Energy statistics, June 2024
Released: 2024-09-03
23.9 million cubic metres
June 2024
6.8% 
(12-month change)
10.2 million cubic metres
June 2024
0.9%
(12-month change)
639.0 million gigajoules
June 2024
5.6%
(12-month change)
45.6 million megawatt-hours
June 2024
-0.8% 
(12-month change)
Primary energy production rose 5.9% to 1.9 million terajoules in June. Secondary energy production also posted an increase, edging up 1.3% to 0.4 million terajoules.
Chart 1
Primary and secondary energy production
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Canadian electricity generation declines in June
Total electricity generation in Canada was down 0.8% year over year to 45.6 million megawatt-hours (MWh) in June. Combustible generation (-8.1%) contributed most to the drop, followed by hydroelectric (-1.4%) and nuclear (-1.2%) generation.
Ontario (-17.8%) was responsible for most of the decline in combustible generation in June. This decrease coincided with Ontario's nuclear generation rising by 6.2% year over year, as Bruce Nuclear Generating Station came back online after maintenance.
Drought conditions that have suppressed generation across Canada eased in some parts of the country in June. Hydroelectric generation in Quebec, Canada's largest hydroelectricity generator, rose 1.2% year over year, the first increase since December 2022. British Columbia's hydroelectric generation (-0.1%) was relatively unchanged in June 2024, while Manitoba's fell 10.6% year over year.
Exports of electricity to the United States decreased 17.9% year over year to 3.5 million MWh in June, while imports fell 10.6% to 1.5 million MWh. This was the first year-over-year decline in imports since May 2023.
Chart 2
Canadian imports and exports of electricity
Crude oil production and movements continue to rise
Production of crude oil and equivalent products rose 6.8% to 23.9 million cubic metres in June 2024, the ninth consecutive month of year-over-year increase.
The increased production of crude oil and equivalent products continued to be driven by activity related to oil sands, which was up 7.3% to 15.7 million cubic metres, with June marking the end of regular spring turnarounds, which were underway over the past few months. The overall increase was driven by higher production of crude bitumen, up 9.6%, while production of synthetic crude rose 3.6%.
Following the completion of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion in May, crude oil movements from Alberta to British Columbia continued to increase, with volumes more than tripling from 0.6 million cubic metres in May to almost 2.0 million cubic metres in June.
Chart 3
Production of crude oil and equivalent products
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 triples the capacity of the existing pipeline built in 1953, opening more Canadian crude oil for export to the global market.
Production of natural gas rises year over year
Production of marketable natural gas rose 5.6% year over year to 639.0 million gigajoules in June. Natural gas production was reduced in June 2023 due to forest fires across Alberta.
Total deliveries of natural gas to Canadian consumers climbed 3.3% to 330.5 million gigajoules in June 2024, as consumption in all three sectors rose: industrial (+1.6%), residential (+19.9%) and commercial and institutional (+15.8%). Residential and commercial and institutional consumption was influenced by relatively cooler temperatures in some parts of the country compared with June 2023.
Chart 4
Canadian natural gas consumption by sector
Production of finished petroleum products rises, while consumption falls
Production of finished petroleum products increased 0.9% to 10.2 million cubic metres in June 2024. Production of distillate fuel oil (+4.7%) and kerosene-type jet fuel (+21.9%) both rose, but a 6.1% decrease in finished motor gasoline partially offset the overall increase.
Consumption of finished petroleum products was down 3.3% to 9.0 million cubic metres in June, as declines in finished motor gasoline (-8.8%) were partially offset by increases in both kerosene-type jet fuel (+25.6%) and distillate fuel oil (+9.8%).
Chart 5
Production and consumption of finished petroleum products
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Note to readers
The survey programs that support the "Energy statistics" release include:
- Crude oil and natural gas (survey number 2198; tables 25-10-0036-01, 25-10-0055-01 and 25-10-0063-01). Data from May 2023 to May 2024 have been revised.
- Energy transportation and storage (survey number 5300; tables 25-10-0075-01 and 25-10-0077-01). Data from January to May 2024 have been revised.
- 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). Data for May 2024 have been revised.
- Refined petroleum products (survey number 2150; table 25-10-0081-01).
- Monthly Renewable Fuel and Hydrogen (survey number 5294; table 25-10-0082-01). Data from February to May 2024 have been revised.
- 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). Data from March to May 2024 have been revised.
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. The table uses data from a variety of survey and administrative sources. For more information, please consult the Consolidated Energy Statistics Table: User Guide.
Data are subject to revisions. Energy survey data and other supporting data are generally revised on a quarterly basis to reflect new information provided by respondents and updates to administrative data. Historical revisions will also be processed periodically.
Definitions, data sources and methods for each survey program are available under the respective survey number.
The Energy Statistics Program relies on data collected from respondents and administrative sources.
Data in this release are not seasonally adjusted.
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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