Extension of deadlines by Director
 27. (1) The Director may extend any deadline set out in this Regulation for the giving of reports or extend any deadline for any component of reports, if, (a)  a deadline established for submitting information or reports concerning greenhouse gases or submitting verification of that information or those reports under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (Canada) or any regulations or notices under those Acts has been extended or an extension has been proposed; (b)  a technical problem exists with the electronic reporting system or the compliance instrument tracking system that would make electronic submission by the deadline not reasonably practicable; or (c)  an emergency has been declared under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act
or there is a public welfare emergency under the Emergencies Act (Canada). O. Reg. 563/22, s. 13. (2) The Director shall give public notice in writing of an extension of a deadline made under subsection (1) in a manner the Director considers appropriate. O. Reg. 563/22, s. 13. (3) For greater certainty, if the Director extends a deadline under subsection (1), the deadline is extended for all persons. O. Reg. 563/22, s. 13. 28. Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Regulation). Schedule 1   GREENHOUSE GASES AND GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIALS Item   Column 1   Common Name of Greenhouse Gas   Column 2   Chemical Formula   Column 3   Chemical Name   Column 4   Chemical Abstract Service Registry No.   Column 5   Global Warming Potential  

  1.   Carbon dioxide    CO2    Carbon dioxide   124-38-9   1 

  2.   Methane    CH4    Methane   74-82-8   28 

  3.   Nitrous oxide    N2O   Nitrous oxide   10024-97-2   265 

  4.   Sulfur hexafluoride    SF6   Sulfur hexafluoride   2551-62-4   23,500 

  5.   Nitrogen trifluoride   NF3   Nitrogen trifluoride   7783-54-2   16,100 

  6.   HFC-23    CHF3    Trifluoromethane   75-46-7   12,400 

  7.   HFC-32    CH2F2   Difluoromethane   75-10-5   677 

  8.   HFC-41    CH3F   Fluoromethane   593-53-3   116 

  9.   HFC-43-10mee    C5H2F10   1,1,1,2,3,4,4,5,5,5- Decafluoropentane   138495-42-8   1,650 

  10.   HFC-125    C2HF5    Pentafluoroethane   354-33-6   3,170 

  11.   HFC-134    C2H2F4   1,1,2,2-Tetrafluoroethane   359-35-3   1,120 

  12.   HFC-134a    C2H2F4   1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane   811-97-2   1,300 

  13.   HFC-143    C2H3F3   1,1,2-Trifluoroethane   430-66-0   328 

  14.   HFC-143a    C2H3F3   1,1,1-Trifluoroethane   420-46-2   4,800 

  15.   HFC-152   C2H4F2   1,2-Difluoroethane   624-72-6   16 

  16.   HFC-152a    C2H4F2   1,1-Difluoroethane   75-37-6   138 

  17.   HFC-161    C2H5F   Fluoroethane   353-36-6   4 

  18.   HFC-227ea    C3HF7   1,1,1,2,3,3,3- Heptafluoropropane   431-89-0   3,350 

  19.   HFC-236cb    C3H2F6   1,1,1,2,2,3-Hexafluoropropane   677-565   1,210 

  20.   HFC-236ea    C3H2F6   1,1,1,2,3,3-Hexafluoropropane   431-63-0   1,330 

  21.   HFC-236fa    C3H2F6   1,1,1,3,3,3-Hexafluoropropane   690-39-1   8,060 

  22.   HFC-245ca    C3H3F5   1,1,2,2,3-Pentafluoropropane   679-86-7   716 

  23.   HFC-245fa    C3H3F5   1,1,1,3,3-Pentafluoropropane   460-73-1   4,620 

  24.   HFC-365mfc    C4H5F5   1,1,1,3,3-Pentafluorobutane   406-58-6   804 

  25.   PFC-14 (Perfluoromethane)   CF4   Tetrafluoromethane   75-73-0   6,630 

  26.   PFC-116 (Perfluoroethane)   C2F6    Hexafluoroethane   76-16-4   11,100 

  27.   PFC-218 (Perfluoropropane)   C3F8   Octafluoropropane   76-19-7   8,900 

  28.   PFC-31-10 (Perfluorobutane)   C4F10    Decafluorobutane   355-25-9   9,200 

  29.   PFC-318 (Perfluorocyclobutane)    c-C4F8   Octafluorocyclobutane   115-25-3   9,540 

  30.   PFC-41-12 (Perfluoropentane)   C5F12    Dodecafluoropentane   678-26-2   8,550 

  31.   PFC-51-14 (Perfluorohexane)   C6F14    Tetradecafluorohexane   355-42-0   7,910 

  32.   PFC-9-1-18 (Perfluorodecalin)   C10F18   Octadecafluorodecalin   306-94-5   7,190 

  33.   c-C3F6 (Perfluorocyclopropane)   c-C3F6   Hexafluorocyclopropane   931-91-9   9,200 O. Reg. 563/22, s. 14. SCHEDULE 2   specified GHG activities (Subsection 1 (1)) Item   Column 1   Activity   Column 2   Description of activity 

  1.   Adipic acid production.   The production of adipic acid using oxidation. 

  2.   Ammonia production.   The production of ammonia through the reaction of nitrogen with hydrogen that has been produced by one of the following:   1.  Steam hydrocarbon reforming.   2.  Gasification of solid or liquid raw material. 

