In 2020, the province of Quebec had the highest electricity use share in Canada, accounting for some 36.8 percent of the national usage. Meanwhile, Manitoba and Saskatchewan each only represented about four percent of Canada's electricity use each that year.
Distribution of electrical energy use in Canada in 2020, by province
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