Energy statistics, February 2025
Released: 2025-04-29
23.0 million cubic metres
February 2025
-2.4% 
(12-month change)
9.0 million cubic metres
February 2025
-0.7%
(12-month change)
636.7 million gigajoules
February 2025
-2.1%
(12-month change)
59.2 million megawatt-hours
February 2025
10.6% 
(12-month change)
On a year-over-year basis, primary energy production edged 0.1% higher in February, with three of six sectors posting increases. Secondary energy production (+2.9%) also rose in February.
Chart 1
Primary energy production for February, 2020 to 2025
As 2024 was a leap year, February had 29 calendar days instead of 28. This additional day should be taken into consideration when making year-over-year comparisons with February 2025 data. To facilitate month-to-month comparisons, in some circumstances, this release refers to "average daily level."
For more information on energy in Canada, including production, consumption, international trade and much more, visit the Canadian Centre for Energy Information portal and follow #energynews on social media.
The 2024 year in review article on crude oil is now available in StatsCAN Plus: Another record year for Canadian crude oil: Crude oil year in review, 2024. Coming soon: 2024 year in review articles for electricity, natural gas and refined petroleum products.
Electricity generation continues to climb in February
Total electricity generation in Canada rose 10.6% year over year to 59.2 million megawatt-hours (MWh) in February. At the average daily level, generation was 14.5% higher compared with February 2024.
Electricity generated from combustible fuels climbed 17.3% year over year nationally in February 2025. The increase was driven by Ontario, where electricity generated from combustible fuels increased sharply by 51.6%. This increase partially compensated for a 10.2% reduction in nuclear generation in the province, where refurbishment and maintenance work continued.
Chart 2
Electricity generated from combustible and nuclear sources in Ontario
Total electricity available for use in Canada was up 7.5% year over year to 57.6 million MWh in February. The increase was due in part to colder temperatures in February compared with one year earlier.
Electricity exported to the United States increased 31.5% year over year to 3.5 million MWh in February. Similar to Canada, US demand for electricity was higher due to colder temperatures. Meanwhile, imports from the United States decreased 30.1% year over year.
In February 2024, dry conditions and reduced hydroelectricity generation resulted in Canada becoming a net electricity importer for the first time. Conditions began improving in mid-2024 and continued to contribute to the significant year-over-year recovery of electricity generation and exports.
Consumption of natural gas increases in February
Canadian demand for natural gas rose sharply by 10.4% year over year to 549.4 million gigajoules in February, an increase of 14.3% at the average daily level. Cooler weather in February compared with one year earlier contributed to the rise in consumption, with the industrial (+5.4%), commercial and institutional (+20.3%) and residential (+20.5%) sectors all posting year-over-year increases.
Total marketable production of natural gas was down 2.1% year over year to 636.7 million gigajoules in February. At the average daily level, production rose 1.4% to 22.7 million gigajoules.
Chart 3
Canadian production of natural gas, domestic consumption, and exports to the United States
Crude oil production down
Production of crude oil and equivalent products fell 2.4% year over year to 23.0 million cubic metres in February, driven by both oil extraction and oil sands extraction. At the average daily level, production rose 1.1% from the same month one year earlier, largely due to the production of equivalent products (+9.0%).
Oil extraction fell 5.9% to 5.5 million cubic metres in February, as production for both heavy crude oil (-8.4%) and light and medium crude oil (-4.4%) was down. This decline was partly due to reduced production in Newfoundland and Labrador (-16.9% to 0.8 million cubic metres), where an incident at a terminal in late January caused a three-week shutdown for repairs, prompting production curtailments at Newfoundland and Labrador's offshore fields. The average daily production level in February (29.0 thousand cubic metres) marked the province's lowest level since September 2023.
Oil sands extraction fell 2.2% year over year in February 2025. Production of synthetic crude (+0.3%) was offset by a decline in production of crude bitumen, which was down 3.8% to 9.1 million cubic metres.
Chart 4
Newfoundland and Labrador production of crude oil
The newly expanded Trans Mountain pipeline began operation in May 2024, transporting crude oil and refined petroleum products from Edmonton, Alberta, to the port of Burnaby, British Columbia. This expansion nearly tripled the capacity of the existing line built in 1953, allowing for more Canadian crude oil to be exported to the global market. As a result, year-over-year rates of change are expected to be significant for some data series through to April 2025.
Consumption of refined petroleum products up year over year
Consumption of refined petroleum products increased 1.9% year over year in February to 7.8 million cubic metres, while average daily consumption rose 5.5% to 0.3 million cubic metres.
Production of refined petroleum products edged down 0.7% year over year in February to 9.0 million cubic metres. However, average daily production rose 2.9% to 0.3 million cubic metres.
Chart 5
Canadian production and consumption of refined petroleum products
Focus on Canada and the United States
On an annual basis, Canada produced a total of 23.7 million terajoules of primary energy in 2024. Almost two-thirds of this energy was exported to the United States, including 100% of electricity and natural gas exports and over 95% of crude oil exports.
Exports of natural gas to the United States climbed 9.4% year over year to 327.4 million gigajoules in February 2025. On an average daily basis, exports stood at 11.7 million gigajoules, an increase of 13.3% compared with February 2024 and down slightly (-0.7%) from the record export levels seen in January 2025 (11.8 million gigajoules).
Canadian exports of natural gas to the United States have trended up over the past few years. In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, many European countries reduced their reliance on Russian natural gas and turned to imports from other countries, including the United States. In turn, the United States increased its imports of Canadian natural gas.
The United States is currently Canada's only export partner for natural gas, but this is slated to change, as Canada's first liquified natural gas export terminal is scheduled to open in British Columbia in mid-2025.
For more data and insights on areas touched by the socio-economic relationship between Canada and the United States, see the Focus on Canada and the United States webpage.
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Note to readers
The Energy Statistics Program relies on data collected from respondents and administrative sources.
The Consolidated Energy Statistics table (25-10-0079-01) presents monthly data on primary and secondary energy by fuel type (crude oil, natural gas, electricity, coal, etc.) in terajoules and supply and demand characteristics (production, exports, imports, etc.) for Canada. For more information, consult the Consolidated Energy Statistics Table: User Guide.
Data in this release are not seasonally adjusted.
The following survey programs support the "Energy statistics" release:
- Crude oil and natural gas (survey number 2198; tables 25-10-0036-01, 25-10-0055-01 and 25-10-0063-01)
- Energy transportation and storage (survey number 5300; tables 25-10-0075-01 and 25-10-0077-01)
- Natural gas transmission, storage and distribution (survey numbers 2149, 5210 and 5215; tables 25-10-0057-01, 25-10-0058-01 and 25-10-0059-01)
- Refined petroleum products (survey number 2150; table 25-10-0081-01).
- Renewable fuel and hydrogen (survey number 5294; table 25-10-0082-01)
- Electric power statistics (survey number 2151; tables 25-10-0015-01 and 25-10-0016-01)
- Coal and coke statistics (survey numbers 2147 and 2003; tables 25-10-0045-01 and 25-10-0046-01).
Revisions
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Occasionally, data from Environment and Climate Change Canada are referenced by the Energy Statistics Program using Cooling Degree Days (CDDs) or Heating Degree Days (HDDs) as a measure of temperature. CDDs reflect the relationship between outdoor temperatures and the need to cool indoors to maintain room temperature. As temperatures outside rise, the number of CDDs increases. HDDs are the opposite and reflect the need to heat indoors to maintain room temperature. As temperatures outside fall, the number of HDDs increases.
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