  2.1   Base metal production.   The production of copper, nickel, zinc, lead or cobalt base metals through one of the following:   1.  Using smelting or refining processes to recover the base metals primarily from ore.   2.  Recovery of the base metals from recycled material or other feedstock that is not ore. 

  3.   Carbonate use.   The use of one or more carbonates in a production process, excluding the following:   1.  The use of carbonates or minerals that contain carbonate for producing cement, copper, nickel, ferroalloys, glass, iron, steel, lead, lime, phosphoric acid, pulp and paper, soda ash, sodium bicarbonate, sodium hydroxide or zinc.   2.  The use of carbonates in sorbent technology used to control emissions from fuel combustion and flaring equipment and electricity generation equipment. 

  4.   Cement production.   The manufacture of Portland, ordinary Portland, masonry, pozzolanic or other hydraulic cements. 

  5.   Coal storage.   The storage of coal at a facility that combusts coal. 

  6.   Electricity and heat generation.   The operation of any combustion device that combusts solid, liquid or gaseous fuels for the purpose of generating electricity or useful heat or steam, excluding the operation of portable or emergency generators with a nameplate capacity of less than 50 kilowatts or that generate less than 2 MWh in a year. 

  7.   Fuel combustion and flaring.   The following activities:   1.  The combustion of fuels for the purpose of providing useful heat and work from boilers, combustion turbines, engines, incinerators, process heaters, on-site transportation equipment and other combustion devices.   2.  The controlled releases of gases from industrial processes by means of the combustion of a gas or liquid stream produced at the facility, the purpose of which is not to produce useful heat or work. 

  8., 9.   Revoked: O. Reg. 13/20, s. 21 (4). 

  10.   Glass production.   The production of flat glass, container glass, pressed and blown glass or wool fiberglass using one or more glass melting furnaces to melt a mixture of raw materials, excluding production in an experimental furnace or a research and development process unit. 

  11.   HCFC-22 production and HFC-23 destruction.   The production of HCFC-22 from chloroform and hydrogen fluoride and any process in which HFC-23 is destroyed. 

  12.   Hydrogen production.   The production of hydrogen gas using steam hydrocarbon reforming, partial oxidation of hydrocarbons or other transformation of hydrocarbon feedstock. 

  13.   Iron, Steel and Ferroalloy Production.   The following activities:   1. The production of iron or steel using one of the following:   i. Primary iron and steel production processes.   ii. Secondary steelmaking processes.   iii. Iron production processes.   iv. Coke oven battery production processes.   v. Iron ore pellet firing processes.   vi. Iron and steel powder processes.   2. The production of ferroalloy using pyrometallurgical techniques. 

  14., 15.   Revoked: O. Reg. 13/20, s. 21 (5). 

  16.   Lime production.   The production of a lime product using calcination of limestone or other highly calcareous materials, including dolomite, aragonite, chalk, coral, marble or shell, but excluding production at a kraft pulp mill, soda pulp mill, sulfite pulp mill or a facility that only processes sludge containing calcium carbonate from water softening processes. 

  17.   Magnesium production.   The production of magnesium metal or products containing magnesium through one of the following:   1.  Smelting.   2.  Refining.   3.  Re-melting.   4.  Use of molten magnesium to produce alloys or products containing magnesium through casting, drawing, extruding, forming or rolling operations. 

  17.1   Revoked: O. Reg. 13/20, s. 21 (6). 

  18.   Nitric acid production.   The production of weak nitric acid that is 30 to 70 per cent in strength using the catalytic oxidation of ammonia. 

  19.   Operation of equipment for a transmission system or a distribution system (electricity).   The operation of equipment for the purposes of a transmission system or a distribution system. 

  20.   Operation of a natural gas pipeline system.   The operation of equipment for the purposes of engaging in any of the following activities:   1.  Onshore natural gas transmission and compression.   2.  Underground natural gas storage.   3.  Storage, import and export of liquefied natural gas.   4.  Natural gas distribution. 

