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Application
 2. (1) This Regulation applies in respect of activities engaged in by persons on or after January 1, 2017. (2) The requirements in this Regulation relating to a greenhouse gas apply only in respect of a greenhouse gas listed in Column 1 of Schedule 1. (3) This Regulation does not apply to the IESO.
Calculation of amount of greenhouse gas
 3. The amount of greenhouse gas in tonnes of CO2e shall be calculated for the purposes of this Regulation by applying the following formula:  where, E = the amount of greenhouse gas, expressed in tonnes of CO2e, GHGi = the total amount of greenhouse gas i, expressed in tonnes, GWPi = the global warming potential for greenhouse gas i, n =   the number of greenhouse gases, and i = the greenhouse gas. O. Reg. 143/16, s. 3; O. Reg. 474/16, s. 2. Facilities at which Specified GHG Activities Are Engaged
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Duty to quantify
 4. (1) This section applies to a person who is the owner or operator of a facility at which a specified GHG activity is engaged in. (2) The person is required to quantify the amount of greenhouse gas emitted during all specified GHG activities at the facility during a year. (2.1) If indirect useful thermal energy use is engaged in at the facility, (a) the owner or operator of the facility is prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 4 of subsection 9 (3) of the Act; (b) the amount of greenhouse gas emitted during the generation of the useful thermal energy at another facility is associated with the indirect useful thermal energy use; (c) the owner or operator of the facility shall use the standard quantification method or methods set out in the Guideline to calculate the amount mentioned in clause (b); and (d) the calculation under clause (c) is deemed to be a quantification of the greenhouse gas emitted during the indirect useful thermal energy use at the facility. O. Reg. 258/17, s. 2; O. Reg. 449/17, s. 1. (3) The person shall, subject to subsection (4), use the standard quantification methods set out in the Guideline to quantify the amount in respect of each specified GHG activity. (4) The person may use methods other than the standard quantification methods in quantifying a maximum of the lesser of 20,000 tonnes and 3 per cent of the amount of greenhouse gas emitted during all specified GHG activities at the facility during a year. (5) The following rules apply where the standard quantification methods in respect of an activity include a choice of calculation methodologies: 1. The person shall select one of the calculation methodologies and use it for all subsequent quantifications in respect of the activity, unless the Director consents in writing to the use of another methodology. 2. If the Director consents to the use of another methodology, the person shall use the methodology consented to for all subsequent quantifications in respect of the activity, unless the Director consents in writing to the use of another methodology. (6) All amounts of greenhouse gas quantified shall be expressed as tonnes of CO2e. (7) If the reporting amount or the verification amount is a number that is not a whole number when expressed in tonnes, the number shall be rounded up to the nearest tonne. (8) For the purposes of this section, if there is a change during a year in the owner or operator of a facility, the owner or operator at the end of the year is deemed to have been the owner or operator for the entire year.
Duty to report
 5. (1) This section applies to a person who is required under section 4 to quantify the amount of greenhouse gas emitted during all specified GHG activities at a facility during a year. (2) The person is required to give a GHG report to the Director with respect to the specified GHG activities engaged in at the facility for the year if the reporting amount in respect of the facility for the year, determined in accordance with the following formula, is 10,000 tonnes of CO2e or more: R = (A – B – C) where, R = the reporting amount, A = the amount of greenhouse gas emitted during the specified GHG activities engaged in at the facility, quantified in accordance with section 4, B = the portion of A that is carbon dioxide emitted from the combustion of biomass, and C = the result of a calculation in respect of the facility under subsection 4 (2.1). O. Reg. 143/16, s. 5 (2); O. Reg. 474/16, s. 3; O. Reg. 258/17, s. 3 (1). (3) An amount of greenhouse gas emissions required to be calculated under subsection 11.1 (3) or 11.2 (3) by the person is deemed, for the purposes of subsection (2), to be an amount of greenhouse gas emitted during the specified GHG activities engaged in at the facility. O. Reg. 258/17, s. 3 (2).
