Power generation is a bit of a red herring for almost all of Canada outside of the prairies. Over 80% of Canada's electricity generation is Hydro/Nuclear/Wind/Solar/other renewables, and about 75% of Canada's combustible fuel power generation is happening in just Alberta and Saskatchewan (and a significant and increasing majority of that is from gas).
So talking about natural gas and nuclear as magic bullets is kind of misplaced for Canada, at least until we have the technology to electrify heavy industry, agriculture, oil & gas production, etc. SMRs can help with some of that (particularly heavy industry and a portion of its heat requirements), but they're still in their infancy right now.
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