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Canadian Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System Regulations — 1
1 The following information with respect to the proponent: (a) their name (including any trade name or other name used by them) and civic address; (b) the name, title, civic and postal addresses, telephone number and, if any, email address of their authorized official; (c) the federal Business Number assigned to the proponent by the Canada Revenue Agency or, if the proponent is a charity that does not have a federal Business Number, the registered charity number assigned to them by the Canada Revenue Agency; (d) if the registration is with respect to a sequestration project, a statement indicating whether the proponent is the owner of the land within the geographic boundaries provided under paragraph 2(c), or, if not, the name of the owner of that land; (e) a statement that the proponent has exclusive entitlement to claim the credits issued for the GHG reductions generated by the project and that they have documents that demonstrate that entitlement; (f) information relating to any direct financial incentives received in respect of the project, including the name of the program in the case of a program providing the incentive, and, if applicable, the percentage of credits that the proponent agrees to forgo in accordance with an agreement pertaining to those direct financial incentives; (g) a statement that the proponent has the necessary authorizations to carry out the project activities and that they have documents that demonstrate those authorizations, including, in the case of a project that is located, in part or in whole, on private property that is not owned by the proponent or that uses equipment that is not owned by the proponent, a declaration signed by the owner stating that they authorize the use of their land or their equipment, as the case may be, to implement the project; (h) a statement that the proponent is in compliance with the legislative and regulatory requirements applicable to the project; (i) a statement that a previous registration by the proponent of the same project under these Regulations has not been cancelled as a result of a voluntary reversal; and (j) a statement that neither the proponent nor their authorized official has been found guilty of an offence under section 380 of the Criminal Code within five years prior to submitting the application for registration.
Canadian Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System Regulations — 1
1 Information with respect to the proponent: (a) their name (including any trade name or other name used by them) and civic address; (b) the name, title, civic and postal addresses, telephone number and, if any, email address of their authorized official; (c) the federal Business Number assigned to the proponent by the Canada Revenue Agency, or, if the proponent is a charity that does not have a federal Business Number, the registered charity number assigned to them by the Canada Revenue Agency; (d) a statement that the proponent is authorized, by each person carrying out the activities of each project in the aggregation, to register the project as part of the aggregation and to receive offset credits for the GHG reductions generated by that project and that they have documents that demonstrate that authorization; (e) a statement that the proponent has exclusive entitlement to claim the credits issued for the GHG reductions generated by all the projects in the aggregation and that they have documents that demonstrate that entitlement; (f) if applicable, information related to any direct financial incentives that have been received in respect of any of the projects in the aggregation, including the name of the programs providing the incentives, and, if applicable, the percentage of credits that the proponent agrees to forgo in accordance with an agreement pertaining to those direct financial incentives; (g) a statement that none of the projects in the aggregation, previously registered by the proponent under these Regulations, has had its registration cancelled as a result of a voluntary reversal; and (h) a statement that neither the proponent nor their authorized official has been found guilty of an offence under section 380 of the Criminal Code within five years prior to submitting the application for registration.
Canadian Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System Regulations — 2
2 Information with respect to the person carrying out the project activities for each project in the aggregation: (a) their name, title, civic and postal addresses, telephone number and, if any, email address; (b) if the registration is with respect to a sequestration project, a statement indicating whether they are the owner of the land within the geographic boundaries provided under paragraph 3(c), and, if not, the name of the owner of the land; (c) a statement that they have the necessary authorizations to carry out the project activities and that they have documents that demonstrate those authorizations, including, in the case of a project that is located, in part or in whole, on private property that is not owned by person carrying out the project activities or that uses equipment that is not owned by the person carrying out the project activities, a declaration signed by the owner stating that they authorize the use of their land or their equipment, as the case may be, to implement the project; and (d) a statement that they have complied with the legislative and regulatory requirements applicable to the project.
Canadian Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System Regulations — 4
4 Information with respect to the aggregation: (a) the title of the protocol that is applicable to the projects and, if more than one version of that protocol is included in the Compendium of Federal Offset Protocols, the date of the applicable version; (b) in the case of a group of projects that have previously been registered as part of another aggregation under these Regulations, the project registration numbers of each of the projects in the group; (c) an estimate of the GHG reductions that will be generated by the projects that are part of aggregation, expressed in CO 2 e tonnes; (d) the number of projects in the aggregation; and (e) a description of the aggregation, including its name, the activities set out in the protocol that are undertaken to prevent GHGs from being emitted or to remove GHGs from the atmosphere, as applicable, and the equipment set out in the protocol used for those activities.
