Greenhouse gas emissions: instructions for reporting

This guide shows you how to submit your greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions report to Environment and Climate Change Canada’s (ECCC) Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP).

Facilities report to the GHGRP using ECCC’s Single Window (SW) system. This SW system consists of a main component called the Single Window Information Manager (SWIM) and a series of services and reporting modules. SWIM provides access to the ECCC and Partners Greenhouse Gas Reporting module which you must use to report GHG emissions to the GHGRP. This applies to all facilities who need to submit a report to the GHGRP, regardless of where the facility is located or if you also need to report to your provincial government. The SW system streamlines reporting to reduce reporting burden and the overall costs to governments. Provincial partners who also use this system to receive GHG reports from facilities include Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Saskatchewan.

SWIM allows you to:

For detailed instructions on the SWIM component, please refer to SWIM Guidance.

Steps to submitting your greenhouse gas emissions report

Step 1: log in through GCKey service or Sign-In Partner 

Navigate to the SW system.

You will then be presented with a choice of logging in with a Sign-In Partner (your bank account credentials) or GCKey.

  • Sign-In Partner Log In: you will be transferred to the SecureKey Concierge service and prompted to select the sign-in partner (for example, BMO Financial Group, RBC, Scotiabank) and log in using your banking username and password
  • GCKey Log In:
    • if you are a new user, select Sign Up and follow the on-screen directions to create a GCKey username and password, and then use them to Sign In
    • if you already have a GCKey username and password, enter them now
Step 2: enter SWIM and create/update your profile

After logging in, you will enter SWIM. If your account is not recognized by the system, you will be directed to the New User page. Follow the instructions below to link your account to an existing profile using your email address:

  1. enter your email address and click Search
  2. an email containing an account recovery key will be sent to your email address
  3. copy this account recovery key from the email and paste it into the field on the Redeem ECCC Key page which can be accessed through the left-hand menu and click Activate Key

This will link your SW profile to your username and password, and allow you to continue to connect to your organizations and reporting modules through the system.

To view or create a new profile, click on My Profile on the left-hand menu and add or edit your information as required.

Most of the navigation in SWIM is done using the left-hand menu. The options on the left-hand menu will expand and collapse as you move up and down the left menu structure.

When you are entering or modifying data, please ensure you use the Save/Continue function regularly. A warning message will be displayed after 15 minutes of inactivity. After 18 minutes you will be logged out and any unsaved changes will be lost.

Step 3: establish/verify link between your profile and your organization

Click on Organizations on the left-hand menu to display a list of the organizations your profile is linked to. If the organization you need to report on is not displayed and has reported in the past, you will need to link your profile to it. The best way to link to an organization is to obtain an ECCC Key from an authorized user and use the Redeem ECCC Key screen.

If you are unable to obtain an ECCC Key and wish to link to an organization already present in the database, select Request Access from the left navigation menu. You will need to identify the program you wish to report to (in this case, ECCC and Partners Greenhouse Gas Reporting), the program role you are requesting (for example, Reporting Lead - Specific Facilities), the name of the organization, and for some roles, the specific facilities you wish to report on. This will result in a request being submitted to Environment and Climate Change Canada staff. If your request is approved, an ECCC Key will be sent by email within 3 business days. Copy the key and paste it in the field on the Redeem ECCC Key function. Roles are discussed further in Step 4.

If your organization is not present in the database, you will need to add it. Select Add a New Organization on the Organizations page. The system will prompt you to search for the organization before adding it. If the organization is not found, select Add a New Organization again and enter the organizational details.

Step 4: add/update/verify organization and facility information

After clicking on Organizations, click the name of the organization to view its details. The left menu will expand to show more options.

  • select Facilities to view, add or edit facilities
  • select Contacts to add or edit information for contacts who will not be users of the system themselves but will be referenced in reports
  • select Parent Organizations to add or edit parent organizations
  • select Manage Access to manage all program/facility roles for users within the organization
    • select Grant Access to generate ECCC Keys

The types of roles available in the ECCC and Partners Greenhouse Gas Reporting module are outlined below:

  • Reporting Lead - All Facilities: edit and submit reports for all facilities [SWIM Organization Lead automatically assigned]
  • Reporting Lead - Specific Facilities: edit and submit reports for certain facilities.[SWIM Organization Lead automatically assigned]
  • Data Entry: edit and fill out reports for certain facilities, but cannot submit them [SWIM Editor automatically assigned]
  • Signing Authority: view and submit reports for certain facilities [SWIM Member automatically assigned]
  • Read Only: view reports for certain facilities [SWIM Member automatically assigned]

You will note that there are additional SWIM roles visible. These roles govern the ability of users to perform functions in SWIM. These can also be managed here:

  • SWIM Organization Lead: edit organization and facility information and manage access to certain facilities
  • SWIM Editor: edit organization and certain facilities information, but cannot manage access to certain facilities
  • SWIM Member: view only access to organization and certain facilities information
Step 5: access the ECCC and Partners Greenhouse Gas Reporting module

Click Home on the left navigation menu to see links to the individual reporting programs you have access to. Look for the Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and Partners Greenhouse Gas Reporting and ECCC Output-Based Pricing System (OBPS) link. If the link does not appear, you do not have access to the ECCC and Partners Greenhouse Gas Reporting and ECCC OBPS module. A role can be obtained by redeeming an ECCC Key (see Step 3). If this option is not available, use Request Access.

Click the ECCC and Partners Greenhouse Gas Reporting and ECCC OBPS link and then select GHG Reporting to navigate to the GHGRP reporting module.

Step 6: use the reporting dashboard

This page is a dashboard where all your reporting actions will be initiated. On your first visit, you will need to identify the facilities you wish to report on.

A Help drop-down menu will appear at the top of the page where additional helpful information is available. Click Help on the top menu and select Toggle In-Context Help to toggle the additional information on or off.

Select the reporting company and reporting year from the two drop-down menus under Report(s). The reporting year period refers to the calendar year during which the emissions were produced. The default selection is 2022.

You may report data for the 2009-2022 calendar years using the system. You may also amend previous submissions that are available in the system. If a past report is not available, please create a new report and indicate in the comments area that you are submitting an amendment. If you wish to amend a GHG report submitted prior to 2009, please contact us at ges-ghg@ec.gc.ca.

The Custom Fuel List button is shown below:

Figure 1: Reporting dashboard screen

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module is where all reporting actions begin. A ‘Help’ drop-down menu will appear at the top of the page where additional helpful information is available. The dashboard displays two drop-down menus under “Report(s)” to select the reporting company (in this figure seen as ‘TWDRG’) and reporting year (in this figure 2022). Using the ‘Add New Report’ button on the bottom right of the dashboard or the page icon at the top, you can add facilities for the reporting year. Once the report is initiated, the report's status (shown by a progress bar set at 1/6), facility name (in this figure seen as ‘TLOU’), report type (in this figure seen as ‘Report ECCC & ON’) and actions will appear. Actions available to the user are a pencil icon which will allow editing to the report and a page icon with an arrow to indicate that the report is ready for submission. More actions are available through the drop-down beside each icon. The reporting module highlights and shows the ‘Custom Fuel List’ button on the bottom left that is available in the “Reporting Dashboard”.

Clicking on the Custom Fuels List Button will yield the following screen:

Figure 2: Custom fuels list screen

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows the “Custom Fuels List” screen. If they are not contained in the master list, this is where custom fuels can be added by filling out the required fields and clicking ‘Save’. An asterisk (*) indicates fields that the user must fill and complete. Multiple custom fuels can be added by clicking the page icon on the right side of the screen. These fuels can be used in reports for any of the company’s facilities. The fields the user is required to fill are:

• Fuel Name (in this figure, ‘Test Fuel’)

• Fuel Classification (in this figure, ‘Non-Biomass’)

• Fuel Type (in this figure, ‘Liquid’)

• Fuel Unit (in this figure, ‘kilolitres’)

• Fuel Description (in this figure, ‘Description of fuel’)

From this screen, you can see all of the custom fuels that you may have already added. In order to add custom fuels, simply click on the add icon on the top right corner of this screen and then, you will be able to:

  • enter the fuel name
  • select a classification for the fuel (biomass or non-biomass)
  • select a fuel type (gas, liquid, solid)
  • add a description for the fuel

On the reporting dashboard, to add a facility report, click the Add New Report button. You will be directed to the Find Facility page, which displays the facilities that you are allowed to report on. You can add only one facility report at a time. To add a facility report to the dashboard, select the Add icon for the facility located under the column Actions. Please note that the Add New Report button will not appear if you do not have a program role that allows you to edit a report (See Step 4).

Once the reports have been created for each facility you wish to report on, select the Edit icon located under the column Actions for the facility report you want to complete or select Edit from the drop-down list containing a set of available Actions for the report.

For facilities subject to expanded reporting requirements that may have to report a specific fuel that is not identified in the master list, select Custom Fuels List to add the fuel to the master list.

Step 7: select reporting options

The Select Reporting Options screen requires you to identify the type of report you wish to submit. This list depends on the physical address of the reporting facility. If you have not entered the facility's province in SWIM, you need to select the province of the facility from the drop-down list before choosing the report type. The reporting options are:

  • select Report (ECCC Only) to submit a report to Environment and Climate Change Canada
  • select Report (ECCC & ON), for facilities in Ontario (ON) only, to submit a report to Environment and Climate Change Canada and Ontario.
  • select Report (ECCC & NB), for facilities in New Brunswick (NB) only, to submit a report to Environment and Climate Change Canada and New Brunswick
  • select Report (ECCC & AB), for facilities in Alberta (AB) only, to submit a report to Environment and Climate Change Canada and Alberta
  • select Report (ECCC & NS), for facilities in Nova Scotia (NS) only, to submit a report to Environment and Climate Change Canada and Nova Scotia
  • select Report (ECCC & SK), for facilities in Saskatchewan (SK) only, to submit a report to Environment and Climate Change Canada and Saskatchewan
  • select Report with BC Pre-population, for facilities in British Columbia (BC) that are NOT subject to expanded reporting requirements, to load data from a submitted provincial report into an Environment and Climate Change Canada report
    • please review and modify the loaded information to ensure it meets your reporting obligation to ECCC
  • select DNMC notification (ECCC) to inform Environment and Climate Change Canada that your facility does not meet the reporting criteria for the current year

If your facility does not meet the reporting criteria, but wish to submit a voluntary report, select one of the above report types.

