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.

Canada Exports of bases for electric control or the distribution of electricity to Finland was US$1.27 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 December of 2025.

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.

In 2024, electricity exports from the United States to Canada and Mexico amounted to 19.43 terawatt-hours, a decrease from the previous year. U.S. electricity imports reached 75.77 terawatt-hours in 2015, the highest amount in the 21st century.

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.

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..

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 December of 2025.

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.

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.

Key information about Canada Electricity Production

• Electricity Production in Canada reached 47,560 GWh in Aug 2025, compared with 50,016 GWh in the previous month.
• Electricity Production data of Canada is updated monthly averaging at 39,115 GWh from Jan 1950 to Aug 2025.
• The data reached an all-time high of 66,771 GWh in Jan 2025 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.

Ireland Exports of bases for electric control or the distribution of electricity to Canada was US$2.05 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Ireland Exports of bases for electric control or the distribution of electricity to Canada - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on December of 2025.

Supply and disposition characteristics of electric power are presented, such as generation, imports, exports, sales and others. Data are presented at the national and provincial levels, not all combinations are available. These data include estimates (Electricity quantity and Electricity value).

This statistic shows the outlook on electricity exports from Canada between 2013 and 2015 with a projection from 2017 to 2029. In 2019, electricity exports from the country is expected to amount to approximately ** terawatt hours.

Canada Exports of bases for electric control or the distribution of electricity to Hong Kong was US$2.14 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 October of 2025.

Canada Exports of bases for electric control or the distribution of electricity to Costa Rica was US$94 Thousand 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 Costa Rica - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on October of 2025.

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 United States was US$1.95 Billion 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 Sierra Leone was US$837 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 Sierra Leone - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on December of 2025.