Our mission, vision & values

As Ontario’s largest clean electricity generator, see how our focus is on generating safe, efficient, and reliable energy.

About

Our partnerships & subsidiaries
Our subsidiaries & partnerships are helping us improve electricity generation, storage, and distribution technology to electrify life in one generation.
Who we are
Powering Ontario
Ontario’s need for power never takes a rest and neither does OPG — we’re on the job 24 hours a day, seven days a week, powering Ontario.
What we do
Public safety
We maintain a long-term commitment to the health, safety and energy needs of Ontarians, and it shows in everything we do.
Our commitments in action
Code of Business Conduct
We operate according to a Code of Business Conduct that ensures safety, integrity and efficiency for Ontario.
Governance & regulation

Workers in hard hats look out from the top of an open stairway before a huge Canadian flag in a nuclear plant.

Our role in the system

Our role is to help build a stronger Ontario by investing in clean, affordable power and energy solutions that help grow Ontario's economy.

Power generation

Nuclear power
Nuclear power plays an important role in Ontario and OPG’s energy mix, and its critical to helping us achieving our net-zero goals.
Our power
Educational resources
We support students and educators by providing learning resources developed specifically for teachers, young people and schools.
Our role in the system
Nuclear safety and emergency preparedness
We build safety into every step of our energy production and about our comprehensive emergency preparedness plans for Ontarians.
Our commitment to safety
- Nuclear safety and emergency preparedness
- Water safety

The pristine turbine hall at Darlington Nuclear Generating Station.

Darlington refurbishment project

Once complete, this project will enable production of clean, safe, low-cost, and emission-free electricity from Darlington for 30 more years.

Projects & services

Darlington SMR
The Darlington site is the only location in Canada licenced for new nuclear with a completed and accepted Environmental Assessment.
Our projects
Clean energy credits
With an extensive portfolio of clean energy generation across North America, OPG can offer environmental credits in both Canada and the US.
Our services
- Electrification services
- Clean energy credits

Ouimet Canyon Provincial Park, Thunder Bay, Ontario

Territorial acknowledgement

We respectfully acknowledge that our facilities are located within the traditional and treaty territory of Indigenous Nations and communities.

Community investment

The Power for Change Project was designed to give back to Ontario and to the communities where we operate, to help build a cleaner, more sustainable future for generations to come.

Communities

Territorial Acknowledgement
- Territorial Acknowledgement
  OPG respectfully acknowledges that the lands on which its generating stations and other assets are located are within the traditional and treaty territory of many Indigenous communities. Click to read more.
Central Ontario
- Central Ontario
  Central Ontario is home to 20 of our hydroelectric facilities, some of which, like our Sills Island Generating Station, have been part of their community for more than one hundred years.
Eastern Ontario
- Eastern Ontario
  Eastern Ontario is host to one gas-fired generating station and 15 of our hydroelectric generating stations on the St. Lawrence, Ottawa and Madawaska Rivers.
Northeastern Ontario
- Northeastern Ontario
  Northeastern Ontario contains 14 of our hydroelectric stations, including several we built or redeveloped through key partnerships with local Indigenous communities.
Northwestern Ontario
- Northwestern Ontario
  Northwestern Ontario hosts 11 of our hydroelectric stations as well as a former coal generating station that we converted to use biomass as fuel.
Southern Ontario - Durham Region
- Southern Ontario - Durham Region
  The golden horseshoe of Southern Ontario is home to key operations including our Darlington and Pickering nuclear stations in Clarington and Pickering.
Southern Ontario - Niagara Region
- Southern Ontario - Niagara Region
  The golden horseshoe of Southern Ontario is home to key operations including our iconic Sir Adam Beck hydroelectric stations in Niagara Falls.
Southwestern Ontario
- Southwestern Ontario
  Southwestern Ontario is host to our NSS - Western Waste Management Facility in Bruce County, our Eugenia hydroelectric station near Meaford, and our Nanticoke Solar Facility on the site of the former Nanticoke coal station.

Rough waters in the tailrace from Barrett Chute hydroelectric station.

Water system data portal

Find water level and flow information from gauges on rivers where OPG operates hydroelectric stations in Ontario.

