Canada · Companies

Crowns generate. A handful of holding companies own the rest of the wires.

Hydro-Québec, BC Hydro, OPG, Manitoba Hydro, SaskPower, NB Power, and NL Hydro are the generating state. Fortis, Emera, Hydro One, AltaLink, and ATCO are the private-or-traded wire companies. TransAlta, Capital Power, Brookfield, Innergex, Boralex, and Northland are the independent fleet.

CompanyTypeJurisdictionsRole
Hydro-Québec crown QC Generation, transmission, distribution, exports
H.Q. Energy Marketing trader QC Wholesale trading arm
BC Hydro crown BC Generation, transmission, distribution
Powerex trader BC WECC trading arm of BC Hydro
Ontario Power Generation crown ON Nuclear, hydro, biomass; ~18 GW
Bruce Power ipp ON Private operator of 8-unit CANDU station
Hydro One transmitter ON Bulk transmission and rural distribution
IESO operator ON System operator and market administrator
AESO operator AB System operator and energy-only market
AltaLink transmitter AB Largest Alberta transmitter (Berkshire)
ATCO Electric transmitter AB Transmission and rural distribution
TransAlta ipp AB, ON Merchant generation; coal-to-gas conversion
Capital Power ipp AB, ON Gas and renewables; Genesee off coal 2024
ENMAX municipal AB Calgary wires and Shepard gas plant
EPCOR municipal AB Edmonton wires and water
FortisBC Electric iou BC Southern interior utility
FortisAlberta iou AB Distribution
Nova Scotia Power iou NS Emera-owned vertically integrated utility
Maritime Electric iou PE Fortis-owned PEI utility
Manitoba Hydro crown MB Hydro exporter
SaskPower crown SK Thermal Crown
NB Power crown NB Nuclear + ties
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro crown NL Churchill Falls, Muskrat, Maritime Link
Innergex ipp QC, BC, ON Renewable IPP
Boralex ipp QC Wind; Apuiat partnership
Northland Power ipp ON Wind, solar, Oneida storage
Brookfield Renewable ipp ON, QC, BC Hydro and renewables

v1 register is the majors that appear in the four complete dossiers plus the other Crowns so the national map has names. Not a complete IPP census.