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Electricity Receipts from the United States

(ELEC_IMPORTS_US_CA)
Observations
Aug 2026: 1151384
Updated: 2026-11-02, 8:28:28 a.m. ET
Units
Megawatt-hours,
Purchased receipts from the United States, Canada total
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, table 25-10-0016-01
Series ID
ELEC_IMPORTS_US_CA
Table 25-10-0016-01
CREDElectricity Receipts from the United States
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial Crisis5000001000000150000020000002500000300000035000002008201020122014201620182020202220242026Megawatt-hours2008-01-01: 13376512008-02-01: 12800032008-03-01: 19991112008-04-01: 19095692008-05-01: 27993422008-06-01: 34567092008-07-01: 20492172008-08-01: 13765372008-09-01: 16925392008-10-01: 19863512008-11-01: 19971852008-12-01: 13975622009-01-01: 22155722009-02-01: 14964772009-03-01: 16705722009-04-01: 14478582009-05-01: 13470292009-06-01: 15552762009-07-01: 13388162009-08-01: 12675022009-09-01: 13109582009-10-01: 13184932009-11-01: 12472672009-12-01: 12771612010-01-01: 11544402010-02-01: 10092272010-03-01: 12923492010-04-01: 12618482010-05-01: 17218652010-06-01: 15159952010-07-01: 14183052010-08-01: 17485572010-09-01: 23512952010-10-01: 20972312010-11-01: 17030432010-12-01: 11746542011-01-01: 15606582011-02-01: 14876062011-03-01: 15055772011-04-01: 15652182011-05-01: 12219102011-06-01: 12438392011-07-01: 11454862011-08-01: 9092302011-09-01: 9399502011-10-01: 8726122011-11-01: 10938462011-12-01: 8415312012-01-01: 9007782012-02-01: 8381732012-03-01: 11644062012-04-01: 12201082012-05-01: 11063502012-06-01: 11480792012-07-01: 9173932012-08-01: 7560432012-09-01: 8324632012-10-01: 7044502012-11-01: 7655852012-12-01: 10384402013-01-01: 9819732013-02-01: 7882362013-03-01: 8943602013-04-01: 11916492013-05-01: 9010112013-06-01: 7222202013-07-01: 9268562013-08-01: 7916652013-09-01: 6689912013-10-01: 9148562013-11-01: 8469852013-12-01: 10558922014-01-01: 12460402014-02-01: 12566632014-03-01: 19010312014-04-01: 13007542014-05-01: 11322562014-06-01: 10085582014-07-01: 9936242014-08-01: 8262752014-09-01: 7296002014-10-01: 7319402014-11-01: 9074132014-12-01: 7836522015-01-01: 7827422015-02-01: 13221422015-03-01: 9108452015-04-01: 5520642015-05-01: 5762682015-06-01: 5938552015-07-01: 6140252015-08-01: 6239462015-09-01: 6756072015-10-01: 6060102015-11-01: 6280222015-12-01: 7724542016-01-01: 6425352016-02-01: 9026862016-03-01: 10193782016-04-01: 9164972016-05-01: 7291372016-06-01: 5957882016-07-01: 6707832016-08-01: 7947822016-09-01: 8382562016-10-01: 8166142016-11-01: 6817292016-12-01: 6995622017-01-01: 5264762017-02-01: 8398782017-03-01: 12295422017-04-01: 12875652017-05-01: 12144482017-06-01: 10661512017-07-01: 5825852017-08-01: 5004472017-09-01: 5546052017-10-01: 6642562017-11-01: 6850682017-12-01: 7495382018-01-01: 13844502018-02-01: 14280652018-03-01: 12644132018-04-01: 14679692018-05-01: 10975602018-06-01: 10083422018-07-01: 6757812018-08-01: 7210282018-09-01: 8786402018-10-01: 9017762018-11-01: 13254002018-12-01: 10340862019-01-01: 11647272019-02-01: 9247672019-03-01: 15680252019-04-01: 14520732019-05-01: 12459992019-06-01: 9671972019-07-01: 13530452019-08-01: 11443112019-09-01: 12561032019-10-01: 8779582019-11-01: 7356172019-12-01: 6592412020-01-01: 10719382020-02-01: 11241382020-03-01: 10991462020-04-01: 8104742020-05-01: 9354172020-06-01: 8081302020-07-01: 7212482020-08-01: 5853712020-09-01: 5532462020-10-01: 6258552020-11-01: 7602012020-12-01: 7161902021-01-01: 8705542021-02-01: 11662402021-03-01: 8791412021-04-01: 7823362021-05-01: 8685142021-06-01: 8404342021-07-01: 10024192021-08-01: 13144362021-09-01: 9485492021-10-01: 11713182021-11-01: 17571012021-12-01: 14146732022-01-01: 18182822022-02-01: 16169422022-03-01: 13202582022-04-01: 9973942022-05-01: 11955252022-06-01: 11859892022-07-01: 9662502022-08-01: 8274562022-09-01: 10620702022-10-01: 10881992022-11-01: 10604632022-12-01: 9576312023-01-01: 9502282023-02-01: 16712042023-03-01: 14655292023-04-01: 14718072023-05-01: 10165702023-06-01: 16411932023-07-01: 22864692023-08-01: 18623102023-09-01: 24686282023-10-01: 21365462023-11-01: 21904632023-12-01: 25790182024-01-01: 22652492024-02-01: 27100432024-03-01: 33386532024-04-01: 26340042024-05-01: 16837192024-06-01: 14679932024-07-01: 14162582024-08-01: 13881012024-09-01: 14547692024-10-01: 14117932024-11-01: 17627332024-12-01: 17437002025-01-01: 16016662025-02-01: 18932682025-03-01: 25208892025-04-01: 17228922025-05-01: 15777192025-06-01: 15474332025-07-01: 21635062025-08-01: 24025922025-09-01: 17715752025-10-01: 21849062025-11-01: 26683602025-12-01: 31256112026-01-01: 26241662026-02-01: 19052812026-03-01: 23209282026-04-01: 19715622026-05-01: 13064422026-06-01: 12493302026-07-01: 11836732026-08-01: 1151384
Source: Statistics Canada, table 25-10-0016-01 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, Purchased receipts from the United States, Canada total

Frequency: Monthly

Notes: Electricity received from the United States in megawatt-hours per month, from Statistics Canada's electric power receipts and deliveries table. Receipts are much smaller than deliveries in most months; the gap between the two is Canada's net export position. Published monthly, about three months behind the reference month.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Electricity Receipts from the United States ELEC_IMPORTS_US_CA, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/ELEC_IMPORTS_US_CA, November 2, 2026.

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