Ontario's first Low-Carbon Hydrogen Strategy is in the
works. On November 19, 2020, Jeff Yurek, the Minister of the
Environment, Conservation and Parks, announced a plan to foster an Ontario
hydrogen economy. As part of this announcement, the government
released the Ontario Low-Carbon Hydrogen Strategy:
Discussion Paper (the Discussion Paper). The
Discussion Paper will "inform the creation of the
province's first hydrogen strategy."
The provincial government seeks to understand how it can
encourage short- and long-term growth in the clean technology and
hydrogen sectors. To do so, Ontario's hydrogen strategy will
include supporting low-carbon hydrogen production with related
technological developments; building distribution infrastructure to
support these new technologies; and improving end use capabilities.
The Discussion Paper suggests that this new industry can be an
important part of Ontario's "evolving energy system"
– especially considering that approximately
