Forge: To create something strong or lasting through effort.
Electricity Canada’s 2026 state of the Canadian electricity industry report, Forging Canada’s Electricity Future, is a call to build big again. The report outlines what it will take to double Canada’s grid while balancing ambition, affordability, reliability, and trust. With electricity demand surging, this moment demands decisive action.
This year’s state of the industry offers a practical roadmap to modernizing regulation, mobilizing capital, strengthening resilience, and positioning Canada as a global clean energy superpower.
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Inside the report:
- Fixing approvals and modernizing regulation to cut costly delays
- Securing materials, and talent, to build at scale
- Unlocking public and private capital… without overburdening customers
- Advancing an integrated, east–west Canadian grid
- Protecting communities and infrastructure from wildfire risk
- Defending the grid in an increasingly digital world
This year’s state of the industry report defines how Canada can forge an electricity system… that’s built to last.