In theory, the transportation industry would be absolutely revolutionized if we had surplus energy that allowed them to switch to hydrogen fuel cells. Calgary would be able to capitalize on that based on their geography which makes them a perfect transportation hub for western Canada.
However, We'd still be screwed though. We'd see a mass exodus from Alberta and in turn the housing market would collapse and all the fun stuff that goes with that. This would lead to massive population decrease and could very well make Vancouver or Winnipeg a more desirable transport hub.
The positive (outside of the fact that we have unlimited clean energy) is that every other industry on the planet would most likely boom if the transition was handled well. Also some of the bigger energy companies here may be able to restructure/change their focus and some how squeeze out an existence. Oil would still be needed for other things besides energy.
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