Energy statistics, April 2026
Released: 2026-06-30
26.0 million cubic metres
April 2026
4.2% 
(12-month change)
9.2 million cubic metres
April 2026
3.9%
(12-month change)
718.3 million gigajoules
April 2026
6.9%
(12-month change)
50.2 million megawatt-hours
April 2026
2.7%
(12-month change)
Primary energy production increased 4.1% year over year to 2.1 million gigajoules in April, with gains in five of the six subsectors.
Chart 1
Year-over-year contribution to change in primary energy production
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Record high exports of refined petroleum products in April
Production of refined petroleum products rose 3.9% year over year to 9.2 million cubic metres in April, the highest level of production for the month since this data series began in 2019. The increase in April 2026 was driven by distillate fuel oil (+16.3%) and kerosene-type jet fuel (+37.4%), while finished motor gasoline (-4.0%) tempered the overall growth.
Exports of refined petroleum products jumped 69.7% year over year to 2.3 million cubic metres in April due to higher prices amid the uncertainty caused by the conflict in Iran. This was the highest level of exports recorded since this series began. Exports of distillate fuel oil (+64.7%) led the increase, followed by finished motor gasoline (+184.9%) and kerosene-type jet fuel (+171.6%).
Meanwhile, domestic consumption (-4.7%) and imports (-51.8%) were both down year over year in April.
Chart 2
Exports of refined petroleum products
Crude oil production continues upward trend
Production of crude oil and equivalent products rose 4.2% in April to reach 26.0 million cubic metres, marking the 11th consecutive month of year-over-year increase.
Oil sands extraction contributed the most to the gain in April, rising 4.0% year over year to 16.6 million cubic metres. This increase was driven by higher production of synthetic crude oil (+14.8%), as spring maintenance, which typically has a substantial impact on synthetic crude output, was less intense compared with April 2025. Production of crude bitumen moderated the overall increase, dropping 2.0% to 10.1 million cubic metres.
Oil extraction (except oil sands) was also up in April, climbing 5.2% to 6.7 million cubic metres. The increase largely came from offshore Newfoundland and Labrador, where production rose sharply by 26.4% to 1.5 million cubic metres, the highest monthly volume since March 2020.
Exports of crude oil and equivalent products rose 11.4% to 21.6 million cubic metres in April 2026. This was the largest year-over-year increase since May 2021, as the supply of crude oil from the Middle East continued to be restricted in April due to the closing of the Strait of Hormuz and the ongoing conflict in Iran. Following a 5.9% increase in March 2026, exports to the United States by pipeline rose 8.8% year over year in April, while marine exports to destinations in Asia and Europe climbed 46.6%.
Chart 3
Canadian exports of crude oil
Production of natural gas climbs in April
Production of marketable natural gas grew 6.9% year over year to 718.3 million gigajoules in April due to increases in both British Columbia (+16.3%) and Alberta (+1.9%).
Total deliveries to Canadian consumers climbed 2.5% in April, driven by increased demand from Alberta (+5.9%), which faced colder temperatures compared with the same month one year earlier.
Exports of natural gas rose 7.0% year over year to 298.6 million gigajoules in April, while imports declined 12.2% to 78.1 million gigajoules.
Chart 4
Production, consumption and exports of natural gas for the month of April, 2020 to 2026
Electricity generation, exports and imports rise in April
Total electricity generation in Canada rose 2.7% year over year to 50.2 million megawatt-hours (MWh) in April. Increases in hydroelectric (+5.4%) and combustible (+8.1%) generation outweighed declines from nuclear (-11.1%), wind (-1.8%) and solar (-5.8%).
Exports of electricity to the United States were up 33.5% year over year to 3.4 million MWh in April, while imports increased 14.4% to 2.0 million MWh.
Chart 5
Generation, exports and imports of electricity
Focus on Canada and the United States
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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 EXPORTDATA: 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 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; table 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
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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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