Companies importing and exporting electricity hold regulatory authorization from the CER and are required to report their export/import activities each month. Generated electricity not consumed domestically is exported. Electricity trade with United States is affected by prices, weather, power-line infrastructure and regional supply and demand. All these cause trade to vary from year to year. Canada also imports some electricity from the United States. The integrated Canada-US power grid allows for bi-directional flows to help meet fluctuating regional supply and demand. This dataset provides historical import and export volumes, values, and prices (by year and month) broken out by source and destination.

Canada is a net exporter of electricity, with annual electricity exports exceeding imports by a wide margin. In 2022, electric power imports amounted to ** terawatt-hours, while exports surpassed ** terawatt-hours. That year, the country's electricity production amounted to almost *** terawatt-hours.

This dataset contains a list of the regulatory instruments issued by the Canada Energy Regulator authorizing electricity exports since 1 August 2008, including related amending orders, revocations, and errata. Note: this dataset does not include amendments and revocations issued since 1 August 2008 that relate to regulatory instruments issued prior to 1 August 2008.

In 2023, the United States exported 18.09 terawatt-hours of electricity to Canada. The country imported over 33 terawatt-hours from Canada that same year.

This entry brings together more than 30-years of Canada’s energy import and export data updated on a quarterly basis. Energy import and export data for electricity, crude oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids and refined petroleum products is included. The data provided below is what is used in the visualization tool on the Canada Energy Regulator's website. The source code for the visualization tool is also available.

The value of electricity exports from Canada regularly exceeded the value of imports to the country. The value of electricity exports peaked in 2022, at over **** billion Canadian dollars. That same year, the net amount of electricity exported from Canada was over ** terawatt-hours.

Canada: Electricity exports, billion kilowatthours: The latest value from 2023 is 49.44 billion kilowatthours, a decline from 65.22 billion kilowatthours in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 7.06 billion kilowatthours, based on data from 109 countries. Historically, the average for Canada from 1980 to 2023 is 45.29 billion kilowatthours. The minimum value, 16.49 billion kilowatthours, was reached in 1990 while the maximum of 73.1 billion kilowatthours was recorded in 2016.

Canada Exports of bases for electric control or the distribution of electricity to Finland was US$1.31 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Canada Exports of bases for electric control or the distribution of electricity to Finland - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

In 2023, electricity exports from the United States to Canada and Mexico amounted to 20.01 terawatt-hours. This was the highest amount exported since 2019. Meanwhile, U.S. electricity imports reached 75.77 terawatt-hours in 2015, the highest amount in the 21st century.

India Exports of bases for electric control or the distribution of electricity to Canada was US$11.08 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. India Exports of bases for electric control or the distribution of electricity to Canada - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

The United States imported approximately 33 terawatt-hours of electricity from Canada in 2023. Figures have fluctuated throughout the period of consideration, peaking at more than 68 terawatt-hours in 2015. Canada accounts for approximately 90 percent of annual electricity imports in the U.S..

Key information about Canada Electricity Production

• Electricity Production in Canada reached 61,591 GWh in Dec 2024, compared with 50,280 GWh in the previous month.
• Electricity Production data of Canada is updated monthly averaging at 36,857 GWh from Jan 1950 to Dec 2024.
• The data reached an all-time high of 65,052 GWh in Jan 2022 and a record low of 3,780 GWh in Feb 1950.

Electricity Generation covers all generators of 20,000 MWh/year or more of electricity and/or those who have imports, exports or inter-provincial transactions in electricity. It accounts for most of the generation, and all imports, exports and interprovincial movements of electric energy.

Raw natural gas as it comes from the wellhead is mostly comprised of methane (the largest constituent of household natural gas), but also contains various heavier hydrocarbons. The heavier hydrocarbons consist of ethane, propane, butanes, pentanes plus, and condensate; and are called natural gas liquids (NGLs). In Canada, most NGLs are produced at natural gas processing plants, with the remainder produced as a byproduct of oil refining or bitumen upgrading. The Canada Energy Regulator regulates the export of ethane, propane and butanes. Export orders or licences are required to export these NGLs from Canada. Holders of export authorizations report monthly on their export activities to the Commission. This dataset provides historical export volumes of NGLs (by year and month), by origin, destination, and mode of transportation of the exports.

Canada Exports of bases for electric control or the distribution of electricity to Hong Kong was US$2.22 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Canada Exports of bases for electric control or the distribution of electricity to Hong Kong - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

The Canada Energy Regulator regulates the export of natural gas. Orders or licenses are required to export natural gas, including liquefied natural gas, from Canada. Holders of these authorizations report monthly on their activities to CER. LNG import and export activities are available by terminal from 2009 to August 2024. Data is delayed by approximately 2 months. Disclaimer: The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) stopped authorizing natural gas import activities in August 2022 as it is not a requirement under the Canadian Energy Regulator Act (see the CER’s 3 February 2023 letter - https://www.cer-rec.gc.ca/en/about/how-we-regulate/guidance/cera/gas-import-authorization-regulatory-change-no-new-import-authorizations-required.html). This impacted the natural gas (including liquefied natural gas) import data submitted to the CER. Since the CER stopped authorizing import activities, natural gas reports are based on incomplete data and do not reflect the total volumes imported. The CER’s natural gas import reports will be discontinued after October 2024. Historical data will remain on our website. Another set of natural gas import data is available through Statistics Canada’s Canadian International Merchandise Trade web application. (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/71-607-x/71-607-x2021004-eng.html) Going forward, liquefied natural gas export data is available on this website.

The United States imported 38.92 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2023 from its neighboring countries Canada and Mexico. In the past decade, electricity imports in the U.S. peaked in 2015, at nearly 76 terawatt-hours. Meanwhile, electricity exports from the U.S. have fluctuated between six and 20 terawatt-hours per year. Where do U.S. power imports come from? Electricity imports from Canada amounted to more than 33 terawatt-hours in 2023, a decrease on previous years. However, U.S. electricity imports from Mexico have sharply increased in the past decade, from less than two terawatt-hours in 2010 to more than five terawatt-hours in 2023. Electricity demand in the U.S. In the past half a century, electricity consumption in the U.S. more than doubled, amounting to over four petawatt-hours in 2023. The U.S., home to the world's third-largest population, is also one of the largest electricity consumers worldwide, ranking only after China.

Canada Exports of bases for electric control or the distribution of electricity to Indonesia was US$1.92 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Canada Exports of bases for electric control or the distribution of electricity to Indonesia - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

Canada Exports of bases for electric control or the distribution of electricity to Singapore was US$9.33 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Canada Exports of bases for electric control or the distribution of electricity to Singapore - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on June of 2025.

Canada Exports of bases for electric control or the distribution of electricity to Cape Verde was US$7.02 Thousand during 2020, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade.

Canada Exports of bases for electric control or the distribution of electricity to Mexico was US$23.95 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Canada Exports of bases for electric control or the distribution of electricity to Mexico - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.