Step 8: select facility contacts and verify facility information

The Select Facility Contacts screen is where you identify the reporter, authorized signing officer, and public contact (optional).

Choose the appropriate contacts from the drop-down lists. Lists are populated based on contacts added in SWIM. Review the Help text for a description of each Contact type.

For further guidance on adding contacts, see Managing your contacts in the SWIM guidance.

Click Save/Continue.

The Verify Facility Information screen is where you view company, facility and contact information.

If you need to make corrections on the Verify Facility Information screen, you can return to SWIM to make these changes by clicking Home on the top menu. If you wish to have this screen reflect changes you have made in SWIM, click the Refresh from SWIM button at the bottom of this screen.

For your convenience, some fields have been made editable on the Verify Facility Information screen. Note that changes made on this screen will only affect this report, and may be overwritten if the Refresh from SWIM button is used. If you make changes on this screen, click Save to SWIM to save the changes made here back to SWIM.

Note that each screen is initially ‘Incomplete’ and will have an orange square icon with an exclamation point "!" displayed on the left-hand menu. Once all required data has been entered and saved, click the Validate button to check for errors. Once all errors have been resolved, the screen will become ‘Complete’ and a green square with a checkmark will be displayed. All individual screens of the report need to be completed before it can be submitted.

Step 9: select facility activities

The Facility Activities screen (see Figure 3) requires you to identify the activity that your facility is engaged in. The federal list of activities includes:

  • aluminium production
  • ammonia production
  • base metal production
  • cement production
  • CO2 capture, transport, injection or storage
  • electricity or heat-steam generation
  • ethanol production
  • hydrogen production (refineries or stand-alone)
  • iron and steel production
  • lime production
  • mining
  • nitric acid production
  • petroleum refining
  • pulp and paper production

Select None of the above if your facility is not engaged in any of the listed activities.

Facilities engaged in the above activities are subject to expanded reporting requirements as part of the federal GHGRP expansion. For facilities in Ontario, additional activities that are subject to specific provincial reporting requirements will also be displayed on this page.

Figure 3 : Facility activity screen

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows the “Facility Activities” screen. On the left side of the screen, a progress of the report is shown under “Reporting Details”. After selecting reporting options, facility contacts and verifying facility information, the facility activities is where one may select all relevant activities undertaken by the facility. The list of facility activities include:

• Aluminium Production

• Ammonia Production

• Base Metal Production

• Cement Production

• CO2 Capture, Transport, Injection or Storage

• Electricity or Heat-Steam Generation

• Ethanol Production

• Hydrogen Production (Refineries or stand-alone)

• Iron and Steel Production

• Lime Production

• Mining

• Nitric Acid Production

• Petroleum Refining

• Pulp and Paper Production

• None of the above 

For facilities in provinces/territories where the federal OBPS applies, a mandatory question is listed at the bottom of the “Facility Activities” screen under the section “Out-Based Pricing System” with the option to use OBPS quantification methodologies. If a facility wishes to use this option, you must select ‘Yes’ using the drop-down menu. Once all relevant fields have been completed, click ‘Save/Continue’.

Facilities subject to the federal Output Based Pricing System (OBPS) Regulations

In provinces/territories where the federal OBPS applies, facilities that are subject to this regulation must quantify emissions for activities covered under this regulation, using OBPS specific methodologies. To reduce reporting burden, ECCC is providing an option to these facilities to utilize the OBPS quantification methodologies for reporting to the federal GHGRP.

For facilities in these provinces/territories, a mandatory question will appear on the Facility Activities screen related to the option to use OBPS quantification methodologies. If a facility is subject to the OBPS regulations and wishes to take advantage of this option, you must select ‘Yes’. This will trigger the system to display OBPS methodologies when required to choose an emissions quantification methodology on the following activity screens.

Note: This option applies only to federal reporting requirements. Therefore, Ontario reporters will not see OBPS methodology options offered for additional activities that are subject to provincial reporting requirements only.

Related links

Step 10: report expanded data
Fuel combustion 

Fuel combustion

If you have selected an activity on the Facility Activities screen (see Step 9), other than CO2 capture, transport, injection or storage, then the fuel combustion screen will become available in the reporting module.

Figure 4: Fuel combustion screen part 1

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows a part of the “Fuel Combustion” screen that is available to users who have selected a facility activity subject to expanded reporting requirements. All the facility activities that were selected in the previous part of the report (see figure 3) can be seen listed on the left side under “Reporting Details”. An asterisk (*) indicates a required field the user must complete however, a double asterisk (**) indicates a conditionally required field. Additionally, the user can see the ‘Report Progress’ at the top of the page (in this figure 2/10) and the ‘Page Status’ indicated by ‘Complete/Incomplete’ (in this figure ‘Incomplete’). The sections of the fuel combustion screen that are shown in this figure are:

• Electricity Generation

• Steam Generation

• Flaring

• All Other Stationary Fuel Combustion

Under the expanded reporting requirements, facilities have the option to select ‘N/A’ if the reporting requirement does not apply or click the page icon on the right side of the “Fuel Combustion” screen to report the required data related to fuel combustion.

Figure 5: Fuel combustion screen part 2

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows a part of the “Fuel Combustion” screen that is available to users who have selected a facility activity subject to expanded reporting requirements. The sections and descriptions under this part of the fuel combustion screen that are shown in this figure are:

• Electricity Information

    o Gross Electricity Generated On-site (MWh)

    o Additional electricity generated on-site

    o Electricity Sold Off-site (MWh)

    o Electricity Lost On-site (MWh)

    o Electricity Purchased (MWh)

• Steam/Heat Information

    o Gross Steam and Heat Generated On-site (MJ)

    o Gross Steam and Heat used to Generate Electricity On-site (MJ)

    o Steam and Heat Sold Off-site (MJ)

    o Steam and Heat Purchased (MJ)

    o Steam or Heat Lost On-Site (MJ)

Under the expanded reporting requirements, facilities have the option to select ‘N/A’ if the reporting requirement does not apply or report the correct values in the required fields. The end of the “Fuel Combustion” screen shows a mandatory ‘Facility/Source-Specific Documentation’ section where facilities must attach appropriate documentation (using the page icon) in relation to the expanded reporting requirements. Once all relevant fields have been completed, click ‘Validate’.  This will indicate if there are any errors or missing information.  Once there are no errors, click on ‘Save/Continue’.

This and associated child screens will allow you to report information required in Schedule 7 of the Notice.  The types of information to be entered on this screen include:

  • fuel and emissions
  • electricity
  • steam
  • facility/source-specific documentation

Each of these is described in the sections that follow.

Fuel and emissions information

In the Fuel Combustion screen, there are “Add” icons under each emissions source (shown below) that will lead to the Fuel and Emissions Information screen.

Note: In order to access the Fuel and Emissions Information screen for the electricity generation source, you must first add an electricity unit as shown below.

Figure 6: Fuel combustion screen with electricity unit

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows the “Fuel Combustion” screen after the “Electricity Unit” section is filled out with the following data:

• Unit Name (in this figure, ‘Electricity Unit 1’)

• Description (in this figure, ‘Test Unit’)

• Gross Electricity Generated On-Site (MWh) (in this figure, ‘1’)

Followed by the rest of the sections:

• Steam Generation

• Flaring

• All Other Stationary Fuel Combustion

If the user wishes to edit or delete any of the data in each section, two action icons are present; the pencil icon for editing and the trash icon for deleting. The figure highlights the page icons in each section that one can click to open the fuel combustion data entry child screen. The user has the option to select ‘N/A’ if the reporting requirement is not applicable.

The Fuel and Emissions Information screen (shown below) will allow you to report emissions by gas for each fuel type.  It is also where additional information related to each fuel and associated emissions is reported (e.g., fuel volume, carbon content, emission factors, etc).

Figure 7: Fuel/steam and emissions information child screen (part 1)

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows a part of the “Fuel/Steam and Emissions information” child screen. The user must fill all required fields by selecting an option for fuel through the ‘Fuel’ drop-down menu. The greyed-out fields are all non-editable fields that will automatically populate after the user clicks ‘Save’:

• Fuel Classification

• Fuel Type

• Fuel Unit

• Fuel Description

For the ‘Amount of Fuel Consumed’, the fuel unit is used if the Energy Units (MJ) check box is not checked. The user must enter values into the remaining empty fields:

• Source of Coal (Domestic – by province, Foreign-by Country)

• Measured and Weighted Higher Heating Value (MJ/unit of fuel consumed)

• Measured and Weighted Carbon Content (kg of C/unit of fuel consumed)

• Measured Temperature (˚C)

• Measured Pressure (kPa)

• Moisture Content (%)

Figure 8: Fuel/steam and emissions information child screen (part 2)

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows a part of the “Fuel/Steam and Emissions information” child screen. The sections and fields in the child screen include:

• Emissions

    o CO2 (with the fields ‘Methodology’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

    o CH4 (with the fields ‘Methodology’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

    o N2O (with the fields ‘Methodology’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

• Emission Factors

    o Carbon Dioxide Emission factor

    o Carbon Emission Factor Units

    o Methane Emission Factor

    o Methane Emissions Factor Units

    o Nitrous Oxide Emission Factor

    o Nitrous Oxide Emission Factor Units

    o Oxidation Factor (0.0 ~ 1.0) if used

• Steam Properties (where emissions are quantified by steam)

    o Steam Produced

    o Boiler Measured Temperature (˚C)

    o Boiler Measured Pressure (kPa)

    o Ratio of Boiler’s Design Rated Heat Input, Capacity to Design Rated Steam Output Capacity (kJ/t of steam)

The user must enter the reporting requirements for ‘Emissions’ by selecting an option for ‘Methodology’ through the drop-down menus and entering values in the empty fields for ‘Emissions (t)’. The user has the option to select ‘N/A’ if the reporting requirement is not applicable. All non-editable fields (‘Emissions (t CO2e)’) will automatically populate after the user clicks ‘Save’. 

