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Remote Communities Energy Database (2025)

The Remote Communities Energy Database (RCED) is a tool that aims to collect and show pertinent information about the generation and use of electricity and other energy sources for all remote communities of Canada. This data is collected from a variety sources, including Statistics Canada, Provincial and Territorial Governments, utilities, public reports and communities.

The term “remote community” refers to any community not currently connected to the North American electrical grid nor to the piped natural gas network; and which is a permanent or long-term (five years or more) settlement with at least 10 dwellings.

Disclaimer:

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) accepts no responsibility or liability for any errors, inaccuracies and/or omissions in the Remote Communities Energy Database (RCED). The content of the RCED is a compilation of data obtained from many sources and the data is subject to change without notice. Neither does NRCan warrant or guarantee that the information is accurate, complete or current at all times. In no event will NRCan or the Government of Canada and its employees be liable or responsible for any damages resulting from any such errors, inaccuracies or omissions nor will they be liable or responsible for any lost profits, loss of revenue or earnings, claims by third parties or for any economic, indirect, special, incidental, consequential or exemplary damage including but not limited to any demands or causes of action in contract, tort or otherwise including any liability for negligence.

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Date ( RI_366 )
2018
Date ( RI_367 )
2026
RI_410
  Government of Canada; Natural Resources Canada; Electricity Resources Branch/ Energy Sector/Renewable Energy and Electricity Division - ( )
Canada
Status
onGoing; enContinue RI_596
Maintenance and update frequency
asNeeded; auBesoin RI_540
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus Thésaurus des sujets de base du gouvernement du Canada ( RI_528 )
  • Renewable energy
  • Renewable resources
  • Energy
  • Hydroelectric plants
  • Diesel fuel
  • Electric power stations
  • Electricity
Use limitation
Open Government Licence - Canada (http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)
Access constraints
licenseUnrestricted; licenceSansRestriction RI_610
Use constraints
licenseUnrestricted; licenceSansRestriction RI_610
Spatial representation type
vector; vecteur RI_635
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Topic category
  • Utilities communication
Begin date
2017-04-07
End date
2024-12-31
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Reference system identifier
http://www.epsg-registry.org / EPSG:4269 /
Distribution format
  • ESRI REST ( 10.5 )

RI_410
  Government of Canada; Natural Resources Canada; Electricity Resources Branch/ Energy Sector/Renewable Energy and Electricity Division - ( )
OnLine resource
Remote communities by main power source (2025) ( ESRI REST: Map Server )

Web Service;ESRI REST;eng

OnLine resource
Remote communities by main power source (2025) ( ESRI REST: Map Server )

Web Service;ESRI REST;fra

OnLine resource
Remote Communities Energy Database ( HTTPS )

Application;Web App;eng

OnLine resource
Base de données sur l’énergie dans les collectivités éloignées ( HTTPS )

Application;Web App;fra

File identifier
1d912ea1-919b-449d-8e8b-eb6a2313a401 XML
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Hierarchy level
dataset; jeuDonnées RI_622
Date stamp
2026-04-21T17:19:24
Metadata standard name
North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata
Metadata standard version
CAN/CGSB-171.100-2009
RI_420
  Government of Canada; Natural Resources Canada; Electricity Resources Branch/ Energy Sector/Renewable Energy and Electricity Division - Kevin Force ( Policy Analyst )
580 Booth Street , Ottawa , Ontario , K1S4H2 , Canada
613-796-4009
Hours of service
8:30AM - 4:30PM
 
 

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