List of hydroelectric power stations in Canada

This is a list of operational hydroelectric power stations in Canada with a current nameplate capacity of at least 100 MW.

Inside the Robert-Bourassa generating station, the largest hydroelectric power station in Canada.

The Sir Adam Beck I Hydroelectric Generating Station in Ontario was the first hydroelectric power station in Canada to have a capacity of at least 100 MW upon completion in 1922. Since then numerous other hydroelectric power stations have surpassed the 100 MW threshold. All but two of Canada's provinces or territories are home to at least one hydroelectric power station, those without being Prince Edward Island and Nunavut.

List of power stations

Name Province Location Capacity
(MW)
Annual Generation
(GWh)
Owner Type Ref
Abitibi  Ontario 49°52′40″N 81°34′15″W 349? OPG Reservoir [1]
Arrow Lakes  British Columbia 49°20′22″N 117°46′19″W 185? Columbia Power Reservoir [2]
Aubrey Falls  Ontario 46°54′34″N 83°12′46″W 162? Brookfield Renewable Reservoir
Barrett Chute  Ontario 45°14′43″N 76°45′36″W 176? OPG Reservoir
Bay d'Espoir  Newfoundland and Labrador 47°59′25″N 55°47′59″W 6042,657 NL Hydro Reservoir [3]
Beauharnois  Quebec 45°18′51″N 73°54′37″W 1,85311,700 Hydro-Québec Run-of-the-river [4]
Beaumont  Quebec 47°33′20″N 72°50′12″W 270? Hydro-Québec Run-of-the-river [5]
Beechwood  New Brunswick 46°32′32″N 67°40′09″W 112? NB Power Reservoir
Bersimis-1  Quebec 49°18′31″N 69°33′50″W 1,178? Hydro-Québec Reservoir [4]
Bersimis-2  Quebec 49°10′02″N 69°14′26″W 869? Hydro-Québec Run-of-the-river [4]
Bighorn  Alberta 52°18′32″N 116°19′45″W 120? TransAlta Reservoir
Brazeau  Alberta 52°57′59″N 115°34′44″W 355397 TransAlta Reservoir [6]
Bridge River  British Columbia 50°43′54″N 122°14′33″W 4782,500 BC Hydro Reservoir [7]
Brilliant  British Columbia 49°19′29″N 117°37′12″W 145? Columbia Power Reservoir [2]
Brilliant Expansion  British Columbia 49°19′23″N 117°37′11″W 120? Columbia Power Reservoir [2]
Brisay  Quebec 54°27′16″N 70°31′09″W 4692,300 Hydro-Québec Reservoir [4]
Carillon  Quebec 45°34′07″N 74°23′01″W 753? Hydro-Québec Run-of-the-river [4]
Cat Arm  Newfoundland and Labrador 50°01′39″N 56°45′55″W 127? NL Hydro Reservoir
Cheakamus River  British Columbia 49°56′4″N 123°17′21″W 158? BC Hydro Reservoir
Chelsea  Quebec 45°30′45″N 75°46′39″W 152? Hydro-Québec Run-of-the-river [4]
Chenaux  Ontario 45°35′06″N 76°40′25″W 144? OPG Reservoir
Churchill Falls  Newfoundland and Labrador 53°31′32″N 63°57′25″W 5,42835,000 NL Hydro Reservoir [8][9]
Chutes-des-Passes  Quebec 49°50′26″N 71°09′46″W 750? Rio Tinto Alcan Reservoir [10]
Coteau Creek  Saskatchewan 51°16′30″N 106°52′23″W 186? SaskPower Reservoir [11]
DeCew Falls II  Ontario 43°07′08″N 79°15′41″W 144? OPG Reservoir
Deer Lake  Newfoundland and Labrador 49°10′12″N 57°26′11″W 129? Kruger Energy Reservoir
Des Joachims  Ontario 46°10′52″N 77°41′45″W 429? OPG Reservoir [12]
East Toba  British Columbia 50°40′30″N 123°57′37″W 147? Innergex Run-of-the-river [13]
Eastmain-1  Quebec 52°10′54″N 76°03′05″W 4802,700 Hydro-Québec Reservoir [4]
Eastmain-1-A  Quebec 52°10′47″N 76°2′7″W 7682,300 Hydro-Québec Reservoir [4]
E.B. Campbell  Saskatchewan 53°41′19″N 103°20′47″W 288900 SaskPower Reservoir [14]
Forrest Kerr  British Columbia 56°43′30″N 130°40′22″W 195? AltaGas Run-of-the-river [15]
Gordon M. Shrum  British Columbia 56°0′58″N 122°12′19″W 2,73015,000 BC Hydro Reservoir [16]