  21.   Petrochemical production.   The production of petrochemicals, including acrylonitrile, carbon black, propylene, ethylene, ethylene dichloride, ethylene oxide and methanol, from feedstocks derived from petroleum or from petroleum and liquefied natural gas, excluding the following:   1.  The production of petrochemicals where petrochemicals are produced as a by-product.   2.  The production of ethylene dichloride through a direct chlorination process that is operated independently of an oxychlorination process.   3.  The production of a petrochemical from biomass feedstock. 

  22.   Petroleum refining.   The production of any product through the distillation of crude oil or the redistillation, cracking, rearrangement or reforming of unfinished petroleum derivatives. 

  23.   Phosphoric acid production.   The production of phosphoric acid from phosphate rock and acid. 

  24.   Aluminium production.   The production of aluminium through primary processes that are used to manufacture aluminium from alumina, including electrolysis in prebake and Søderberg cells, anode and cathode baking for prebake cells and green coke calcination.  

  25.   Pulp and paper production.   The production of pulp, paper and paper products by separating cellulose fibres from other materials in fibre sources, including but not limited to the conversion of paper into paperboard products and the operation of coating and laminating processes.  

  26.   Revoked: O. Reg. 13/20, s. 21 (8). 

  27.   Soda ash production.   The production of soda ash using a production line to carry out calcining of trona or sodium sesquicarbonate or to directly produce carbon dioxide through the use of a liquid alkaline feedstock process. 

