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.

Low water conditions at the tailrace of Lower Sturgeon hydroelectric generating station.

Hydroelectric Data Portal (water.opg.com)

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
Hydroelectric Water Portal (water.opg.com)

Careers
Investors
Reports
OPG Websites

The Power for Change Project

Powering positive change and investing in Ontario's future.

Using our energy for good

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) believes our power can help change the world, and not just by electrifying economies.

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.

We believe there is power in community and are committed to doing our part to be a good corporate citizen and neighbour. Learn about the many ways we give back and see if you qualify for one of our grant programs.

We have a responsibility to give back to our communities as they give so much to us. These are places where we live, work, and play, and are integral to helping us build a cleaner, more sustainable future for generations to come.

Heather Ferguson

Senior Vice President, Business Development and Corporate Affairs

Our funding pillars

The Power for Change Project was designed to address the most pressing needs of our communities, as well as support OPG’s key strategic priorities, which include our ESG Commitments, our Reconciliation Action Plan, our Climate Change Plan, and our Equity Diversity, and Inclusion Strategy.

Protecting the planetProtecting the planet

Advancing ReconciliationAdvancing Reconciliation

Supporting strong communitiesSupporting strong communities

Empowering the next generationEmpowering the next generation

Our grant programs

Our Power for Change Project empowers not-for-profit organizations located where we live and work in Ontario to do what they do best – make a difference. From donations, to sponsorships, to awards and scholarships, explore the different grant programs available.

Please review the Eligibility and Evaluation Criteria and Application Tips before applying.

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Province-wide Empowerment GrantsProvince-wide Empowerment Grants

Supporting Ontario's wellbeing.

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

Regional Empowerment GrantsRegional Empowerment Grants

Supporting our host communities.

Regional Biodiversity GrantsRegional Biodiversity Grants

Supporting habitat conservation.

A child at a desk in a classroom raises his hand to ask a question.

School Awards & ScholarshipsSchool Awards & Scholarships

Empowering the next generation.

Powering positive impact and change

We're committed to re-investing in our communities and the province to help build a more sustainable future.

$3M+
re-invested each year in Ontario.

300+
not-for-profit partners from Cornwall to Kenora.

200+
student awards and scholarships awarded yearly.

20
years of corporate philanthropy.

Tips for optimizing your grant application Tips for optimizing your grant application

Before you apply, see how you can optimize your grants application and find out which grant you might be best suited for.

The power of partnership

Explore just a few of our many amazing partners who are helping us build a brighter, more sustainable, and equitable future for all.

Anti-Hunger Coalition Timmins (ACT)

Supporting strong communities

Anti-Hunger Coalition Timmins (ACT) is an organization that fights hunger and works toward food security. Its goal is to increase access to local, healthy, and affordable food. ACT does this through food drives, community gardens, and educational programs. The organization seeks to tackle the reasons behind hunger and help people get nutritious food. OPG has supported various initiatives with ACT over the years, including its Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser and Good Food Box program. Learn more

The Sundance Ceremony

Advancing Reconciliation

The Sundance Ceremony is about cultural recovery. The ceremony, which is practiced annually in many First Nations across Canada, promotes healing from the effects of Residential School trauma, intergenerational trauma, and assists participants to reclaim self-identity through ceremonies. The Sundance Ceremony took place in Moose Factory over the course of four days in August 2023. OPG sponsored the Niwakomakanak Organization’s annual Sundance Ceremony.

Environmental Stewardship Pickering (ESP)

Protecting the planet

Environmental Stewardship Pickering (ESP) is a collaborative committee of partners from the City of Pickering (CoP), Ontario Power Generation (OPG), and Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA). Together we raise awareness of environmental stewardship in the Pickering community by organizing environmental events and supporting local groups interested in taking environmental action. Over the course of OPG’s 18-year support of ESP, the organization has fostered strong community ties and helped build a healthy environment for the future generations of Pickering. In 2023, ESP, through the support of OPG’s CCP funding, provided free environmental and family-based programs that enabled families to explore nature in a safe and welcoming environment. Over the course of the year, participants took part in nature walks, virtual webinars, environmental stewardship activities, community tree plantings, school field trips, and a holiday wreath-making event. Learn more

Skills Ontario

Empowering the next generation

Skills Ontario helps empower youth to consider a career in the high-demand skilled trades and technologies sectors. Engagement with students, teachers, parents, guardians, volunteers, and guest speakers ensure their programs connect education, experience, and employment. OPG is proud to sponsor the Skills Ontario Competition, offering a unique opportunity for top students to showcase their skills. Learn more

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Territorial Acknowledgement

Central Ontario

Eastern Ontario

Northeastern Ontario

Northwestern Ontario

Southern Ontario - Durham Region

Southern Ontario - Niagara Region

Southwestern Ontario