Canada

TABLE 1. ESTIMATED AVAILABLE ENERGY SOURCES

Fossil fuels Nuclear Renewables
Solid Liquid Gas Uranium Hydro Other
Renewable
Total amount in specific units* 6582 22983 1932 565,000 80.8 17.8
Total amount in exajoules (EJ) 193 1004 72 282.5 1.413 0.158

TABLE 2. ENERGY STATISTICS

Final Energy consumption [PJ] 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 Compound
annual growth
rate 2000–2020 (%)
Total 7 875 7 999 7 791 8 154 7 732 -0.09
Coal, Lignate and Peat 193 195 169 140 113 -2.63
Oil 3 363 3 690 3 741 3 814 3 327 -0.05
Natural gas 2 036 1 770 1 670 1 862 1 958 -0.19
Bioenergy and Waste 495 526 457 504 447 -0.52
Electricity 1 755 1 779 1 734 1 805 1 863 0.30
Heat 34 38 20 30 24 -1.74

TABLE INDICATES THE ENTITIES INVOLVED IN PROVIDING ELECTRICITY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION SERVICES IN EACH PROVINCE AND TERRITORY.

Electricity production (GWh) 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 Compound
annual growth
rate 2000–2020 (%)
Total 605 675 620 752 600 022 657 790 640 449 0.28
Coal, Lignate and Peat 117 588 100 586 79 541 62 055 34 660 -5.93
Oil 14 690 15 649 8 338 7 910 5 672 -4.65
Natural gas 33 472 40 945 51 883 64 639 66 601 3.50
Bioenergy and Waste 8 226 7 917 9 162 9 252 10 182 1.07
Hydro 358 620 362 031 351 461 382 266 384 745 0.35
Nuclear 72 799 92 040 90 658 101 809 98 211 1.51
Wind 264 1 567 8 724 26 964 36 100 27.88
Solar 16 17 255 2 895 4 280 32.24
Geothermal 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Other 0 0 3 006 141 123 0.00
Tidal 32 28 28 13 0 -100.00

TABLE 3. ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION

Final Energy consumption [PJ] 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2021*
Nulcear/total electricity(%) 11.8 14.5 15.1 16.6 14.6 14.3

