Solar Power in Canada: 12 Facts

Did you know that Canada is home to 196 major solar power projects and over 43,000 solar photovoltaic installations on commercial,

2024 Jul 18

CER – Renewable Energy in Canada – Canada

Find out where your province and city are ranked in terms of solar energy potential. With charts and maps you will easily be able to make comparisons across Canada.

2025 Aug 10

National Survey Report of PV Power Applications

Canada reached a cumulative installed PV capacity of 5.33 GWac by the end of 2023, marking a 23% increase over the previous year. Ontario and

2025 Jan 21

CER – Renewable Energy in Canada – Canada

Solar increased more than fortyfold, from 0.1 TWh to 4.9 TWh 3. Provinces such as Ontario and Alberta led this expansion. Biomass-fired electricity generation increased by 7% (from 8.3

2024 Jun 27

Solar Energy in Canada: PV Potential Rankings (Updated 2025)

Find out where your province and city are ranked in terms of solar energy potential. With charts and maps you will easily be able to make comparisons across Canada.

2025 Jun 30

Solar Power in Canada: A Closer Look at the Statistics

Solar-generated energy has grown fast in Canada over the past 30 years. Older technology once made it difficult to generate enough power in northern climates, but advances in efficiency and

2025 Sep 16

Canada and solar power

Installing solar panels on the roofs of residential homes can supply half of Canada''s home energy demands. An anticipated 3,000 MW will be commissioned by the end of 2022 and a similar

2024 Mar 18

Photovoltaic potential and solar resource maps of

This web mapping application gives estimates of photovoltaic potential (in kWh/kWp) and of the mean daily global insolation (in MJ/m 2 and in

2025 Oct 03

Photovoltaic potential and solar resource maps of Canada

This web mapping application gives estimates of photovoltaic potential (in kWh/kWp) and of the mean daily global insolation (in MJ/m 2 and in kWh/m 2) for any location in Canada on a 60

2025 Jan 18

National Survey Report of PV Power Applications in Canada 2023

Canada reached a cumulative installed PV capacity of 5.33 GWac by the end of 2023, marking a 23% increase over the previous year. Ontario and Alberta accounted for 57% and 35% of the

2025 Mar 15

Solar power in Canada

Recent research has shown that installing solar panels on just 1% of Canada''s agricultural land could generate between a quarter and over a third of the country''s total electricity needs.

2024 Sep 04

12 Solar Energy Statistics in Canada (2025

While most of Canada''s solar energy capacity does, indeed, exist in the form of full-fledged projects, the number of smaller,

2024 Sep 01

12 Solar Energy Statistics in Canada (2025 Update)

While most of Canada''s solar energy capacity does, indeed, exist in the form of full-fledged projects, the number of smaller, independent farms is growing. Today, almost 30% of

2024 Sep 12

Solar Power in Canada: 12 Facts

Did you know that Canada is home to 196 major solar power projects and over 43,000 solar photovoltaic installations on commercial, residential and industrial buildings in the

2026 Jan 11

By the Numbers

Canada''s total wind, solar and storage installed capacity grew 46% in the past 5 years (2019-2024), including nearly 5 GW of new wind, 2 GW of

2024 Apr 03

By the Numbers

Canada''s total wind, solar and storage installed capacity grew 46% in the past 5 years (2019-2024), including nearly 5 GW of new wind, 2 GW of new utility-scale solar, 600 MW of new on

2024 May 22

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