As Toronto welcomes the FIFA World Cup and fans cheer for smart plays on the field, the Ontario government is preparing to make one of the biggest unforced errors in the province’s history: building the world’s largest nuclear station on the shores of Lake Ontario east of Toronto.
A giant waterfront spa. Jets at Toronto’s island airport. A tunnel under the 401. Paving over the greenbelt. The world’s largest nuclear station.
What do these projects have in common?
Few Ontarians asked for them. Their costs are either unknown or enormous. Superior, lower-cost alternatives are readily available.
Ontario Power Generation’s proposal to build the world’s largest nuclear station at Wesleyville, near Port Hope in Northumberland County, could include ten or more reactors, cover 1,300 acres of Lake Ontario waterfront, and cost Ontario families and businesses $230 billion, while producing deadly radioactive waste that will require safeguarding for 1 million years, according to the Nuclear Waste Management Organization.
And here’s the kicker.
While renewable energy and storage continue to get cheaper, Doug Ford wants to lock us into the most expensive electricity option available.
Why spend $230 billion building the world’s largest nuclear station, when wind and solar are less than one-third the cost?
The rest of the world is going renewable. More than 90% of new electricity generation capacity added globally in 2024 came from renewable energy.
Meanwhile, nuclear energy’s share of global electricity production has fallen from 17.5% in 1996 to 9% in 2025. China, one of the few places currently building reactors, installed 197 times more solar and wind in 2023-24 than nuclear.
Ontario has a winning alternative.
Instead of hosting the world’s largest nuclear station, the Wesleyville site could become a hub for solar power, battery storage and offshore wind energy from Lake Ontario. These technologies are smart, readily available, cost less, and can be built out much faster.
It’s time to give the Wesleyville Nuclear Project a red card.
What you can do:
Send an email to provincial politicians — tell them it’s time to turn to renewable energy solutions for our communities.
Please make a donation to support our campaign to move Ontario towards a renewable electricity future and lower electricity bills.
Thank you for helping secure an affordable, renewable future.
-Angela Bischoff, Director
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