In this screen, one can select a fuel from the drop down menu. Note that if the fuel consumed is not listed in the drop down menu, you may add a custom fuel by returning to the reporting dashboard  (by clicking on your facility name in the breadcrumbs at the top left corner of the screen) and clicking on the Custom Fuels List button (see Step 6).

On the Fuel Combustion screen, once the fuel is selected, clicking on the save button will automatically populate the following:

  • Fuel Classification
  • Fuel Type
  • Fuel Unit

Figure 9: Fuel/steam and emissions information fuel example

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows the “Fuel/Steam and Emissions Information” child screen after a fuel is selected from the ‘Fuel’ drop-down list (in this figure, ‘Natural Gas’) and highlights the prepopulated items after the user has clicked ‘Save’: 

• Fuel Classification (in this figure, ‘Non-Biomass’)

• Fuel Type (in this figure, ‘Gas’)

• Fuel Unit (in this figure, ‘m3’)

• Fuel Description

You may then populate the remaining required fields. Note that some fields are conditionally mandatory. Often this is based on either the type of fuel selected (e.g., gaseous fuels require input of temperature and pressure) or the methodology selected for calculating either of the CO2, CH4 or N2O emissions.

For the amount of fuel consumed (shown below), clicking on the “Energy Units (MJ)” checkbox will allow you to report your fuel volume in energy units. Otherwise, the default fuel unit will be used should you decide not to check this checkbox. For additional fields that refer to the units of fuel consumed (e.g., HHV), they are referring to the default fuel units.

Figure 10: Fuel/steam and emissions information units example

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows the “Fuel/Steam and Emissions Information” child screen after a fuel is selected from the ‘Fuel’ drop down list:

• Fuel Classification (in this figure, ‘Non-Biomass’)

• Fuel Type (in this figure, ‘Gas’)

• Fuel Unit (in this figure, ‘m3’)

• Fuel Description

This highlights the fact that the default unit (fuel unit, in this figure ‘m3’) is used if the ‘Energy Units (MJ)’ check box is not checked for the field ‘Amount of Fuel Consumed (Default fuel unit or MJ (if selected))’. For additional fields that refer to the units of fuel consumed (Measured and Weighted Higher Heating Value (MJ/unit of fuel consumed), Measured and Weighted Carbon Content (kg of C/unit of fuel consumed)), they are referring to the default fuel units.

Once you have populated all information for that specific fuel, you may click Save. This will then validate the data you have entered and notify you if further information is required. Once all required information is entered and saved, the saved data will show up in the Fuel Combustion screen.

Figure 11: Fuel combustion screen example 1

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows part of the “Fuel Combustion” screen after information has been entered in all the required fields in every section and has been automatically populated after saving: 

Fuel Combustion

o Electricity Generation

  • Unit Name (in this figure, ‘Electricity Unit 1’)
  • Description (in this figure, ‘Test Unit’)
  • Gross Electricity Generated On-Site (MWh) (in this figure, ‘1’)

o Fuels

  • Fuel (in this figure, ‘Natural Gas’)
  • Fuel Classification (in this figure, ‘Non-Biomass’)
  • Fuel Type (in this figure, ‘Gas’)
  • Fuel Unit (in this figure, ‘m3’)
  • Fuel Description
  • Amount of Fuel Consumed (Default fuel unit or MJ (if selected)) (in this figure, 23124 and ‘Energy Units (MJ)’ selected
  • Source of Coal (Domestic – by province, Foreign-by Country)
  • Measured and Weighted Higher Heating Value (MJ/unit of fuel consumed) (in this figure, ‘25’)
  • Measured and Weighted Carbon Content (kg of C/unit of fuel consumed) (in this figure, ‘22’)
  • Measured Temperature (˚C) (in this figure, ‘25’)
  • Measured Pressure (kPa) (in this figure, ‘101.25’)

Figure 12: Fuel combustion screen example 2

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows another part of the “Fuel Combustion” screen after information has been entered in all the required fields in every section and has been automatically populated after saving:

  • Measured Temperature (˚C) (in this figure, ‘25’)
  • Measured Pressure (kPa) (in this figure, ‘101.25’)
  • Moisture Content (%)

o Emissions

  • CO2 (in this figure, Methodology: Eq 2-1, Emissions (t): 2314, Emissions (t CO2e): 2314)
  • CH4 (in this figure, Methodology: Eq 2-12, Emissions (t): 2.3451, Emissions (t CO2e): 58.6275)
  • N2O (in this figure, Methodology: Eq 2-12, Emissions (t): 1.45, Emissions (t CO2e): 432.10)

• Emissions factors

    o Carbon Dioxide Emission factor (in this figure, ‘12’)

    o Units (for example, kg/kl, g/MJ (in this figure, ‘kg/kl’)

    o Methane Emission Factor (in this figure, ‘2.31’)

    o Methane Emissions Factor Units (in this figure, ‘kg/kl’)

    o Nitrous Oxide Emission Factor (in this figure, ‘2.341’)

    o Nitrous Oxide Emission Factor Units (in this figure, ‘kg/kl’)

    o Oxidation Factor (0.0 ~ 1.0) if used (in this figure, ‘0.076’)

If oxidation factor is used, please provide appropriate supporting documentation by using the page icon on the right. 

• Steam Properties (where emissions are quantified by steam)

    o Steam Produced

    o Boiler Measured Temperature (˚C)

    o Boiler Measured Pressure (kPa)

    o Ratio of Boiler’s Design Rated Heat Input, Capacity to Design Rated Steam Output Capacity (kJ/t of steam)

• Steam Generation

Continue to add fuels and associated emissions information as required until all fuel combustion data has been entered for each of the sources.

Electricity information

The Fuel Combustion activity screen includes fields where one can report their electricity information. This information is mandatory for all facilities that generate or use electricity. If you had added electricity generated under each electricity-generating unit when entering fuel and emissions information, you will note that the sum of the electricity reported is now populated in the ‘Gross Electricity Generated On-Site (MWh)’ field.  This is a read-only field.

If additional electricity was generated that was not associated with fuels/emissions (e.g., wind turbines), you may enter it in the ‘Additional electricity generated on-site’ field.

Note: Reporting electricity and associated emissions information separated by each electricity-generating unit is only required for those reporting under NAICS code 221112. For all others, you may simply report all information under a single unit, even if multiple units exist at your facility.

Figure 13: Fuel combustion screen electricity information section

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows the “Electricity Information” section on the “Fuel Combustion” screen. This section prompts the user to enter values into the required fields or select ‘N/A’ if the reporting requirement is not applicable for the following amounts of electricity:

• Gross Electricity Generated On-site (MWh) (Automatically populated when user clicks ‘Validate’)

• Additional electricity generated on-site

• Electricity Sold Off-site (MWh)

• Electricity Lost On-site (MWh)

• Electricity Purchased (MWh)

Steam/Heat information

Also located in the Fuel Combustion activity screen are fields where one can report steam/heat information (shown below). This information is required to be reported by any facility subject to expanded reporting requirements which operates a co-generator(s) or purchases or sells steam or heat.

Figure 14: Fuel combustion screen steam/heat information section

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows the “Steam/Heat information” section on the “Fuel Combustion” screen. This section prompts the user to enter values into the required fields or select ‘N/A’ if the reporting requirement is not applicable for the following amounts of steam and heat:

• Gross Steam and Heat Generated On-Site (MJ)

• Gross Steam and Heat used to Generate Electricity On-Site (MJ)

• Steam and Heat Sold Off-site (MJ)

• Steam and Heat Purchased (MJ)

• Seam or Heat Lost On-Site (MJ)

Facility/Source-specific documentation

Mandatory on the Fuel Combustion screen is the facility/source specific documentation (shown below).

Figure 15: Fuel combustion screen steam/heat information section

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows the required ‘Facility/Source-Specific Documentation’ upload in the “Fuel Combustion” Screen. Facilities must attach appropriate documentation in relation to the expanded reporting requirements. The user should attach supplier or fuel sampling, analysis and consumption measurement documentation related to fuel quantity, carbon content, high heat value and/or emissions factor used. 

Clicking on the add icon will allow you to upload files into this section of the Fuel Combustion screen. This will allow you to upload any documentation required under schedule 7 of the Notice (Fuel combustion and flaring reporting requirements). Most commonly this is used to fulfill the requirements of schedule 7, paragraph 15 and 16 of the Notice: 

schedule 7, paragraph 15 of the notice:

Any person subject to this schedule shall submit documentation describing the methodology used, when

  • (a) developing equipment-specific on-site transportation emission factors, as directed in section 2.A.1a(3) or 2.B(3)(B) of Canada’s 2022 Greenhouse Gas Quantification Requirements;
  • (b) determining the mass of biomass combusted for premixed fuels containing biomass and fossil fuels, as directed in section 2.A.4 of Canada’s 2022 Greenhouse Gas Quantification Requirements; or
  • (c) developing facility-specific CH4 and N2O emission factors, as directed in section 2.B(1) of Canada’s 2022 Greenhouse Gas Quantification Requirements.

schedule 7, paragraph 16 of the notice:

Any person subject to this schedule, who obtains from a supplier or performs fuel sampling, analysis and consumption measurement, as outlined in section 2.D of Canada’s 2022 Greenhouse Gas Quantification Requirements, shall submit documents supporting and summarizing fuel quantity, carbon content and higher heating value for all sampling and measurement periods. This must include, where applicable, tables of values for each fuel and measurement period, laboratory reports, and any other relevant documentation. 

Once all sections are completed, you may click on Validate to ensure there are no errors. Once all errors have been cleared, click on Save/Continue and you will note a green checkmark on the left hand menu beside Fuel Combustion.

