Canadian Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System Regulations (SOR/2022-111)

Marginal note:Definitions

• 1 (1) The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

  Act

  Act means the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act. (Loi)

  authorized official

  authorized official means

  • (a) in respect of a proponent who is an individual, that individual or another individual who is authorized to act on their behalf;

  • (b) in respect of a proponent that is a corporation, an officer of the corporation who is authorized to act on its behalf; and

  • (c) in respect of a proponent that is another entity, an individual who is authorized to act on its behalf. (agent autorisé)

  Compendium of Federal Offset Protocols

  Compendium of Federal Offset Protocols means the document, entitled Compendium of Federal Offset Protocols, that contains the protocols developed by the Department of the Environment and that is published by that Department on its website. (Recueil des protocoles fédéraux)

  crediting period

  crediting period means, with respect to a project, the period determined in section 5 or the period set out in the protocol during which offset credits can be generated. (période de comptabilisation)

  environmental integrity account

  environmental integrity account means the account opened and maintained by the Minister in the tracking system to maintain the integrity of the offset credit system. (compte d’intégrité environnementale)

  hybrid tonne-year

  hybrid tonne-year in relation to a quantification method, means the quantification method under which the determination of the quantity of GHGs removed from the atmosphere is based on the climate benefit from the reduced radiative forcing that results from withholding carbon from the atmosphere over the crediting period of the project, taking into account the obligation set out in subsection 22(2) that a proponent monitor the quantity of GHGs emitted and GHGs removed from the atmosphere with respect to a project for a given period. (hybride tonne-année)

  ISO Standard 14064-2

  ISO Standard 14064-2 means the standard ISO 14064-2:2019 entitled Greenhouse gases – Part 2 – Specification with guidance at the project level for quantification, monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emission reductions or removal enhancements, published by the International Organization for Standardization. (norme ISO 14064-2)

  ISO Standard 14064-3

  ISO Standard 14064-3 means the standard ISO 14064-3:2019 entitled Greenhouse Gases – Part 3 – Specification with guidance for the verification and validation of greenhouse gas statements, published by the International Organization for Standardization. (norme ISO 14064-3)

  project

  project means a project that prevents GHGs from being emitted or that removes GHGs from the atmosphere. (projet)

  proponent

  proponent means the person responsible for a project. (promoteur)

  protocol

  protocol means a protocol for a given project type that includes requirements for project implementation and methods for quantifying the GHGs emitted or removed from the atmosphere for that project type and that is included in the Compendium of Federal Offset Protocols. (protocole)

  reservoir

  reservoir has the same meaning as GHG reservoir in ISO Standard 14064-2. (réservoir)

  reversal

  reversal means, with respect to a project, the release into the atmosphere of GHGs removed from the atmosphere by that project. (renversement)

  sink

  sink has the meaning assigned by the definition GHG sink in ISO Standard 14064-2. (puits)

  source

  source has the meaning assigned by the definition GHG source in ISO Standard 14064-2. (source)

  start date

  start date means, with respect to a project, the date that activities undertaken as part of the project begin, as determined in accordance with the applicable protocol. (date de début)

  tonne-tonne

  tonne-tonne in relation to a quantification method, means the quantification method under which the determination of the quantity of GHGs removed from the atmosphere is based on the number of tonnes of CO₂ sequestered during the reporting period, taking into account the obligation set out in subsection 22(1), that the proponent must monitor the quantity of GHGs emitted and GHGs removed from the atmosphere with respect to the project for 100 years. (tonne-tonne)

  tonne-year

  tonne-year in relation to a quantification method, means the quantification method under which the determination of the quantity of GHGs removed from the atmosphere is based on the climate benefit from the reduced radiative forcing that results from withholding carbon from the atmosphere over a reporting period and for which the proponent is not required to monitor the quantity of GHGs emitted and GHGs removed from the atmosphere with respect to the project. (tonne-année)

  verification body

  verification body means a third party who is authorized under section 23 to conduct a verification. (organisme de vérification)

• Marginal note:Incorporation by reference

  (2) Unless otherwise indicated, a reference to any document incorporated by reference into these Regulations is incorporated as amended from time to time.

• Marginal note:Accreditation

  (3) Despite subsection (2), if ISO Standard 14065:2020 entitled General principles and requirements for bodies validating and verifying environmental information, published by the International Organization for Standardization, is amended, the previous version of the document may be complied with for a period of four years after the day on which the amended version is published.

• Marginal note:Aggregation of projects

  (4) Unless otherwise specified, the provisions in these Regulations apply, with any modifications that the circumstances require, to aggregations of projects.