Québec's Hydrogen Regulatory Framework – Key Considerations For Infrastructure Players

Hydrogen production has recently become increasingly appealing to the energy sector due to its potential to provide clean fuel on a commercial scale to the transportation and utility sectors, in addition to existing industrial sectors such as oil and gas and agriculture. Policymakers around the world - including in Canada, France, Germany and Japan - are also focusing on the use of hydrogen to achieve their objectives of reducing CO2 emissions.

In a recent Osler Update, we summarized The Hydrogen Strategy for Canada and highlighted some steps infrastructure players should consider to capitalize on new opportunities in the hydrogen sector.

In this update, we focus more specifically on the province of Québec and the applicable regulations to those interested in developing hydrogen production facilities in Québec. In fact, Québec is an attractive location for green hydrogen production because of the availability of relatively inexpensive electricity produced from