Continuing duty to report
 6. (1) Subject to sections 7, 8 and 9, a person who is required to give the Director a GHG report with respect to specified GHG activities engaged in at a facility for a year shall give the Director a GHG report with respect to the specified GHG activities engaged in at the facility for each subsequent year. (2) Subject to sections 8 and 9, a person who prepared a report in accordance with the EPA Regulation for the purpose of registering as a voluntary participant in 2016 in respect of specified GHG activities engaged in at a facility and who is registered as a voluntary participant in respect of the activities engaged in at the facility shall give the Director a GHG report with respect to the activities for 2017 and for each subsequent year. (3) Subject to sections 7, 8 and 9, a person who was required to prepare reports with respect to specified GHG activities engaged in during 2015 or 2016 under the EPA Regulation shall give the Director a GHG report with respect to the specified GHG activities engaged in at the facility for 2017 and for each subsequent year. (4) Subject to sections 8.1 and 9, a person who prepared a GHG report with respect to specified GHG activities engaged in at a facility for a year for the purpose of registering as a voluntary participant pursuant to section 31.1 of the Cap and Trade Program Regulation, shall give the Director a GHG report with respect to the activities for that year and each subsequent year. O. Reg. 474/16, s. 4.
Reporting, persons who are not capped participants
 7. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the requirement in section 6 to give GHG reports with respect to specified GHG activities engaged in at a facility for subsequent years ceases to apply in a year to a person who is not a capped participant if, (a) the person has complied with this Regulation for the three consecutive years preceding the year; and (b) the reporting amount in respect of the facility has been less than 10,000 tonnes of CO2e for each of those years. (2) Subsection (1) ceases to apply to a person if, for any year following its application, the reporting amount in respect of the facility is 10,000 tonnes of CO2e or more.
Reporting, capped participants
 8. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the requirement in subsections 6 (1) to (3) to give GHG reports with respect to specified GHG activities engaged in at a facility for subsequent years ceases to apply to a capped participant, starting in the first year following a compliance period, if, (a) the person has complied with this Regulation for the final three consecutive years of the compliance period; and (b) the reporting amount in respect of the facility has been less than 10,000 tonnes of CO2e for each of those years. O. Reg. 143/16, s. 8 (1); O. Reg. 474/16, s. 5. (2) Subsection (1) ceases to apply to a person if, for any year following its application, the reporting amount in respect of the facility is 10,000 tonnes of CO2e or more.
Reporting, capped participants re use of indirect useful thermal energy
 8.1 (1) The requirement in subsection 6 (4) to give GHG reports with respect to specified GHG activities engaged in at a facility for subsequent years ceases to apply to a person who became a voluntary participant pursuant to section 31.1 of the Cap and Trade Program Regulation, starting in the first year following a compliance period if, (a) the person has complied with this Regulation for the final three consecutive years of the compliance period; (b) the reporting amount in respect of the facility has been less than 10,000 tonnes of CO2e for each of those years; and (c) the person’s registration as a voluntary participant has been cancelled pursuant to section 35 of the Cap and Trade Program Regulation. O. Reg. 474/16, s. 6. (2) Subsection (1) ceases to apply to a person if, for any year following its application, the reporting amount in respect of the facility is 10,000 tonnes of CO2e or more. O. Reg. 474/16, s. 6.
Reporting, where specified GHG activities cease permanently
 9. (1) The requirement in subsections 6 (1) to (3) to give GHG reports with respect to specified GHG activities engaged in at a facility for subsequent years ceases to apply to a person if the specified GHG activities permanently cease to be engaged in at the facility and the person, (a) provides notice to the Director that the activities have ceased permanently; (b) gives the Director a GHG report in respect of the final year in which the activities were engaged in at the facility; and (c) has the GHG report mentioned in clause (b) verified and submits a verification statement and a verification report to the Director, as required by this Regulation. O. Reg. 143/16, s. 9; O. Reg. 474/16, s. 7 (1); O. Reg. 449/17, s. 2 (1). (2) The requirement in subsection 6 (4) for a person that became a voluntary participant pursuant to section 31.1 of the Cap and Trade Program Regulation to give GHG reports for subsequent years ceases to apply to the person if the use of indirect useful thermal energy at the facility permanently ceases and the person, (a) provides notice to the Director that the activity has ceased permanently; (b) gives the Director a GHG report in respect of the final year in which the activity was engaged; and (c) has the GHG report mentioned in clause (b) verified and submits a verification statement and a verification report to the Director, as required by this Regulation. O. Reg. 474/16, s. 7 (2); O. Reg. 449/17, s. 2 (2).