Canadian Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System Regulations — 1
1 Information with respect to the proponent (a) their name (including any trade name or other name used by them) and civic address; (b) the name, title, civic and postal addresses, telephone number and, if any, email address of their authorized official; (c) the name, title, civic and postal addresses, telephone number and, if any, email address of a contact person, if different from the authorized official; (d) the federal Business Number assigned to the proponent by the Canada Revenue Agency, or, if the proponent is a charity that does not have a federal Business Number, the registered charity number assigned to them by the Canada Revenue Agency; (e) a statement that the proponent has exclusive entitlement to the credits issued for the GHG reductions generated by the project and that they have documents that demonstrate that entitlement; (f) a statement that the proponent has the necessary authorizations to carry out the project activities and that they have documents that demonstrate those authorizations, including, in the case of a project that is located, in part or in whole, on private property that is not owned by the proponent or that uses equipment that is not owned by the proponent, a declaration signed by the owner stating that they authorize the use of their land or their equipment to implement, as the case may be; (g) a statement the proponent is in compliance with the legislative and regulatory requirements applicable to the project; (h) a statement that neither the proponent nor their authorized official has been found guilty of an offence under section 380 of the Criminal Code since submitting the application for registration; and (i) a statement that no credits were attributed under another GHG reduction mechanism for the GHG reductions generated by the project.
Canadian Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System Regulations — 2
2 Information with respect to the project: (a) the project registration number; (b) the reporting period covered by the project report; (c) the title of the protocol that is applicable to the project and, if more than one version of the protocol is included in the Compendium of Federal Offset Protocols, the date of the applicable version; (d) a description of any changes to the latest information provided in either the project registration application, the latest application for renewal of the crediting period or the latest project report; (e) a description of the project, including the activities set out in the protocol undertaken to prevent GHGs from being emitted or to remove GHGs from the atmosphere, as applicable, and the equipment set out in the protocol, used for those activities; (f) a list of the sources, sinks and reservoirs that, in accordance with the protocol, must be included in the quantification of aggregate of all of the GHGs emitted and the GHGs removed from the atmosphere based on the project activities undertaken, for each calendar year, specifying, in accordance with the protocol, if those sources, sinks and reservoirs (i) are included in the baseline scenario, or (ii) are included in the project scenario; (g) the value that corresponds to the leakage discount factor that was applied when determining the quantity of GHG reductions, in accordance with the protocol, if applicable; (h) the aggregate of all of the GHGs emitted and the GHGs removed from the atmosphere from the sources, sinks and reservoirs as specified in the protocol for the baseline scenario, quantified in accordance with the protocol, expressed in CO 2 e tonnes, by calendar year; (i) the aggregate of all of the GHGs emitted and the GHGs removed from the atmosphere from the sources, sinks and reservoirs included in the protocol for the project scenario, quantified in accordance with the protocol, expressed in CO 2 e tonnes, by calendar year; (j) if, for the first project report, the difference between the quantity determined for A under subsection 20 (1) — or the total quantity referred to in paragraph (h) — and that determined for B under subsection 20 (1) — or that referred to in paragraph (i) — indicates a net increase in GHG emissions, the quantity of GHG emissions that must be carried forward to the next project report in accordance with subsection 20 (5) of these Regulations; (k) the applicable percentage determined for element C in the formula set out in subsection 29 (2) of these Regulations; (l) any data, values, and calculation methods used to quantify the GHG reductions referred to in subsections 20 (1) or (2), including any applicable GHG leakage reductions; (m) any information regarding GHG reductions that the protocol requires to be included in the project report; and (n) any data and calculations used to estimate missing data.
Canadian Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System Regulations — 3
3 A statement that environmental and social safeguards, as set out in the protocol, have been implemented to minimize the potential negative outcomes of the project and a description of the implemented measures.
Canadian Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System Regulations — 4
4 If the proponent is choosing not to have a project report verified in accordance with subsection 20 (9), a statement that they have chosen not to have the project report verified and they have agree to not have offset credits issued for the period covered by that report.
