Electricity Generation: Ontario

(ELEC_GEN_TOTAL_ON)
Observations
Aug 2026: 14648612
Updated: 2026-11-02, 8:28:32 a.m. ET
Units
Megawatt-hours,
Total generation, all types, Ontario
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, table 25-10-0015-01
Series ID
ELEC_GEN_TOTAL_ON
Table 25-10-0015-01
CREDElectricity Generation: Ontario
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial Crisis10000000110000001200000013000000140000001500000016000000170000002008201020122014201620182020202220242026Megawatt-hours2008-01-01: 148701992008-02-01: 138508962008-03-01: 137231042008-04-01: 126782912008-05-01: 124811422008-06-01: 131921922008-07-01: 143907932008-08-01: 137925142008-09-01: 123015742008-10-01: 123377372008-11-01: 121798952008-12-01: 137223252009-01-01: 145450472009-02-01: 122498952009-03-01: 130352582009-04-01: 109275842009-05-01: 107915322009-06-01: 115856802009-07-01: 118965372009-08-01: 123700882009-09-01: 107885462009-10-01: 109093862009-11-01: 111812862009-12-01: 136374862010-01-01: 137318782010-02-01: 120728442010-03-01: 120752162010-04-01: 103007632010-05-01: 103972132010-06-01: 113452022010-07-01: 123921962010-08-01: 120289142010-09-01: 110597352010-10-01: 112430732010-11-01: 112571742010-12-01: 133428632011-01-01: 134919462011-02-01: 113065542011-03-01: 120216182011-04-01: 111381992011-05-01: 116436712011-06-01: 112823642011-07-01: 127196482011-08-01: 120564682011-09-01: 108147572011-10-01: 108514002011-11-01: 106012932011-12-01: 118683632012-01-01: 121847982012-02-01: 111910092012-03-01: 118495822012-04-01: 109871772012-05-01: 115916402012-06-01: 117512642012-07-01: 124964892012-08-01: 118034002012-09-01: 104783312012-10-01: 116117532012-11-01: 123504312012-12-01: 128815772013-01-01: 134876092013-02-01: 116182002013-03-01: 122507832013-04-01: 118266842013-05-01: 121024622013-06-01: 121723732013-07-01: 131180892013-08-01: 129419112013-09-01: 117789032013-10-01: 122214842013-11-01: 126558912013-12-01: 133384042014-01-01: 132067062014-02-01: 115022352014-03-01: 123125452014-04-01: 112655692014-05-01: 120231722014-06-01: 121465892014-07-01: 124189152014-08-01: 125144032014-09-01: 124416072014-10-01: 121740622014-11-01: 127618362014-12-01: 133839732015-01-01: 136021642015-02-01: 121531212015-03-01: 132222842015-04-01: 116450902015-05-01: 118701802015-06-01: 119085482015-07-01: 125363532015-08-01: 117706462015-09-01: 103083912015-10-01: 97170572015-11-01: 119759982015-12-01: 123893732016-01-01: 147144562016-02-01: 136121682016-03-01: 132464792016-04-01: 121518892016-05-01: 118859982016-06-01: 125684102016-07-01: 136931212016-08-01: 139728992016-09-01: 125384652016-10-01: 125793812016-11-01: 125758062016-12-01: 136730462017-01-01: 137415882017-02-01: 120465192017-03-01: 131958512017-04-01: 120997522017-05-01: 123052902017-06-01: 126818672017-07-01: 131330062017-08-01: 127993082017-09-01: 119055702017-10-01: 120443492017-11-01: 126537102017-12-01: 141387402018-01-01: 146129892018-02-01: 121884112018-03-01: 128602592018-04-01: 117156422018-05-01: 121893862018-06-01: 123380082018-07-01: 136973162018-08-01: 135714232018-09-01: 122941722018-10-01: 126244402018-11-01: 129733862018-12-01: 135611832019-01-01: 144652062019-02-01: 126368602019-03-01: 131602512019-04-01: 119603702019-05-01: 124562092019-06-01: 128044232019-07-01: 145240342019-08-01: 133566462019-09-01: 119336642019-10-01: 122527162019-11-01: 128020782019-12-01: 139214642020-01-01: 145057352020-02-01: 129947522020-03-01: 133111852020-04-01: 120546742020-05-01: 123442032020-06-01: 129962762020-07-01: 151893392020-08-01: 132966362020-09-01: 114488762020-10-01: 119436192020-11-01: 120856242020-12-01: 131373292021-01-01: 133060222021-02-01: 122917882021-03-01: 121118072021-04-01: 113391372021-05-01: 117687442021-06-01: 126203382021-07-01: 129288262021-08-01: 137947282021-09-01: 116102922021-10-01: 118186572021-11-01: 121597872021-12-01: 133989542022-01-01: 150645462022-02-01: 128700182022-03-01: 128410722022-04-01: 119625392022-05-01: 121878192022-06-01: 125536922022-07-01: 135986442022-08-01: 136972762022-09-01: 117431512022-10-01: 111303122022-11-01: 120200512022-12-01: 137639782023-01-01: 139279592023-02-01: 125856042023-03-01: 125045872023-04-01: 120662612023-05-01: 126599092023-06-01: 126686432023-07-01: 141159842023-08-01: 134020752023-09-01: 120617322023-10-01: 123488402023-11-01: 135152772023-12-01: 143960752024-01-01: 154932232024-02-01: 135916292024-03-01: 132489132024-04-01: 120078182024-05-01: 126049262024-06-01: 131551002024-07-01: 148386632024-08-01: 142301252024-09-01: 132190482024-10-01: 128504532024-11-01: 134860132024-12-01: 155151992025-01-01: 162243802025-02-01: 141189182025-03-01: 141355882025-04-01: 132344082025-05-01: 135212432025-06-01: 141721782025-07-01: 154269932025-08-01: 144185472025-09-01: 126416182025-10-01: 128618932025-11-01: 132255302025-12-01: 156841202026-01-01: 164424982026-02-01: 142342692026-03-01: 150028442026-04-01: 135564942026-05-01: 138289062026-06-01: 144390242026-07-01: 160272152026-08-01: 14648612
Source: Statistics Canada, table 25-10-0015-01 via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Notes

Units: Megawatt-hours, Total generation, all types, Ontario

Frequency: Monthly

Notes: Total electricity generated in Ontario in megawatt-hours per month, all generation types combined. Ontario is the second largest provincial system, built on nuclear and hydro with gas as the marginal source. Published monthly, about three months behind the reference month.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Electricity Generation: Ontario ELEC_GEN_TOTAL_ON, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/ELEC_GEN_TOTAL_ON, November 2, 2026.

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Source: Statistics Canada, table 25-10-0015-01 via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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