Duty to verify GHG report
 10. A person who is required to give the Director a GHG report with respect to specified GHG activities engaged in at a facility is required to have the report verified by an accredited verification body if the verification amount in respect of the facility for the year, determined in accordance with the following formula, is 25,000 tonnes of CO2e or more: V = (A – B − C) − (D − E) where, V = the verification amount, A = the amount of greenhouse gas emitted during the specified GHG activities engaged in at the facility, quantified in accordance with section 4, B = the portion of A that is carbon dioxide emitted from the combustion of biomass, C = the result of a calculation in respect of the facility under subsection 4 (2.1), D = the portion of A that is emitted, (a) from coal storage, (b) during the operation of equipment related to the transmission, storage and transportation of natural gas, (c) as fugitive HFC emissions during the operation of cooling units at electricity generators, and (d) as fugitive emissions during the operation of geothermal electricity generating facilities, and E = the portion of D that is carbon dioxide emitted from the combustion of biomass. O. Reg. 143/16, s. 10; O. Reg. 474/16, s. 8; O. Reg. 258/17, s. 4.
Continuing duty to verify reports
 11. (1) This section applies to the following persons: 1. A person who is required to have a GHG report with respect to specified GHG activities engaged in at a facility verified. 2. A person who had a GHG report with respect to specified GHG activities engaged in at a facility verified in accordance with this Regulation for the purpose of registering as a voluntary participant in respect of the activities. 3. A person who was required to have a report with respect to specified GHG activities engaged in during 2015 verified in accordance with the EPA Regulation. 4. A person who had a report verified in accordance with the EPA Regulation for the purpose of registering as a voluntary participant in respect of specified GHG activities engaged in at a facility and who is registered as a voluntary participant in respect of the activities. (2) Subject to subsection (3), the person shall have each subsequent GHG report with respect to specified GHG activities engaged in at the facility verified by an accredited verification body. (3) Subject to subsection (4), the requirement in subsection (2) to have subsequent GHG reports verified ceases to apply to a person, starting in the first year following the end of a compliance period, in the following circumstances: 1. If the person is required to register as a mandatory participant or, but for section 21 of the Cap and Trade Program Regulation, would be required to register as a mandatory participant, the requirement ceases to apply if, i. the person has complied with this Regulation for the final three consecutive years of the compliance period, and ii. the verification amount in respect of the facility is less than 25,000 tonnes of CO2e for each of those years. 2. If the person is registered as a voluntary participant for the final three years of the compliance period, the requirement ceases to apply if the conditions described in subparagraphs 1 i and ii apply and the person’s registration as a voluntary participant has been cancelled pursuant to section 35 of the Cap and Trade Program Regulation. O. Reg. 474/16, s. 9. (4) Subsection (3) ceases to apply to a person if, for any year following its application, the verification amount in respect of the facility is 25,000 tonnes of CO2e or more. Facilities — Associated Process Gas and Natural Gas
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Duty to calculate associated emissions, process gas
 11.1 (1) This section applies to the owner or operator of a facility at which a specified GHG activity is engaged in if both of the following circumstances apply: 1. Iron and steel production is engaged in at the facility in respect of which quantification is required under section 4. 2. Process gas is transferred from the facility to another facility and used at the other facility. O. Reg. 258/17, s. 5. (2) A person to whom this section applies is prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 4 of subsection 9 (3) of the Act. O. Reg. 258/17, s. 5. (3) The person shall use the standard quantification method or methods set out in the Guideline to calculate the amount of the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the use of the transferred process gas at the other facility. O. Reg. 449/17, s. 3. (4) Subsections 4 (4), (5), (6), (7) and (8) apply, with necessary modifications, in respect of the calculation mentioned in subsection (3). O. Reg. 258/17, s. 5.
