Canada Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System

Canada’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Offset Credit System enables project proponents to generate federal offset credits if they register and implement projects that reduce GHGs using a published federal GHG offset protocol.  Offset credits can be sold and used for compliance by facilities covered in the federal Output Based Pricing System or sold and used by others who are looking to meet voluntary climate targets or commitments.

Important notice

The Canadian Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System Regulations have been published in the Canada Gazette, Part II. Canada’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Offset Credit System is now accepting applications for project registration under the Landfill Methane Recovery and Destruction protocol. Refer to the Credit and Tracking System tab below for further details on how to apply.

Candidate submissions are accepted on an ongoing basis for placement on the Roster of Technical Experts, from which Technical Expert Teams will be formed to support federal offset protocol development. Individuals with significant technical and scientific expertise and who are interested in supporting the development of the Direct Air Carbon Capture and Sequestration protocol are encouraged to submit their candidacy packages by July 31, 2022.

Carbon Pollution Pricing: Considerations for facilitating Indigenous participation in the Federal Greenhouse Gas Offset System is available for public comment. This paper provides information on Environment and Climate Change Canada’s initiatives to date and additional proposed measures to facilitate the participation of Indigenous peoples in Canada’s GHG Offset Credit System. Environment and Climate Change Canada welcomes comments on all aspects of this paper until June 30, 2022. Written comments can be sent to creditscompensatoires-offsets@ec.gc.ca.