Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

is home to a wide variety of

power station A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electrical grid. Many p ...

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 electrical capacity. Non-renewable power stations are those that run on coal, fuel oils, nuclear, natural gas, oil shale and peat, while renewa ...

;Non-renewable energy * Coal in Canada § List of coal-fired power stations *

List of natural gas-fired power stations in Canada This is a list of all natural gas-fired power stations in Canada. There are 39 power stations in operation as of February 2020. Ontario has the highest number with 12 power stations scattered across the province, followed by Saskatchewan with 10 ...

* Nuclear power in Canada § Power reactors ;Renewable energy * Geothermal power in Canada § Recent developments *

List of hydroelectric power stations in Canada This is a list of operational hydroelectric power stations in Canada with a current nameplate capacity of at least 100 Megawatt, MW. The Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations, Sir Adam Beck I Hydroelectric Generating Station in Ontario ...

List of photovoltaic power stations in Canada This is a list of photovoltaic power stations in Canada with a nameplate capacity of 10 MW. Photovoltaic power stations Under construction Proposed See also *List of power stations in Canada, List of power stations in Canada by type *List ...

List of wind farms in Canada This is a list of operational wind farms in Canada with a capacity of at least 100 MW. 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 ...

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. Alberta produces a large share of its electricity through natural gas and a decreasing share of its electricity through coal (the latter to be phased out by 2023, seven years a ...

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 ...

List of generating stations in Manitoba This is a list of public utility electrical generating stations in Manitoba, Canada. Manitoba produces close to 97% of its electricity through hydropower. The most important hydroelectric development in Manitoba is the 3,955-megawatt Nelson Rive ...

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 forty-eight power stations, and mainly rely on hydropower for its generation needs. The province's biggest power station, the 5,42 ...

List of generating stations in the Northwest Territories This is a list of electrical generating stations in the Northwest Territories, Canada. Although the territory is not connected to the North American power grid, there are two electric networks operating in the province, the first one in the Yellow ...

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 one ended commercial operation in the 1950s ...

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 meg ...

List of generating stations in Saskatchewan This is a list of power stations in Saskatchewan, Canada. In 2018, the total installed capacity of generation was 4,531 MW with 40% from natural gas, 34% from coal, 20% from hydro, 5% from wind, and 1% from other sources such as solar. Owned ...

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 ...