15 Canadian metro markets · Updated October 2026

Commercial Solar by Canadian City

Commercial solar economics vary significantly city-by-city in Canada — a 100 kW rooftop system in Calgary pays back in 5-7 years while the same system in Montreal takes 8-10 years, driven by local utility rate structure, provincial incentive stack, and demand-charge exposure. Each city page below carries the specific pricing per watt, local utility interconnection path, federal + provincial + municipal incentive stack, and three local considerations that affect commercial solar project viability in that market.

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Ontario

Toronto

7-9 years

Toronto Hydro · $1.75-$2.00/W · 13.2¢/kWh retail

Ottawa

7-9 years

Hydro Ottawa · $1.75-$1.95/W · 12.8¢/kWh retail

Mississauga

7-9 years

Alectra Utilities · $1.75-$1.95/W · 12.6¢/kWh retail

Hamilton

7-9 years

Alectra Utilities · $1.75-$1.95/W · 12.8¢/kWh retail

London

7-9 years

London Hydro · $1.70-$1.90/W · 12.5¢/kWh retail

Kitchener-Waterloo

7-9 years

Kitchener-Wilmot Hydro / Waterloo North Hydro · $1.75-$1.95/W · 12.8¢/kWh retail

Guelph

7-9 years

Alectra Utilities · $1.75-$1.95/W · 12.7¢/kWh retail

Barrie

7-9 years

Alectra Utilities · $1.75-$1.95/W · 12.7¢/kWh retail

Oshawa

7-9 years

Elexicon Energy · $1.75-$1.95/W · 12.8¢/kWh retail

Quebec

Montreal

8-10 years

Hydro-Québec · $1.65-$1.85/W · 7.8¢/kWh retail

Quebec City

8-11 years

Hydro-Québec · $1.65-$1.85/W · 7.8¢/kWh retail

Sherbrooke

8-11 years

Hydro-Québec · $1.65-$1.85/W · 7.8¢/kWh retail

British Columbia

Vancouver

6-8 years

BC Hydro · $1.80-$2.00/W · 10.5¢/kWh retail

Victoria

6-9 years

BC Hydro · $1.75-$1.95/W · 10.5¢/kWh retail

Burnaby

6-8 years

BC Hydro · $1.80-$2.00/W · 10.5¢/kWh retail

Alberta

Calgary

5-7 years

ENMAX Power / ATCO (distribution) · $1.60-$1.80/W · 11¢/kWh retail

Edmonton

6-8 years

EPCOR Distribution · $1.60-$1.80/W · 11.2¢/kWh retail

Lethbridge

5-7 years

City of Lethbridge Electric Utility · $1.60-$1.80/W · 11¢/kWh retail

Red Deer

5-7 years

FortisAlberta · $1.65-$1.85/W · 11.1¢/kWh retail

Manitoba

Winnipeg

9-12 years

Manitoba Hydro · $1.70-$1.90/W · 9.5¢/kWh retail

Saskatchewan

Saskatoon

6-8 years

SaskPower · $1.70-$1.90/W · 17¢/kWh retail

Regina

6-8 years

SaskPower · $1.70-$1.90/W · 17¢/kWh retail

Nova Scotia

Halifax

6-8 years

Nova Scotia Power · $1.80-$2.00/W · 16.5¢/kWh retail

Newfoundland and Labrador

St. John's

9-12 years

Newfoundland Power · $1.85-$2.10/W · 13.5¢/kWh retail

Prince Edward Island

Charlottetown

6-8 years

Maritime Electric · $1.85-$2.10/W · 17¢/kWh retail

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We cover the 15 largest Canadian commercial solar markets with dedicated pages. If your city isn't here, your province still is — pull your provincial commercial pillar article (Ontario, Alberta, BC) or run the commercial solar calculator with your postal code. We route commercial quotes to vetted installers in every Canadian province.

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