G/TBT/N/CAN/632/Add.1  
 
18 March 2022  
(22-2411) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English /French  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  17 March 2022 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Canada . 
 
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Title: Update to the Clean Fuel Regulations  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[  ] Comment period changed - date:   
[  ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[  ] Notified measure published - date:  
[  ] Notified measure enters into force - date:  
[  ] Text of final measure available from1:  
[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[X] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
Update to the Land Use and Biodiversity Criteria : 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/CAN/modification/22_2352_00_e.
pdf 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/CAN/modification/22_2352_00_f.
pdf 
Addition of a mechanism allowing credit creation for projects outside Canada:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/CAN/modification/22_2352_01_e.
pdf 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/CAN/mo dification/22_2352_01_f.
pdf 
Update to the Scope of the Regulations:  
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/climatechange/climate -
plan/climate -plan-overview/actions -healthy -environment -economy.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/services/environnement/meteo/changementsclimatiques/pl a
n-climatique/survol -plan-climatique/mesures -environnement -sain-economie -saine.html  
(French)  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[X] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
Fuel Life Cycle Assessment (LCA):  
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final /modified  measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.  G/TBT/N/CAN/632/Add.1  
 
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  https://data -donnees.ec.gc.ca/data/regulatee/climateoutreach/government -of-
canadas -fuel-life-cycle-assessment -mode l/en/?lang=en  (English)  
https://data -donnees.ec.gc.ca/data/regulatee/climateoutreach/government -of-
canadas -fuel-life-cycle-assessment -model/en/?lang=fr  (French)  
 
Draft Quantification Methods (QMs):  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/CAN/interpre tative_guidance/22_
2352_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/CAN/interpretative_guidance/22_
2352_00_f.pdf  
[  ] Other:  
 
Description:  On 19 December 2020, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) published 
the proposed Clean Fuel Regulations  (CFR) in Canada Gazette , Part I. Further to the comments 
received during the consultation period, ECCC has modified the following areas of the proposed CFR:  
1. The Scope of the CFR has been narrowed to refined gasoline and diesel. As a result, no credits 
will be provided for GHG reduction or removal projects that reduce the lifecycle carbon intensity of 
gaseous  or solid fossil fuels. The CFR wil l not set an obligation for light fuel oil, heavy fuel oil as well 
as kerosene. In addition, volumes of distillate fuel oil used in space heating can be subtracted from 
a primary supplier's obligation.  
The ability of a project to create credits will be gov erned by a quantification method (QM) provided 
by ECCC. QMs are being developed for enhanced oil recovery (EOR), co -processing, and generic 
emission reduction projects. In addition, a QM for low -CI hydrogen will be developed.  
2. The Land Use and Biodiversi ty (LUB) criteria now include more details regarding legislative 
recognition, modifications to the declarations from a per -batch to a per -contract basis and other 
reporting and administrative requirements. The coming into force date of the criteria is now set to 
1 January 2024.  
3. The  Fuel Lifecycle Analysis Model has been pre -published.   
4. ECCC is developing a mechanism to recognize emission reduction projects in facilities located 
outside of Canada. It will allow credit creation from these projects prora ted based on the portion of 
liquid fossil fuel exported to Canada.  
The final regulations are expected to be published in Canada Gazette , Part II, in spring 2022.  
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