Clean Fuel Regulations (SOR/2022-140)

Marginal note:Team leader

• 141 (1) Each verification must be conducted by a team that includes a team leader who is an employee of the verification body.

• Marginal note:Mandatory team members

  (2) Each verification must be conducted by a team that includes

  • (a) in the case of the verification of an application or report that relates to low-carbon-intensity fuel that is produced using an eligible feedstock referred to in paragraph 46(1)(c),

    • (i) a specialist in forestry or agriculture, as the case may be, who is recognized as a forestry engineer, professional forester, agricultural engineer or agrologist by

      • (A) a Canadian professional association, in the case of forestry or agriculture that occurs in Canada, or

      • (B) a relevant national authority of the country in which the forestry or agriculture occurs, in any other case, or

    • (ii) a specialist in biodiversity who holds a bachelor’s degree in biology, natural sciences or environmental sciences granted by a Canadian university, or an equivalent degree granted by a university outside Canada;

  • (b) in the case of the verification of an application or report that relates to the sequestration of CO₂e emissions in geological land formations, whether or not those emissions are used to enhance oil recovery, a specialist in geological carbon storage who is recognized as a geologist by

    • (i) a relevant Canadian professional order of geologists, in the case of sequestration in Canada, or

    • (ii) a relevant national authority of the country in which the sequestration or use occurs, in any other case;

  • (c) in the case of the verification of an application referred to in section 130 or a carbon-intensity pathway report submitted under section 123, a specialist life-cycle assessment critical reviewer who

    • (i) has knowledge of the requirements set out in ISO Standard 14040 and ISO Standard 14044 with respect to life-cycle assessment and set out in Technical Specification ISO/TS 14071, entitled Environmental management — Life cycle assessment — Critical review processes and reviewer competencies: Additional requirements and guidelines to ISO 14044:2006, published by the International Organization for Standardization,

    • (ii) has knowledge of

      • (A) the Specifications for Fuel LCA Model CI Calculations and current practices with respect to the life-cycle assessment,

      • (B) the creation and review of life-cycle assessment data sets,

      • (C) the critical review of life-cycle assessments,

      • (D) all scientific disciplines relevant to life-cycle assessment,

      • (E) the relevant performance aspects of the product system that is being assessed, including environmental and technical performance aspects,

    • (iii) has conducted at least two life-cycle assessments, and

    • (iv) within the preceding 10 years, has conducted at least one critical review of a life-cycle assessment as an internal expert, or at least two critical reviews of a life-cycle assessment as an external expert; and

  • (d) in the case of the verification of a report submitted under section 125, 127 or 128, a specialist in financial accounting who

    • (i) has credentials that are recognized by a competent Canadian professional order of accountants, and

    • (ii) has knowledge of the accounting basis used for the entity that they are auditing and is proficient in the application of that accounting basis.

• Marginal note:Definition of specialist

  (3) For the purposes of paragraphs (2)(a) to (d), specialist means an individual with at least four years of work experience, acquired over the most recent 10 years, in the field of the specialization.