Ottawa-area Tesla drivers finally have a Supercharger on the Quebec side of the river. Tesla has switched on an eight-stall V4 Supercharger in Gatineau, at Plaza Sotramont on Boulevard de la Vérendrye, ending a wait that stretches back to 2021. Drive Tesla and Charge News Canada both reported the site was energized this week, and Supercharger trackers now list it as operating.
Tesla labelled Gatineau a Supercharger Voting winner, which makes this a small win for the owners who voted for it. It also shows how slowly some Canadian sites move from hardware in the ground to stalls you can actually use.
What opened and what it costs
The site has eight V4 posts and is open to non-Tesla EVs as well as Tesla owners. Pricing uses time-of-day bands. According to Drive Tesla’s report, Tesla owners pay C$0.26/kWh from 11 p.m. to 10 a.m. and C$0.45/kWh from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Drivers of other EVs pay C$0.37/kWh overnight and C$0.63/kWh during the day. Tracker Kilowatt Index also lists an idle fee of C$0.50 per minute at opening.
Those numbers will move over time. Tesla adjusts Supercharger prices by site, as it did again at 281 Canadian locations this past week, so treat the in-car or in-app rate as the one that bills you.
A long road to opening
Gatineau first appeared on Tesla’s charging map in October 2021. An earlier plan at a different address never went ahead. By November 2025, Drive Tesla reported that eight V4 posts were installed at the current location, but the site then sat unpowered for close to a year before it was energized this week. That gap between installed hardware and live stalls is a familiar pattern for Canadian sites, where utility hookups can take far longer than the construction itself.
Charge News Canada says Gatineau is the sixth new Quebec Supercharger of 2026, after Sherbrooke in January, Laval and Quebec City in March, Drummondville in August and Mont-Tremblant in September. It lists seven more Quebec projects under construction: Deschambault, Brownsburg, Montcerf-Lytton, Chambly, Mirabel, Brossard (Boulevard Lapinière) and Montreal (Rue Jean-Talon Est).
What it means for Canadian owners
Ottawa owners get another option close to home. Trackers place the nearest alternative at Ottawa’s St. Laurent Boulevard Supercharger, roughly 8 km away. On busy weekends and holiday travel days, a second nearby site can mean less waiting. If you live in east Ottawa, Orleans or downtown, Gatineau is now a realistic fallback when the Ontario-side stalls are full.
The overnight rate is the real story. For a typical 50 kWh top-up, the gap between C$0.26 and C$0.45/kWh works out to about C$13.00 versus C$22.50, a C$9.50 difference on the same session. If your schedule allows a late-evening or early-morning stop, it pays to arrive after 11 p.m. or before 10 a.m. For comparison, many Greater Toronto Area sites sat between C$0.50 and C$0.55/kWh at peak after last week’s changes, per Drive Tesla Canada’s Supercharger price roundup.
Better for ski and cottage trips into Quebec. Ontario drivers heading to Gatineau Park, the Outaouais or the Laurentians now have a fresh V4 stop right after crossing the river, and Mont-Tremblant gained its own Supercharger in September. That makes a full-charge departure from Ottawa less critical on winter weekends, when cold weather already cuts range.
Precondition before you plug in. In January, a cold battery can charge slowly for the first several minutes. Set Gatineau as your destination in the car’s navigation 30 to 45 minutes ahead so the car warms the pack on the way. Our winter driving and range guide covers how much range to plan for in deep cold.
Households with a second EV. Non-Tesla drivers pay noticeably more here, C$0.63/kWh at peak. If you share trips with a non-Tesla EV, plan its charging for the overnight window or use a home charger where possible.
Voting matters. Gatineau is proof that the Supercharger Voting program can deliver, even if it takes years. A new round is open, and our guide on how Canadians can vote walks through it. Eastern Ontario owners who want more coverage along Highway 7, like the recent Norwood opening, should put their votes in.
Bottom line
Gatineau’s eight V4 stalls are now live after a wait of about five years, with some of the lowest overnight Supercharger pricing in the National Capital Region. Check the live rate before you go, charge overnight when you can, and expect more Quebec sites to follow as the seven projects under construction come online.
Charged at Gatineau yet? Tell us how it went in our Facebook group, Tesla Model Y & 3 [Ontario, Canada], and join the conversation in our X community Tesla Model* [Ontario, Canada].
Sources
- Tesla Canada: Find Us Supercharger map (live rates)
- Drive Tesla: Tesla opens Supercharger in Gatineau after years of delays
- Charge News Canada: Tesla finally opens Gatineau Supercharger
- The Electric Standard: Tesla opens an 8-stall Supercharger in Gatineau, Quebec
- Kilowatt Index: New Supercharger openings and price changes