Resources & Reports
A Made-in-Canada Cost-Benefits Framework for Interjurisdictional Electricity Transmission
Starting the conversation
Katherine Emma Lonergan and Madeleine McPherson
Canada needs an interconnected grid to grow our economy and secure our energy sovereignty. However, building grid connections between provinces and territories faces a number of challenges including questions around a project’s benefits, who they accrue to, and what that means for allocating costs. We’re proposing a Made-in-Canada Costs-Benefits Framework to overcome decision-making hurdles and support action on critical intertie projects.
October 2026
Briefing Note: A Made-in-Canada Cost-Benefits Framework for Interjurisdictional Electricity Transmission
Key takeaways and implementation choices for a Made-in-Canada Cost-Benefits Framework designed to support intertie expansion.
October 2026
Western Transmission Catalysts: Moving interprovincial transmission from ambition to action
Western Transmission Catalysts
There has never been greater ambition to expand interregional electricity trade in Canada than there is right now. The case for more interregional transmission is now being made at the highest levels of governments across Canada.
July 2026
“It is Our Time”: Indigenous-Led Transmission Lines
Indigenous Power Coalition and First Nations Projects Coalition
March 2026
Indigenous nations are already playing a central role in developing transmission infrastructure across Turtle Island. This makes sense, all key potential transmission corridors run through traditional territories of Indigenous nations; any new transmission line in Canada should only occur with the free, prior, and informed consent of the impacted Nations. This paper offers an overview of Canada’s transmission networks and is intended to provide Indigenous Nations with an introductory look at transmission lines and the opportunities for Indigenous leadership.