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Zero-emission vehicles regulation under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act
Canada - January 2 2024 On December 20, 2023, the Government of Canada announced new regulations that require a specified percentage of manufacturers’ and importers’ fleets…
Ontario proposes to permit renewable energy virtual net metering arrangements for ICI participants
Canada - November 20 2023 On November 2, 2023, the Ontario government opened a consultation regarding amendments to O. Reg. 429/04 (Adjustments Under Section 25.33 of the…
Alberta presses ‘pause’ on renewable energy projects
Canada - September 13 2023 Early last month, the Government of Alberta announced that the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) would pause approvals on new renewable energy…
Government of Canada releases draft Clean Electricity Regulations aimed at achieving net-zero emissions from Canada’s electricity grid by 2035 - Obligations for electricity generators
Canada - August 16 2023 On August 10, 2023, the government of Canada released draft Clean Electricity Regulations [PDF] (CER) for public comment. The final CER are…
Canada announces funding program to enable deployment of small modular reactors
Canada - March 14 2023 On February 24, 2023, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) launched the Enabling Small Modular Reactors Program (the SMRs Program) to fund the commercial…
Ontario proposes regulatory amendments to the Emissions Performance Standards Program for the 2023-2030 period
Canada - September 15 2022 On August 26, 2022, the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (the MECP) announced proposed regulatory amendments (the Proposal) to the…
Alberta finalizes new geothermal regulatory regime with Directive 089
Canada - August 25 2022 Geothermal energy — heat from deep below the Earth’s surface — is increasingly being sourced to provide heat and energy in the place of…
Québec’s low-carbon-intensity fuel content requirement to start in 2023
Canada - August 9 2022 On December 1, 2021, the Government of Québec adopted by Order in Council 1502-2021 the Regulation respecting the integration of low-carbon-intensity…
Alberta takes steps to encourage development of metals and critical minerals essential to energy transition
Canada - June 30 2022 Alberta has recently initiated legislative and regulatory changes to take advantage of worldwide demand for metals and critical minerals that are…
Federal government establishes 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan
Canada - April 1 2022 On March 29, 2022, the federal Minister of the Environment and Climate Change established a greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction plan for 2030, the first…
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