The main source of electrical theft derives from Indoor Marijuana Cultivations.  The proliferation of Marijuana Cultivations in urban Canada is staggering.  Estimates in Ontario, Canada, alone list over a $500 million power theft loss.  In reported seizures of large indoor grow operations list over a 90% electrical theft/bypass rate.  Empirical evidence suggests well over 100,000 indoor marijuana cultivations in Canada.  Organized Crime in Canada has created an annual multi-billion dollar marijuana industry.  This industry fuels the importation of cocaine, manufacture of methamphetamine and ecstasy.  Marijuana production has become a limitless ATM to fund all aspects of Organized Crime.

"cannabis eradication and marijuana seizure data all indicate that marijuana production in Canada has recently increased, perhaps significantly". National Drug Threat Assessment 2006 - National Drug Intelligence CenterUS Dept of Justice

" The  influence of Asian criminal groups in high potency marijuana distribution is likely to increase in the near term.  Law enforcement reporting indicates that these groups are increasingly gaining control over much of the high potency marijuana production and distribution in Canada and now appear to be extending their influence in the United States". National Drug Threat Assessment 2006 - NationalDrugIntelligenceCenter. U.S. Dept. of Justice