Grand Rapids  Manitoba 53°9′29″N 99°17′33″W 479 2,320 Manitoba Hydro Reservoir [17]
Great Falls  Manitoba 50°27′47″N 96°0′11″W 129? Manitoba Hydro Run-of-the-river
Harmon  Ontario 50°06′40″N 82°12′26″W 220? OPG (75%)
Moose Cree (25%)
Reservoir [18]
Island Falls  Saskatchewan 55°31′44″N 102°21′25″W 111? SaskPower Reservoir [19]
Isle-Maligne  Quebec 48°34′37″N 71°38′05″W 402? Rio Tinto Alcan Reservoir [10]
Jean-Lesage  Quebec 49°19′18″N 68°20′49″W 1,229? Hydro-Québec Run-of-the-river [4]
Jenpeg  Manitoba 54°32′36″N 98°1′36″W 122? Manitoba Hydro Reservoir
John Hart  British Columbia 50°02′23″N 125°20′03″W 126? BC Hydro Reservoir
Jordan River  British Columbia 48°29′47″N 123°59′34″W 170? BC Hydro Reservoir
Kelsey  Manitoba 56°2′21″N 96°31′54″W 2871,970 Manitoba Hydro Run-of-the-river [17]
Kemano  British Columbia 53°33′48″N 127°56′32″W 790? Rio Tinto Alcan Reservoir [20]
Kettle  Manitoba 56°23′3″N 94°37′54″W 1,2208,500 Manitoba Hydro Run-of-the-river [17]
Kipling  Ontario 50°08′42″N 82°12′31″W 232? OPG (75%)
Moose Cree (25%)
Reservoir [18]
Kootenay Canal  British Columbia 49°27′10″N 117°30′55″W 5833,175 BC Hydro Reservoir [16]
La Gabelle  Quebec 46°26′54″N 72°44′32″W 131? Hydro-Québec Run-of-the-river [4]
La Grande-1  Quebec 53°44′04″N 78°34′26″W 1,4367,900 Hydro-Québec Run-of-the-river [4]
La Grande-2-A  Quebec 53°46′46″N 77°32′57″W 2,10611,600 Hydro-Québec Reservoir [4]
La Grande-3  Quebec 53°43′40″N 75°59′55″W 2,41712,600 Hydro-Québec Reservoir [4]
La Grande-4  Quebec 53°53′12″N 73°27′55″W 2,77914,600 Hydro-Québec Reservoir [4]
La Trenche  Quebec 47°45′12″N 72°52′44″W 302? Hydro-Québec Run-of-the-river [4]
La Tuque  Quebec 47°26′39″N 72°47′58″W 294? Hydro-Québec Run-of-the-river [4]
Laforge-1  Quebec 54°10′14″N 72°36′55″W 8784,500 Hydro-Québec Reservoir [4]
Laforge-2  Quebec 54°35′30″N 71°16′15″W 3191,800 Hydro-Québec Run-of-the-river [4]
Les Cèdres  Quebec 45°18′31″N 74°01′38″W 113? Hydro-Québec Run-of-the-river [4]
Limestone  Manitoba 56°30′25″N 94°6′25″W 1,3509,000 Manitoba Hydro Run-of-the-river [17]
Little Long  Ontario 50°00′15″N 82°09′56″W 205? OPG (75%)
Moose Cree (25%)
Reservoir [18]
Long Spruce  Manitoba 56°24′1″N 94°22′10″W 9807,100 Manitoba Hydro Run-of-the-river [17]
Lower Notch  Ontario 47°08′20″N 79°27′15″W 274? OPG Reservoir [1]
Mactaquac  New Brunswick 45°57′18″N 66°52′03″W 672? NB Power Reservoir [21]
Manic-1  Quebec 49°11′30″N 68°19′47″W 184? Hydro-Québec Run-of-the-river [4]
Manic-5  Quebec 50°38′23″N 68°43′37″W 1,5287,400 Hydro-Québec Reservoir [4]
Manic-5-PA  Quebec 50°38′26″N 68°44′13″W 1,064? Hydro-Québec Reservoir [4]
McCormick  Quebec 49°11′35″N 68°19′37″W 235? Hydro-Québec (60%)
Alcoa (40%)
Reservoir [4][22]
Mica  British Columbia 52°4′35″N 118°34′0″W 2,8057,202 BC Hydro Reservoir [23][16]
Mountain Chute  Ontario 45°11′42″N 76°54′26″W 170? OPG Reservoir
Muskrat Falls  Newfoundland and Labrador 53°14′44″N 60°46′22″W 824? NL Hydro Reservoir [24]
Nipawin  Saskatchewan 53°19′11″N 104°2′31″W 255? SaskPower Reservoir [25]
Otter Rapids  Ontario 50°10′52″N 81°38′08″W 182? OPG Reservoir
Otto Holden  Ontario 46°22′42″N 78°43′43″W 243? OPG Reservoir
Outardes-2  Quebec 49°08′59″N 68°24′17″W 523? Hydro-Québec Run-of-the-river [4]
Outardes-3  Quebec 49°33′33″N 68°43′58″W 1,026? Hydro-Québec Run-of-the-river [4]
Outardes-4  Quebec 49°42′21″N 68°54′24″W 785? Hydro-Québec Reservoir [4]
Paugan  Quebec 45°48′37″N 75°55′52″W 226? Hydro-Québec Run-of-the-river [4]