TABLE 4. ENERGY RELATED RATIOS

Reactor Unit Type Net
Capacity
[MW(e)]
Status Operator Reactor
Supplier
Construction
date
First
Criticality
Date
First Grid
Date
Commercial
Date
Shutdown
Date
UCF
for
2021
BRUCE-1 PHWR 774 Operational BRUCEPOW OH/AECL 1971-06-01 1976-12-17 1977-01-14 1977-09-01 80.2
BRUCE-2 PHWR 777 Operational BRUCEPOW OH/AECL 1970-12-01 1976-07-27 1976-09-04 1977-09-01 99.4
BRUCE-3 PHWR 770 Operational BRUCEPOW OH/AECL 1972-07-01 1977-11-28 1977-12-12 1978-02-01 45.1
BRUCE-4 PHWR 769 Operational BRUCEPOW OH/AECL 1972-09-01 1978-12-10 1978-12-21 1979-01-18 100
BRUCE-5 PHWR 817 Operational BRUCEPOW OH/AECL 1978-05-31 1984-11-14 1984-12-01 1985-02-28 99.8
BRUCE-6 PHWR 817 Operational BRUCEPOW OH/AECL 1978-01-01 1984-05-29 1984-06-26 1984-09-14 0
BRUCE-7 PHWR 817 Operational BRUCEPOW OH/AECL 1979-05-01 1986-01-07 1986-02-22 1986-04-10 82.8
BRUCE-8 PHWR 817 Operational BRUCEPOW OH/AECL 1979-07-30 1987-02-13 1987-03-07 1987-05-20 96.1
DARLINGTON-1 PHWR 878 Operational OPG OH/AECL 1982-04-01 1990-10-29 1990-12-19 1992-11-14 74.3
DARLINGTON-2 PHWR 878 Operational OPG OH/AECL 1981-09-01 1989-11-05 1990-01-15 1990-10-09 95.3
DARLINGTON-3 PHWR 878 Operational OPG OH/AECL 1984-09-01 1992-11-09 1992-12-07 1993-02-14 0
DARLINGTON-4 PHWR 878 Operational OPG OH/AECL 1985-07-01 1993-03-13 1993-04-17 1993-06-14 78
DOUGLAS POINT PHWR 206 Permanent Shutdown OH AECL 1960-02-01 1966-11-15 1967-01-07 1968-09-26 1984-05-04 0
GENTILLY-1 HWLWR 250 Permanent Shutdown HQ AECL 1966-09-01 1970-11-12 1971-04-05 1972-05-01 1977-06-01 0
GENTILLY-2 PHWR 635 Permanent Shutdown HQ AECL 1974-04-01 1982-09-11 1982-12-04 1983-10-01 2012-12-28 0
PICKERING-1 PHWR 515 Operational OPG OH/AECL 1966-06-01 1971-02-25 1971-04-04 1971-07-29 93.3
PICKERING-2 PHWR 515 Permanent Shutdown OPG OH/AECL 1966-09-01 1971-09-15 1971-10-06 1971-12-30 2007-05-28 0
PICKERING-3 PHWR 515 Permanent Shutdown OPG OH/AECL 1967-12-01 1972-04-24 1972-05-03 1972-06-01 2008-10-31 0
PICKERING-4 PHWR 515 Operational OPG OH/AECL 1968-05-01 1973-05-16 1973-05-21 1973-06-17 96.1
PICKERING-5 PHWR 516 Operational OPG OH/AECL 1974-11-01 1982-10-23 1982-12-19 1983-05-10 71.1
PICKERING-6 PHWR 516 Operational OPG OH/AECL 1975-10-01 1983-10-15 1983-11-08 1984-02-01 93.5
PICKERING-7 PHWR 516 Operational OPG OH/AECL 1976-03-01 1984-10-22 1984-11-17 1985-01-01 62.4
PICKERING-8 PHWR 516 Operational OPG OH/AECL 1976-09-01 1985-12-17 1986-01-21 1986-02-28 56.1
POINT LEPREAU PHWR 660 Operational NBEPC AECL 1975-05-01 1982-07-25 1982-09-11 1983-02-01 76.4
ROLPHTON NPD PHWR 22 Permanent Shutdown OH CGE 1958-01-01 1962-04-11 1962-06-04 1962-10-01 1987-08-01 0

TABLE 5. STATUS AND PERFORMANCE OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

Reactor name Shutdown
date
Shutdown reason Decom.
strategy
Current decom.
phase
Current fuel management
phase
Decom. licensee Licence
terminated
DOUGLAS POINT May-84 Economic case no longer viable Deferred dismantling, placing all radiological areas into safe enclosure - AECL -
GENTILLY-1 Jun-77 Economic case no longer viable A combination of immediate & deferred dismantling Passive Safe encl - AECL/HQ -
PICKERING-2 07-May Economic case no longer viable Deferred dismantling, placing all radiological areas into safe enclosure Safe Encl, Passive Safe encl - OPG 2064
PICKERING-3 08-Oct Economic case no longer viable Deferred dismantling, placing all radiological areas into safe enclosure Safe Encl - OPG 2064
ROLPHTON NPD Aug-87 Economic case no longer viable A combination of immediate & deferred dismantling - - AECL -

TABLE 6. STATUS OF DECOMMISSIONING PROCESS OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

Reactor unit Shutdown reason Decommission strategy Current decommissioning phase Current fuel management phase Decommissioning licensee Licence terminated year
Gentilly-2 End of life Controlled reactor shut down (completed)
Defuel reactor core (wet storage, completed)
De-water and vacuum dry the primary heat transport system and moderator system (completed)
Drain all station systems (completed)
Move fuel from wet storage to dry storage (by 2020)
Dismantle reactor components (to be completed 2059-2064)
Fuel transferred to dry storage onsite. HQ is continuing to maintain the facility in a safe shutdown state. Dry storage Hydro-Québec Decommissioning licence: 2026
Gentilly-1 End of life Facility is currently in storage with surveillance. - Fuel transferred to dry storage onsite. CNL is continuing to maintain the facility in a safe shutdown state. Dry storage Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Decommissioning licence: 2034
Douglas Point End of life Decommissioning activities are underway.

