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Electricity Generation

(ELEC_GEN_TOTAL_CA)
Observations
Aug 2026: 51588454
Updated: 2026-11-02, 6:18:33 a.m. ET
Units
Megawatt-hours,
Total generation, all producer classes and all types
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, table 25-10-0015-01
Series ID
ELEC_GEN_TOTAL_CA
Table 25-10-0015-01
CREDElectricity Generation
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial Crisis400000004500000050000000550000006000000065000000700000002008201020122014201620182020202220242026Megawatt-hours2008-01-01: 590825012008-02-01: 558854242008-03-01: 550688392008-04-01: 482486312008-05-01: 454956152008-06-01: 449669612008-07-01: 494249482008-08-01: 480667192008-09-01: 436845512008-10-01: 465709622008-11-01: 482148132008-12-01: 565687242009-01-01: 595393412009-02-01: 512321462009-03-01: 522232352009-04-01: 441741172009-05-01: 430924952009-06-01: 425372442009-07-01: 449437772009-08-01: 460213952009-09-01: 425300882009-10-01: 473571672009-11-01: 468142792009-12-01: 570352352010-01-01: 586790922010-02-01: 518599762010-03-01: 511298692010-04-01: 442379082010-05-01: 426532592010-06-01: 425341302010-07-01: 452982822010-08-01: 436551762010-09-01: 399138482010-10-01: 429889482010-11-01: 475378222010-12-01: 562713772011-01-01: 587178252011-02-01: 520136762011-03-01: 537132812011-04-01: 466472712011-05-01: 454896432011-06-01: 431129682011-07-01: 478742472011-08-01: 471654592011-09-01: 433002522011-10-01: 450606112011-11-01: 475159412011-12-01: 548396382012-01-01: 581040352012-02-01: 519347462012-03-01: 516144132012-04-01: 464179822012-05-01: 459326342012-06-01: 446144782012-07-01: 488250242012-08-01: 481447672012-09-01: 436761492012-10-01: 481633832012-11-01: 516259242012-12-01: 558214692013-01-01: 599314242013-02-01: 533510072013-03-01: 542636402013-04-01: 481044422013-05-01: 461970942013-06-01: 457841422013-07-01: 488483972013-08-01: 483971252013-09-01: 447294142013-10-01: 477279592013-11-01: 529691162013-12-01: 604008082014-01-01: 602510492014-02-01: 535534032014-03-01: 558547712014-04-01: 476487372014-05-01: 452410042014-06-01: 441563232014-07-01: 467184902014-08-01: 474480942014-09-01: 447154212014-10-01: 450335272014-11-01: 516791302014-12-01: 576254022015-01-01: 609767642015-02-01: 553063052015-03-01: 552745602015-04-01: 477381842015-05-01: 445597052015-06-01: 443401912015-07-01: 467659492015-08-01: 465552432015-09-01: 436531952015-10-01: 447333432015-11-01: 489853882015-12-01: 538669232016-01-01: 642282152016-02-01: 579321882016-03-01: 571082302016-04-01: 499849932016-05-01: 478762052016-06-01: 485708532016-07-01: 518629032016-08-01: 523601132016-09-01: 482186282016-10-01: 502921332016-11-01: 543785372016-12-01: 634789772017-01-01: 643367902017-02-01: 564789392017-03-01: 603626902017-04-01: 506613082017-05-01: 487757042017-06-01: 479090902017-07-01: 519170932017-08-01: 520516242017-09-01: 486003202017-10-01: 483021772017-11-01: 556090662017-12-01: 643740452018-01-01: 646427322018-02-01: 556202022018-03-01: 572078062018-04-01: 500312702018-05-01: 480691882018-06-01: 469886682018-07-01: 526519492018-08-01: 520237572018-09-01: 471461622018-10-01: 503607132018-11-01: 555828162018-12-01: 611460162019-01-01: 650048162019-02-01: 589537502019-03-01: 580353432019-04-01: 492450842019-05-01: 476480242019-06-01: 460901042019-07-01: 516652622019-08-01: 501412182019-09-01: 466583232019-10-01: 487487232019-11-01: 561538352019-12-01: 620468612020-01-01: 626887762020-02-01: 583199932020-03-01: 576692322020-04-01: 487881752020-05-01: 468519832020-06-01: 472972422020-07-01: 527712872020-08-01: 510979362020-09-01: 456880722020-10-01: 498472352020-11-01: 532889692020-12-01: 612632002021-01-01: 617283052021-02-01: 571620902021-03-01: 566566412021-04-01: 485554902021-05-01: 481102152021-06-01: 489399532021-07-01: 499316742021-08-01: 503326112021-09-01: 458129552021-10-01: 482424052021-11-01: 517050692021-12-01: 604762652022-01-01: 650516142022-02-01: 562069682022-03-01: 566544632022-04-01: 501835192022-05-01: 478245612022-06-01: 476006422022-07-01: 518515362022-08-01: 537617642022-09-01: 475688392022-10-01: 480923442022-11-01: 535655452022-12-01: 617299482023-01-01: 624790922023-02-01: 563456412023-03-01: 571098362023-04-01: 490825032023-05-01: 479659792023-06-01: 460165732023-07-01: 489845292023-08-01: 475282072023-09-01: 443305352023-10-01: 461489102023-11-01: 528757932023-12-01: 564652272024-01-01: 629080242024-02-01: 535620882024-03-01: 518678552024-04-01: 456822552024-05-01: 443330662024-06-01: 456254732024-07-01: 518865272024-08-01: 489712712024-09-01: 455232632024-10-01: 472565952024-11-01: 502802252024-12-01: 615914462025-01-01: 667710962025-02-01: 592394672025-03-01: 565971572025-04-01: 488479642025-05-01: 464612022025-06-01: 460020192025-07-01: 500156312025-08-01: 475598672025-09-01: 444262492025-10-01: 462411612025-11-01: 512270552025-12-01: 618235062026-01-01: 652280432026-02-01: 576393792026-03-01: 582176372026-04-01: 501689202026-05-01: 490141222026-06-01: 488607542026-07-01: 542054732026-08-01: 51588454
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, Total generation, all producer classes and all types

Frequency: Monthly

Notes: Total electricity generated in Canada in megawatt-hours per month, from Statistics Canada's monthly electric power survey, all producer classes and all generation types combined. Generation peaks in winter, when heating and lighting load are highest, and the level grows slowly with population and electrification. Published monthly, about three months behind the reference month.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Electricity Generation ELEC_GEN_TOTAL_CA, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/ELEC_GEN_TOTAL_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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