Companies that are high emitters, engage in specific activities, or use specific substances must report their air, land, and water emissions to the government. Below are a list of federal programs that you may be required to report under.
The Federal Output-Based Pricing System (OBPS)
Companies are required to submit reporting to the OBPS if they satisfy the following criteria:
• Facilities that emit more than 50,000 tonnes of CO₂e per year
• Facilities that emit over 10,000 tCO2e in regulated sectors can opt-in to the OBPS at any time.
The Federal National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI)
Companies that own or operate facilities must report to the NPRI if they satisfy the following criteria:
• Employees and contractors work more than 20,000 hours during a year (about 10 full-time workers) AND/OR
• If the following activities take place at any facility:
• AND facility manufacture, process, otherwise use, or release, one or more of the NPRI substances and is the quantity above the threshold for that substance (https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/national-pollutant-release-inventory/substances-list/threshold.html)
Ontario’s Emission Performance Standards (EPS)
Companies that own or operate facilities that satisfy the following criteria are deemed “EPS Facilities” and must be registered:
• Reported 50,000 tonnes of CO2e emitted in one or more reporting years since 2014
• If the following activities are the primary function at the facility: