Q-2, r. 46.1 - Regulation respecting a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emission allowances

Section 19.0.1 Disposition versions

2022-09-01

19.0.1. An emitter referred to in section 2.1 is bound, in accordance with the terms and conditions in this Chapter, to cover each tonne CO2 equivalent of the verified emissions of an establishment referred to in that section, as the case may be,

(1)  until 31 December of the last year of the compliance period during which the emitter informs the Minister, not later than 1 September of that last year, of its intent to request that the Minister cancel its registration in the system;

(2)  for the period ending in 2020, until 31 December of the year following the year during which GHG emissions are equal to or exceed the emissions threshold;

(2.1)  for the period beginning in 2021, until 31 December of the year preceding the year during which GHG emissions are equal to or exceed the emissions threshold;

(3)  until 31 December following the third consecutive emissions reporting for which the emissions of that establishment are below the reporting threshold referred to in section 6.1 of the Regulation respecting mandatory reporting of certain emissions of contaminants into the atmosphere (chapter Q-2, r. 15);

(4)  until 31 December following the date of permanent closure of the establishment.

The emitter is bound by the obligation provided for in the first paragraph as of the following dates:

(1)  where the emitter’s registration in the system is done on or before 1 September of a given year, as of 1 January following that date;

(2)  where the emitter’s registration in the system is done after 1 September of a given year, as of 1 January of the second year following the year of registration in the system;

(3)  as of 1 January following the date on which the notice of intention referred to in the second paragraph of section 7.1 is sent.

Despite the first paragraph, an emitter referred to in section 2.1 that ceases to be subject to the coverage requirement provided for in the first paragraph and that wishes to continue to cover emissions from its establishment or, as the case may be, its enterprise, must send the Minister a written notice setting out its intention not later than 1 September following the third consecutive emissions report for which the emissions from the establishment or enterprise are below the emissions threshold referred to in section 6.1 of the Regulation respecting mandatory reporting of certain emissions of contaminants into the atmosphere.

An emitter that sends a notice under the third paragraph has, for a period of 5 consecutive years beginning on 1 January following the end of its coverage requirement under the first paragraph or until it is once again required to cover its emissions, the same rights and obligations as an emitter referred to in section 2.1.

Despite the fourth paragraph, an emitter that continues to cover the emissions from its establishment cannot ask the Minister to cancel its registration until the expiry of the 5-year period provided for in that paragraph.

O.C. 1125-2017, s. 25; O.C. 1288-2020, s. 6; O.C. 1462-2022, s. 20.

2021-01-01

19.0.1. An emitter referred to in section 2.1 is bound, in accordance with the terms and conditions in this Chapter, to cover each tonne CO2 equivalent of the verified emissions of an establishment referred to in that section, as the case may be,

(1)  until 31 December of the last year of the compliance period during which the emitter informs the Minister, not later than 1 September of that last year, of its intent to request that the Minister cancel its registration in the system;

(2)  until 31 December of the year following the year during which GHG emissions are equal to or exceed the emissions threshold;

(3)  until 31 December following the third consecutive emissions reporting for which the emissions of that establishment are below the reporting threshold referred to in section 6.1 of the Regulation respecting mandatory reporting of certain emissions of contaminants into the atmosphere (chapter Q-2, r. 15);

(4)  until 31 December following the date of permanent closure of the establishment.

The emitter is bound by the obligation provided for in the first paragraph as of the following dates:

(1)  where the emitter’s registration in the system is done on or before 1 September of a given year, as of 1 January following that date;

(2)  where the emitter’s registration in the system is done after 1 September of a given year, as of 1 January of the second year following the year of registration in the system;

(3)  as of 1 January following the date on which the notice of intention referred to in the second paragraph of section 7.1 is sent.

O.C. 1125-2017, s. 25; O.C. 1288-2020, s. 6.

2017-11-29

19.0.1. An emitter referred to in section 2.1 is bound, in accordance with the terms and conditions in this Chapter, to cover each tonne CO2 equivalent of the verified emissions of an establishment referred to in that section, as the case may be,

(1)  until 31 December of the last year of the compliance period during which the emitter informs the Minister, not later than 1 September of that last year, of its intent to request that the Minister cancel its registration in the system;

(2)  until 31 December of the year following the year during which GHG emissions are equal to or exceed the emissions threshold;

(3)  until 31 December following the third consecutive emissions reporting for which the emissions of that establishment are below the reporting threshold referred to in section 6.1 of the Regulation respecting mandatory reporting of certain emissions of contaminants into the atmosphere (chapter Q-2, r. 15).

The emitter is bound by the obligation provided for in the first paragraph as of the following dates:

(1)  where the emitter’s registration in the system is done on or before 1 September of a given year, as of 1 January following that date;

(2)  where the emitter’s registration in the system is done after 1 September of a given year, as of 1 January of the second year following the year of registration in the system.

O.C. 1125-2017, s. 25.