  28.   Waste water processing.   Industrial waste water processing from the facilities engaged in any of the following industrial activities:   1.  Industrial processing of potato or oilseed for human or animal consumption.   2.  Producing ethanol by distillation for use in the production of alcoholic beverages.   3.  Processing corn through wet milling. O. Reg. 390/18, Sched. 2; O. Reg. 242/19, s. 15; O. Reg. 13/20, s. 21. SCHEDULE 3   Records to be retained (Subsection 24 (1)) 1.  A report the person has given to the Director under this Regulation, Ontario Regulation 143/16 or Ontario Regulation 452/09. 2.  A verification report prepared in respect of a report mentioned in paragraph 1. 3.  A list of all units, processes, activities and operations that were taken into account in quantifying or estimating greenhouse gas emissions, production parameters, material usage or process data. 4.  All records and documents used to quantify or estimate greenhouse gas emissions data, production parameters, fuel usage, material usage or process data from each activity. 4.1  All records and documents associated with the capture, transport and storage of any carbon dioxide generated at the facility. 5.  If the person engages in electricity importation, NERC E-tags, power contracts, IESO settlement data and all other information needed to confirm the transactions. 6.  Documentation of the process for collecting greenhouse gas data, production parameters, material usage or process data. 7.  A record showing any greenhouse gas emissions, production parameters, material usage or process data quantifications and the quantification methods used. 8.  A record showing all emission factors used for quantifications, including documentation for any site specific factors developed under the applicable standard quantification method. 9.  All input data used for greenhouse gas estimates. 10.  Documentation of biomass fractions for specific fuels. 11.  All data submitted to the Director under this Regulation, Ontario Regulation 143/16 or Ontario Regulation 452/09. 12.  All quantifications made to fill in missing data. 13.  Names and documentation of key personnel involved in quantifying and reporting on greenhouse gas data, production parameters, material usage or process data. 14.  A log relating to each year, documenting all procedural changes made in data collection and calculations and changes to instrumentation for estimations and quantifications of greenhouse gas, production parameters, material usage or process data. 15.  If a measurement-based quantification method is used, i.  a list of all emission points monitored, ii.  collected monitoring data, iii.  quality assurance and quality control information, iv.  a detailed technical description of the continuous emissions monitoring system, including documentation of any findings and approvals by the Province, v.  raw and aggregated data from the continuous emissions monitoring system, vi.  a log book showing all system down-times, calibrations, servicing and maintenance of the continuous emissions monitoring system, and vii.  documentation of any changes in the continuous emissions monitoring system over time. 16.  Any other information that is required for verification of a report mentioned in paragraph 1. 17.  If the report is in respect of a covered facility, all records and documents used to quantify or calculate the total annual emissions limit and the annual activity emissions limits that were used as inputs. 18.  If the report is in respect of a covered facility, a record showing the calculation of the total annual emissions limit and of the annual activity emissions limits that were used as inputs, and the methods used. O. Reg. 390/18, Sched. 3; O. Reg. 242/19, s. 16; O. Reg. 730/21, s. 15; O. Reg. 563/22, s. 15. SCHEDULE 4   BIOMASS CRITERIA (Subsection 1 (1)) 1.  It must be organic matter that is available on a renewable basis. 2.  It must be organic matter that is derived from a plant, animal or micro-organism or must be a product made of such organic matter. 3.  It must meet one of the following criteria: i.  It is grown or harvested for the purpose of being used to generate electricity, heat or other useful energy. ii.  It is waste from harvesting or processing agricultural products or waste from processing forestry products, including spent pulping liquor. iii.  It is agricultural waste within the meaning of Regulation 347 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 (General — Waste Management) made under the Act. iv.  It is organic waste material from a greenhouse, nursery, garden centre or flower shop. v.  It is pulp and paper biosolids, within the meaning of Ontario Regulation 267/03 (General) made under the Nutrient Management Act, 2002. vi.  It is waste from food processing, distribution and preparation operations, such as food packing, food preserving, wine making, cheese making, restaurants and grocery stores, including organic waste from the treatment of wastewater from facilities where food or feed is processed or prepared. vii.  It is sewage biosolids within the meaning of Ontario Regulation 267/03 made under the Nutrient Management Act, 2002. viii.  It is hauled sewage. ix.  It is waste from the operation of a sewage works subject to the Ontario Water Resources Act. x.  It is woodwaste within the meaning of Regulation 347 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 made under the Act. xi.  It is a forest resource made available under a forest management plan approved under the Crown Forest Sustainability Act, 1994 or a managed forest plan approved under the Managed Forest Tax Incentive Program. xii.  It is landfill gas. xiii.  It is biodiesel. xiv.  It is biofuel. xv.  It is biogas. xvi.  It is biologically derived organic matter found in municipal and industrial waste, both within the meaning of Regulation 347 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 made under the Act. xvii.  It is fuel whose heat generating capacity is derived entirely from one or more items described in subparagraphs i to xvi. SCHEDULE 5   Contents of report 1.  The name and address of the person required to give the report to the Director and the address of any facility in respect of which the report is prepared. 2.  The business number assigned to the person by the Canada Revenue Agency. 3.  The GHG ID number assigned by the Ministry to the person or facility, as the case may be. 3.1  A description of which sites are included in the facility for the purposes of the report, where applicable. 4.  The period of time to which the report relates. 5.  The date on which the report is given to the Director. 6.  Production, material usage and process data required to be included in the report under the Guideline. 6.1  Revoked:
O. Reg. 730/21, s. 16 (2). 7.  The total carbon dioxide emissions from the combustion of biomass during the activities with respect to which the report is prepared. 8.  Such other information as may be specified in the Guideline relating to quantifications and calculations performed under this Regulation. 8.1  Revoked:
O. Reg. 730/21, s. 16 (3). 9.  If the report is with respect to specified GHG activities engaged in at a facility, the following information: i.  The primary NAICS code and any secondary and tertiary NAICS codes associated with each specified GHG activity. i.1  Revoked: O. Reg. 730/21, s. 16 (4). ii.  The reporting amount. iii.  Revoked:
O. Reg. 730/21, s. 16 (5). iv.  The amount of greenhouse gas emitted during each specified GHG activity during the year, expressed in tonnes of CO2e. v.  The amount of each greenhouse gas, expressed in tonnes, emitted during each specified GHG activity. vi.  The total annual quantity of the following: A.  CO2
that would otherwise have been directly released into the atmosphere but was captured at the facility. B.  CO2 that is transferred from the facility to an injection site. C.  CO2 that was captured and injected into a long-term geological storage site. vii.  The amount of greenhouse gas emitted from sources that fall into such categories as may be specified in the Guideline. 10.  If the report is with respect to electricity importation, the following information: i.  The primary NAICS code and any secondary and tertiary NAICS codes associated with the activity. ii.  The total amount of electricity imported. 11.  If the report is with respect to a covered facility, the following information: i.  A list of the industrial activities engaged in at the facility. ii.  The sites that are part of the covered facility. iii.  The verification amount. iv.  The production parameters. 11.1  In the case of a report for a compliance period in respect of the covered facility, the following: i.  The total annual emissions limit. ii.  The calculation of the total annual emissions limit and of each annual activity emissions limit that was used as an input. 12.  A statement signed and dated by an individual who is authorized by the person mentioned in paragraph 1 to sign on behalf of the person, certifying that, i.  the individual has examined the report to ensure that it is complete and accurate, and ii.  the report has been prepared in accordance with this Regulation and the statements and information contained in the report are true and accurate to the best of the individual’s knowledge. O. Reg. 390/18, Sched. 5; O. Reg. 77/19, s. 19; O. Reg. 242/19, s. 17; O. Reg. 13/20, s. 22; O. Reg. 218/20, s. 13; O. Reg. 730/21, s. 16; O. Reg. 563/22, s. 16. Schedule 6 Revoked: O. Reg. 77/19, s. 20.  Français