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

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Media Releases

July 28, 2022

3 min read

Stay clear, stay safe this holiday weekend

Hydro dams and facilities are not a place to cool down

Toronto, ON – The dog days of summer are here and that means many people will take to Ontario’s waterways for recreation this holiday weekend. Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is urging people to educate themselves on the dangers around our hydroelectric stations and dams.

Dam water conditions can change quickly, resulting in deadly currents and undertow. Most OPG hydro facilities are remote-controlled, so there’s no one there to warn of impending danger.

Make sure to follow all signs and stay clear of waters above and below dams. Teach your children what the signs and barriers mean and keep them within your view at all times.

For more information about water safety, please visit: www.opg.com/watersafety

“Swimming, boating, fishing and hiking are all excellent ways to enjoy the summer, but please be sure to exercise extreme caution around the water and our facilities. Have a wonderful long weekend and remember, your first priority should be to stay clear and stay safe.”

Paul Seguin, OPG SVP, Renewable Generation

Quick facts

OPG operates 66 hydroelectric stations and 241 dams on 24 Ontario river systems.
Despite continued warnings, some people disregard our signs and barriers, putting themselves at risk.
OPG works with Ontario Provincial Police to enforce these warnings and police could lay charges.

Quote

“Swimming, boating, fishing and hiking are all excellent ways to enjoy the summer, but please be sure to exercise extreme caution around the water and our facilities,” said Paul Seguin, OPG SVP, Renewable Generation.” “Have a wonderful long weekend and remember, your first priority should be to stay clear and stay safe.”

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 19, 2024

3 min read

Gardez vos distances pour votre sécurité pendant le long congé

Les barrages et les centrales hydroélectriques ne sont pas des endroits où se rafraîchir

Toronto, ON – Les journées chaudes de l’été sont arrivées, ce qui signifie que de nombreuses personnes se rendront sur les voies navigables de l’Ontario pour se divertir pendant la longue fin de semaine de congé. La Ontario Power Generation (OPG) vous demande de vous renseigner sur les dangers autour de nos centrales hydroélectriques et nos barrages.

Les conditions des eaux des barrages sont susceptibles de changer rapidement, ce qui peut provoquer des courants et courants de reflux mortels. La plupart des installations hydroélectriques d’OPG sont contrôlées à distance, de sorte qu’il n’y a personne sur place pour signaler les dangers imminents.

Assurez-vous de respecter tous les panneaux et de vous tenir à l’écart de l’eau en amont et en aval des barrages. Enseignez à vos enfants la signification des panneaux d’avertissement et des barrières et surveillez-les en tout temps.

Pour obtenir plus de renseignements sur la sécurité et l’eau, veuillez consulter le : www.opg.com/watersafety

Faits en bref

OPG exploite 66 centrales hydroélectriques et 241 barrages sur 24 rivières de l’Ontario.
Malgré nos avertissements constants, certaines personnes ne tiennent pas compte des panneaux et des barrières d’OPG, se mettant ainsi en danger.
OPG collabore avec la Police provinciale de l’Ontario pour faire appliquer ces restrictions et la police pourrait porter des accusations.

Citation

« La natation, la navigation de plaisance, la pêche et la randonnée pédestre sont d’excellentes façons de profiter de l’été. Mais, n’oubliez pas de faire preuve d’une extrême prudence à proximité de l’eau et de nos installations, a déclaré Paul Seguin, vice-président principal, Production d’énergie renouvelable chez OPG. Passez une merveilleuse longue fin de semaine, et n’oubliez pas que votre priorité devrait être de garder vos distances pour votre sécurité. »

En tant que chef de file dans la lutte aux 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 postcarbone.

Pour en savoir plus, veuillez communiquer avec :

Ontario Power Generation
416 592-4008 ou 1 877 592-4008
Suivez-nous sur Twitter à @opg