Oil and Gas Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cap Regulations [Proposed]

The objective of the proposed Regulations is to reduce GHG emissions from certain activities carried out in the oil and gas sector. As proposed in the Regulatory Framework, the oil and gas emissions cap-and-trade system is designed to ensure that the sector reduces GHG emissions and is on a path to net-zero, thereby helping Canada to achieve its economy-wide GHG emissions reduction targets.

Related topics

• Pollution and waste management

Related institutions

• Environment and Climate Change Canada

Related acts

• Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

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The objective of the proposed Regulations is to reduce GHG emissions from certain activities carried out in the oil and gas sector. As proposed in the Regulatory Framework, the oil and gas emissions cap-and-trade system is designed to ensure that the sector reduces GHG emissions and is on a path to net-zero, thereby helping Canada to achieve its economy-wide GHG emissions reduction targets.

To read the information about these proposed regulations, please refer to Part I of the Canada Gazette in the “Legislative change” tab.

The objective of the proposed Regulations is to reduce GHG emissions from certain activities carried out in the oil and gas sector. As proposed in the Regulatory Framework, the oil and gas emissions cap-and-trade system is designed to ensure that the sector reduces GHG emissions and is on a path to net-zero, thereby helping Canada to achieve its economy-wide GHG emissions reduction targets.