Peace Canyon  British Columbia 55°58′57″N 121°59′34″W 6943,250 BC Hydro Reservoir [16]
Péribonka  Quebec 49°30′28″N 71°10′59″W 3852,200 Hydro-Québec Run-of-the-river [4]
Pine Portage  Ontario 49°18′27″N 88°18′37″W 142? OPG Reservoir
Première-Chute  Quebec 47°36′00″N 79°27′09″W 131? Hydro-Québec Run-of-the-river [4]
Rapide-Blanc  Quebec 47°47′48″N 72°58′24″W 204? Hydro-Québec Run-of-the-river [4]
Rapides-des-Îles  Quebec 47°34′37″N 79°21′17″W 176? Hydro-Québec Run-of-the-river [4]
Rapides-des-Quinze  Quebec 47°35′28″N 79°17′39″W 109? Hydro-Québec Run-of-the-river [4]
Rapides-Farmer  Quebec 45°29′56″N 75°45′48″W 104? Hydro-Québec Run-of-the-river [4]
René-Lévesque  Quebec 49°44′25″N 68°35′34″W 1,3265,400 Hydro-Québec Run-of-the-river [4]
Revelstoke  British Columbia 51°3′15″N 118°11′40″W 2,4808,200 BC Hydro Reservoir [16]
Robert H. Saunders  Ontario 45°00′28″N 74°47′34″W 1,045? OPG Reservoir [12]
Robert-Bourassa  Quebec 53°46′55″N 77°31′58″W 5,61631,000 Hydro-Québec Reservoir [4]
Rocher-de-Grand-Mère  Quebec 46°36′54″N 72°40′45″W 230? Hydro-Québec Run-of-the-river [4]
Romaine-1  Quebec 50°23′01″N 63°15′37″W 270? Hydro-Québec Run-of-the-river [5]
Romaine-2  Quebec 50°37′28″N 63°11′39″W 6403,300 Hydro-Québec Reservoir [26]
Romaine-3  Quebec 51°07′51″N 63°24′49″W 395? Hydro-Québec Reservoir [4]
Ruskin  British Columbia 49°11′45″N 122°24′27″W 105? BC Hydro Reservoir
Sainte-Marguerite-3  Quebec 50°42′18″N 66°46′47″W 8842,730 Hydro-Québec Reservoir [4]
Sarcelle  Quebec 52°40′02″N 76°38′05″W 150? Hydro-Québec Run-of-the-river [4]
Seven Mile  British Columbia 49°1′47″N 117°30′11″W 8053,400 BC Hydro Reservoir [16]
Seven Sisters  Manitoba 50°7′13″N 96°0′44″W 165? Manitoba Hydro Run-of-the-river
Shawinigan-2  Quebec 46°32′11″N 72°46′02″W 200? Hydro-Québec Reservoir [4]
Shawinigan-3  Quebec 46°32′01″N 72°45′55″W 194? Hydro-Québec Run-of-the-river [4]
Shipshaw  Quebec 48°26′54″N 71°12′54″W 1,145? Rio Tinto Alcan Reservoir [10][27]
Sir Adam Beck I  Ontario 43°08′57″N 79°02′40″W 498? OPG Reservoir [28]
Sir Adam Beck II  Ontario 43°08′45″N 79°02′41″W 1,499? OPG Reservoir [28]
Sir Adam Beck Pump  Ontario 43°08′40″N 79°03′36″W 174? OPG Pumped-storage [29]
Smoky Falls  Ontario 50°03′40″N 82°09′41″W 267? OPG (75%)
Moose Cree (25%)
Reservoir [18]
Spray  Alberta 50°59′54″N 115°22′30″W 112? TransAlta Reservoir [30]
Stewartville  Ontario 45°24′26″N 76°30′24″W 182? OPG Reservoir
Toulnustouc  Quebec 49°58′14″N 68°09′34″W 5262,600 Hydro-Québec Reservoir [4]
Waneta  British Columbia 49°00′15″N 117°36′43″W 4901,980 Teck (67%)
BC Hydro (33%)
Reservoir [31][32]
Waneta Expansion  British Columbia 49°00′15″N 117°36′42″W 335627.4 Columbia Power (58%)
Columbia Basin Trust (42%)
Reservoir [33]
Wells  Ontario 46°25′53″N 83°23′09″W 239? Brookfield Renewable Reservoir [34]
Wreck Cove  Nova Scotia 46°33′1″N 60°24′41″W 200? Nova Scotia Power Reservoir
Wuskwatim  Manitoba 55°32′16″N 98°29′46″W 211? Wuskwatim Power
Manitoba Hydro
Reservoir

Under construction

This is a list of the hydroelectric power stations under construction with an expected nameplate capacity of at least 100 MW.

Name Province Location Capacity (MW) Owner Type Year Ref
Keeyask  Manitoba 56°20′47″N 95°12′17″W 695 Manitoba Hydro Reservoir 2021 [35]
Romaine-4  Quebec 51°20′52″N 63°29′12″W 245 Hydro-Québec Reservoir 2021 [36][37]
Site C dam  British Columbia 56°11′41″N 120°54′51″W 580 BC Hydro Run-of-the-river 2024 [38]

See also

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