On-site transportation

On site transportation

If you have selected any of the activities on the Facility Activities screen (see Step 9) other than CO2 capture, transport, injection or storage, the On-Site Transportation screen will become available in the reporting module

The On Site Transportation screen is an extension of the Fuel Combustion screen. It accepts very similar fuel and emissions information but only for on-site transportation.  It functions in a very similar manner. Fuel and emissions information can be entered by first clicking on the Add button (highlighted below).  That will open a child screen that functions the same way as shown in the Fuel and Emissions

Information under fuel combustion

Figure 16: On-site transportation screen

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows the “On-Site Transportation” screen. On the left, the green check mark indicates that the “Fuel Combustion” part of the report has been completed while the yellow exclamation mark indicates that the “On-Site Transportation” part of the report is incomplete. The figure highlights the page icon which will open the “Fuel/Steam and emissions Information” child screen. The end of the “On-site transportation” screen shows a mandatory ‘Facility/Source-Specific Documentation’ section where facilities can attach appropriate documentation in relation to the expanded reporting requirements or select ‘N/A’ if neither sections are applicable. Once all relevant fields have been completed, click ‘Validate’. This will indicate if there are any errors or missing information. Once there are no errors, click on ‘Save/Continue’.

The Facility/Source-specific Documentation section here is mandatory if you have selected the “equipment specific” method for determining either CO2, CH4 or N2O emissions when entering any fuels used for on-site transportation. This Facility/Source-specific Documentation is not mandatory here, if this information is included in the documentation upload completed in the Fuel Combustion screen. 

Once all information for on-site transportation has been reported, click on Validate to ensure there are no errors.  Once all errors are corrected, click on Save/Continue and you will note a green checkmark on the left hand menu beside On-Site Transportation.

Aluminum production

Aluminium production

The Aluminum Production Screen (shown below) will be available if you have selected the Aluminium Production activity from the Facility Activities screen.

You will note that the screen is split into different sections related to different types of aluminum production activities that may or may not occur at the facility. The activities are expandable or collapsible. The screen shown below shows an example of only some activities expanded.

Figure 17: Aluminium production screen

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows the “Aluminum Production” screen with the following section and sub-section:

• Process Emissions from Prebake Anodes

  • CO2 (with fields ‘Methodology’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

o Information Attributable to Prebake Anodes 

  • Anode Consumption (t of anodes/t of liquid aluminum)
  • Sulphur Content (kg of sulphur/kg of prebaked anodes)
  • Ash Content (kg of ash/kg of prebaked anodes)

The user must complete both sections by selecting  a Methodology option from the drop-down menu and filling in all required fields with a value. The greyed-out section (‘Emissions (t CO2e)’) will be automatically populated when the user clicks ‘Validate’. If this type of process emission or the required information is not applicable, the user can select ‘N/A’ . The figure highlights the ‘expand’ buttons which will expand the respective sub-sections that facilities can use to enter data for other process emissions listed that are relevant:

• Process Emissions from Soderberg Electrolysis Cells

• Process Emissions from Anode/Cathode Baking

• Process Emissions from Packing Material Consumption

• Process Emissions from Coking of Pitch or Other Binding Agent 

• Process Emissions from Green Coke Calcination

• Anode Effects (CF4)

• Anode Effects (C2F6)

• SF6 Cover gas

• Liquid Aluminum Production

Once all relevant fields have been completed, click ‘Validate’.  This will indicate if there are any errors or missing information. Once there are no errors, click on ‘Save/Continue’.

From this screen, you can fulfil reporting requirements in schedule 10 of the Notice.

The Aluminium Production screen contains multiple sections, which one can fill in should they be applicable to the facility; otherwise, one can select the N/A checkbox should that specific field not apply to the facility.

Once all relevant fields have been completed, click Validate.  This will indicate if there are any errors or missing information.  Once there are no errors, click on Save/Continue and you will then note a green check mark beside Aluminium Production on the left hand menu.

Ammonia production

Ammonia production

The Ammonia Production Screen will be available if you have selected the Ammonia Production activity from the Facility Activities screen.

In addition to providing fuel combustion and on-site transportation information, you also need to provide specific information relating to ammonia production.

An example of the Ammonia Production screen is given below:

Figure 18: Ammonia production

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows the “Ammonia Production” screen with the following sections and fields:

• Gross Emissions from Ammonia Production

    o Gas: CO2 nonbio (with fields ‘Methodology’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

• CO2 Consumed in Urea Production

    o CO2 consumed (t) / N/A

• Other CO2 Recovered/Captured (Excluding CO2 Consumed in Urea Production)

• Net Emissions from Ammonia Production

    o Emissions (t CO2e)

• Feedstock details

• Production

    o Ammonia Production (t)

    o Urea Production (t) / N/A

• Additional Information

The user must enter the reporting requirements by selecting an option through the drop-down menu and entering values in the empty fields. The page icon on the right side of the screen will provide a child screen to where facility data can be entered. The user has the option to select ‘N/A’ if the reporting requirement is not applicable. The end of the “Ammonia Production” screen shows a mandatory Facility/Source-Specific Documentation section where facilities must attach appropriate documentation in relation to the expanded reporting requirements. Once all relevant fields have been completed, all non-editable fields will automatically populate after the user clicks ‘Validate’. This will indicate if there are any errors or missing information.  Once there are no errors, click on ‘Save/Continue’.

From this screen, you can fulfil reporting requirements in schedule 13 of the Notice.

In order to report Other CO2 Recovered/Captured (Excluding CO2 Consumed in Urea Production), simply click on the “add” icon in the Other CO2 Recovered/Captured (Excluding CO2 Consumed in Urea Production) section. This will open the following screen.

Figure 19: CO2 Recovered/Captured (Excluding CO2 Consumed in Urea Production)

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows the “Other CO2 recovered / captured” child screen from the “Ammonia Production” screen. This section prompts the user to enter a value into the required field and select an option from the drop-down menu for:

• Annual Quantity (t)

• Purpose

Once all information has been completed on this screen, click ‘Save’ and you will return to the “Ammonia Production” screen. Continue to add and save all “Other CO2 Recovered/Captured (Excluding CO2 Consumed in Urea Production)”. 

Once all information has been completed on this screen, click Save and you will return to the Ammonia Production screen. Continue to add and save all Other CO2 Recovered/Captured (Excluding CO2 Consumed in Urea Production) 

In order to report the feedstock details for ammonia production, simply click on the “add” icon in the Feedstock details section. This will open the following screen where all fields are mandatory. Once all information has been completed on this screen, click Save and you will return to the Ammonia Production screen. Continue to add and save all feedstock details as necessary.

Figure 20: Feedstock details child screen for ammonia production

 

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows the “Feedstock details” child screen after clicking on the page icon under the “Feedstock Details” section. This section prompts the user to enter the reporting requirements by selecting an option through the drop-down menus for the ‘Feedstock’ and ‘Unit’ fields and entering a value in the empty fields for ‘Annual Amount Consumed’ and ‘Carbon Content’. Once all information has been completed on this screen, click ‘Save’ and you will return to the “Ammonia Production” screen. 

This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows the Feedstock details child screen after clicking on the add icon under the Feedstock Details section

Also available in the Ammonia Production screen is an optional section titled ”Additional Information” where one can click on the “add” icon in order to upload an attachment containing additional information related to the Ammonia Production activity that is not captured elsewhere.

Once all relevant fields have been completed, click Validate.  This will indicate if there are any errors or missing information.  Once there are no errors, click on Save/Continue and you will then note a green check mark beside Ammonia Production on the left hand menu.

Base metal production

Base metal production

The Base Metal Production screen will be available if you have selected the Base Metal Production activity from the Facility Activities screen.

In addition to providing fuel combustion and on-site transportation information, you also need to provide specific information related to base metal production.

An example of the Base Metal Production screen is given below:

Figure 21: Base metal production screen

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows the Base Metal Production screen with the following sections:

• Process Emissions from Base Metal Production

    o Copper (with the fields ‘Quantity of Metal Produced (t)’, Emissions (t)’)

    o Nickel (with the fields ‘Quantity of Metal Produced (t)’, Emissions (t)’)

    o Lead (with the fields ‘Quantity of Metal Produced (t)’, Emissions (t)’)

    o Zinc (with the fields ‘Quantity of Metal Produced (t)’, Emissions (t)’)

    o Cobalt (with the fields ‘Quantity of Metal Produced (t)’, Emissions (t)’)

• Carbon-containing Process Input Material

• Carbon-containing Process Output Material

• Additional Information

The user must complete the reporting requirements by entering values in the empty fields. The page icon on the right side of the screen will provide a child screen to where facility data can be entered. The user has the option to select ‘N/A’ if the reporting requirement is not applicable. The end of the “Base Metal Production screen” shows a mandatory Facility/Source-Specific Documentation section where facilities must attach appropriate documentation in relation to the expanded reporting requirements. Once all relevant fields have been completed, click ‘Validate’.  This will indicate if there are any errors or missing information.  Once there are no errors, click on ‘Save/Continue’.

From this screen, you can fulfil reporting requirements in schedule 18 of the Notice. This includes production and emissions related to the metals being produced and information regarding input and output process materials.

Clicking on the “Add” icon under either the “Carbon-Containing Process Input Material” or “Carbon-containing Process Output Material” headings will yield the following screen:

Figure 22: Carbon containing process input/output material child screen

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows the “Carbon Containing Process Input/Output Material” child screen that becomes available when clicking on the page icon under the “Carbon Containing Process Input/output materials” sections. The user must complete the reporting requirements by entering values in the empty fields for ‘Material Type’, ‘Quantity (t)’ and ‘Annual Weighted Average Carbon Content (t of C/t material)’. Once all information has been completed on this screen, click ‘Save’ and you will return to the “Base Metal Production” screen.

From here, you can fill in the Material Type; enter a value for the Quantity (in tonnes) and Annual Weighted Average Carbon Content (tonnes of carbon/tonne of material) for input and or output materials used in the metal production process (e.g., flux reagents, reducing agents, ore, electrodes, etc). Once all information has been entered, click Save and this will take you back to the Base Metal Production screen. Enter and save any additional input and output materials, as needed.

Reporters may also include additional information via an optional upload if there is additional information that is not already captured.

Once all relevant fields have been completed, click Validate.  This will indicate if there are any errors or missing information.  Once there are no errors, click on Save/Continue and you will then note a green check mark beside Base Metal Production on the left hand menu.

Cement production

Cement production

The Cement Production screen will be available if you have selected the Cement Production activity from the Facility Activities screen.

In addition to providing fuel combustion and on-site transportation information, you also need to provide specific information relating to cement production.

