Ontario Proposes Regulatory Amendments To The Emissions Performance Standards Program For The 2023–2030 Period

On August 26, 2022, the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (the MECP) announced proposed regulatory amendments (the Proposal) to the current Emissions Performance Standards (EPS) Program, which initially came into effect on January 1, 2022.

Ontario facilities are currently required to register in the EPS Program if: (a) they reported Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions of 50,000 tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e) or more to the MECP for any year since 2014; and (b) the primary industrial activity engaged in at the facility is listed in paragraphs 1 to 38 of Schedule 2 of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Performance Standards regulation (O. Reg. 241/19 or the EPS Regulation).