Value proposition

Premier forum to obtain heavy oil technical, business and industry information, as well as social networking events.

Connect. Share. Learn. Lead.
Accelerate your career through knowledge and relationships in heavy oil.

The purpose of the CHOA is to strengthen Canada’s energy industry by providing our members and sponsors, and the general public, with technical, educational and social programs that accelerate and expand their knowledge, relationships and influence in our heavy oil community.

Building on the expertise of our members and volunteers, the breadth of our programs range from highly technical events to cross-disciplinary introductory sessions. Our activities:
- add intelligence and clarity across our industry, and
- provide volunteers the opportunity to participate and lead exciting initiatives.

The strength of the heavy oil community is the people that discover, innovate, produce, and support this critical energy resource. Our social events are built specifically to foster positive and dynamic connections.

The organization evolved around the sharing of information and technical knowledge about the heavy oil and oil sands industry in an informal networking environment. Since its inception 29 years ago, this volunteer-based not-for-profit association has grown to almost 2000 members. Today, CHOA is a hub for the Canadian heavy oil and oil sands and likely is the largest association in the world dedicated solely to the heavy oil industry. We are proud of our connections to the heavy oil community and members receive exceptional educational & networking value.