An example of the Cement Production screen is given below:

Figure 23: Cement production screen part 1

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows a part of the “Cement Production” screen with the following section and sub-sections:

• Clinker Production

o Process Emissions

  • January

• Quantity of Clinker Produced (t)

• Calcium oxide (CaO) content (t CaO/t clinker)

• Magnesium oxide (MgO) content (t MgO/ t clinker)

• Non-calcined calcium oxide content (t CaO/ t clinker)

• Non-calcinated magnesium oxide content (t MgO/ t clinker)

• Emission Factor (t CO2/ t clinker)   

  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June 
  • July
  • August
  • September 

The user must complete the reporting requirements by clicking the page icon under “Clinker Production” will provide a ‘”Process Emissions” child screen to where facility data can be entered to fill out all mandatory fields. Values must then be entered in the empty fields for each sub-section.

Figure 24: Cement production screen part 2

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows a second part of the Cement Production screen with the following sections and sub-sections.

• Organic Carbon Oxidation

    o CO2 (with fields ‘Methodology’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

    o Total Annual Quantity of Raw Material Consumed (t)

    o Annual Weighted Average Carbon Content in Raw Material Consumption (t carbon/ t raw material consumed)

• Cement Kiln Dust (CKD)

    o Q1

  • Quantity of CKD (t)
  • Calcium Oxide Content (t MgO/ t CKD)
  • Magnesium Oxide Content (t MgO/ t CKD)
  • Non-calcined Calcium Oxide (t CaO/ t CKD)
  • Non-calcined Magnesium Oxide (t MgO/ t CKD)
  • Emission Factor (t CO2/ t CKD)

    o Q2

    o Q3

    o Q4

The user must enter the reporting requirements by selecting an option through the drop-down menu and entering values in the empty fields. The page icon on the right side of the screen will provide a child screen to where facility data can be entered. The user has the option to select ‘N/A’ if the reporting requirement is not applicable. All non-editable fields will automatically populate after the user clicks ‘Validate’. This will indicate if there are any errors or missing information.  Once there are no errors, click on ‘Save/Continue’.

From this screen, you can fulfil reporting requirements in schedule 9 of the Notice. This includes information related to clinker production, cement kiln dust, and organic carbon oxidation.  Monthly data for clinker production and quarterly information for cement kiln dust are required.

Please note that when selecting a method, other than CEMS, when reporting information related to clinker production, cement kiln dust, and organic carbon oxidation, the emissions and emission factors will be calculated automatically using the data that was entered. Once you click on Save or Validate, if the appropriate information is provided, these values will auto-populate. Note that this will overwrite a manually entered emissions value.

If CEMS is selected, you need to manually input the respective CO2 emissions on this screen. This means that if CEMS is the method used to determine the CO2 emissions, the facility must enter the emissions. The facility must also enter certain production information as per schedule 9, paragraph 3 of the notice.

Once all relevant fields have been completed, click Validate.  This will indicate if there are any errors or missing information.  Once there are no errors, click on Save/Continue and you will then note a green check mark beside Cement Production on the left hand menu.

CO2 capture, transport, injection or storage

CO2 capture, transport, injection or storage

The CO2 Capture, Transport, Injection or Storage (CCTS) screen will be available if you have selected the CO2 Capture, Transport, Injection or Storage activity from the Facility Activities screen.

An example of the CO2 Capture, Transport, Injection or Storage screen is given below:

Figure 25: CO2 capture, transport, injection or storage screen

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows the “CO2, Capture, Transport or Storage” screen with the following sections:

• CO2 Capture

• CO2 Transport System

• Long-term Geological Storage

• Enhanced Fossil Fuel Recovery Operation

The page icon on the right side of the screen will provide a child screen to where facility data can be entered. Once all relevant fields have been completed, click ‘Validate’.  This will indicate if there are any errors or missing information.  Once there are no errors, click on ‘Save/Continue’.

From this screen, you can fulfil reporting requirements in schedule 6 of the Notice, depending on which of the CCTS activities are being undertaken at the facility.

CO2 capture or CO2 transport system

Clicking on the “Add” icon under CO2 capture or CO2 Transport System will yield the following screen:

Figure 26: Details child screen for CO2 capture or CO2 transport system

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows the details screen when clicking on the page icon for either the “CO2 Capture or CO2 Transport” section. The user must enter the reporting requirements by selecting an option through the drop-down menus and entering values in the empty fields:

• Year

• CO2 Leakage Emissions from Equipment and Infrastructure used (with the fields ‘Methodology’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

• CO2 Venting Emissions from Equipment and Infrastructure used (with the fields ‘Methodology’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

All non-editable fields will automatically populate after the user clicks ‘Save’. Once all information has been completed on this screen, click ‘Save’ and you will return to the “CO2, Capture, Transport or Storage” screen.

From here, you can report the CO2 Leakage Emissions from Equipment and Infrastructure used, CO2 Venting Emissions from Equipment and Infrastructure used and the associated methodologies. Once all relevant information has been entered, click Save to return to the CO2 Capture, Transport, Injection or Storage screen.

CO2 long-term geological storage and enhanced fossil fuel recovery operation

Clicking on the “Add” icon under CO2 Long-Term Geological Storage or Enhanced Fossil Fuel Recovery Operation will yield the following screen:

Figure 27: Details child screen for CO2 Long-Term Geological Storage and Enhanced Fossil Fuel Recovery Operation

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows the “Details” child screen when clicking on the page icon for both the “CO2 Long-Term Geological Storage” and “Enhanced Fossil Fuel Recovery Operation” sections. The user must enter the reporting requirements by selecting an option through the drop-down menus and entering values in the empty fields:

• Year

• CO2 Leakage Emissions from Equipment and Infrastructure used (with the fields ‘Methodology’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

• CO2 Venting Emissions from Equipment and Infrastructure used (with the fields ‘Methodology’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

• CO2 Surface Leakage Emissions (with the fields ‘Methodology’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

All non-editable fields will automatically populate after the user clicks ‘Save’. Once all information has been completed on this screen, click ‘Save’ and you will return to the “CO2, Capture, Transport or Storage” screen.

From here, you can report the CO2 Leakage Emissions from Equipment and Infrastructure used, CO2 Venting Emissions from Equipment and Infrastructure used, CO2 Surface Leakage Emissions and the associated methodologies.  Once all relevant information has been entered, click Save to return to the CO2 Capture, Transport, Injection or Storage screen.

If emissions are entered using the steps above for any of the CO2 Capture, Transport, Injection or Storage activities, then an Activity Details section will become available for each respective activity where this applies.

Clicking on the “add” button in the Activity Details section will prompt the screen below:

Figure 28: Activity details child screen

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows the “Activity Details” child screen that becomes available after entering emission information on the “Details” child screen (see Figure 27) for any of the sections (Capture, Transport, Injection, Storage). After the user returns to the “CO2 Capture, Transport or Storage” screen, the “Activity Details” page icon will appear. The user must enter the reporting requirements by selecting an option through the drop-down menus and entering values in the empty fields:

• Activity

• Methodology

• Value (t)

• Weighted Average CO2 Concentration (mass fraction)

• Annual Mass Flow of Material Transferred (t)

• Weighted Average Density (kg/m3)

• Temperature (˚C)

• Pressure (kPa)

Once all information has been completed on this screen, click ‘Save’ and you will return to the “CO2, Capture, Transport or Storage” screen.

In the Activity Details screen, the “Activity” from the drop down menu that you are able to select will depend on which activity this screen is associated with (i.e., CO2 capture, transport, injection or storage). You may then enter the value of CO2 in tonnes and the method used to determine that value along with the additional parameters related to that methodology. Once all required fields have been completed, click Save to return to the CO2 Capture, Transport, Injection or Storage screen.

Once all relevant fields have been completed, click Validate.  This will indicate if there are any errors or missing information.  Once there are no errors, click on Save/Continue and you will then note a green check mark beside CO2 Capture, Transport, Injection or Storage on the left hand menu.

Electricity or heat-steam generation

Electricity or heat-steam generation

The Electricity or Heat-Steam Generation screen will be available if you have selected the Electricity or Heat-Steam Generation activity from the Facility Activities screen.

In addition to providing fuel combustion and on-site transportation information, you also need to provide specific information relating to electricity or heat-steam generation. This is intended to capture emissions from the use of sorbents in electricity or heat generation.

An example of the Electricity or Heat-Steam Generation screen is given below:

Figure 29: Electricity or heat-steam generation screen

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows the “Electricity or Heat-Steam Generation” screen with the following sections:

• Emissions from acid gas scrubbers and acid gas reagent 

    o Gas: CO2 nonbio (with the fields ‘Methodology’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

• Sorbent

• Additional Information

The user must enter the reporting requirements by selecting an option through the drop-down menus and entering values in the empty fields. The user has the option to select ‘N/A’ if the reporting requirement is not applicable. The page icon on the right side of the screen will provide a child screen to where facility data can be entered. The user also has the option of attaching documentation in relation to the expanded reporting requirements. All non-editable fields will automatically populate after the user clicks ‘Validate’. This will indicate if there are any errors or missing information. Once there are no errors, click on ‘Save/Continue’.

From this screen, you can fulfil reporting requirements in schedule 12 of the Notice.

On this screen, you can report the emissions from acid gas scrubbers and reagents along with the method used to quantify emissions.

In addition, if you click on the “Add” icon under Sorbent it will yield the following screen:

Figure 30: Electricity or heat-steam generation sorbent child screen

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows the “Sorbent” child screen when clicking on the page icon under “Sorbent” in the “Electricity or Heat-Steam Generation” screen. The user must enter the reporting requirements entering a value in the empty field for ‘Sorbent Type’ and ‘Annual Consumption (t)’.  Once all information has been completed on this screen, click ‘Save’ and you will return to the “Electricity or Heat-Steam Generation” screen.

From here, you must report the:

  • Sorbent type
  • Annual Consumption amount in tonnes (t).

Available in this screen is an optional section titled ”Additional Information” where one can click on the “add” icon in order to upload an attachment containing additional information related to electricity and/or heat/steam generation, if not captured elsewhere.

