Canada electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Canada is
CAD 0.169 per kWh or USD 0.121.
The electricity price for businesses is
CAD 0.160 kWh or
USD 0.115.
These retail prices were collected in December 2025 and include the cost of power, distribution and transmission, and all taxes and fees.
Compare Canada with 150 other countries.
Historical quarterly data, along with the latest update from June 2026 are available for download.
Sources: Alberta Utilities Commission, British Columbia Hydro, Énergie NB Power, Hydro Quebec, Manitoba Hydro, Maritime Electric Company, Newfoundland Labrador Hydro, Newfoundland Power, Nova Scotia Power, Ontario Energy Board, SaskPower
Electricity price analysis for Canada
- Residential electricity prices in Canada are 70.00% of the world average electricity price and 57.93% of the average price in North America.
- Business electricity rates in Canada are 70.33% of the world average price and 53.76% of the average in North America.
- Household rates are 105.63% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Canada are 124.84% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 173.86% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
The energy mix of Canada
Based on the United States Energy Information Adminstration data from 2024, electricity in Canada is produced from the following sources: fossil fuels 20.72%,
wind 7.69%,
solar 1.30%,
hydro 56.73%,
nuclear 13.56%, and
geothermal 0.00%.
You can also compare the energy mix of Canada to other countries.
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