Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...

is home to a wide variety of

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s (or generating stations). The lists below outline power stations of significance by type, or by the province/territory in which they reside.

By type

The following pages lists the power stations in Canada by type: *

List of largest power stations in Canada This article lists the largest electrical generating stations in Canada in terms of current installed Nameplate capacity, electrical capacity. Non-renewable resource, Non-renewable power stations are those that run on coal, fuel oils, Nuclear powe ...

;Non-renewable energy * Coal in Canada § List of coal-fired power stations * List of natural gas-fired power stations in Canada * Nuclear power in Canada § Power reactors ;Renewable energy * Geothermal power in Canada § Recent developments * List of hydroelectric power stations in Canada * List of photovoltaic power stations in Canada *

List of wind farms in Canada This is a list of the ten largest operational wind farms in Canada. The name of the wind farm is the name used by the energy company when referring to the farm. The Centennial Wind Power Facility in Saskatchewan was the first wind farm in Canad ...

By province or territory

The following pages lists the power stations in Canada by

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List of generating stations in Alberta This is a list of electrical generating stations in Alberta, Canada. In 2023 Alberta produced 74% of its electricity through natural gas. Alberta has a deregulated electricity market which allows a large number of private companies to participate ...

List of generating stations in British Columbia This is a list of electrical generating stations in British Columbia, Canada. Hydroelectric List of most of the hydroelectric generating stations in British Columbia. Hydroelectric stations owned by BC Hydro A list of all grid-tied h ...

* List of generating stations in Manitoba *

List of generating stations in New Brunswick This is a list of electrical generating stations in New Brunswick, Canada. New Brunswick has a diversified electric supply mix of fuel oil, hydroelectric, nuclear, diesel, coal, natural gas, wind, and biomass power stations. NB Power, the gover ...

List of generating stations in Newfoundland and Labrador This is a list of electrical generating stations in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Newfoundland and Labrador has 74 power stations, with a generating capacity of 8,652 MW; the province mainly relies on hydropower for its generation needs ...

* List of generating stations in the Northwest Territories *

List of generating stations in Nova Scotia This is a list of electrical generating stations in Nova Scotia, Canada. Nova Scotia has twenty-nine power stations, and is still largely dependent on coal-fired power station, coal-fired generation, with some natural gas and hydroelectricity, hy ...

List of generating stations in Nunavut This is a list of electrical generating stations in Nunavut, Canada. Qulliq Energy, a government-owned corporation, is the only electrical power provider that serves the remote communities that demographically comprise Nunavut. Qulliq, has a t ...

List of generating stations in Ontario This is a list of electrical generating stations in Ontario, Canada. Nuclear Nuclear power accounts for roughly 60% of Ontario's power generation, and represents the baseload of its power supply. The government plans to maintain nuclear power's ...

List of generating stations in Prince Edward Island This is a list of power stations in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Prince Edward Island has eight power stations, and is the only Canadian province without an active hydroelectric power station (the last, Knox's Dam ended commercial operation in th ...

List of generating stations in Quebec The following page lists electrical generating stations in Quebec, Canada. Quebec produces close to 96% of its electricity through hydropower. The James Bay Project is Quebec's largest generation complex, with an installed capacity of 16,527 mega ...

List of generating stations in Saskatchewan This is a list of power stations in Saskatchewan, Canada. In 2024, the total installed capacity of generation was 5,355 MW with 39% from natural gas, 24% from coal, 21% from hydro, 11% from wind, and 5% from other sources such as solar and was ...

List of generating stations in Yukon This is a list of electrical generating stations in Yukon, Canada. The government-owned Yukon Energy Corporation is the main power generator, while Yukon Electrical Company, a subsidiary of Alberta-based ATCO, is in charge of distribution in most ...

By type

By province or territory

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