Canada’s public fast-charging network kept growing this summer, but more slowly, and Tesla’s slice of it is shrinking. New data from charging analytics firm Paren shows Canada added 103 DC fast-charging stations and 391 ports between July and September 2026.
That brings the national total to 2,740 stations and 9,615 ports, up from 2,275 stations and 7,585 ports a year earlier. Of the 103 additions, 93 were brand-new sites and 10 were existing sites that added chargers. The pace has cooled, though. Station additions were roughly a third lower than in the same quarter last year, and 391 ports was the slowest quarterly growth in more than a year.
Tesla still leads, with a smaller share
Tesla installed 88 of the quarter’s 391 new ports, or 22.5%, the most of any network. Hydro-Québec’s Circuit électrique was next with 61, followed by ChargePoint with 41. Tesla’s total in Canada rose from 2,729 to 3,091 ports over the year, but its share of all public fast-charging ports slipped from 36.0% to 32.1% as other networks grew faster.
Tesla’s new Canadian sites averaged 9.8 ports each, compared with 3.2 for non-Tesla sites. That’s still a big gap, but it’s down from 16.3 ports per Tesla site the quarter before.
Where the chargers went
- Quebec: 49 new stations, nearly half the national total.
- Ontario: 22 new stations.
- British Columbia: 18 new stations.
- Alberta: 5 new stations.
More drivers, busier chargers
Even as construction slowed, use went up. Paren tracked 3.84 million fast-charging sessions in Q3, up 37% from a year earlier, according to Drive Tesla Canada. Paren also said average utilization across Canadian public fast chargers was 11.0% in Q3, but only 7.4% when Tesla’s chargers are left out. In other words, Superchargers are doing a lot of the heavy lifting.
For Ontario Tesla owners, the takeaway is simple. Superchargers remain the biggest and busiest network, while more non-Tesla options keep appearing, especially in Quebec. With winter road trips coming, it’s worth checking which networks your car can use along your route.
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Sources
- Paren: Canadian EV Fast Charging report, Q3 2026
- MobileSyrup: Canada built nearly 100 EV charging stations in Q3 2026
- Get CyberTrucked: Tesla’s share of Canada’s fast-charging ports drops to 32%
- Drive Tesla Canada: Canada adds 103 DC fast-charging stations in Q3 2026
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