Duty to calculate indirect emissions, natural gas transfer
 11.2 (1) This section applies to the owner or operator of a facility at which a specified GHG activity is engaged in if all of the following circumstances apply: 1. The owner or operator is a capped participant within the meaning of the Cap and Trade Program Regulation. 2. Natural gas is distributed by a person mentioned in paragraph 2 of subsection 9 (3) of the Act to the facility. 3. Some or all of the natural gas mentioned in paragraph 2 that is recorded by the natural gas billing meter that is used to bill the owner or operator for the natural gas is used at another facility that is owned or operated by a person that, i. is not required to report and verify the amount of greenhouse gas emitted during all specified GHG activities at that facility, or ii. is required to report and verify the amount mentioned in subparagraph i but meets the criteria set out in paragraphs 1 to 5 of subsection 21 (1) of the Cap and Trade Program Regulation. O. Reg. 258/17, s. 5. (2) A person to whom this section applies is prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 4 of subsection 9 (3) of the Act. O. Reg. 258/17, s. 5. (3) The person shall use the standard quantification method or methods set out in the Guideline to calculate the amount of the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the use of the natural gas at the other facility. O. Reg. 449/17, s. 4. (4) Subsections 4 (4), (5), (6), (7) and (8) apply, with necessary modifications, in respect of the calculation mentioned in subsection (3). O. Reg. 258/17, s. 5.
Duty to calculate indirect emissions, electricity generation
 11.3 (1) This section applies in a year to the owner or operator of each of the following facilities if the owner or operator is a capped participant and pays a natural gas distributor in the year for some or all of the natural gas that is distributed to the facility located at 1741 River Road, Sarnia, at which the specified GHG activity of electricity generation is engaged in: 1. The facility located at 785 Petrolia Line, Corunna. 2. The facility located at 872 Tashmoo Avenue, Sarnia. 3. The facility located at 1900 River Road, Sarnia. 4. The facility located at 1265 Vidal Street, Sarnia. 5. The facility located at 510 Moore Line, Mooretown. 6. The facility located at 285 Albert Street, Corunna. O. Reg. 449/17, s. 5. (2) A person to whom this section applies is prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 4 of subsection 9 (3) of the Act. O. Reg. 449/17, s. 5. (3) The person shall use the standard quantification method or methods set out in the Guideline to calculate the amount of greenhouse gas emissions that are associated with the amount of natural gas used at the facility located at 1741 River Road, Sarnia that is paid for by the person. O. Reg. 449/17, s. 5. (4) Subsections 4 (4), (5), (6), (7) and (8) apply, with necessary modifications, in respect of the calculation mentioned in subsection (3). O. Reg. 449/17, s. 5. Electricity Importation, Natural Gas Distribution and Petroleum Product Supply
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Duty to report, verify
 13. A person who is required under section 12 to calculate greenhouse gas emissions associated with a prescribed activity in a year is required to, (a) give the Director a GHG report with respect to the prescribed activity if the criteria set out opposite the person in Column 2 of the following Table are met; and (b) have the GHG report verified by an accredited verification body if the criteria set out opposite the person in Column 3 of the following Table are met. TABLE   Duty to Report and Verify Item   Column 1 Person   Column 2 Criteria for reporting   Column 3 Criteria for verification 

  1.   A person who imports electricity into Ontario.   The amount of greenhouse gas emissions associated with the prescribed activity during the year is greater than zero tonnes of CO2e.   The amount of greenhouse gas emissions associated with the prescribed activity during the year is greater than zero tonnes of CO2e. 

  2.   A person who distributes natural gas in Ontario.   The amount of greenhouse gas emissions associated with the prescribed activity during the year is 10,000 tonnes of CO2e or more.   The amount of greenhouse gas emissions associated with the prescribed activity during the year is 25,000 tonnes of CO2e or more. 

  3.   A person who supplies petroleum products for consumption in Ontario.   The amount of petroleum products supplied during the year as part of the prescribed activity is 200 litres or more.   The amount of petroleum products supplied during the year as part of the prescribed activity is 200 litres or more.
