The Canada Energy Regulator has predicted that both electricity demand and Canadian natural gas production will accelerate by 2050. The regulator analyzed various scenarios, including baseline assumptions, economic growth scenarios, and scenarios assuming higher or lower energy prices. In all scenarios, electricity demand in Canada is expected to rise significantly, with a 26% to 85% increase from 2023 to 2050. This is attributed to projected electric vehicle uptake and demand from AI data centers. The outlook also sees a rise in natural gas consumption, rising from 18.3 billion cubic feet per day in 2024 to between 21 bcf/d and 32 besco by 2050, depending on natural gas prices and LNG export volumes.