Canadian Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System Regulations — 1
1 Information with respect to the proponent (a) their name (including any trade name or other name used by them) and civic address; (b) the name, title, civic and postal addresses, telephone number and, if any, email address of their authorized official. (c) the name, title, civic and postal addresses, telephone number and, if any, email address of a contact person, if different from the authorized official; (d) the federal Business Number assigned to the proponent by the Canada Revenue Agency, or, if the proponent is a charity that does not have a federal Business Number, the registered charity number assigned to them by the Canada Revenue Agency; (e) a statement that the proponent has exclusive entitlement to claim the credits issued for the GHG reductions generated by the projects in the aggregation and that they have documents that demonstrate that entitlement; (f) a statement that neither the proponent nor their authorized official has been found guilty of an offence under section 380 of the Criminal Code since submitting the application for registration; and (g) a statement that no credits were attributed under another GHG reduction mechanism for the GHG reductions generated by the projects in the aggregation.
Canadian Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System Regulations — 2
2 Information with respect to the person carrying out the project activities for each project in the aggregation: (a) a statement that they have the necessary authorizations to carry out the project activities and that they have documents that demonstrate those authorizations, including, in the case of a project that is located, in part or in whole, on private property that is not owned by person carrying out the project activities or that uses equipment that is not owned by person carrying out the project activities, a declaration signed by the owner stating that they authorize the use of their land or their equipment to implement, as the case may be; and (b) a statement that they have complied with the legislative and regulatory requirements applicable to the project.
Canadian Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System Regulations — 3
3 Information with respect to each project in the aggregation: (a) the project registration number; (b) a description of any changes to the latest information provided in either the registration application, the latest application for renewal of the crediting period or in the latest project report; (c) a description of the project, including its name, the activities set out in the protocol that are undertaken to prevent GHGs from being emitted or to remove GHGs from the atmosphere, as applicable, and the equipment, as set out in the protocol, used for those activities; (d) a list of the sources, sinks and reservoirs that, in accordance with the protocol, must be included in the quantification of the aggregate of all of the GHG emitted and the GHGs removed from the atmosphere based on the project activities undertaken, for each calendar year, specifying, in accordance with the protocol, if those sources, sinks and reservoirs (i) are included in the baseline scenario, or (ii) are included in the project scenario; (e) the value that corresponds to the leakage discount factor that was applied when determining the quantity of GHG reductions, in accordance with the protocol, if applicable; (f) the aggregate of all of the GHGs emitted and the GHGs removed from the atmosphere from the sources, sinks and reservoirs as specified in the protocol for the baseline scenario, quantified in accordance with the protocol, expressed in CO 2 e tonnes, by calendar year; (g) the aggregate of all of the GHG emitted and the GHGs removed from the atmosphere from the sources, sinks and reservoirs as specified in the protocol for the project scenario, quantified in accordance with the protocol, expressed in CO 2 e tonnes, by calendar year; (h) if, in the first project report, the difference between the quantities referred to in element A of the formula set out in subsection 20 (3) — or in paragraph (f) — and element C of the formula set out in subsection 20 (3) — or in paragraph (g) — indicate a net increase in GHG emissions, the quantity of GHG emissions that must be carried over in accordance with subsection 20 (5) of these Regulations; (i) the applicable percentage determined for C in the formula set out in subsection 29 (2) of these Regulations; (j) any data, values, and calculation methods used to quantify the GHG reductions referred to in subsection 20 (3) of these Regulations, including any applicable GHG leakage deductions; (k) any information regarding GHG reductions that the protocol requires to be included in the project report; and (l) any data and calculations used to estimate missing data.
Canadian Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System Regulations — 4
4 With respect to each project, a statement that environmental and social safeguards, as set out in the protocol, have been implemented to minimize the potential negative outcomes of the project and a description of the implemented measures.
Canadian Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System Regulations — 5
5 If the proponent is choosing not to have a project report verified in accordance with subsection 20 (9) of the Regulations, a statement that they have chosen not to have the project report verified and that they agree to not have offset credits issued for the period covered by the report.
