Electricity demand in Canada by sector 2005-2021
The industrial sector is the largest end user of electricity in Canada. In 2021, the industrial sector had an electricity demand of 233.7 terawatt hours, accounting for over 42 percent of the total demand that year. It was the only sector that had seen a demand decline since 2005. By comparison, Canadian households consumed some 179.1 terawatt hours in 2021. Canada's total electricity demand amounted to 553 terawatt hours that same year.