Continuing duty to report
 14. (1) Subject to sections 15 to 19, a person who is required to give the Director a GHG report with respect to electricity importation, natural gas distribution or petroleum product supply for a year shall give the Director a GHG report with respect to the activity for each subsequent year. (2) Subject to sections 15 to 19, a person who was required under the EPA Regulation to prepare a report with respect to an activity mentioned in subsection (1) for 2016 shall give the Director a GHG report with respect to the activity for 2017 and for each subsequent year.
Reporting, natural gas distribution
 15. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the requirement in section 14 to give GHG reports with respect to natural gas distribution for subsequent years ceases to apply in a year to a person who is not a mandatory participant if, (a) the person has complied with this Regulation for the three consecutive years preceding the year; and (b) the amount of greenhouse gas emissions associated with the activity has been less than 10,000 tonnes of CO2e for each of those years. (2) Subsection (1) ceases to apply to a person if, for any year following its application, the amount of greenhouse gas emissions associated with the activity is 10,000 tonnes of CO2e or more.
Reporting, natural gas distribution by mandatory participant
 16. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the requirement in section 14 to give GHG reports with respect to natural gas distribution for subsequent years ceases to apply to a mandatory participant, starting in the first year following a compliance period, if, (a) the person has complied with this Regulation for the final three consecutive years of the compliance period; and (b) the amount of greenhouse gas emissions associated with the activity has been less than 10,000 tonnes of CO2e for each of those years. (2) Subsection (1) ceases to apply to a person if, for any year following its application, the amount of greenhouse gas emissions associated with the activity is 10,000 tonnes of CO2e or more.
Reporting, electricity importation
 17. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the requirement in section 14 to give GHG reports with respect to electricity importation for subsequent years ceases to apply to a mandatory participant, starting in the first year following a compliance period, if, (a) the person has complied with this Regulation for the final three consecutive years of the compliance period; and (b) the amount of greenhouse gas emissions associated with the activity has been zero tonnes of CO2e for each of those years. (2) Subsection (1) ceases to apply to a person if, for any year following its application, the amount of greenhouse gas emissions associated with the activity is more than zero tonnes of CO2e.
Reporting, petroleum product supply
 18. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the requirement in section 14 to give GHG reports with respect to petroleum product supply for subsequent years ceases to apply to a mandatory participant, starting in the first year following a compliance period, if, (a) the person has complied with this Regulation for the final three consecutive years of the compliance period; and (b) the amount of petroleum product supplied by the person has been less than 200 litres for each of those years. (2) Subsection (1) ceases to apply to a person if, for any year following its application, the amount of petroleum product supplied by the person is 200 litres or more.
Permanent cessation of activities
 19. The requirement in section 14 to give GHG reports for subsequent years ceases to apply to a person in respect of an activity if the person permanently ceases to engage in the activity and the person, (a) provides notice to the Director that the activity has ceased permanently; (b) gives the Director a GHG report in respect of the final year in which the activity was engaged; and (c) has the GHG report mentioned in clause (b) verified and submits a verification statement and a verification report to the Director, as required by this Regulation. O. Reg. 143/16, s. 19; O. Reg. 449/17, s. 7.
Continuing duty to verify, natural gas distribution
 20. (1) Subject to subsection (2), a person who is required to have a GHG report with respect to natural gas distribution verified shall have each subsequent GHG report with respect to the activity verified by an accredited verification body. (2) Subject to subsection (3), the requirement to have subsequent GHG reports with respect to natural gas distribution verified ceases to apply to a person starting in the first year following the end of a compliance period, if, (a) the person has complied with this Regulation for the final three consecutive years of the compliance period; and (b) the amount of greenhouse gas emissions associated with the activity has been less than 25,000 tonnes of CO2e for each of those years. (3) Subsection (2) ceases to apply to a person if, for any year following its application, the amount of greenhouse gas emissions associated with the activity is 25,000 tonnes of CO2e or more. General Rules — Reporting and Verification
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GHG reports
 21. (1) A GHG report given to the Director by a person with respect to specified GHG activities engaged in at a facility must be with respect to all specified GHG activities engaged in at the facility. (2) If a person is required to give the Director a GHG report with respect to specified GHG activities engaged in at more than one facility, a separate GHG report must be given with respect to each facility. (3) If a person is required to give the Director a GHG report with respect to more than one of the following activities, the person shall give the Director a separate GHG report with respect to each activity: electricity importation, natural gas distribution or petroleum product supply. (4) GHG reports mentioned in subsection (1) shall not be combined with GHG reports mentioned in subsection (3).
