Bill 19: Alberta's Proposed TIER System For Addressing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Introduction

On October 29, 2019, the Government of Alberta introduced Bill 19, the Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction Implementation Act, and Order in Council 213/2019, establishing the Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction Implementation Regulation (“Regulation”). Bill 19 and the Regulation are aimed to facilitate implementation of the new Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (“TIER”) system. The Government’s stated intent for the TIER system is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while protecting Alberta’s regulatory autonomy from federal intervention.

Bill 19 and the Regulation are proposed to come into force on January 1, 2020, except for certain sections.