GHG Reporting Extended to 2026

Summary#

The federal government has amended the Notice with respect to reporting of greenhouse gases (GHGs) for 2024 and 2025, extending it to cover 2026. Under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, facilities that meet the notice’s criteria must provide specified GHG information to Environment and Climate Change Canada by set deadlines for each year.

What it does#

• Changes the notice title to Notice with respect to reporting of greenhouse gases (GHGs) for 2024, 2025 and 2026 to reflect the extra year.
• Requires people who operate facilities listed in the notice to provide information held or reasonably accessible about GHG emissions for the 2024, 2025 or 2026 calendar years. The stated purposes include research, inventories, codes of practice, guidelines, and environmental reporting.
• Sets filing deadlines:
  • Information for 2024 — due June 2, 2025.
  • Information for 2025 — due June 1, 2026.
  • Information for 2026 — due June 1, 2027.
• Keeps the reporting threshold at 10 000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2‑eq.) per year. Facilities must use the notice’s formula (summing emissions of CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs and SF6 multiplied by their global warming potentials) to determine total emissions.
• Expands coverage language to explicitly include facilities involved in CO2 capture, transport, injection, utilization or storage for the years 2024–2026.
• Requires operators who previously reported (for 2023 or 2024 or 2025) but now believe their facility no longer meets the criteria to notify the Minister by the corresponding deadline for the next year.

Who's affected#

• Operators of industrial facilities in Canada that emit 10 000 tonnes CO2‑eq. or more in 2024, 2025 or 2026.
• Facilities engaged in CO2 capture, transport, injection, utilization or storage during those years.
• Organizations that already reported under the prior notice must notify the government if their status changes for the next year.
• The notice points to many detailed information items (Schedules 4–18). If it’s unclear whether your facility is covered, the notice suggests contacting the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program at Environment and Climate Change Canada (contact details appear in the full notice).

Why it matters#

• This extends mandatory GHG reporting for one more year, so more recent emissions data will be collected for policy, monitoring and public reporting.
• The 10 000 tonnes threshold means reporting mainly affects medium and large emitters — businesses in energy, manufacturing, heavy industry and carbon management projects.
• The government will have updated, comparable data for 2024–2026 to inform climate planning, regulations and programs. For affected operators, it means more paperwork and possible costs to track and submit the required data.