Sampling, analysis etc.
 22. A person who is required to give the Director a GHG report shall comply with all applicable sampling, analysis, measurement and recordkeeping requirements set out in the Guideline.
Submission of report
 24. A person who is required to give the Director a GHG report with respect to activities engaged in during a year shall give the report to the Director on or before June 1 in the following year.
Submission of revised report, Director’s opinion
 25. If a person is required to give a revised GHG report to the Director because the Director is of the opinion that the report has not been prepared in accordance with the Act or the regulations, the revised report must be given to the Director no later than 90 days following the day on which the Director gave the person notice of the Director’s opinion.
Submission of revised report, other circumstances
 26. (1) A person who gives a GHG report to the Director shall revise the report and give the revised report to the Director if the person has become aware of an error, omission or misstatement in the report within seven years after the date the report was given to the Director and the person has made one of the following determinations: 1. The per cent discrepancy in the amount mentioned in subsection (2) is 5 per cent or more, as determined in accordance with subsection (3). 2. It is probable that the per cent discrepancy in the amount mentioned in subsection (2) is 5 per cent or more, based on the individual or aggregate effect of one or more errors, omissions or misstatements identified. 3. The per cent discrepancy in any production parameter reported in respect of an activity is 0.1 per cent or more, as determined in accordance with subsection (4). O. Reg. 143/16, s. 26 (1); O. Reg. 258/17, s. 8 (1). (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the relevant amount is, (a) the verification amount, if the GHG report was given to the Director with respect to specified GHG activities; (b) the amount of greenhouse gas emissions associated with the prescribed activity, if the GHG report was given to the Director with respect to electricity importation, natural gas distribution or petroleum product supply; or (c) the amount determined under paragraph 4 of section 31.1 of the Cap and Trade Program Regulation, if that amount is required to be included in a GHG report. O. Reg. 143/16, s. 26 (2); O. Reg. 474/16, s. 12. (3) The per cent discrepancy in an amount mentioned in subsection (2) shall be determined by applying the following formula: PD = (SOU / TRE × 100) where, PD = per cent discrepancy, SOU = the net result of summing overstatements and understatements resulting from errors, omissions and misstatements, expressed in tonnes of CO2e, and TRE = the amount. (4) The per cent discrepancy for each production parameter reported in respect of an activity shall be determined by applying the following formula: PD = (QPDv − QPDi) / QPDi × 100 where, PD = per cent discrepancy for the production parameter, QPDv = actual quantity of the production parameter, and QPDi = quantity of the production parameter as set out in the report. O. Reg. 258/17, s. 8 (2). (5) The person may revise a GHG report and give the revised GHG report to the Director within seven years after the date the report was given to the Director if, (a) the per cent discrepancy in an amount mentioned in subsection (2) is less than 5 per cent; or (b) the per cent discrepancy in the production parameter under subsection (4) is less than 0.1 per cent. O. Reg. 143/16, s. 26 (5); O. Reg. 258/17, s. 8 (3). (6) Subject to subsection (7), the revised GHG report must be given to the Director as soon as possible. (7) If the revised GHG report is required to be verified under section 28, the person shall give the revised GHG report to the Director within 90 days after the day the person became aware of the error, omission or misstatement.
Submission of verification statement
 27. A person who is required to have a GHG report verified shall submit a verification statement prepared in accordance with section 32 and a verification report prepared in accordance with section 33 to the Director on or before September 1 in the same year in which the report was required to be given to the Director. O. Reg. 143/16, s. 27; O. Reg. 449/17, s. 9.
