Canada-Saskatchewan equivalency agreement for federal coal-fired electricity regulations: closed consultation

This consultation ran from December 29, 2018 to April 17, 2019.

We asked Canadians for feedback on:

• the proposed equivalency agreement with the province of Saskatchewan for the Reduction of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Coal-fired Generation of Electricity Regulations (the federal coal-fired electricity regulations) (from December 29, 2018 to February 17, 2019)
• the Order-in-Council (from February 16, 2019 to April 17, 2019)

Comments were provided in writing by April 17, 2019. The final equivalency agreement with the province of Saskatchewan was published on May 11, 2019 in the Environmental Registry of the Department of the Environment. The Order-in-Council was published in the Canada Gazette, Part II, and a Notice of Availability of the agreement was published in the Canada Gazette, Part I.

Who was the focus of this consultation

The Government of Canada was looking to hear from:

• Indigenous peoples
• provincial, territorial and local governments
• industry stakeholders and association member
• non-governmental organizations
• the general public

What we heard

A report that summarizes how comments and notices of objection were addressed is available as of May 11, 2019, on the Environmental Registry of the Department of the Environment.

Summary of comments on greenhouse gas emissions from electricity producers in Saskatchewan

Related information

The federal coal-fired electricity regulations – Reduction of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Coal-fired Generation of Electricity Regulations

The final Canada-Saskatchewan equivalency agreement – Agreement on the Equivalency of Federal and Saskatchewan Regulations for the Control of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Electricity Producers in Saskatchewan, 2020

The final Order-in-Council – Order Declaring that the Reduction of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Coal-fired Generation of Electricity Regulations Do Not Apply in Saskatchewan

Contact us

Electricity and Combustion Division
Environment and Climate Change Canada
351 Saint-Joseph Boulevard
Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0H3
Email: ec.electricite-electricity.ec@canada.ca