What is Canadian Waterpower Day?
On October 16, 2025, we’ll mark the second annual Canadian Waterpower Day under the theme The Power We Have, celebrating waterpower as a strategic Canadian advantage and the opportunity to build on that strength for Canada’s future.
To help supporters join the celebration, please use this amplification kit with ready-to-use messages, visuals, and editable templates. Whether you’re a company, community, or individual advocate, the kit makes it easy to share your support online and showcase the importance of Canada’s largest source of renewable electricity.
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As more of our transportation, buildings and industries run on electricity, Canada needs clean generation to keep pace. Waterpower gives us a reliable, renewable foundation to meet that demand.
Maintaining and expanding that foundation can help Canada put more of its ambitions into motion. That’s the power to electrify.
Today is Canadian Waterpower Day. Celebrate the electricity that helps move Canada forward and share what the power to electrify means to you.
Explore the campaign: https://waterpowercanada.ca/canadian-waterpower-day/
#CanadianWaterpowerDay #PoweredByWater #ThePowerWeHave #ILoveCdnWaterpower
Energy security starts with dependable sources of electricity here at home. Waterpower is a Canadian strength we can build on as demand grows and the country plans for its future.
Investing in this domestic source of renewable electricity can help strengthen the foundation our communities and industries rely on. That’s the power to secure.
Today is Canadian Waterpower Day. Join us in celebrating the role of Canadian waterpower in strengthening our energy future.
Explore the campaign: https://waterpowercanada.ca/canadian-waterpower-day/
#CanadianWaterpowerDay #PoweredByWater #ThePowerWeHave #ILoveCdnWaterpower
A growing economy needs electricity it can count on. Waterpower helps Canada offer that foundation to businesses looking to invest, industries looking to expand and communities looking for new opportunities.
Building on this advantage can strengthen our competitiveness and support jobs across the country. That’s the power to grow.
Today, on Canadian Waterpower Day, we’re celebrating the connection between the electricity we generate and the opportunities we create. Join the celebration and share your story.
Explore the campaign: https://waterpowercanada.ca/canadian-waterpower-day/
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Canada’s waterpower future is shaped by partnerships that support Indigenous leadership, equity participation and meaningful decision-making can create lasting economic opportunities and advance shared prosperity.
The power to partner is built through relationships, respect and a commitment to working together. It is essential to advancing economic reconciliation.
On Canadian Waterpower Day, we recognize the importance of Indigenous leadership in shaping what comes next. Join us in highlighting partnerships that put this commitment into practice.
Explore the campaign: https://waterpowercanada.ca/canadian-waterpower-day/
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Waterpower facilities are generational assets, built to deliver reliable electricity for 80 to 100 years or more. That long life is what lets Canada keep building on this foundation: modernizing what we have and developing responsibly for what's ahead.
It takes skilled people and sustained investment to carry that work forward, today and for generations to come.
This Canadian Waterpower Day, we're recognizing the people building Canada's electricity future. Help us celebrate them.
Explore the campaign: https://waterpowercanada.ca/canadian-waterpower-day/
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Building Canada’s electricity future comes with a responsibility to care for the waters and ecosystems that make waterpower possible. Environmental stewardship guides how our operators plan, run and improve projects over time.
The power to protect means advancing responsible development alongside the work of understanding and managing environmental impacts.
This Canadian Waterpower Day, we’re celebrating the stewardship work that supports responsible waterpower development.
Explore the campaign: https://waterpowercanada.ca/canadian-waterpower-day/
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Today is Canadian Waterpower Day, and we’re celebrating a strength Canada can build on.
Waterpower gives us the power to electrify, grow, build, secure, partner and protect. These six powers show how reliable, renewable electricity can help meet growing demand, strengthen our economy and create opportunities for communities across the country.
Help us celebrate The Power We Have. The Future We Can Build.
Explore the campaign: https://waterpowercanada.ca/canadian-waterpower-day/
#CanadianWaterpowerDay #PoweredByWater #ThePowerWeHave #ILoveCdnWaterpower
Happy Canadian Waterpower Day!
Today, we’re celebrating the waterpower that helps keep our communities running and the people who make it possible. From the electricity we depend on to the future we’re building together, there’s plenty to be proud of.
Help spread the celebration. Share this post or tell us what Canadian waterpower means to you.
The Power We Have. The Future We Can Build.
Explore the campaign: https://waterpowercanada.ca/canadian-waterpower-day/
#CanadianWaterpowerDay #PoweredByWater #ThePowerWeHave #ILoveCdnWaterpower
Templates
Click to download Canva templates to customize with your own photos.
