Energy statistics, February 2026
Released: 2026-04-29
24.3 million cubic metres
February 2026
5.8% 
(12-month change)
9.0 million cubic metres
February 2026
1.9%
(12-month change)
693.7 million gigajoules
February 2026
9.0%
(12-month change)
57.6 million megawatt-hours
February 2026
-2.7% 
(12-month change)
Primary energy production rose 5.2% year over year in February, with natural gas (+9.0%) and crude oil and equivalent products (+5.8%) contributing the most to the increase. Secondary energy production (+0.0%) was essentially flat, with gains from refined petroleum products being largely offset by coke.
Chart 1
Year-over-year contribution to change in primary energy production
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Production of natural gas continues to grow in February
Production of marketable natural gas jumped 9.0% year over year to 693.7 million gigajoules in February. This marked the 12th consecutive month of year-over-year increase, and production was driven by growing demand for exports. Production averaged 24.8 million gigajoules each day in February, the highest daily level since the data series began in January 2016.
Total exports of natural gas climbed 7.9% year over year to 353.1 million gigajoules in February 2026. Exports to the United States fell 6.0% to 307.8 million gigajoules, as warmer weather compared with one year earlier reduced demand. Exports to countries other than the United States reached 45.3 million gigajoules in February. All Canadian natural gas exports to countries other than the United States went to Asian markets.
Chart 2
Average daily production of marketable natural gas
Steady increase in crude oil production
Production of crude oil and equivalent products rose 5.8% to 24.3 million cubic metres in February, the ninth consecutive monthly year-over-year gain.
The largest contributor to the production increase in February was oil extraction (excluding oil sands), which was up 12.3% to 6.1 million cubic metres. The most notable gains came from offshore Newfoundland and Labrador, where crude oil production rose sharply by 69.2% from the lower level recorded in February 2025, and the daily volume reached 49.1 thousand cubic metres per day. This was the province's highest daily volume recorded since November 2019.
Oil sands production was also up in February 2026, climbing 3.0% to 15.5 million cubic metres. A 7.3% increase in production of crude bitumen was moderated by a 3.5% decline in production of synthetic crude due to partial maintenance.
Chart 3
Average daily production of crude oil in Newfoundland and Labrador
Pipeline movements of crude oil and equivalent products from Alberta to British Columbia dropped 17.3% to 1.5 million cubic metres in February. This was the lowest monthly volume since the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion's first full month of operation in June 2024. The decline was due to a mechanical incident in Vancouver Harbour that halted marine exports for several days, in addition to a shut down due to planned maintenance at a refinery in Burnaby, British Columbia.
Electricity generation down in February
Total electricity generation in Canada declined 2.7% year over year to 57.6 million megawatt-hours (MWh) in February, while electricity available for consumption was down 2.5% to 56.2 million MWh. Warmer temperatures across much of Canada compared with February 2025 likely contributed to lower demand.
Decreases in generation from hydroelectricity (-4.2%), combustible fuels (-1.2%) and wind (-1.7%) in February 2026 were partially offset by increases in solar (+37.4%) and nuclear generation (+0.2%).
Imports of electricity from the United States, Canada's only electricity trade partner, edged up 0.6% to 1.9 million MWh in February, while exports fell 4.5% to 3.3 million MWh.
Chart 4
Canadian electricity generation and consumption
Production of finished petroleum products and renewable fuels up in February
Production of finished petroleum products rose 1.9% year over year to 9.0 million cubic metres in February, largely due to increases in finished motor gasoline (+5.2%) and distillate fuel oil (+4.3%). Meanwhile, consumption of finished petroleum products grew 3.9% year over year to 7.9 million cubic metres.
Chart 5
Canadian production and consumption of refined petroleum products
Production of renewable fuels sharply increased 52.4% year over year to 0.3 million cubic metres in February, due in part to an idling facility returning to production within the past year.
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Canada's first liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal began shipments in July 2025, exporting LNG from Kitimat, British Columbia, to the global market. Previously, all Canadian exports of natural gas went to the United States. A new data series is now available in table 25-10-0086-01 as part of the monthly natural gas survey, which includes exports of natural gas to countries other than the United States.
For more information about LNG export data produced by Statistics Canada, see LNG EXPORT DATA: CER and Statistics Canada Explained.
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, 25-10-0059-01 and 25-10-0086-01)
- Refined petroleum products (survey number 2150; table 25-10-0081-01)
- Additional data from the Monthly Renewable Fuel and Hydrogen Survey (survey number 5294; table 25-10-0082-01), available on request
- 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
Energy survey data and administrative sources are subject to revisions to reflect new or updated information. Historical revisions will be processed periodically.
With this release, revisions have been made to the following data series:
- Table 25-10-0086-01: Natural gas data have been revised for the month of January 2026.
- Table 25-10-0079-01: Consolidated energy statistics have been revised to incorporate data from the above-mentioned revisions.
Starting with the January 2026 reference month, tables 25-10-0057-01 (Canadian monthly natural gas storage), 25-10-0058-01 (Canadian monthly natural gas transmission), 25-10-0059-01 (Canadian monthly natural gas distribution) and 25-10-0055-01 (Supply and disposition of natural gas) have been replaced by table 25-10-0086-01 (Natural gas supply and disposition).
Table 25-10-0086-01 contains newly added data: receipts from other provinces, deliveries to other provinces, imports from the United States, imports from other countries, exports to the United States, exports to other countries, deliveries to natural gas processing plants, metering differences, line losses and adjustments. These data allow for a more comprehensive picture of the supply and disposition of natural gas in Canada.
In the coming months, historical data back to January 2016 will be added to table 25-10-0086-01. With this release, data back to January 2025 have been added to the table.
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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