Electricity demand is set to boom in Canada by 2050, according to new modelling from the national energy regulator released on Tuesday.
The projections also foresee robust growth in natural gas production and expansion of renewable power in the country.
The latest modelling from the Canada Energy Regulator (CER) focuses on an expected spike in power demand from coast to coast as consumption grows 44 per cent from 2023 to 2050.
The electricity abundance and affordability that Canada has enjoyed for decades are ending. Generation is down, exports are now imports, and investment is flat. Canada’s impending electricity shortage is not just an affordability
crisis; it is an economic and security one as… pic.twitter.com/MNvJK79dJ2— Heather Exner-Pirot (@ExnerPirot) March 16, 2026
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