Tesla has named three Canadian communities as the latest winners of its Supercharger Voting program while opening a new round featuring 84 proposed locations across much of Canada. The results highlight continued interest in expanding fast-charging infrastructure along regional and long-distance travel routes.
The latest Canadian winners are Crowsnest Pass, Alberta; Tobermory, Ontario; and Mont-Laurier, Quebec. The communities have been selected as potential locations for future Tesla Supercharger stations following voting by Tesla owners.
Three Canadian Communities Win Supercharger Vote
The three locations join four Canadian communities selected in the previous voting round: Drumheller, Alberta; Orléans, Ontario; Boucherville, Quebec; and Sydney, Nova Scotia.
Together, the two most recent rounds have produced seven Canadian winners, covering communities in Alberta, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia.
Tesla’s Supercharger Voting program allows owners to indicate where they would most like to see new fast-charging stations. The initiative can help identify areas where additional infrastructure could improve regional connectivity and make longer electric vehicle trips more practical.
Winning the Vote Does Not Mean Immediate Construction
Selection through the Supercharger Voting program does not mean construction will begin immediately.
Tesla still needs to secure suitable properties and complete the planning and development work required before a charging station can move forward. Previous winners have shown that the process can take years before a Supercharger location becomes operational.
Site availability, access to sufficient electrical capacity, permitting and construction requirements can all influence how quickly a proposed station progresses.
For Crowsnest Pass, Tobermory and Mont-Laurier, the voting result therefore represents an early step rather than confirmation of when a Supercharger will open.
Tesla Opens Voting for 84 Canadian Supercharger Locations
Tesla’s newest Supercharger Voting round has a particularly strong Canadian presence, with 84 proposed locations distributed across nine provinces and one territory.
The locations stretch from Vancouver Island to Newfoundland and extend north into Yukon, giving Canadian Tesla owners a broad selection of communities to support.
Quebec leads the latest ballot with 24 proposed locations, followed by Ontario with 20.
British Columbia and Alberta each have 15 proposed sites, while Yukon has five.
Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador each have one proposed location on the ballot.
Quebec and Ontario Lead the New Ballot
Quebec and Ontario together account for 44 of the 84 Canadian locations under consideration, representing more than half of the country’s proposed sites in the latest voting round.
British Columbia and Alberta also have substantial representation, reflecting the importance of charging coverage across Western Canada and along routes connecting major cities, smaller communities and popular tourism destinations.
Yukon’s five proposed locations are also notable given the territory’s vast distances and comparatively limited charging infrastructure. Additional fast-charging options could make electric vehicle travel more practical along northern routes.
Supercharger Network Could Expand Across More of Canada
The latest results and new voting round demonstrate Tesla’s continued effort to identify potential gaps in its Canadian fast-charging network.
Although winning a vote does not guarantee that a station will be built quickly, the program gives Tesla owners a direct way to indicate where they believe additional charging infrastructure would be most useful.
With three more Canadian communities selected and 84 locations now competing in the latest round, the Supercharger Voting program could influence future charging coverage across cities, smaller communities and some of Canada’s more remote travel corridors.
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