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Output-Based Pricing System Regulations

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SCHEDULE 1(Subsections 2(1) and 5(2), paragraph 8(b), section 8.1, subparagraphs 11(1)(b)(iii) and (iv), clauses 11(1)(c)(iii)(A) and (B), subsections 12(2) and (3), section 16, paragraph 17(2)(a), subsections 22(2), 31(1), 32(1) and 36(1) to (4), section 36.1, subsections 36.2(2) and 37(1), sections 38 and 41, subsections 41.1(2) and 41.2(2), sections 41.3 and 42, subsection 1(1.1) of Part 3 of Schedule 3, subparagraphs 1(2)(b)(i) and (ii) and (c)(i) of Part 3 of Schedule 3, section 1 of Part 4 of Schedule 3, sections 1 and 2 of Part 7 of Schedule 3, section 1 of Part 37 of Schedule 3 and subparagraphs 3(g)(ii) and 3(h)(iii) of Schedule 5)Industrial Activities and Output-based Standards

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Item	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Item	Industrial Activity	Units of Measurement	Output-based standard (CO₂e tonnes/unit of measurement)	Applicable Part of Schedule 3
Oil and Gas Production
1	Bitumen and other crude oil production — other than bitumen extracted from surface mining — by a covered facility other than a covered facility referred to in item 3
	(a) extraction, processing and production of light crude oil (having a density of less than 940 kg/m³ at 15°C)	barrels of light crude oil	0.0159	Part 1
	(b) extraction, processing and production of bitumen or other heavy crude oil (having a density greater than or equal to 940 kg/m³ at 15°C)	barrels of bitumen and heavy crude oil	0.0544	Part 1
2	Upgrading of bitumen or heavy oil to produce synthetic crude oil	barrels of synthetic crude oil	0.0408	Part 2
3	Processing of crude oil or secondary petroleum products at a covered facility that has a combined annual volume of gasoline, diesel fuel and lubricant basestock produced that is greater than 40% of its annual volume of liquid petroleum products produced
	(a) refining of crude oil, including bitumen, heavy crude oil, light crude oil or synthetic crude oil	complexity-weighted barrels	0.00420	Part 3
	(b) production of lubricant basestock	kilolitres of lubricant basestock	0.295	Part 3
	(c) production of isopropyl alcohol	tonnes of isopropyl alcohol	calculated in accordance with section 37 of these Regulations	Part 3
4	Processing of natural gas and production of
	(a) pipeline-transmission-quality natural gas	100 000 cubic metres of pipeline-transmission- quality natural gas at a temperature of 15°C and a pressure of 101.325 kPa	10.6	Part 4
	(b) natural gas liquids	cubic metres of propane and butane combined at a temperature of 15°C and at an equilibrium pressure	0.0301	Part 4
5	Transmission of processed natural gas by a facility referred to in paragraph (b) of the definition facility in subsection 1(1) of these Regulations	Megawatt hours (MWh)	0.393	Part 5
6	Production of hydrogen gas using steam hydrocarbon reforming or partial oxidation of hydrocarbons	Tonnes of hydrogen gas	9.84	Part 6
Mineral Processing
7	Production of clinker and cement
	(a) clinker	tonnes of clinker	0.799	Part 7
	(b) grey cement	tonnes of grey cement	0.733	Part 7
	(c) white cement	tonnes of white cement	calculated in accordance with section 37 of these Regulations	Part 7
8	Production of lime from limestone using a kiln
	(a) high-calcium lime	tonnes of high- calcium lime produced and lime kiln dust sold	1.20	Part 8
	(b) dolomitic lime	tonnes of dolomitic lime produced and lime kiln dust sold	calculated in accordance with section 37 of these Regulations	Part 8
	(c) speciality lime	tonnes of speciality lime produced	calculated in accordance with section 37 of these Regulations	Part 8
9	Production of glass, including glass wool insulation, using a furnace,
	(a) glass containers	tonnes of packed glass	0.370	Part 9
	(b) glass, other than glass containers	tonnes of glass	calculated in accordance with section 37 of these Regulations	Part 9
10	Production of gypsum products that contain at least 70 weight percent of calcium sulphate dihydrate	tonnes of gypsum products that contain at least 70 weight percent calcium sulphate dihydrate	calculated in accordance with section 37 of these Regulations	Part 10