- Fuel transferred to dry storage onsite. CNL has started decommissioning activities, with a focus on dismantling non-nuclear buildings while future plans are being developed. Dry storage Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Decommissioning licence: 2030
Nuclear Power Demonstration (NPD) End of life Facility is currently under storage with surveillance.
In situ decommissioning is being planned (environmental assessment/licence amendment underway).
- Fuel transferred to dry storage offsite.
- Currently seeking regulatory approval for in-situ decommissioning.
Dry storage (at Chalk River Laboratories) Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Decommissioning licence: 2034

TABLE 7. PLANNED REFURBISHMENTS OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

Reactor unit/Project name Owner Type Net Capacity in MW(e) Construction start year Expected date of Return to Service
Darlington Nuclear Power Plant refurbishment OPG CANDU 3,512 2016 2026
Bruce Nuclear Power Plant refurbishment OPG with site leased to Bruce Power. Bruce is responsible for managing the refurbishment project CANDU  4,807 2020 (start of Major Component Replacement for units 3-8) 2033

TABLE (WITH DATES AND REFERENCES) OF INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

Amendments to Articles VI and XIV of the IAEA Statute Ratified 15 September 2000
Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the IAEA Entry into force: 15 June 1966
Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement (INFCIRC/164) Entry into force: 21 February 1972
Additional Protocol to the Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement (INFCIRC/164/Add.1) Entry into force: 8 September 2000

TABLE (WITH DATES AND REFERENCES) OF INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Entry into force: 5 March 1970
Convention on Physical Protection of Nuclear Material and the
Amendment to the Convention on Physical Protection of Nuclear Material
Entry into force: 8 February 1987
8 May 2016
International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism Entry into force: 21 December 2013
Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident Entry into force: 8 February 1990
Convention on Nuclear Safety Entry into force: 24 October 1996
Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management Entry into force: 18 June 2001
Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency Entry into force: 12 September 2002
Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage
Entry into force:
6 June 2017
4 September 2017

TABLE (WITH DATES AND REFERENCES) OF INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

Improved procedures for designation of safeguards inspectors Accepted: 8 June 1989
Zangger Committee Member 1974
Nuclear Suppliers Group Member 1978
Nuclear Export Guidelines Adopted 1978; 1992
Agenda 21 of the UN Conference on Environment and Development Agreed 1992
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Ratified December 1998

TABLE (WITH DATES AND REFERENCES) OF INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

Argentina Australia Brazil
China Colombia Czech Republic
Egypt Euratom* Finland
Germany Hungary India
Indonesia Japan Jordan
Kazakhstan Korea, Republic of Mexico
Philippines Romania Russian Federation
Slovakia Slovenia Spain
Sweden Switzerland Turkey
Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom**
United States of America ITER Organization

