Ontario Launches Plan to Secure Energy for Generations

June 12, 2025

Beamsville – Today, the Ontario government released Energy for Generations, the province’s first-ever integrated energy plan – a comprehensive roadmap to meet future energy needs, support new housing and power the most competitive economy in the G7. This plan is an important part of the government’s work to protect Ontario by bringing together electricity, natural gas, hydrogen and other energy sources under a single coordinated strategy to ensure the province has the affordable, secure, reliable and clean energy needed to build a more competitive, resilient, and self-reliant province.

“Ontario is taking concrete steps to ensure that our economy is powered by strong, self-reliant and competitive energy sources – particularly in the face of the unprecedented energy demands that our growing province is experiencing,” said Sam Oosterhoff, MPP for Niagara West.

“This integrated energy plan, the first of its kind, is a generational step toward an energy future that will grow our economy and support families and businesses in Niagara and across Ontario, while remaining affordable, reliable and secure.”

“At the turn of the century, our great grandparents had the vision to build Ontario’s hydroelectric dams, later our grandparents started the build-out of Ontario’s nuclear fleet, and today, that responsibility falls on us to build for the future,” said Hon. Stephen Lecce, Minister of Energy and Mines.

“While every jurisdiction around us scrambles for affordable power, our government is thinking ahead, building for our children and grandchildren. Energy for Generations represents the ambition and long-term thinking necessary to deliver critical nation-building priorities that solidify Canada’s self-reliance. As energy demand soars, our plan leverages ‘Made-in-Ontario’ to build affordable, clean, and always reliable power, built by and for Canadians.”

Over the next twenty-five years, demand for electricity is forecast to increase by seventy-five percent, the equivalent to adding four and a half cities the size of Toronto to the grid. At the same time, there is continued demand for existing and emerging fuels that are critical for powering vehicles, heating our homes and supporting industry. To meet this demand, the province is making record investments in energy infrastructure that are helping protect workers in engineering, science, construction and other skilled trades by supporting economic growth and keeping workers on the job during a time of economic uncertainty.

At the same time, Energy for Generations will modernize the grid to support a smarter, more flexible system that can better integrate and manage new technologies, from net-new nuclear to advancing national energy corridors for clean energy, transmission and pipelines, while also strengthening access to reliable and affordable fuels that are critical to Ontario’s industries, farmers and rural communities.

Energy for Generations advances a range of actions that leverage every energy resource and position the province for long-term success. Ontario will be doing this work in partnership with municipalities, business, industry and Indigenous communities. This supports the province’s ongoing commitment to economic reconciliation including increasing funding for the Indigenous Energy Support Program to $25 million annually to help build long-term capacity, support equity partnerships and invest in more reliable solutions for First Nations.

Energy for Generations provides a coordinated, long-term approach to make sure Ontario has the reliable, affordable energy it needs to be energy secure and power economic growth. The government’s integrated approach and record investments in energy infrastructure are also providing the certainty needed to for Indigenous communities, municipalities, businesses and industry partners to invest confidently in Ontario’s future. With a clear path forward, the plan not only helps meet the demands of today but will help protect workers and the economy by keeping workers on the job and powering growth and opportunities for generations to come.