Once all relevant fields have been completed, click Validate. This will indicate if there are any errors or missing information.  Once there are no errors, click on Save/Continue and you will then note a green check mark beside Electricity or Heat-Steam Generation on the left hand menu.

Hydrogen production

Hydrogen production

The Hydrogen Production screen will be available if you have selected the Hydrogen Production activity from the Facility Activities screen.

In addition to providing fuel combustion and on-site transportation information, you also need to provide specific information relating to hydrogen production.

Note: If undertaking hydrogen production either as a stand-alone activity or within a petroleum refinery, you should select the Hydrogen Production activity from the Facility Activities screen. If undertaking ammonia production, you do not need to select Hydrogen Production from the Facility Activities screen as this information is collected in the Ammonia Production screen.

An example of the Hydrogen Production screen is given below:

Figure 31: Hydrogen production screen

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows the “Hydrogen Production” screen with the following sections:

• Gross Emissions from transformation of hydrocarbon feedstock

    o Gas: CO2 nonbio (with the fields ‘Methodology’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

• Other CO2 recovered / captured

    o Annual Quantity

    o Purpose

• Feedstock details

• Production

    o Hydrogen Production (t)

    o Hydrogen Purchases (t)

• Additional information

The user must enter the reporting requirements by selecting an option through the drop-down menus and entering values in the empty fields. The user has the option to select ‘N/A’ if the reporting requirement is not applicable. The page icon on the right side of the screen will provide a child screen to where facility data can be entered. The user also has the option of attaching documentation in relation to the expanded reporting requirements. All non-editable fields will automatically populate after the user clicks ‘Validate’. This will indicate if there are any errors or missing information. Once there are no errors, click on ‘Save/Continue’.

From this screen, you can fulfil reporting requirements in schedule 15 of the Notice.

In order to report Other CO2 Recovered/Captured, simply click on the “add” icon in the Other CO2 Recovered/Captured section. This will open the following screen

Figure 32: CO2 Recovered/Captured (Excluding CO2 Consumed in Urea Production)

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows the “CO2 recovered / captured” child screen that becomes available when clicking on the page icon under the “CO2 recovered / captured” section. The user must complete the reporting requirements by entering a value in the empty field for ‘Annual Quantity’ and choosing an option from the ‘Purpose’ drop-down menu. Once all information has been completed on this screen, click ‘Save’ and you will return to the “Hydrogen Production” screen.

Once all information has been completed on this screen, click Save and you will return to the Hydrogen Production screen. Continue to add and save all Other CO2 Recovered/Captured.

Clicking on the add icon under Feedstock details will yield the following screen:

Figure 33: Hydrogen production feedstock details child screen

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows the “Feedstock details” child screen when clicking on the page icon under “Feedstock details” in the “Hydrogen Production” screen. The user must complete the reporting requirements by entering values in the empty fields for ‘Annual Quantity’ and ‘Carbon Content’, and choosing an option from the ‘Feedstock’ and ‘Unit’ drop-down menus. Once all information has been completed on this screen, click ‘Save’ and you will return to the Hydrogen Production screen.

All fields on this screen are mandatory. Take note of the units being selected, as this is often a source of errors. Once all data has been provided, click Save to return to the Hydrogen Production screen. Continue to add any additional feedstock as necessary.

The Hydrogen Production screen includes an optional section titled ”Additional Information” where one can upload an attachment containing additional information related to the hydrogen production if not captured elsewhere.

Once all relevant fields have been completed, click Validate.  This will indicate if there are any errors or missing information.  Once there are no errors, click on Save/Continue and you will then note a green check mark beside Hydrogen Production on the left hand menu.

Iron and steel production

Iron and steel production

The Iron and Steel Production screen will be available if you have selected the Iron and Steel Production activity from the Facility Activities screen.

In addition to providing fuel combustion and on-site transportation information, you also need to provide specific information relating to iron and steel production.

An example of the Iron and Steel Production screen is given below:

Figure 34: Iron and steel production screen

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows the “Iron and Steel Production” screen with the following sections that will expand once the user clicks the ‘expand’ button:

• Biomass consumed

    o Process Emissions from Induration furnace 

  • Gas: CO2 nonbio (with the fields ‘Methodology’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

    o Information Attributable to Induration Furnace 

  • Fired Pellet Production (with the fields ‘Quantity (t)’, ‘Annual weight Average Carbon Content (t of C/t material)’)
  • Air Pollution Control Residue Collected (with the fields ‘Quantity (t)’, ‘Annual weight Average Carbon Content (t of C/t material)’)
  • Green Pellet Consumption, if using equation 6-1 (with the fields ‘Quantity (t)’, ‘Annual weight Average Carbon Content (t of C/t material)’)
  • Iron ore concentrate fed into Furnace, if using equation 6-2 (with the fields ‘Quantity (t)’, ‘Annual weight Average Carbon Content (t of C/t material)’)

    o Additive Material Consumption, by material type, is using equation 6-2

• Basic Oxygen Furnace

• Coke Oven Battery

• Sinter Production

• Electric Arc Furnace

• Argon-Oxygen Decarburization Vessel

• Direct Reduction Furnace

• Blast Furnace

• Ladle Furnace

• Atomization of Molten Cast iron

• Decarburization of Iron Powder

• Steel Grading Process

• Steel Powder Annealing 

The user must enter the reporting requirements by selecting an option through the drop-down menus and entering values in the empty fields. The page icon on the right side of the screen will provide a child screen to where facility data can be entered. The user has the option to select ‘N/A’ if the reporting requirement is not applicable. All non-editable fields will automatically populate after the user clicks ‘Validate’. This will indicate if there are any errors or missing information. Once there are no errors, click on ‘Save/Continue’.

From this screen, you can fulfil reporting requirements in schedule 11 of the Notice.

The Iron and Steel Production screen contains multiple sections, which one can fill in should they be applicable to the facility; otherwise, one can select the N/A checkbox should that specific field not apply to the facility.

For coke oven battery emissions specifically, if the information to quantify and report CO2 emissions is available, these emissions should be reported under the Fuel Combustion screen. Note that the remaining information is still required on the Iron and Steel Production screen, but for CO2 emissions, you must select ‘Reported under fuel combustion, enter 0’ as the methodology and then enter a value of “0” for CO2 emissions. This ensures that these emissions are not double counted.

Once all relevant fields have been completed, click Validate.  This will indicate if there are any errors or missing information.  Once there are no errors, click on Save/Continue and you will then note a green check mark beside Iron and Steel Production on the left hand menu.

Lime manufacturing

Lime manufacturing

The Lime Manufacturing screen will be available if you have selected the Lime Manufacturing activity from the Facility Activities screen.

In addition to providing fuel combustion and on-site transportation information, you also need to provide specific information relating to lime manufacturing.

An example of the Lime Manufacturing screen is given below:

Figure 35: Lime manufacturing screen

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows the “Lime Manufacturing” Screen with the following sections:

• Lime Production Emissions (excluding emissions from fuel combustion)

    o Gas: CO2 (with the fields ‘Methodology’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

• Lime Details, by type

• Calcined Byproduct/ Waste Type, by type

The user must enter the reporting requirements by selecting an option through the drop-down menus and entering values in the empty fields. The page icon on the right side of the screen will provide a child screen to where facility data can be entered. The user has the option to select ‘N/A’ if the reporting requirement is not applicable. All non-editable fields will automatically populate after the user clicks ‘Validate’. This will indicate if there are any errors or missing information.  Once there are no errors, click on ‘Save/Continue’. 

From this screen, you can fulfil reporting requirements in schedule 8 of the Notice.

Clicking on the “Add” Icon under Lime Details by type will yield the following screen:

Figure 36: Lime manufacturing lime details, by type child screen

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows the “Lime Details by type” child screen when clicking on the page icon under “Lime Details by type” in the “Lime Manufacturing” screen. The user must enter the reporting requirements by entering values in the empty fields for all four columns ‘Quantity of Lime Produced (t)’, ‘Emission Factor (t CO2 / t Lime)’, ‘CaO Content (t CaO / t Lime)’, and ‘MgO Content (t MgO / t Lime)’ for every month (January to December). Once all information has been completed on this screen, click ‘Save’ and you will return to the “Lime Manufacturing” screen.

From here, you can report monthly values related to lime production.

Clicking on the ‘’Add’’ icon under Calcined Byproduct/ Waste Type, by type in the Lime Manufacturing screen will yield the following:

Figure 37: Lime manufacturing calcined by product/ waste type, by type child screen

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows the “Calcine Byproduct/ Waste Type, by type” child screen when clicking on the page icon under the “Calcined Byproduct/ Waste Type, by type” section in the “Lime Manufacturing” screen. The user must enter the reporting requirements by filling the field ‘Calcined Byproduct/ Waste Type’ and entering values in the empty fields for all four columns ‘Quantity of Byproduct/Waste(t)’, Emissions Factor(t CO2/ t byproduct/waste)’, ‘Weighted Avg CaO Content(t CaO/ t byproduct/waste)’, and ‘Weighted Avg MgO Content(t MgO/ t byproduct/waste)’ for all four ‘Quarters’ (Q1 to Q4). Once all information has been completed on this screen, click ‘Save’ and you will return to the “Lime Manufacturing” screen.

From here, you can report quarterly values related to calcined byproduct/waste, by type.

Please note that when selecting a method, other than CEMS, when reporting information related to Lime Production emissions, the emissions and emission factors of the Lime manufacturing screen will be calculated automatically using the data that was entered in Lime Details, by type and Calcined Byproduct/ Waste Type, by type. Once you click on Save or Validate, if the appropriate information is provided, these values will auto-populate. Note that this will overwrite a manually entered emissions value.

If CEMS is selected, you need to manually input the respective CO2 emissions on this screen. This means that if CEMS is the method used to determine the CO2 emissions, the facility must enter the emissions. The facility must also enter certain production information as per schedule 8, paragraph 3 of the notice.

Once all relevant fields have been completed, click Validate.  This will indicate if there are any errors or missing information.  Once there are no errors, click on Save/Continue and you will then note a green check mark beside Lime Manufacturing on the left hand menu.

Nitric acid production

Nitric acid production

The Nitric Acid Production screen will be available if you have selected the Nitric Acid Production activity from the Facility Activities screen.

