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Electricity Generation: Hydro

(ELEC_GEN_HYDRO_CA)
Observations
Aug 2026: 28245370
Updated: 2026-11-02, 6:20:18 a.m. ET
Units
Megawatt-hours,
Hydraulic turbine generation, all producer classes
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, table 25-10-0015-01
Series ID
ELEC_GEN_HYDRO_CA
Table 25-10-0015-01
CREDElectricity Generation: Hydro
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial Crisis22000000240000002600000028000000300000003200000034000000360000003800000040000000420000002008201020122014201620182020202220242026Megawatt-hours2008-01-01: 366476952008-02-01: 355538452008-03-01: 347860292008-04-01: 308586562008-05-01: 292094002008-06-01: 278097142008-07-01: 299703562008-08-01: 286026132008-09-01: 256818562008-10-01: 280154822008-11-01: 297499792008-12-01: 357594492009-01-01: 373449692009-02-01: 325525822009-03-01: 325358032009-04-01: 280670112009-05-01: 283160522009-06-01: 266215912009-07-01: 277424612009-08-01: 280400662009-09-01: 257792802009-10-01: 302611112009-11-01: 296279552009-12-01: 359948622010-01-01: 378238882010-02-01: 333827062010-03-01: 323564792010-04-01: 281980302010-05-01: 264124302010-06-01: 255162262010-07-01: 265141502010-08-01: 246004422010-09-01: 222725342010-10-01: 251715372010-11-01: 293828052010-12-01: 357866212011-01-01: 378215172011-02-01: 339213572011-03-01: 348313012011-04-01: 300209482011-05-01: 293386992011-06-01: 275379202011-07-01: 295765152011-08-01: 288936892011-09-01: 262144372011-10-01: 278443012011-11-01: 304672122011-12-01: 363105352012-01-01: 380989442012-02-01: 336561572012-03-01: 327419462012-04-01: 298971202012-05-01: 292528572012-06-01: 278704012012-07-01: 304550062012-08-01: 300785452012-09-01: 269834702012-10-01: 296408532012-11-01: 323557692012-12-01: 353292192013-01-01: 390225112013-02-01: 350378972013-03-01: 357890932013-04-01: 306764412013-05-01: 295234582013-06-01: 288634782013-07-01: 297943372013-08-01: 296726692013-09-01: 272248702013-10-01: 293005952013-11-01: 332722312013-12-01: 391245792014-01-01: 392189482014-02-01: 352019052014-03-01: 358695762014-04-01: 302255772014-05-01: 284921912014-06-01: 272606952014-07-01: 283101142014-08-01: 286796042014-09-01: 263854622014-10-01: 265087522014-11-01: 319465902014-12-01: 370092912015-01-01: 401956172015-02-01: 363026522015-03-01: 353590102015-04-01: 307357462015-05-01: 281675902015-06-01: 275719082015-07-01: 285163312015-08-01: 280390382015-09-01: 273913642015-10-01: 284946162015-11-01: 304350902015-12-01: 344128022016-01-01: 387479052016-02-01: 352519852016-03-01: 344896382016-04-01: 302214082016-05-01: 292372932016-06-01: 283537742016-07-01: 293813912016-08-01: 294675362016-09-01: 270829342016-10-01: 286135382016-11-01: 320218482016-12-01: 385366252017-01-01: 400444902017-02-01: 350742582017-03-01: 377651092017-04-01: 311939212017-05-01: 293345942017-06-01: 285141982017-07-01: 304921452017-08-01: 305027802017-09-01: 285570152017-10-01: 269769702017-11-01: 327813482017-12-01: 395164822018-01-01: 395378672018-02-01: 342643982018-03-01: 350616592018-04-01: 304721852018-05-01: 291921522018-06-01: 279641142018-07-01: 302576942018-08-01: 294427042018-09-01: 261333342018-10-01: 288718502018-11-01: 330933482018-12-01: 373472262019-01-01: 400298732019-02-01: 364769172019-03-01: 345035222019-04-01: 293689932019-05-01: 286475012019-06-01: 265755002019-07-01: 290464362019-08-01: 281827322019-09-01: 259066832019-10-01: 270408722019-11-01: 339166952019-12-01: 379454592020-01-01: 387936972020-02-01: 361742552020-03-01: 353035142020-04-01: 290694582020-05-01: 284533702020-06-01: 282472922020-07-01: 313021902020-08-01: 296506832020-09-01: 261960742020-10-01: 295093482020-11-01: 314695192020-12-01: 384466182021-01-01: 400697272021-02-01: 364195712021-03-01: 354363252021-04-01: 298153132021-05-01: 289947242021-06-01: 281420172021-07-01: 293369292021-08-01: 281755322021-09-01: 256086342021-10-01: 276165222021-11-01: 302221532021-12-01: 371498842022-01-01: 401735462022-02-01: 349045992022-03-01: 353664062022-04-01: 311244782022-05-01: 297381612022-06-01: 294557112022-07-01: 311770592022-08-01: 322505102022-09-01: 278968502022-10-01: 288005532022-11-01: 327100752022-12-01: 387549252023-01-01: 395678882023-02-01: 351766722023-03-01: 359678632023-04-01: 295397742023-05-01: 288585252023-06-01: 264266282023-07-01: 269232292023-08-01: 256755242023-09-01: 243690202023-10-01: 251199222023-11-01: 296217962023-12-01: 320394142024-01-01: 366627362024-02-01: 307754052024-03-01: 295456842024-04-01: 260195842024-05-01: 251760092024-06-01: 260520122024-07-01: 287670282024-08-01: 263236112024-09-01: 239926092024-10-01: 249550352024-11-01: 279646142024-12-01: 355892382025-01-01: 393736322025-02-01: 349182472025-03-01: 326031952025-04-01: 271361842025-05-01: 256878042025-06-01: 245255572025-07-01: 265744972025-08-01: 245591812025-09-01: 228697102025-10-01: 234015982025-11-01: 277203752025-12-01: 340020092026-01-01: 368059532026-02-01: 334405382026-03-01: 327336272026-04-01: 286049392026-05-01: 285030082026-06-01: 280477982026-07-01: 297045462026-08-01: 28245370
Source: Statistics Canada, table 25-10-0015-01 via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Notes

Source: Statistics Canada

Release: Electric Power Statistics

Units: Megawatt-hours, Hydraulic turbine generation, all producer classes

Frequency: Monthly

Notes: Electricity generated by hydraulic turbines in Canada in megawatt-hours per month. Hydro is Canada's largest source, roughly 55 to 60 percent of all generation, concentrated in Quebec, British Columbia, Manitoba and Newfoundland and Labrador. The series swings with water conditions: dry years show up here as lower output and higher imports. Published monthly, about three months behind the reference month.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Electricity Generation: Hydro ELEC_GEN_HYDRO_CA, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/ELEC_GEN_HYDRO_CA, November 2, 2026.

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Source: Statistics Canada, table 25-10-0015-01 via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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