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WPC Provides Waterpower Sector Recommendations for Pre-Budget Consultations
As Canada’s national voice for hydropower, WPC provided waterpower sector recommendations to the 2025 Pre-Budget Consultation process.
Making a DifferenceClean. Renewable. Reliable. Available.
Waterpower accounts for over 60% of the total electricity generated in Canada, making it the largest source of electricity in the country and a reliable source of clean, renewable energy for all Canadians.
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EVERY DAY we generate for you! Our industry is so proud and grateful to be providing clean and renewable electricity to 6 out of 10 Canadian homes and businesses. Check out our video.
LearnWaterpower is in Canada’s DNA
Since the first hydropower facility was commissioned in 1891, waterpower has been woven into the fabric of Canada’s rich history and helped build the country we know today. With more than 500 facilities scattered coast to coast in almost every province and territory, waterpower is truly Canada’s power.
60% Of Canada’s Electricity Generation
Canada’s #1 electricity source producing 385 TWh/year, 60+% of Canada’s total electricity generation.
Fourth Largest Waterpower producer
Canada is the fourth largest hydro producer in the world
Canada’s Green Battery
155,000 MW of technical undeveloped waterpower potential in Canada
No Air Pollutants
Canada’s waterpower-dominant electricity grid is the cleanest of all G20 nations
82,307 Megawatts of Installed Capacity
550+ facilities representing 82,000+ MW of installed capacity
48,790 Jobs
48,000+ jobs supported by the sector
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Team Canada’s Trade Mission to Indonesia and the Philippines
Team Canada Trade Mission to Indonesia and the Philippines Led by the Honourable Mary Ng Minister of Export Promotion, International […]
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Powering Progress | Canada Runs on Water
This piece was featured in The Hill Times on Monday, June 3, 2024 It takes a force of nature […]
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A Call to Action from WaterPower Canada
This piece was featured in The Hill Times on Monday, November 20, 2023 Canada has established aggressive GHG reduction targets […]
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Community Stories
From Diesel to Hydro: A Remote Community’s Journey
How one remote community transitioned from diesel generators to clean hydropower, reducing costs and emissions while creating local jobs. Read […]
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Community Stories
4 generations of a family working in Churchill Falls reflect on 50 years of power
A CBC News feature marking the 50th anniversary of the Churchill Falls Generating Station shares the story of one family […]
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Community Stories
Electricity Alliance Canada: Canada’s Own Clean Energy Avengers
Billed as the movie of Summer 2024, Deadpool & Wolverine recently arrived in theatres, putting the Marvel Cinematic Universe once […]
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