11	Production of mineral wool insulation, excluding glass wool insulation	tonnes of mineral wool insulation	calculated in accordance with section 37 of these Regulations	Part 11
12	Production of brick or other products made from clay or shale using a kiln	tonnes of brick and other products made from clay or shale using a kiln	0.223	Part 12
Chemicals
13	Production of grain ethanol for use as fuel and secondary production of ethanol for industrial use
	(a) ethanol to be used as fuel	kilolitres of absolute ethanol	0.321	Part 13
	(b) ethanol to be used in industrial applications	kilolitres of absolute ethanol	0.728	Part 13
14	Production of furnace black in any form, including pellets and powders, using thermal oxidation or thermal decomposition of hydrocarbons	tonnes of furnace black	2.08	Part 14
15	Production of 2-methylpenta-methylenediamine (MPMD)	tonnes of MPMD	4.65	Part 15
16	Production of nylon 6 or nylon 6,6, as the case may be
	(a) resins of nylon 6 or nylon 6,6	tonnes of nylon resins	0.480	Part 16
	(b) fibres of nylon 6 or nylon 6,6	tonnes of nylon fibres	0.711	Part 16
17	Production of the following petrochemicals from petroleum and liquefied natural gas or from feedstocks derived from petroleum:
	(a) high-value chemicals that are produced from steam cracking, including hydrogen gas, ethylene, propylene, butadiene and benzene produced from pyrolysis gas	tonnes of high-value chemicals from steam cracking	0.652	Part 17
	(b) aromatic cyclic hydrocarbons, including benzene produced from catalytic reforming	tonnes of aromatic cyclic hydrocarbons	0.694	Part 17
	(c) higher olefins	tonnes of higher olefins	0.954	Part 17
	(d) hydrocarbon solvents	tonnes of hydrocarbon solvents	1.14	Part 17
	(e) styrene	tonnes of styrene	0.925	Part 17
	(f) polyethylene	tonnes of polyethylene	0.164	Part 17
Pharmaceuticals
18	Production of vaccines for human or animal use	litres of vaccine	Calculated in accordance with section 37 of these Regulations	Part 18
Iron, Steel and Metal Tubes
19	Production of steel from feedstock that comes primarily from scrap iron or steel, except the production of metal ingots or the production, using a mould, of metal products of a specific shape or design to produce the intended use of which when in that form is dependent in whole or in part on its shape or design, of
	(a) cast steel	tonnes of cast steel	0.124	Part 19
	(b) rolled steel	tonnes of rolled steel	0.0937	Part 19
20	Production of iron or steel from smelted iron ore or production of metallurgical coke
	(a) production of metallurgical coke in a coke oven battery	tonnes of coke	0.597	Part 20
	(b) production of iron from smelted iron ore	tonnes of iron	1.46	Part 20
	(c) production of steel in a basic oxygen furnace	tonnes of steel	0.164	Part 20
	(d) production of steel in an electric arc furnace	tonnes of steel	Calculated in accordance with section 37 of these Regulations	Part 20
21	Production of iron ore pellets from iron ore concentrate, of
	(a) flux pellets	tonnes of flux pellets	0.0990	Part 21
	(b) pellets other than flux pellets	tonnes of pellets other than flux pellets	0.0560	Part 21
22	Production of metal tubes	tonnes of metal tubes	Calculated in accordance with section 37 of these Regulations	Part 22
Mining and Ore Processing
23	Smelting or refining, from feedstock that comes primarily from ore, of at least one of the following base metals:
	(a) pyrometallurgical smelting of copper	tonnes of copper anodes	calculated in accordance with section 37 of these Regulations	Part 23
	(b) pyrometallurgical smelting and refining of lead	tonnes of lead and lead alloys	2.45	Part 23
	(c) pyrometallurgical smelting of zinc and lead	tonnes of zinc and lead	0.856	Part 23
	(d) pyrometallurgical smelting of nickel	tonnes of nickel matte	0.843	Part 23
	(e) hydrometallurgical refining of base metals, including nickel, copper, zinc, lead and cobalt	tonnes of base metal produced	1.70	Part 23
	(f) hydrometallurgical electrorefining of copper anodes	tonnes of copper cathodes	calculated in accordance with section 37 of these Regulations	Part 23
24	Production of potash from the mining and refining of potash ore using
	(a) a solution mining process	tonnes of potash containing at least 90% potassium chloride	0.232	Part 24
	(b) a conventional underground mining process	tonnes of potash containing at least 90% potassium chloride	0.0382	Part 24