In addition to providing fuel combustion and on-site transportation information, you also need to provide specific information relating to nitric acid production.

An example of the Nitric Acid Production screen is given below:

Figure 38: Nitric acid production screen

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows the “Nitric Acid Production” screen with the following sections:

• Emissions from nitric acid trains

• Process emissions from the reducing agents used in the non-selective catalytic reduction units (ON MECP)

    o Gas: CO2 (with the fields ‘Methodology’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

• Process emissions from unreacted methane in reducing agents used in the non-selective catalytic reduction unit (ON MECP)

    o Gas: CH4 (with the fields ‘Methodology’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

• Additional Information

The user must enter the reporting requirements by selecting an option through the drop-down menus and entering values in the empty fields. The user has the option to select ‘N/A’ if the reporting requirement is not applicable. The user also has the option of attaching documentation in relation to the expanded reporting requirements. All non-editable fields will automatically populate after the user clicks ‘Validate’. This will indicate if there are any errors or missing information.  Once there are no errors, click on ‘Save/Continue’.

From this screen, you can fulfil reporting requirements in schedule 14 of the Notice

To report your emissions from nitric acid trains, please click on the “add” icon under the “Emissions from nitric acid trains” section, which will yield the following screen:

Figure 39: Emissions from nitric acid trains

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows the “Train Information” child screen when clicking on the page icon under the “Emissions from nitric acid trains” section in the “Nitric Acid Production” screen. The user must enter the reporting requirements by selecting an option through the drop-down menu and entering values in the empty fields:

• Train ID

• Nitric acid produced (t)

• Methodology

• Emissions (t)

• Emissions (t CO2e)

• N2O Emissions Factor (kg N2O / t nitric acid)

• Abatement Type

• Emissions Factor (kg N2O / t nitric acid)

• Abatement Factor

• Destruction Efficiency (%)

The parameters required are dependent on the methodology chosen (i.e., whether abatement technology can be bypassed or not). All non-editable fields will automatically populate after the user clicks ‘Save’. Once all information has been completed on this screen, click ‘Save’ and you will return to the “Nitric Acid Production” screen. Continue to add and save all Emissions from nitric acid trains.

The parameters required are dependent on the methodology chosen (i.e., whether abatement technology can be bypassed or not). Here you may enter the relevant information and click Save to return to the Nitric Acid Production screen. Continue to add and save all Emissions from nitric acid trains.Available in this screen is an optional section titled ”Additional Information” where one can click on the “add” icon in order to upload an attachment containing additional information related to Nitric Acid Production that is not captured elsewhere.

Once all relevant fields have been completed, click Validate. This will indicate if there are any errors or missing information. Once there are no errors, click on Save/Continue and you will then note a green check mark beside Nitric Acid Production on the left hand menu.

Petroleum refining

Petroleum refining

The Petroleum Refining screen will be available if you have selected the Petroleum Refining activity from the Facility Activities screen.

In addition to providing fuel combustion and on-site transportation information, you also need to provide specific information relating to petroleum refining.

An example of the Petroleum Refining screen is given below:

Figure 40: Petroleum refining screen part 1

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows the first part of the “Petroleum Refining” screen. The “Emission Details” section expands to reveal several sub-sections where the user must enter the reporting requirements by selecting an option through the drop-down menus and entering values in the empty fields:

• Emissions Details

o Catalyst Regeneration

  • Gas: CO2 nonbio (with the fields ‘Methodology’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)
  • Gas: CH4 (with the fields ‘Methodology’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)
  • Gas: N2O (with the fields ‘Methodology’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

o Process Vents

  • Gas: CO2 nonbio (with the fields ‘Methodology’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)
  • Gas: CH4 (with the fields ‘Methodology’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)
  • Gas: N2O (with the fields ‘Methodology’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

o Asphalt Production

  • Gas: CO2 nonbio (with the fields ‘Methodology’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)
  • Gas: CH4 (with the fields ‘Methodology’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

o Sulphur Recovery Units

  • Gas: CO2 nonbio (with the fields ‘Methodology’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

If a user has a source specific molar fraction of CO2 in sour gas, attach documentation of methodology using the paperclip icon to the right. ‘File Name’ and ‘Date’ will automatically populate. The user has the option to select ‘N/A’ if the reporting requirement is not applicable. All non-editable fields will automatically populate after the user clicks ‘Validate’. This will indicate if there are any errors or missing information. 

Figure 41: Petroleum refining screen part 2

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows the second part of the “Petroleum Refining” screen. The “Emission Details” section further expands to reveal more sub-sections where the user must enter the reporting requirements by selecting an option through the drop-down menus and entering values in the empty fields:

o Storage Tanks

  • Gas: CH4 (with the fields ‘Methodology’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)
  • Gas: CH4 (Unstabilized Crude Oil) (with the fields ‘Methodology’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

o Industrial Wastewater

  • Gas: CH4 (with the fields ‘Methodology’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)
  • Gas: N2O (with the fields ‘Methodology’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

o Oil-Water Separators

  • Gas: CH4 (with the fields ‘Methodology’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

o Equipment Leaks

  • Gas: CH4 (with the fields ‘Methodology’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

o Coke Calcinating Units

  • Gas: CO2 nonbio (with the fields ‘Methodology’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)
  • Gas: CH4 (with the fields ‘Methodology’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)
  • Gas: N2O (with the fields ‘Methodology’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

o Loading Operations

  • Gas: CH4 (with the fields ‘Methodology’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

The user has the option to select ‘N/A’ if the reporting requirement is not applicable. All non-editable fields will automatically populate after the user clicks ‘Validate’. This will indicate if there are any errors or missing information.  

Figure 42: Petroleum refining screen part 3

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows the final part of the “Petroleum Refining” screen. The figure shows the last two sections “Feedstock Details” and “Additional information” where the user must enter the reporting requirements by selecting an option through the drop-down menu and entering values in the empty fields:

    o Delayed Coking Units

  • Gas: CH4 (with the fields ‘Methodology’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

• Feedstock Details

  • Crude Oil (with the fields, ‘Annual Quantity’, ‘Unit’, ‘HHV (MJ/unit feedstock)’, ‘Carbon Content (kg C / unit feedstock)’)
  • Ethanol (100%) (with the fields, ‘Annual Quantity’, ‘Unit’, ‘HHV (MJ/unit feedstock)’, ‘Carbon Content (kg C / unit feedstock)’)
  • Propane (with the fields, ‘Annual Quantity’, ‘Unit’, ‘HHV (MJ/unit feedstock)’, ‘Carbon Content (kg C / unit feedstock)’)
  • Butane (with the fields, ‘Annual Quantity’, ‘Unit’, ‘HHV (MJ/unit feedstock)’, ‘Carbon Content (kg C / unit feedstock)’)

    o Other

• Additional Information

The user has the option to select ‘N/A’ if the reporting requirement is not applicable. The user also has the option of attaching documentation in relation to the expanded reporting requirements. All non-editable fields will automatically populate after the user clicks ‘Validate’. This will indicate if there are any errors or missing information. Once there are no errors, click on ‘Save/Continue’.

From this screen, you can fulfil reporting requirements in schedule 16 of the Notice.

The Petroleum Refining screen is split into several sections. It contains input fields for Emissions Details, Feedstock Details, and Additional Information. The Emission Details section contains multiple sub-sections related to different processes which may be generating emissions at a refinery. Complete all of the relevant fields, depending on the processes occurring at the facility. One can select the N/A checkbox should that specific field not apply to the facility.

For Feedstock Details, if any feedstock other than crude oil, ethanol, propane or butane are used, you may click on the “Add” icon under the “Other” heading which will yield the following screen:

Figure 43: Petroleum refining screen feedstock details

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows the “Feedstock Details” child screen when clicking on the page icon under “Other” in the “Petroleum Refining” screen. The user must enter the reporting requirements by selecting an option through the drop-down menus for ‘Feedstock’ and ‘Unit’ and entering a value in the empty field for ‘Annual Amount Consumed’. Once all information has been completed on this screen, click ‘Save’ and you will return to the “Petroleum Refining” screen.

From here, you can enter type and quantity of feedstock used. Take note of the units, as this is often a source of errors. Once all information has been entered, click Save to return to the Petroleum Refining screen. Add any additional feedstock, as necessary.

Available in the Petroleum Refining screen is an optional section titled ”Additional Information” where one can click on the “add” icon in order to upload an attachment containing additional information related to the petroleum refining activity if not captured elsewhere.

Note: The Petroleum Refining screen does not capture information related to hydrogen production. Therefore, if hydrogen production is occurring at the facility, you must select Hydrogen Production from the Facility Activities screen.

Once all relevant fields have been completed, click Validate.  This will indicate if there are any errors or missing information.  Once there are no errors, click on Save/Continue and you will then note a green check mark beside Petroleum Refining on the left hand menu.

Pulp and paper production

Pulp and paper production

The Pulp and Paper Production screen will be available if you have selected the Pulp and Paper Production activity from the Facility Activities screen.

In addition to providing fuel combustion and on-site transportation information, you also need to provide specific information relating to pulp and paper production.

An example of the Pulp and Paper Production screen is given below:

Figure 44: Pulp and paper production screen

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows the “Pulp and Paper Production” screen with the following sections:

• Carbonate Use

    o Gas: CO2 (with the fields ‘Methodology’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

    o Input – Carbon Content Method (Equation 12-2)

    o Output – Carbon Content Method (Equation (12-2)

    o Input – Carbon Content Method (Equation 12-3)

• Emissions from wastewater

    o Gas: CO2 nonbio (with the fields ‘Methodology’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

    o Gas: CH4 (with the fields ‘Methodology’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

    o Gas: N2O (with the fields ‘Methodology’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

• Production Data

    o Annual pulp production (tonnes air dried pulp)

• Additional Information

The user must enter the required information by selecting an option through the drop-down menus and entering values in the empty fields. The user has the option to select ‘N/A’ if the reporting requirement is not applicable. The page icon on the right side of the screen will provide a child screen to where facility data can be entered. The end of the “Pulp and Paper Production” screen shows a mandatory file section where facilities must attach appropriate documentation in relation to the expanded reporting requirements. All non-editable fields will automatically populate after the user clicks ‘Validate’. This will indicate if there are any errors or missing information. Once there are no errors, click on ‘Save/Continue’.

