Government Of Canada Publishes Final Clean Fuel Regulations

The federal government has published the final Clean Fuel Regulations (CFR) under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. The CFR sets increasingly stringent requirements on producers and importers of liquid fossil fuels to reduce the carbon intensity of gasoline and diesel.

What you need to know

• The CFR replaces the current federal Renewable Fuels Regulations (RFR). Only liquid fossil fuels (gasoline and diesel) are covered under the CFR. This differs from the initial CFR design proposed in 2016, which applied more broadly to liquid, gaseous and solid fuels.
• The CFR will require gasoline and diesel primary suppliers (i.e., producers and importers) to reduce the carbon intensity (CI) of the fuels they produce in or import into Canada. Relative to 2016 levels, the required reduction is 3.5 grams of carbon dioxide equivalent per megajoule (gCO2e/MJ) in 2023, increasing to 14 gCO2e/MJ in 2030.