告的。報告列出了加拿大截至1985年12月的煤炭儲量和資源的官方估計：煤炭儲量為88億噸，其中66億噸為可采儲量。1根據(jù)同一報告，不列顛哥倫比亞省的煤炭儲量為31億噸，其中26億噸為可采儲量。盡管此后一直沒有官方更新，但2010年對不列顛哥倫比亞省的煤炭儲量進行了評估。根據(jù)這一評估，不列顛哥倫比亞省擁有120億噸潛在可開采煤炭資源，其中80億噸位于不列顛哥倫比亞省東南部的東庫特奈煤田，40億噸位于不列顛哥倫比亞省東北部的和平河煤田。不列顛哥倫比亞省的煤炭儲量可由能源和礦業(yè)部進行評估。不列顛哥倫比亞省每年生產(chǎn)超過2700萬噸的變質(zhì)煤和熱煤，為全省社區(qū)帶來了顯著的經(jīng)濟效益。2011年，全省煤炭生產(chǎn)總值達到57億美元。據(jù)報道，2011年冶金和熱能煤的出口銷售額為71億美元，幾乎占不列顛哥倫比亞省出口總額的22%，如此規(guī)模的出口銷售額使煤炭行業(yè)成為該省貿(mào)易平衡的積極貢獻者。不列顛哥倫比亞省在全國煤炭出口中所占比例為89%。不列顛哥倫比亞省的冶金煤主要運往亞洲，用于煉鋼工業(yè)，而熱煤出口則運往各個目的地，用于發(fā)電。

The Coal Association of Canada engaged PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC”)to quantify the economic contributions of Canada's coal mining industry to the national economy. As a complement to this study, the results for British Columbia's coal industry were separated from the national results whidi are reported here. In this study, results are provided of the estimated economic impact of the British Columbia's coal mining industry, at the direct and indirect level in terms of output, GDP, employment, wages and salaries, and government tax revenues. The coal mining industry in British Columbia is made up of coloration and producing companies primarily located in the north east, (Peace River area), south east (Kootenay area), and Vancouver Island. At present, there are 10 operating mines in British Columbia of which nine mines produce metallurgical coal and one produces thermal coal. In addition, there are many coal prefects under exploration or at other stages of advanced development. New coal sites currently being explored and developed include greenfield and the ejqjansion of existing brownfield sites. The last official survey of Canada's coal reserves was reported 切 the Geological Survey of Canada in 1989. The report listed the official estimate of Canada's coal reserves and resources at December 1985: coal reserves were 8.8 billion tonnes, of which 6.6 billion tonnes were recoverable coal reserves.1 Based on the same report, British Columbia has coal reserves of 3.1 billion tonnes, of which 2.6 billion tonnes were recoverable reserves. Although there has been no official update since then, an assessment of British Columbia's coal reserves was undertaken in 2010. According to this assessment, British Columbia has 12.0 billion tonnes of potentially mineable coal resources of which 8.0 billion tonnes are located in the East Kootenay coalfields in southeast British Columbia and 4.0 billion tonnes in the Peace River coalfield in northeast British Columbia. The assessment is available on coal reserves in British Columbia is available on the Ministry of Energy and Mines.2 British Columbia produces well over 27 million tonnes of metaDurgical and thermal coal every year, generating significant economic benefits to communities throughout the province. In 2011, the value of provincial coal production reached $5.7 billion. Export sales for metallurgical and thermal coal were reported as $7.1 billion in 2011 representing almost 22% of total provincial exports from British Columbian Export sales of this magnitude make the coal industry a positive contributor to the province's trade balance. As a percentage of national exports, British Columbia contributes 89% towards total annual coal shipments. British Columbia's metallurgical coal is primarily shipped to Asia to be used in the steel making industry while thermal coal exports are shipped to various destinations to be used in power generation.