Did You Know?
Our electricity system supports the lives of over 36 million Canadians. By 2035, that number will grow to over 42 million Canadians.
About the Electricity Sector
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History of Electricity
While the electricity sector continues to transform at a rapid pace, it has always been the great enabler of modern society. Look back at the past 130 years for a snapshot of Canadian electricity's history.
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Electricity Today
In Electricity Today, Electricity Canada shares sectoral wide data including information about the generation, transmission, and distribution of energy in Canada.
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Future of Electricity 2050
Electricity Canada’s work on the future of electricity is focused on the development of several scenarios, each looking at the next 30 years and the impact of policy and regulation on the electricity sector.
Environment
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Sustainability
Electricity Canada members are committed to providing safe, sustainable, and reliable electricity services to current and future customers.
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Climate Change
Electricity Canada stands alongside Canadian utilities to help prepare Canadians for the effects of climate change.
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Species
Electricity Canada works with federal departments to ensure environmental legislation and their associated regulations provide a framework for reducing impacts on vulnerable species and their habitats.
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Net Zero by 2050
Electricity Canada is working with the Government of Canada and member companies to develop strategies to achieve Canada’s Net Zero by 2050 targets. Review Electricity Canada’s actions to address Net Zero by 2050 here.
Safety & Security
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Occupational Health & Safety
Electricity Canada compiles Occupational Health and Safety data from its member companies annually to support benchmarking and drive safety culture improvements.
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National Lineworker Appreciation Day (NLAD)
Electricity Canada celebrates National Lineworker Appreciation Day every year on July 10.
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Physical & Cyber Security
Electricity companies work tirelessly to keep the grid secure and reliable in the face of a dynamic security environment, from cyber threats like ransomware to the security challenges of more extreme weather events.
Outages
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Extreme Weather
Electricity Canada monitors extreme weather events to understand the impact of climate change on grid infrastructure.
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Reliability
Reliability: the ability to meet the electricity needs of customers, even when unexpected equipment failures or other conditions reduce power supply.
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Emergency management
Emergency management enables restoration efforts.
The Grid
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Regulatory
Provincial and Territorial regulatory bodies are an important part of the electricity system, ensuring a reliable and affordable system for Canadian customers.
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Generation
Canada's electricity generation is a diverse mix of renewables and non-renewables.
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Transmission
Canada’s vast geography requires massive transmission lines to move electricity between countries, provinces and cities, from generation facilities to the end user.
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Distribution
Distribution companies in Canada bring electricity at safe voltages to customers’ homes and businesses representing the last mode of travel before the end use.
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Technology
Canadian utilities are working to continiously adapt to rapidly evolving technologies and what it means for the changing role of customers.
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Customer
Electricity Canada members generate, transmit, and distribute electrical energy to industrial, commercial, residential, and institutional customers across Canada.
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Joint Use
Joint Use is the practice of co-locating non-electrical equipment on or within electrical infrastructure.
Partnerships
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Standards
Electricity Canada has been a proponent of electric utility standards since the organization’s inception in 1891.
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Indigenous Communities
The Canadian electricity industry is committed to advancing transparent communication, meaningful engagement, and economic reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples.
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U.S. Affairs
The Canada-U. S. Electricity Relationship is a positive trade and co-operation partnership making the shared grid more reliable, affordable, and increasingly clean.
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Mutual Assistance
Ontario Mutual Assistance Program (OnMAG) is a single point of contact for utilities to request & offer mutual assistance resources when damaging events occur within a member’s service territory. It is subscription based and member led.
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Proposed Interest Deductibility Limitation
Electricity Canada is advocating for regulated utilities to be exempt from the interest deductibility limitation proposed in the 2021 Federal Budget.