With the current Trump administration cracking down on electric vehicles (EVs), the threat of a trade war as well as other uncertainties in the auto industry, it’s virtually impossible to predict where the auto industry will head next. Things are even more complicated on the EV side of things.
But while the U.S. seems to be pulling back from its EV investments, other countries are staying the course with their electrification plans. Canada, currently deeply impacted by a boiling relationship with its southern neighbor, is arguably the most at risk of a slow-down in EV adoption. The country recently paused its nationwide EV incentive program when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stepped down from office, while some generous provinces like Quebec have also halted their programs.
Yet, none of that seems to have had an impact on the country’s EV roadmap. As a matter of fact, Canada is on track to reach a public charging infrastructure milestone.
Canadian EV Drivers Now Have Access To Nearly 13,000 Public Chargers
Experts in the EV sector agree: in order for EV adoption to continue growing, the industry needs to do more than release competitive vehicles with a segment-leading range figure. Public charging infrastructure also needs to follow along, providing EV owners the peace of mind they need when venturing out on long-distance road trips.
The good news is that public charging in Canada has been seeing strong growth over the last year. According to data from Natural Resources Canada on the matter, relayed by Electric Autonomy Canada, between March 2024 and 2025, Canada saw an increase of 24.2-percent in its public EV charging grid. As I write this, Canadian EV owners have access to 12,955 public chargers, totaling an impressive 33,767 charging ports. Of that number, 11,087 stations (27,456 ports) are of the level 2 type, while 2,192 stations (6,309 ports) are DC fast-charging units. This all translates into a 23.4-percent increase in Level 2 chargers and a 27.8-percent increase in DC fast chargers over the past 12 months.
In its report, Electric Autonomy explains that this rapid expansion — which is expected to continue growing this year — can be attributed to an influx of new players in the EV charging sector across the country, but also to the expansion of Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS).
Tesla’s Superchargers Lead The Pack In Canada
The fact that all carmakers are slowly adopting the NACS charging protocol will definitely have a role in how consumers approach the EV space. More chargers mean less range anxiety and more confidence to hit the road, leading to more sales. But while several new private companies have taken a stab at public charging in Canada, including even some petrol companies like Petro-Canada and Shell, the Tesla Supercharger network remains the most dominant one, offering no less than 2,362 DC fast-charging units at 237 stations, with charging outputs of at least 250 kW. Below is the list of all public charging companies currently doing business in Canada.
Charging Companies In Canada
- Tesla Supercharger: 2,362 DC fast chargers at 237 stations
- FLO (including Peaks to Prairies): 1,020 DC fast chargers, and 10,800 level 2 chargers.
- Aura Charging Network: 120 DC fast chargers at 25 stations, and 31 level 2 chargers at 25 stations.
- ChargePoint: 348 DC fast chargers at 324 stations, and 6,636 level 2 chargers at 3,529 stations.
- EcoCharge: 110 DC fast chargers at 106 stations.
- Electrify Canada: 204 DC fast chargers at 45 stations.
- Parkland (On the Run): 218 DC fast chargers.
- Petro-Canada: 95 DC fast chargers at 49 stations, and 5 level chargers at 9 stations.
- Shell Recharge Solutions: 28 DC fast chargers at 9 stations, and 38 level 2 chargers at 17 stations.
- SWTCH Energy: 36 DC fast chargers at 18 stations, and 1,673 level 2 chargers at 1,673 stations.
- Hypercharge: 38 DC fast chargers and 2,234 level chargers.
- Alimentation Couche-Tard/Circle K Recharge: 108 DC fast chargers at 27 stations.
- OpConnect: 2 DC fast chargers at 1 station, 193 level 2 chargers at 43 stations.
But while the private sector has helped boost public charging across the Great White North, the public sector has also had a major play in this expansion.
Quebec’s pioneering Electric Circuit (Le Circuit électrique), a semi-provincially run subdivision of the Hydro Quebec utility company, remains a strong player in this space. It currently runs 1,163 DC fast chargers at 445 stations, and 5,873 level 2 chargers at 2,525 stations. The Electric Circuit’s main distinction is its ability to keep all chargers — some of them being run by the private sector — under one umbrella, and operated through a single app. I personally use this service for the EVs I review, I can attest that it is one of the most reliable EV public charging services I have ever sampled.
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