Canadian Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System Regulations — 6
6 Information with respect to the aggregation: (a) the period covered by the project report; and (b) the title of the applicable protocol and, if more than one version of the protocol is included in the Compendium of Federal Offset Protocols, the date of the applicable version.
Canadian Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System Regulations — 1
1 The following information for the verification of all reports: (a) with respect to the proponent: (i) their name (including any trade name or other name used by them) and civic address, (ii) the name, title, civic and postal addresses, telephone number and, if any, email address of the proponent’s authorized official, (iii) the name, title, civic and postal addresses, telephone number and, if any, email address of a contact person, if different from the authorized official, and (iv) the federal Business Number assigned to them by the Canada Revenue Agency, or, with respect to a charity that does not have a federal Business Number, the registered charity number assigned to them by the Canada Revenue Agency; (b) with respect to the project: (i) the project registration number, (ii) the municipal address of the physical site, if applicable, (iii) the coordinates (latitude and longitude), in decimal places to five decimal places, of the site on which the project activities are undertaken, (iv) the geographic boundaries of the site where the project activities are undertaken and the site plan, established in accordance with the protocol, and (v) the title of the protocol that is applicable to the project and, if more than one version is included to the Compendium of Federal Offset Protocols, the date of the applicable version; and (c) with respect to the verification: (i) the name and civic address of the verification body, as well as the name, telephone number and email address of the lead verifier for the team that conducted the verification, (ii) the name and contact information of the accreditation organization that accredited the verification body and the date of the accreditation, (iii) the names and functions of each member of the verification team, (iv) the version of the ISO standard 14064-3 according to which the verification was conducted and a description of the objectives and scope of the verification and the verification criteria, (v) a summary of the verification procedures conducted on the data and information supporting the report that is being verified including (A) any assessments, data sampling, tests and reviews that were conducted during the verification, (B) any tests of the GHG information system and controls, (C) the date and location of each visit conducted for the purposes of section 27 of these Regulations, and (vi) a declaration, dated and signed by the lead verifier, stating that the requirements of section 25 of these Regulations have been complied with and that any real or potential conflicts of interest have been effectively managed, (vii) a declaration signed and dated by a reviewer who is not a member of the verification team, stating their approval of the verification report, including the name, civic address, telephone number and email address of that reviewer, (viii) the period covered by the report that is being verified, and (ix) the date and location of each visit that has been conducted for the purposes of the verification.
Canadian Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System Regulations — 2
2 In the case of a verification of a project report or corrected project report, the following information: (a) with respect to the first project report, an indication of whether the project start date is correct; (b) the GHG reductions generated by the project — the quantity of tonnes of GHG prevented from being emitted or removed from the atmosphere — expressed in CO 2 e tonnes, for each calendar year covered by the report; (c) a record of errors or omissions, if they may be quantified, capable of influencing the quantity of GHG reductions generated by the project, identified during the verification, of the data, information or methods used in the preparation of the report that (i) with respect to each error or omission, the number of CO 2 e tonnes to which the error or omission corresponds, the related percentage calculated in accordance with subparagraph 24 (2) or (3), as the case may be, of these Regulations and a statement indicating whether the error or omission results in an understatement or overstatement, (ii) with respect to the aggregate of errors or omissions, if it may be quantified, the sum of the absolute value of the overstatements and understatements, expressed in CO 2 e tonnes, the related percentage calculated in accordance with subparagraph 24 (3) of these Regulations and a statement indicating whether the net result is an understatement or an overstatement, and (iii) includes any corrections made by the proponent as a result of the errors or omissions; (d) an opinion from the verification body in accordance with Standard ISO 14064-3 as to whether (i) the quantity of GHG reductions reported in the report was calculated in accordance with these Regulations, (ii) the report was prepared in accordance with these Regulations, (iii) the project was implemented in accordance with the applicable protocol, (iv) the conditions of registration for the project, set out in section 8 or 9 , are still being met at the time of the preparation of the verification report, (v) the proponent meets the requirements for the issuance of credits, set out in section 7 , at the time of the preparation of the verification report, and (vi) no material discrepancy exists with respect to the quantity of GHG reductions reported in the report; and (e) any modifications or limitations, related to a modified or adverse opinion, that prevented the verification body from providing an unmodified opinion with respect to the elements set out in paragraph (d), if applicable.