. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/CAN/344 
21 September 2011  
 (11-4549) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English/ 
 French 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  CANADA  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Department of the Environmen t and Department of Health 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above :   
Canadian Enquiry Point 
200-270 Albert Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada  K1P 6N7, Tel.:  +1 613 238 3222, Fax.: +1 613 569 7808 E-mail:  enquirypoint@scc.ca  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [   ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Emissions from coal-fired 
electricity generation (ICS : 13.040, 27.060, 75.160)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposed Reduction of 
Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Coal-Fired Generation of Electr icity Regulations 
(Available in English and French, 108 pages). 
6. Description of content:  Greenhouse gases (GHGs) are prim ary contributors to climate 
change. The most significant sources of GHG em issions are anthropogenic, mostly as a result 
of combustion of fossil fuels. The emission s of GHGs have been increasing significantly 
since the industrial revolution a nd this trend is likely to continue if no action is taken.  
The proposed Reduction of Carbon Dioxide Emissi ons from Coal-Fired Generation  of 
Electricity Regulations  (the proposed Regulations) will se t a stringent performance standard 
for new coal-fired units and those that have reached the end of their useful life. This will phase out high-emitting coal-fired generation a nd promote a transition towards lower- or non-
emitting types of generation such as high-effic iency natural gas, renewa ble energy, or fossil 
fuel-fired power with carb on capture and storage. 
Note: The Government of Canada first announced its commitment to take  regulatory action to 
reduce air emissions from key industrial sect ors including fossil-fuel fired electricity 
generation in the Notice of intent to develop and implem ent regulations and other measures to 
reduce air emissions , published in the Canada Gazette , Part I, on 21 October 2006.  The NOI 
was notified as G/TBT/N/CAN/181. G/TBT/N/CAN/344 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human health and the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   Canada Gazette , Part I, 27 August 2011, Pages 2779-2886 (available 
in English and French). 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
 
Proposed date of entry into force:    Normally within 5 to 8 months of publication in 
the Canada Gazette , Part I. 
The Regulations come into force on 1 January 
2013. The performance standard in respect of new units and old units other than standby units come into force 1 July 2015. The performance 
standard in respect of standby units comes into 
force 1 January 2020.    
10. Final date for comments:  26 October 2011 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addres ses, if available of the other body:    
The electronic version of the regulator y text can be downloaded at:   
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/ 2011/2011-08-27/pdf/g1-14535.pdf#page=37 
(Canada Gazette) 
or  http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/ p1/2011/2011-08-27/html/reg1-eng.html  (English)  
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/ 2011/2011-08-27/html/reg1-fra.html  (French)