25	Production by mining coal deposits
	(a) of thermal coal	tonnes of thermal coal	calculated in accordance with section 37 of these Regulations	Part 25
	(b) of metallurgical coal	tonnes of metallurgical coal	0.0499	Part 25
26	Production of metal or diamonds from the mining or milling of ore or kimberlite
	(a) production of iron ore	tonnes of iron in ore	0.0169	Part 26
	(b) production of uranium ore concentrate	tonnes of uranium in ore concentrate	9.26	Part 26
	(c) production of silver, platinum or palladium	kilograms of silver, platinum and palladium	Calculated in accordance with section 37 of these Regulations	Part 26
	(d) production of base metal ore concentrate	tonnes of base metals in ore concentrate	0.643	Part 26
	(e) production of diamonds	carats of diamond	0.0172	Part 26
	(f) production of gold	kilograms of gold	7.71	Part 26
27	Calcining of coal to produce char	Tonnes of char	Calculated in accordance with section 37 of these Regulations	Part 27
28	Production of activated carbon from coal	Kilograms of activated carbon	Calculated in accordance with section 37 of these Regulations	Part 28
Nitrogen Fertilizers
29	Production of nitrogen-based fertilizer, including
	(a) nitric acid by the catalytic oxidation of ammonia	tonnes of nitric acid	0.310	Part 29
	(b) anhydrous or aqueous ammonia by the steam reforming of hydrocarbons	tonnes of ammonia	1.82	Part 29
	(c) urea liquor in addition to producing anhydrous ammonia or aqueous ammonia by the steam reforming of hydrocarbons	tonnes of urea liquor	0.162	Part 29
	(d) ammonium phosphate in addition to producing anhydrous ammonia or aqueous ammonia by the steam reforming of hydrocarbons	tonnes of ammonium phosphate	Calculated in accordance with section 37 of these Regulations	Part 29
Food Processing
30	Industrial processing of potatoes for human or animal consumption	Tonnes of potatoes used as raw material	0.102	Part 30
31	Industrial processing of oilseeds for human or animal consumption	Tonnes of oilseed used as raw material	0.0481	Part 31
32	Production of ethanol from distillation for use in the production of alcoholic beverages	Kilolitres of absolute alcohol	1.11	Part 32
33	Processing of corn through wet milling	Tonnes of corn used as raw material	0.0991	Part 33
34	Production of citric acid	Tonnes of anhydrous citric acid	0.479	Part 34
35	Production of refined sugar from raw cane sugar	Tonnes of refined sugar	0.102	Part 35
Pulp and Paper
36	Production of pulp and other products
	(a) pulp from wood, other plant material or paper or any product derived directly from pulp or a pulping process — excluding specialty products — at a facility equipped with a recovery boiler, lime kiln or pulping digester	tonnes of finished product	0.203	Part 36
	(b) pulp from wood, other plant material or paper or any product derived directly from pulp or a pulping process — excluding specialty products — at a facility not equipped with a recovery boiler, lime kiln or pulping digester	tonnes of finished product	0.184	Part 36
	(c) production of specialty products from wood, other plant material or paper or any product derived directly from pulp or a pulping process, namely abrasive paper base, food grade grease resistant paper, packaging waxed paper base, paper for medical applications, napkin paper for commercial use, towel papers for commercial or domestic use, bath paper for domestic use, facial paper for domestic use or dissolving pulp for viscose	tonnes of specialty product	Calculated in accordance with section 37 of these Regulations	Part 36
Automotive
37	Main assembly of four-wheeled self-propelled vehicles that are designed for use on highways and that have a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 4 536 kg (10,000 pounds)	Number of vehicles	0.216	Part 37
Electricity Generation
38	Generation of electricity
	(a) using solid fuels	gigawatt hours (GWh)	800 in 2019 650 in 2020 622 in 2021 594 in 2022 566 in 2023 538 in 2024 510 in 2025 482 in 2026 454 in 2027 426 in 2028 398 in 2029 370 in 2030 and after	Part 38
	(b) using liquid fuels	gigawatt hours (GWh)	550	Part 38
	(c) using gaseous fuels	gigawatt hours (GWh)	370	Part 38

SOR/2021-197, s. 29
SOR/2023-240, s. 40
SOR/2023-240, s. 45
SOR/2023-240, s. 46

Date modified:: 2024-12-10

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