Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 158, Number 45: Regulations Amending the Output-Based Pricing System Regulations
November 9, 2024
Statutory authority
Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act
Sponsoring department
Department of the Environment
REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT
For the Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement, see the Oil and Gas Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cap Regulations.
PROPOSED REGULATORY TEXT
Notice is given that the Governor in Council proposes to make the annexed Regulations Amending the Output-Based Pricing System Regulations under section 192 of the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act footnote a.
Interested persons may make representations concerning the proposed Regulations within 60 days after the date of publication of this notice. They are strongly encouraged to use the online commenting feature that is available on the Canada Gazette website but if they use email, mail or any other means, the representations should cite the Canada Gazette, Part I, and the date of publication of this notice, and be sent to the Industrial Greenhouse Gas Emissions Management Division, Environmental Protection Branch, Department of the Environment, 351 Saint-Joseph Boulevard, Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0H3 (email: PlanPetrolieretGazier-OilandGasPlan@ec.gc.ca).
Ottawa, October 10, 2024
Wendy Nixon
Assistant Clerk of the Privy Council
Regulations Amending the Output-Based Pricing System Regulations
Amendments
1 Subparagraph 58(g)(iii) of the Output-Based Pricing System Regulations footnote 1 is replaced by the following:
- (iii) the date of their retirement or the date they are designated for use by the province or program authority referred to in subsection 78(1) as a compliance unit for the purposes of remittance to the Minister under section 174, paragraph 178(1)(a) or subsection 181(2) of the Act, as the case may be,
2 (1) Paragraph 78(2)(f) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:
- (f) measures to ensure that, for a GHG reduction or removal of one CO2e tonne, no more than one credit or unit is issued;
- (f.1) measures to ensure that a credit or unit issued under the program is not used by more than one person;
(2) Paragraph 78(4)(e) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:
- (e) be designated by the province or program authority referred to in subsection (1) that issued the unit or credit for use as a compliance unit for the purposes of remittance to the Minister under section 174, paragraph 178(1)(a) or subsection 181(2) of the Act.
Coming into Force
3 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.
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