Canada Electricity price inflation: 3.6% (September 2026) – latest figures and trend
Are electricity prices still rising?
Yes. In September 2026, electricity prices in Canada were 3.6% higher than a year earlier. That is a bigger rise than 3.48% in August 2026.
The latest electricity price inflation for Canada is 3.6% (September 2026), according to Statistics Canada. The table below lists every value we have collected, newest first.
Latest value3.6% Reference period: September 2026
Previous (August 2026): 3.48% · +0.12 percentage points
Statistics Canada · Sources · Last checked with the source
About this indicator
- Official series
- electricity price inflation (12-month change)
- Unit
- %
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Sources
- Source: Statistics Canada. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada — license
- The 12-month change is calculated by Vernumo from the official index; it is not a figure published by the source.
- We record revisions when the source changes a value we already collected.
- We do not receive a provisional/final flag from the source, so recent values may still be revised.
| Period | Value | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09 | 3.6% | Statistics Canada |
| 2026-08 | 3.48% | Statistics Canada |
| 2026-07 | 3.6% | Statistics Canada |
| 2026-06 | 3.38% | Statistics Canada |
| 2026-05 | 3.74% | Statistics Canada |
| 2026-04 | 3.44% | Statistics Canada |
| 2026-03 | 3.97% | Statistics Canada |
| 2026-02 | 4.09% | Statistics Canada |
| 2026-01 | 3.79% | Statistics Canada |
| 2025-12 | 3.18% | Statistics Canada |
| 2025-11 | 3.43% | Statistics Canada |
| 2025-10 | 1.83% | Statistics Canada |
| 2025-09 | 1.77% | Statistics Canada |
| 2025-08 | 1.35% | Statistics Canada |
| 2025-07 | 1.77% | Statistics Canada |
| 2025-06 | 1.66% | Statistics Canada |
| 2025-05 | 1.36% | Statistics Canada |
| 2025-04 | 0.94% | Statistics Canada |
Questions people ask
What is the latest electricity price inflation in Canada?
3.6% in September 2026, according to Statistics Canada.
Is the electricity price inflation in Canada rising or falling?
It rose by 0.12 percentage points from August 2026. A year earlier (September 2025) it was 1.77%.
How does Canada compare with other countries on electricity price inflation?
In September 2026, it ranked 8th of 19 countries compared here, from highest to lowest: Italy 20.4%, Sweden 16.9%, Belgium 13.1%, Australia 12.8%, Spain 11.4%, Ireland 8.1%, U.S. 4.4%, Canada 3.6%, Norway 3.2%, UK 3%, France 1.4%, Netherlands 0.8%, South Korea 0%, Japan -2.3%, Switzerland -3%, Finland -4%, Germany -5.5%, Austria -9.3%, Denmark -10.2%.