Find your local power outage guide: Alberta, BC, Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto and Ottawa.
Key takeaways
- Start with the 72 hour minimum from the Government of Canada, then use your local guide.
- Each guide covers the local utility, who to call and what the utility advises.
- We have not found any notice of a coming blackout in any province.
Outages are local, so the best plan uses your utility's advice. Every guide below starts from the Government of Canada minimum of 72 hours and adds local steps. We have not found a notice of a coming blackout in any province.
By province
- Alberta: grid alerts explained and the Alberta outage guide
- British Columbia: storm season prep and the BC guide
- Ontario: is the grid at risk? and the Ontario guide
- Quebec: Hydro-Quebec prep and the Quebec guide
- Manitoba and Saskatchewan (see also the Prairies guide)
- Nova Scotia and the Atlantic Canada guide
By city
National guides
For the news behind the 90 day headlines, see the 90 day blackout warning explained. For the plan itself, use the 72 hour checklist and what you need during a blackout.
Quick answers
Where do I start?
With the Government of Canada minimum of 72 hours of water, food, light, a radio and medication planning.
Is a blackout coming to my province?
We have not found any notice of one for any province.
Who do I report an outage to?
Your local utility. Each guide lists the number or app.
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