Renewable Energy in Canada: 75+ Facts

Source: Canada Action

Published on January 28, 2021

Did you know that Canada is a global leader in renewable energy and has been for many years? As the second-largest country in the world, Canada's diversified geography has substantial renewable resources such as moving water, solar, wind, biomass, geothermal and coastal tides that can be utilized to produce energy.

Not many Canadians know that our nation already gets 67 per cent of its electricity demand from renewables, or that more than 16 per cent of our country's total primary energy supply is from renewable sources which is much higher than the average among OECD nations. And we haven't even touched the tip of the iceberg of facts regarding renewables in Canada, so don't go anywhere just yet.

We've coaxed over as many sources as we could find to compile a gigantic list of renewable energy facts in Canada, some of which you may be surprised to learn about. Here we go!

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