TABLE (WITH DATES AND REFERENCES) OF INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
Nuclear Energy Division 
Natural Resources Canada
580 Booth Street 
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E4 
Tel.: (+1-343) 292-6199
Fax: (+1-613) 995-0087
http://www.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/
Uranium and Radioactive Waste Division
Natural Resources Canada
580 Booth Street 
Ottawa, Ontario KIA 0E4
Tel.: (+1-343) 292-6049
Fax: (+1-613) 947-4205
http://www.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
280 Slater Street 
P.O. Box 1046, Station B 
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5S9 
Tel.: (+1-613) 995-5894
Fax: (+1-613) 995-5086
http://www.nuclearsafety.gc.ca
Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Division 
Global Affairs Canada
125 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2
Tel.: (+1-343) 203-3166
http://www.international.gc.ca
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited 
286 Plant Rd, Stn 508A
Chalk River, Ontario K0J 1J0
Tel.: (+1-613) 589-2085
http://www.aecl.ca/
Health Canada
960 Carling Ave
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9
Tel.: (+1-613) 957-2991
https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada.html
FIRMS INVOLVED IN THE FRONT END OF THE FUEL CYCLE
Cameco Corporation 
2121 11th Street West 
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7M 1J3
Tel.: (+1-306) 956-6200
Fax: (+1-306) 956-6201
http://www.cameco.com 
Orano Canada Inc.
817 45th Street West, Box 9204 
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7K 3X5 
Tel.: (+1-306) 343-4500
Fax: (+1-306) 653-3883
http://www.arevaresources.ca
RELEVANT ASSOCIATIONS
Canadian Nuclear Association
130 Albert Street, Suite 1610
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5G4 
Tel.: (+1-613) 237-4262
Fax: (+1-613) 237-0989
http://www.cna.ca/
Canadian Nuclear Society
700 University Avenue, 4th Floor
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X6
Tel.: (+1-416) 977-7620
Fax: (+1-416) 977-8131
http://www.cns-snc.ca/
CANDU Owners Group
655 Bay Street, 17th Floor
Toronto, Ontario M5G 2K4
Tel.: (+1-416) 595-1888
Fax: (+1-416) 595-1022
http://www.candu.org
Organization of Canadian Nuclear Industries
1550 Kingston Road, Suite 219
Pickering, Ontario L1V 1C3
Tel.: (+1-905) 839-0073
Fax: (+1-905) 839-7085
http://www.ocni.ca
Canadian Standards Association
178 Rexdale Blvd.
Toronto, Ontario, M9W 1R3
Tel: (+1-416) 747-4124
Fax: (+1-416) 747-2510
https://www.csagroup.org/
Canadian Electricity Association
275 Slater Street, Suite 1500
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5H9
Tel.: (+1-613) 230-9263
Fax: (+1-613) 230-9326
http://www.electricity.ca/
RELEVANT POWER UTILITIES AND COMPANIES
Ontario Power Generation
700 University Avenue 
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X6 
Tel.: (+1-416) 592-2555
http://www.opg.com/ 
Bruce Power 
P.O. Box 1540
177 Tie Road 
Tiverton, Ontario N0G 2T0 
Tel.: (+1-519) 361-2673
http://www.brucepower.com/
NB Power
515 King Street, P.O. Box 2000, Stn A 
Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 4X1
Tel.: (+1-506) 458-4444
https://www.nbpower.com/
Hydro-Québec 
75, boul. René-Lévesque ouest 
Montréal, Québec H2Z 1A4 
Tel.: (+1-888) 385-7252
http://www.hydroquebec.com/

SaskPower
2025 Victoria Ave
Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 0S1
Tel.: (+1-888) 757-6937
https://www.saskpower.com/
CANADIAN NUCLEAR INDUSTRY
Nuclear Waste Management Organization
22 St. Clair Avenue East, Sixth Floor
Toronto, Ontario M4T 2S3 
Tel.: (+1-416) 934-9814
Fax: (+1-416) 934-9526
http://www.nwmo.ca/
Candu Energy Inc.
2285 Speakman Drive
Mississauga, Ontario L5K 1B1
Tel.: (+1-905) 823-9040
http://www.candu.com
BWXT Nuclear Energy Canada Inc.
1160 Monaghan Road 
Peterborough, ON K9J 0A8 
Tel.: (+1-855) 696-9588
http://www.bwxt.com/

RADIOISOTOPES
Nordion (Canada) Inc.
447 March Road 
Kanata, Ontario K2K 1X8 
Tel.: (+1-800) 465-3666 x1090
http://www.nordion.com 
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories 
286 Plant Rd
Chalk River, Ontario K0J 1J0
Tel.: (+1-613) 584-3311
http://www.cnl.ca 
BWXT Medical Ltd.
447 March Rd,
Kanata, ON
K2K 1X8
Tel.: 1 800-267-6211
https://www.bwxt.com/what-we-do/nuclear-medicine
TRIUMF
4004 Wesbrook Mall
Vancouver, BC 
V6T 2A3
Tel.: 604.222.1047
https://www.triumf.ca/home