News & resources

Net-Zero News
A quarterly round-up of stories, news and profiles that highlight our best. See how we’re electrifying life in one generation.
Newsroom
Visitor centres
At our visitor centres, the public is welcomed to see how their power is made and learn about Ontario's low-carbon electricity system.
Educational resources
Water safety
Our commitment to public safety includes making sure people know about the dangers around our hydro stations and dams.
Water system data portal

Careers
Investors
Reports
OPG Websites

Media Releases

June 30, 2021

3 min read

Stay clear, stay safe, stay distanced – Canada Day

Respect the power of water this holiday

Toronto, ON – With communities across the province re-opening to visitors, Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is warning people to be cautious over Canada Day and the traditional summer vacation period when on or near provincial rivers and lakes. Boating and swimming can be lots of fun when done safely.

We also remind the public, the COVID-19 virus is still circulating in our communities. Please follow public health guidelines and practice physical distancing this holiday to help contain the spread of the virus.

Enjoy the holiday and remember to stay clear, stay safe and stay distanced. For more information about water safety, please visit: www.opg.com/watersafety.

Quote

“When gathering with family and friends, please evaluate water conditions before entering any waterway” said Nicolle Butcher, OPG’s Senior Vice-President of Renewable Generation. “The waterways near OPG facilities are not a safe place for recreation. Water levels near our hydroelectric stations can change quickly and without warning, creating strong undertows, turbulence and sudden, powerful surges of water. Stay Clear, Stay Safe, Stay Distanced”

Quick facts

OPG operates 66 hydroelectric stations and 241 dams on 24 river systems throughout Ontario.
Obey all warning signs, buoys, fences, booms and barriers at OPG hydroelectric facilities
Lower than average rain this year has resulted in dryer conditions in many regions of the province

As a climate change leader and the largest electricity generator in the province, OPG and its family of companies are helping lead the charge to a post-carbon economy.

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For further information, please contact:

Ontario Power Generation
416-592-4008 or 1-877-592-4008
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Communiqué de presse

April 18, 2024

3 min read

Fête du Canada : Restez à l’écart et à distance, c’est plus sûr

Lors du congé de la fête du Canada, respectez la puissance de l’eau

Toronto, ON – Dans un contexte où les collectivités de la province sont de nouveau accessibles aux visiteurs, Ontario Power Generation (OPG) demande aux gens de faire preuve de prudence lors de la fête du Canada et de la traditionnelle période des vacances estivales lorsqu’ils se retrouvent sur les rivières et lacs de la province, ou à proximité de ceux-ci. La navigation de plaisance et la baignade peuvent être des activités très amusantes lorsqu’elles sont réalisées de manière sécuritaire.

Nous rappelons également à la population que le virus de la COVID-19 demeure présent dans nos collectivités. Lors du congé de la fête du Canada, nous vous demandons de suivre les lignes directrices de la santé publique et de pratiquer la distanciation physique pour contribuer à limiter la propagation du virus.

Profitez du congé de la fête du Canada, mais n’oubliez pas de rester à l’écart et de garder vos distances, c’est plus sûr. Pour obtenir plus de renseignements sur la sécurité et l’eau, veuillez consulter le site : www.opg.com/watersafety.

Citation

« Au moment de vous réunir en famille ou entre amis, nous vous prions d’évaluer les conditions de l’eau avant de vous aventurer sur une voie navigable, a déclaré Nicolle Butcher, vice-présidente principale, Production d’énergie renouvelable à OPG. Les voies navigables aux abords des installations d’OPG ne sont pas des lieux récréatifs sûrs. Les niveaux d’eau à proximité de nos centrales hydroélectriques peuvent changer rapidement et sans avertissement, ce qui crée de forts courants de fond, des turbulences et de puissantes montées soudaines des eaux. Restez à l’écart et gardez vos distances, c’est plus sûr.

Faits en bref

OPG exploite 66 centrales hydroélectriques et 241 barrages sur 24 rivières en Ontario.
Nous vous demandons de respecter l’ensemble des panneaux d’avertissement, bouées, barrages flottants et barrières aux abords des installations hydroélectriques d’OPG.
Cette année, des précipitations plus faibles que la moyenne ont entraîné des conditions plus sèches dans de nombreuses régions de la province.

En tant que leader de la lutte contre les changements climatiques et plus important producteur d’électricité de la province, OPG et sa famille d’entreprises contribuent à montrer la voie vers une économie à faibles émissions de carbone.

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Ontario Power Generation
416 592-4008 ou 1 877 592-4008
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