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 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

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.

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.

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.

Hydroelectric Water Portal (water.opg.com)

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

News & resources

Watt’s New
In our revamped e-newsletter, find out how we're helping electrify Ontario while strengthening its economy, communities, and the environment.
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
Hydroelectric Water Portal (water.opg.com)

Careers
Investors
Reports
OPG Websites
- Initiatives
- Subsidiaries

Grant & scholarship programs

Building a more sustainable future through corporate philanthropy

Ontario Power Generation's (OPG) Power for Change Project offers different grant, awards, and scholarship programs to give back to the communities which give so much to us. Learn more about our available funding programs.

Register with Benevity

It's important to us that the administration of our program is as easy and seamless as possible so you can focus on what you do best - making a difference. Please take a moment to ensure that your organization is registered on Benevity and your banking details are included, to receive Electronic Funds Transfers (EFTs) on Benevity.

Application windows

Please refer to the table below for application windows and payment timing. Requests will be reviewed, evaluated and decisions made at the end of each application window. Applications close November 15 each year.

Application window	Payment window
January 1 to March 31, 2025	April to May, 2025
April 1 to June 30, 2025	July to August, 2025
July 1 to September 30, 2025	October to November, 2025
October 1 to November 15, 2025	December 2025 to January 2026

Apply today for one of our available grant and scholarship programs

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Province-wide Empowerment Grant Program

STATUS: Open - Please note our application windows and timelines above.

Applications close Nov. 15, 2025

One-time or multi-year donations and sponsorships that provide province-wide benefit in Ontario
They must, however, support the areas and people where we operate
Grants generally range from $10k to $100k+
Grants are open year-round, and applications are reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis

Children enjoying crafts at OPG’s Tuesdays on the Trail program

Regional Empowerment Grant Program

STATUS: Open - Please note our application windows and timelines above.

Applications close Nov. 15, 2025

One-time or multi-year donations and sponsorships that support grassroot initiatives in one of our host communities
Grants generally range from $2k up to $25k
Grants are open year-round and applications are reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis

Regional Biodiversity Grant Program

STATUS: Closed

Multi-year habitat conservation grants that support the environmental and ecological health of Ontario with a focus on our host communities
This program runs on a three-year funding cycle
Application is now CLOSED and will re-open in December 2026

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School Awards & Scholarships

STATUS: Invite only

High School Awards
- Yearly awards supporting exceptional high school graduates in our host communities
- Awards valued at $500 each

Post Secondary Scholarships
- Post-secondary scholarship program supporting key business talent areas (e.g. skilled trades, engineering, technology)
- Awarded to select post-secondary institutions, including universities, colleges, skilled trades, and technology institutions.
- Scholarship value varies by program and school.

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Visit our Resource & Support page to help optimize your funding application.

Territorial Acknowledgement

Central Ontario

Eastern Ontario

Northeastern Ontario

Northwestern Ontario

Southern Ontario - Durham Region

Southern Ontario - Niagara Region

Southwestern Ontario

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