Verification of revised GHG report
 28. (1) A person who gives the Director a revised GHG report shall have the revised GHG report verified in accordance with this Regulation and submit to the Director a new verification statement prepared in accordance with section 32 and a new verification report prepared in accordance with section 33 if either of the following circumstances applies: 1. The revised GHG report would have been required to be verified if it had been the original GHG report given to the Director. 2. The revised GHG report would not have been required to be verified if it had been the original GHG report given to the Director, but the original GHG report was required to be verified. O. Reg. 143/16, s. 28 (1); O. Reg. 449/17, s. 10 (1). (2) A person who is required to submit a verification statement and a verification report to the Director in respect of a revised GHG report shall submit the verification statement and the verification report to the Director within 120 days after one of the following days, as the case may be: 1. The day the Director provided notice of the Director’s opinion under paragraph 1 of subsection 10 (4) of the Act. 2. The day the person became aware of the error, omission or misstatement that led the person to prepare the revised GHG report. O. Reg. 143/16, s. 28 (2); O. Reg. 449/17, s. 10 (2). Duties of Accredited Verification Body
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General duties
 29. (1) In verifying GHG reports, an accredited verification body shall comply with, (a) clause 6.3 of ISO 14065, as it relates to verification teams; and (b) clauses 4.2 to 4.10 of ISO 14064-3, as they relate to verification, except for clauses 4.3.1 and 4.3.5. (2) In verifying GHG reports, an accredited verification body shall ensure that, (a) any person selected to form part of a verification team meets the requirements for a verifier set out in clause 4.1 of ISO 14064-3; (b) no person selected to form part of a verification team subcontracts the conduct of verifications to another person; (c) each verification is reviewed by a peer reviewer in accordance with clause 8.5 of ISO 14065, as it relates to verification activities; and (d) before a positive, qualified positive or adverse verification statement is prepared, the determination that forms the basis of the statement is reviewed by the peer reviewer. (3) For the purposes of clause 4.6 of ISO 14064-3, if the GHG report is with respect to a specified GHG activity engaged in at a facility, the accredited verification body shall visit the facility if, (a) the report is the first report with respect to the facility; (b) no accredited verification body has visited the facility for the purposes of conducting a verification of the most recent two reports with respect to the facility; (c) the most recent verification of a report with respect to the facility resulted in an adverse verification statement being submitted to the Director; (d) the verification is the first by the accredited verification body in respect of a report prepared with respect to the facility; or (e) the accredited verification body is of the opinion that a visit to the facility is necessary for the purposes of determining whether the report contains a material discrepancy. (4) For the purposes of clause 4.6 of ISO 14064-3, in the case of a GHG report given to the Director by a person with respect to electricity importation, natural gas distribution or petroleum product supply, the accredited verification body shall visit the headquarters or other location of central data management of the person if, (a) the report is the first report by the person with respect to the activity; (b) no accredited verification body has visited the headquarters or other location for the purposes of conducting a verification of the most recent two reports by the person with respect to the activity; (c) the most recent verification of a report by the person with respect to the activity resulted in an adverse verification statement being submitted to the Director; (d) the verification is the first by the accredited verification body in respect of a report prepared by the person with respect to the activity; or (e) the accredited verification body is of the opinion that a visit to the headquarters or other location is necessary for the purposes of determining whether the report contains a material discrepancy. (5) For the purposes of subsections (3) and (4), references to a report include both a GHG report and a report prepared under the EPA Regulation.
Verification not required
 30. For the purposes of verifying a GHG report under the Act, an accredited verification body is not required to verify amounts identified as B and D in section 10 of this Regulation that are set out in the report.
