
Canada’s electricity system is under increasing strain from extreme weather driven by climate change and rapidly rising demand linked to electrification. Reliance on large, centralized generation alone is no longer sufficient to ensure grid resilience. Instead, Canada needs rapid and strategic grid modernization to prepare for a climate-resilient future.
A new report by the 2025–26 Action Canada Fellows, 'Flipping the Switch: Modernizing Canada’s Electrical Grid for a Climate-Resilient Future', explores how local generation, demand flexibility, and digital tools can strengthen reliability, reduce costs, and support economic growth. Drawing on case studies from Summerside, PEI and Essex Powerlines in Ontario, the report shows how community-scale solutions can play a critical role. It also identifies regulatory lag as a major barrier and presents actionable recommendations to empower households, enable local solutions, and better align utility incentives.
After ten months of consultations across the country, the Fellows, Wilma Shim, Gigi Chang, Chris Caputo, Leif Douglass, Rizwan Desai, and Jenny Albers, will present their findings at a free policy event focused on extreme weather and climate resilience. Join the dialogue!
📅 When: March 6, 2026 | 10:00 AM–12:00 PM ET
📍 Where: Parliament Hill, Ottawa, or online
🔗 Register: events.ppforum.ca/actioncanadafi…
📢 Report Release: March 5, 2026
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