Videos
Happy Canadian Waterpower Day! 🌊⚡
Canada is #PoweredByWater - our clean energy backbone that provides more than half of the country’s electricity. For over a century, waterpower has powered homes, supported industries, and created good jobs - keeping energy affordable and reliable for communities from coast to coast to coast.
As Canada’s largest renewable, waterpower is unique: it’s clean, low-emission, and built to last. Many facilities operate for more than 100 years, providing dependable electricity today while enabling other renewables to grow.
And as demand increases, waterpower’s ability to deliver steady, renewable energy will remain essential to building a cleaner, more balanced system, supporting communities across Canada on the path to net zero.
Clean. Reliable. Renewable. Community-powered. Proudly Canadian.
Celebrate with us today! 👉https://waterpowercanada.ca/canadian-waterpower-day/
#CanadianWaterpowerDay #PoweredByWater #I💙CdnWaterpower
Canada’s clean energy advantage flows from water. From our vast waterways to our powerful rivers, Canada’s natural landscape has always been a source of clean, renewable energy. Waterpower provides more than 60% of the country’s electricity, ensuring reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy for communities across Canada.
For over a century, waterpower has powered homes and industries, and it will continue to drive a stronger, cleaner energy future on the path to net zero.
Celebrate with us today! 👉https://waterpowercanada.ca/canadian-waterpower-day/
#CanadianWaterpowerDay #PoweredByWater #I💙CdnWaterpower
Resources
Sample Caption:
Happy Canadian Waterpower Day! Discover how Canada is #PoweredbyWater from coast-to-coast! With over 600 hydropower facilities supplying more than half of our nation’s electricity, hydropower is truly a cornerstone of Canada’s clean, reliable, and renewable energy grid.
How it works: Click on any facility to learn about its location, capacity, and generation method.
Why it matters: As the fourth-largest hydroelectricity generator in the world, Canada’s waterpower is key to a net-zero future - providing dispatchable baseload energy and supporting remote communities.
Explore the map: https://waterpowercanada.ca/learn/hydropower-in-canada/
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UGC (User-Generated Content) Prompt
Instructions
Take a photo of yourself beside a river, waterfall or hydro facility (throw on your I 💙 Canadian Waterpower t-shirt or hoodie if you can!)
Post to your social media, in your caption, tell us:
- What powers you? (your work, community, purpose)
- How does waterpower power your community and Canada?
Sample Captions:
What Powers Me
What powers me is [family / community / nature]. What powers Canada? 💙Waterpower.
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It’s our largest renewable, providing 60%+ of electricity and the only renewable source of baseload energy. #PoweredByWater #ILoveCdnWaterpower
Clean Energy Backbone
Canada’s clean energy backbone = waterpower 🌊⚡ Reliable, affordable, and clean. It powers communities AND enables wind + solar to thrive by keeping the grid stable. #PoweredByWater #ILoveCdnWaterpower #CanadianWaterpowerDay
Generations of Power
Waterpower isn’t just clean, it’s built to last. 💧 Facilities can run for 100+ years, providing baseload power and supporting new renewables like wind + solar. That’s energy for today AND tomorrow. #PoweredByWater #ILoveCdnWaterpower
Canada’s Advantage
Did you know? 60%+ of Canada’s electricity is powered by water 🌊 Our only renewable baseload source keeps energy affordable, supports jobs, and fuels our economy and net zero goals. Proud to celebrate #CanadianWaterpowerDay! #PoweredByWater #ILoveCdnWaterpower
Sample Video Script (please adapt for your audience/platform)
What powers me is [insert: time outdoors / family / community / my culture / protecting the planet]. 💙 What powers Canada is waterpower.
Waterpower is our country’s largest renewable energy source, generating more than 60% of Canada’s electricity. It’s also the only renewable that provides baseload power - the steady, 24/7 energy that keeps the grid reliable and affordable while enabling other renewables like wind and solar to grow.
For generations, waterpower has powered homes, communities, and industries across Canada. Today, the sector is also making major strides in protecting biodiversity, advancing reconciliation with Indigenous communities, and building a clean energy future.
Proud to be part of the first-ever Canadian Waterpower Day, because Canada’s clean energy story is #PoweredByWater 🌊⚡
#ILoveCdnWaterpower #WaterWorks #CanadianWaterpowerDay
Powered by Water
Canada is powered by water, and every community has a story to tell.
From coast to coast to coast, hydropower has shaped jobs, energy security, and sustainable development for generations. Discover the communities, people, and projects that make Canada’s clean energy future possible.