Verification report
 33. (1) If an accredited verification body verifies a GHG report under the Act, it shall prepare a verification report that sets out, at a minimum, the following: 1. The verification statement. 2. The verification amount. 3. A description of the objectives and scope of the verification and the criteria applied in conducting the verification. 4. A description of the data and information supporting the verification report. 5. Details of the independent quantifications and checking of the data and information supporting the verification report. 6. A record of any error, omission, misstatement or non-compliance identified during the verification. 7. A record of any corrections made to the GHG report as a result of the identification of anything mentioned in paragraph 6. 8. An assessment of the data management systems. 9. A summary of conclusions. 10. The peer reviewer’s approval of the verification report and the proposed verification statement. 11. The proposed production parameter verification conclusions. O. Reg. 143/16, s. 33 (1); O. Reg. 258/17, s. 10; O. Reg. 449/17, s. 11. (2) An accredited verification body shall provide a copy of a verification report prepared under subsection (1) to the person whose GHG report was verified on or before the date that the verification statement is submitted to the person. Powers of Director Regarding Verification
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Re-verification
 34. (1) The Director may require a re-verification of a GHG report under subsection 40 (4) of the Act by giving written notice to the person who gave the report to the Director and to the accredited verification body that verified the report. (2) Subject to subsection (3), the person shall submit a new verification statement and a new verification report to the Director within 120 days after receiving the notice. O. Reg. 143/16, s. 34 (2); O. Reg. 449/17, s. 12. (3) If the Director specifies in the notice that the GHG report must be re-verified by a different accredited verification body, the Director may extend the time period mentioned in subsection (2) by up to 60 days by specifying the extension in the notice. (4)  The Director may require a re-verification of a GHG report by a different accredited verification body if the Director has required an accredited verification body to cease conducting a verification under paragraph 2 of subsection 35 (1) and the Director has already received, at the time of the refusal, a verification statement from the accredited verification body who is being required to cease conducting the verification.
Powers re compromise to impartiality
 35. (1) If the Director determines, after receiving a written assessment report under section 31, that there is a compromise to an accredited verification body’s impartiality, the Director shall do one of the following by providing written notice to the accredited verification body: 1. Consent to the proposed mitigation plan, if any. 2. Require the accredited verification body to cease conducting the verification and refuse to consent to any proposed mitigation plan. (2) The accredited verification body shall comply with the requirement of a notice under paragraph 2 of subsection (1). Miscellaneous
Requests for information
 36. (1) The Director may ask a person to provide the following information under section 12 of the Act: 1. Information, including biomass quantifications, demonstrating that the person was not required to give GHG reports to the Director under the Act. 2. Copies of any submissions that the person was required to make to the Federal government under section 46 or 71 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
(Canada). 3. A report setting out the following information in respect of greenhouse gas emissions related to the person’s activities during any year before the first year in respect of which the person was required to give a GHG report to the Director: i. Quantifications of the greenhouse gas emissions, determined, A. using the applicable standard quantification methods set out in the Guideline, or B. if the person is unable to use the applicable standard quantification methods set out in the Guideline, using the applicable best alternative quantification methods set out in the Guideline for the activities or another method that is consented to by the Director in writing. ii. A description of the quantification method used and the data used in the quantifications. iii. Any other information specified by the Director that is related to the quantifications. (2) A report mentioned in paragraph 3 of subsection (1) shall be prepared based on information that is in the custody or control of the person or to which the person has, or reasonably can obtain, access.
Retention of records
 37. (1) A person who is required to retain records under subsection 9 (2) or (5) of the Act shall, in addition to complying with clause 4.10 of ISO 14064-3, keep the records set out in Schedule 3 of the Regulation in a paper or electronic format for at least seven years after the year to which the information relates. (2) An accredited verification body shall keep each of the following records in a paper or electronic format for a period of at least seven years after they have been created or submitted: 1. Documents and records generated during a verification. 2. Verification statements. 3. Verification reports. 4. All documents upon which the conclusions in a verification statement or a verification report were based.
Change in information
 38. If, during a year with respect to which a GHG report is required to be given to the Director with respect to specified GHG activities engaged in at a facility or with respect to natural gas distribution, there is a change in the owner or operator of the relevant facility, the new owner or operator shall notify the Director in writing of the change within 30 days after the change.
Greenhouse gases and global warming potentials
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Specified ghg activities
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Records to be retained (subsection 37 (1))
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Biomass criteria (subsection 1 (1))
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