McMaster University
1280 Main Street West
NRB A333
Hamilton, Ontario
Canada L8S 4M1
Tel.: 905-525-9140 x24279
https://nuclear.mcmaster.ca/products-services/medical-isotopes/
RESEARCH INSTITUTES
Canadian Light Source 
http://www.lightsource.ca/
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories
http://www.cnl.ca
Saskatchewan Research Council
http://www.src.sk.ca/ 
Sylvia Fedoruk Canadian Centre for Nuclear Innovation
http://www.fedorukcentre.ca/
TRIUMF 
http://www.triumf.ca/ 
UNIVERSITIES
University Network of Excellence in Nuclear 
Engineering (UNENE)
http://www.unene.ca
Carleton University
http://www.carleton.ca/
Dalhousie University
http://www.dal.ca
École polytechnique de Montréal
http://www.polymtl.ca
McMaster University
http://www.mcmaster.ca
Memorial University of Newfoundland
http://www.mun.ca 
Mount Allison University
http://www.mta.ca
Queen’s University
http://www.queensu.ca
Royal Military College
http://www.rmc.ca
Ryerson University
http://www.ryerson.ca/
Simon Fraser University
http://www.sfu.ca/
Trent University
http://www.trentu.ca
University of Alberta
http://www.ualberta.ca
University of British Columbia
http://www.ubc.ca
University of Guelph
http://www.uofguelph.ca
Université Laval
http://www.ulaval.ca
University of Manitoba
http://www.umanitoba.ca
University of New Brunswick
http://www.unb.ca
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
http://www.uoit.ca
University of Ottawa
http://www.uottawa.ca
University of Saskatchewan
http://www.usask.ca/
Université de Sherbrooke
http://www.usherbrooke.ca
University of Toronto
http://www.utoronto.ca
University of Victoria
http://www.uvic.ca
University of Waterloo
http://www.uwaterloo.ca
University of Western Ontario
http://www.uwo.ca/
York University
http://www.yorku.ca
University of Calgary
https://www.ucalgary.ca/

TABLES IN THE PROFILE, AS THEY ARE ONLY MEANT AS TOOLS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE REPORT.

Symbol Name Factor
E exa 1018
P peta 1015
T tera 1012
G giga 109
M mega 106
K kilo 103
H hecto 102
Da deca 101
D deci 10-1
C centi 10-2
M mili 10-3
µ micro 10-6
? nano 10-9
P pico 10-12
F femto 10-15
A atto 10-18

TABLES IN THE PROFILE, AS THEY ARE ONLY MEANT AS TOOLS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE REPORT.


To:
TJ Gcal Mtoe MBtu GWh
From: Multiply by:
TJ 1 238.8 2.388 × 10-5 947.8 0.2778
Gcal 4.1868 × 10-3 1 10-7 3.968 1.163 × 10-3
Mtoe 4.1868 × 104 107 1 3.968 × 107 11 630
Mbtu 1.0551 × 10-3 0.252 2.52 × 10-8 1 2.931 × 10-4
GWh 3.6 860 8.6 × 10-5 3412 1

TABLES IN THE PROFILE, AS THEY ARE ONLY MEANT AS TOOLS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE REPORT.

To: kg t lt st lb
From: Multiply by:
kg (kilogram) 1 0.001 9.84 × 10-4 1.102 × 10-3 2.2046
t (metric tonne) 1000 1 0.984 1.1023 2204.6
lt (long tonne) 1016 1.016 1 1.12 2240.0
st (short tonne) 907.2 0.9072 0.893 1 2000.0
lb (pound) 0.454 4.54 × 10-4 4.46 × 10-4 5.0 × 10-4 1

TABLES IN THE PROFILE, AS THEY ARE ONLY MEANT AS TOOLS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE REPORT.

To: US gal UK gal bbl ft3 L m3
From: Multiply by:
US gal (US gallon) 1 0.8327 0.02381 0.1337 3.785 0.0038
UK gal (UK gallon) 1.201 1 0.02859 0.1605 4.546 0.0045
bbl (barrel) 42.0 34.97 1 5.615 159.0 0.159
ft3 (cubic foot) 7.48 6.229 0.1781 1 28.3 0.0283
l (litre) 0.2642 0.22 0.0063 0.0353 1 0.001
m3 (cubic metre) 264.2 220.0 6.289 35.3147 1000 1