Electricity is essential: The state of the Canadian electricity industry 2025

To meet growing demand, Canada must more than double the amount of electricity being supplied in the next 25 years. Electricity providers are ready. While there are obstacles, there are solutions to get us building and keep investment in Canada.

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How we live… How we work… How we play…
Electricity is essential.

In the next 25 years, Canada’s electricity demand could more than double, from approximately 600 TWh/year to over 1200 TWh/year.

We have a lot to get done.

In the 2025 state of the Canadian electricity industry report, Electricity Canada examines everything impacting how we generate, transmit and distribute electricity in Canada. From a looming trade war caused by tariffs, to threats to system reliability, to the demands of data centres, to electric vehicles, to the possibilities of transmitting electricity across provincial borders… and much more.

Electricity is essential: the state of the Canadian electricity industry report 2025 answers the important questions about electricity facing Canadians right now, and provides concrete recommendations on how we can move forward and invest… and build a grid that will help Canadians in everything they do.