Electricity price · 2025-11
Electricity price in Canada
A typical household in Canada pays about CA$0.12 per kWh (≈ $0.087), Ontario Regulated Price Plan, Tiered price Tier 1 (first 1,000 kWh/month winter, 600 kWh summer), 1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2026. That is 13 of 44 countries from cheapest, 51% below the world median of $0.176.
What a monthly bill looks like
Energy charges only, before fixed charges and taxes. Multiply your monthly kWh by the rate, or use a calculator below with the rate pre-filled.
| Monthly usage | Local currency | USD |
|---|---|---|
| 100 kWh | CA$12 | $8.67 |
| 250 kWh | CA$30 | $21.68 |
| 500 kWh | CA$60 | $43.35 |
Canada uses a step (slab) tariff: the first block of units each month is cheaper and later blocks cost more. The figure above is the rate a typical household pays; the marginal price of your next kilowatt-hour can be higher.
How Canada compares
- United States: $0.184/kWh (113% more)
- United Kingdom: $0.359/kWh (314% more)
- Germany: $0.452/kWh (421% more)
- India: $0.058/kWh (34% less)
- Bangladesh: $0.074/kWh (14% less)
Nearby in North America
Calculate with this rate
- Electricity cost of an appliance at CA$0.12/kWh
- Appliance running cost at CA$0.12/kWh
- EV charging cost at CA$0.12/kWh
- Air conditioner running cost at CA$0.12/kWh
Source and confidence
Source-backed · Ontario Energy Board, Regulated Price Plan prices, effective 2025-11. Energy commodity only: Tier 2 is 14.2 c/kWh; TOU off-peak/mid-peak/on-peak also available. Delivery, regulatory charges and 13% HST (less the Ontario Electricity Rebate) bring all-in bills to roughly 18–20 c/kWh. Electricity is provincially regulated; Quebec and Manitoba are far cheaper, Alberta and Nova Scotia dearer. Rates change; if your bill shows a different unit price, enter that instead — every calculator accepts your own rate.