From this screen, you can fulfil reporting requirements in schedule 17 of the Notice.

The Pulp and Paper Production screen is split into 4 main sections: Carbonate Use; Emissions from wastewater; Production Data; and Additional Information.

For Carbonate Use, the information required depends on the methodology used to calculate emissions. Clicking on the “Add” icon under “Input – Carbon Content Method (Equation 12-2)”, “Output – Carbon Content Method (Equation 12-2)” or “Input – Emissions Factor Method (Equation 12-3)” will yield the following screen:

Figure 45: Pulp and paper production carbon content method child screen

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows the “Carbon Content Method” child screen when clicking on the page icon under either “Input – Carbon Content Method (Equation 12-2)”, “Output – Carbon Content Method (Equation 12-2)” or “Input – Emissions Factor Method (Equation 12-3)”. The user must enter the required information by selecting an option through the drop-down menu for ‘Carbonate Type’ and entering values in the empty fields for ‘Quantity (t)’ and ‘Carbon Content (t carbon / t carbonate)’. Once all information has been completed on this screen, click ‘Save’ and you will return to the “Pulp and Paper Production” screen.

From here, you can report the quantity (tonnes) and carbon content (tonnes of carbon / tonnes of carbonate) of carbonate, by type.  Once all information is entered, click Save to return to the Pulp and Paper Production screen. Continue to add any carbonate input/output material as necessary.

You may then enter emissions related to wastewater as well as production information. For any additional information related to pulp and paper production that is not captured elsewhere, there is a file upload option under ‘Additional Information’.

Once all relevant fields have been completed, click Validate.  This will indicate if there are any errors or missing information.  Once there are no errors, click on Save/Continue and you will then note a green check mark beside Pulp and Paper Production on the left hand menu.

Step 11: report general emissions data

General (or basic) reporting requirements for emissions data (i.e. emissions grouped by emission source, and by gas)  are captured in Sections A, B and C. These sections will allow you to fulfil your reporting requirements for schedule 5 of the Notice.

Each section is discussed further below.

In addition, when navigating to Section A of the report, a pop-up dialogue box will appear on the screen asking you if you would like to load activity emissions into Sections A, B & C. Selecting “Yes” will load the activity emissions data into Sections A, B & C.

Note: Loading activity emissions into section A, B and C is only applicable if you have selected an activity in the Facility Activities screen. If no activities were selected on the Facility Activities screen, please select “No”.

An example of this is given below:

Figure 46: Load activity emissions into sections A, B and C

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows the pop-up dialogue box when navigating to the “Section A” screen to “Load Activity Emissions into Section A, B and C”. Loading activity emissions into Section A, B and C is only applicable if you have selected an activity on the “Facility Activities” screen. If the user would like to load activity emissions into Sections A, B & C, selecting ‘Yes’ will load the activity emissions data into Sections A, B & C. If no activities were selected on the “Facility Activities” screen, please select ‘No’.

If you selected one or more activities in the Facility Activities screen and you have validated and saved the information on those associated screens, a Load Activity Emissions into Section A, B & C button will appear at the top of Section A. This functions in a similar way to the pop-up dialogue box the appears when navigating to section A of the report. 

Select Load Activity Emissions into Section A, B & C to load information entered from the expanded Activity screens into sections A, B and C of the report.

Note: This will ensure that emission totals in Sections A, B and C correspond to the information entered for the activities selected. This is an expected outcome. If for a particular reason a change in the totals is required, it is highly recommended that you continue to use the Load Activity Emissions into Section A, B & C option and then adjust the specific emissions totals, as necessary.    

If there are additional emissions that were not captured in the expanded screens (e.g., emissions from waste), you must add these emissions in the appropriate fields in Sections A, B or C after choosing to Load Activity Emissions into Section A, B & C.

Facilities that are not subject to expanded reporting requirements (i.e., did not select any activity from the Facility Activities screen) will not have the option to load emissions and therefore, will have to enter all required information in sections A, B and C manually.

Note: For facilities in British Columbia (BC) that are not subject to expanded reporting requirements, they can carry over data from a submitted provincial report to preload sections A, B and C of the Environment and Climate Change Canada report. This can be done by selecting the “Report with BC prepopulation” report type in the “Select Reporting Options” screen.

An example of the Section A screen is given below:

Section A

Figure 47: Section A screen source categories part 1

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows a part of the source categories available under “Section A”. The page provides an abbreviations list with the following:

• N/A: Not Applicable

• MDM: Monitoring or Direct Measurement

• MB: Mass Balance

• EF: Emissions Factors

• EE: Engineering Estimates 

• QR: Canada’s Greenhouse Gas Quantification Requirements

The screen also provides a ‘Load Activity Emissions into Section A, B, & C’ button which will load the activity emissions data into all three sections and all their following source categories:

• Stationary Fuel Combustion Emissions

    o Carbon Dioxide (CO2) (with the fields ‘MDM’, ‘MB’, ‘EF’, ‘EE’, ‘QR’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

    o Methane (CH4) (with the fields ‘MDM’, ‘MB’, ‘EF’, ‘EE’, ‘QR’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

    o Nitrous Oxide (N2O) (with the fields ‘MDM’, ‘MB’, ‘EF’, ‘EE’, ‘QR’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

    o Sub-total

• Industrial Process Emissions

• Venting Emissions (including vented formation CO2)

• Flaring Emissions

• Leakage Emissions 

The user must enter  values in the empty fields and check off applicable boxes. The user has the option to select ‘N/A’ if the reporting requirement is not applicable. The expand buttons on the left side of the screen will expand the source categories to where facility data can be entered. All non-editable fields will automatically populate after the user clicks ‘Validate’.

Figure 48: Section A screen source categories part 2

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows a second part of the source categories available under “Section A”. The source categories include:

• Leakage Emissions

    o Carbon Dioxide (CO2) (with the fields ‘MDM’, ‘MB’, ‘EF’, ‘EE’, ‘QR’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

    o Methane (CH4) (with the fields ‘MDM’, ‘MB’, ‘EF’, ‘EE’, ‘QR’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

    o Nitrous Oxide (N2O) (with the fields ‘MDM’, ‘MB’, ‘EF’, ‘EE’, ‘QR’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

    o Sub-total

• On-site Transportation Emissions

• Waste Emissions

• Wastewater Emissions

• Comments

The user must enter values in the empty fields and check off applicable boxes. The user has the option to select ‘N/A’ if the reporting requirement is not applicable. The expand buttons on the left side of the screen will expand the source categories to where facility data can be entered. All non-editable fields will automatically populate after the user clicks ‘Validate’. A mandatory question is present at the bottom of this screen that asks whether the emissions reported on this screen match those reported on the “Facility Activity” screen. If you select ‘No’, you will need to explain why this is not the case in the ‘Comments’ box.  If no activities were selected on the “Facility Activities”, please select “Yes”. In this case, no input is required in the ‘Comments’ box.

From here, you can report your CO2, CH4 and N2O emissions (tonnes) along with the method used for the following source categories:

  • General Stationary Combustion
  • Industrial Process Emissions
  • Venting Emissions
  • Flaring Emissions
  • Leakage Emissions
  • On-Site Transportation Emissions
  • Waste Emissions
  • Wastewater Emissions

As a reminder, CH4 and N2O emissions expressed in tonnes from biomass combustion emissions should be included in the General Stationary Combustion source category if the biomass is being burned to produce energy, or under waste emissions in the case of waste incineration and landfill gas flaring processes.

CO2 emissions from Biomass Combustion are to be entered in section B of the reporting module. Please do not add CO2 emissions from Biomass Combustion Emissions to any other source category in the reporting module. Failure to do so will result in improper facility emissions totals.

This is highlighted in schedule 5 of the Notice.

A mandatory question is present at the bottom of this screen that asks whether or not the emissions reported on this screen match those reported on the Facility Activity screens. If you select "No", you will need to explain why this is not the case.   

Note: If no activities were selected on the Facility Activities screen please select “Yes”. In this case, no input is required in the Comments box.

Section B

An example of Section B is given below:

Figure 49: Section B screen

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows a part of the source categories available under “Section B”. The page provides an abbreviations list with the following:

• N/A: Not Applicable

• MDM: Monitoring or Direct Measurement

• MB: Mass Balance

• EF: Emissions Factors

• EE: Engineering Estimates 

• QR: Canada’s Greenhouse Gas Quantification Requirements

The source categories include:

• Biomass Combustion Emissions

    o Carbon Dioxide (CO2) (with the fields ‘MDM’, ‘MB’, ‘EF’, ‘EE’, ‘QR’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

• Comments

The user must enter  values in the empty fields and check off applicable boxes. The user has the option to select ‘N/A’ if the reporting requirement is not applicable. All non-editable fields will automatically populate after the user clicks ‘Validate’. A mandatory question is present at the bottom of this screen that asks whether the emissions reported on this screen match those reported on the “Facility Activity” screen. If you select ‘No’, you will need to explain why this is not the case in the ‘Comments’ box.  If no activities were selected on the “Facility Activities”, please select “Yes”. In this case, no input is required in the ‘Comments’ box.

From here, you can report your CO2 emissions from Biomass Combustion along with the method used to calculate the emissions.

In some cases, when a reporting option is chosen for both ECCC and your province, provincial reporting requirements will be included within Section B as well.

A mandatory question is present at the bottom of this screen that asks whether or not the emissions reported on this screen match those reported on the Facility Activity screens. If you select "No", you will need to explain why this is not the case. 

Note: If no activities were selected on the Facility Activities screen please select “Yes”. In this case, no input is required in the Comments box.

Section C

An Example of the Section C screen is given below:

Figure 50: Section C screen part 1

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows the types of “Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Emissions” in “Section C”. The page provides an abbreviations list with the following:

• N/A: Not Applicable

• MDM: Monitoring or Direct Measurement

• MB: Mass Balance

• EF: Emissions Factors

• EE: Engineering Estimates 

• QR: Canada’s Greenhouse Gas Quantification Requirements

The types of HFCs to be reported on include:

• Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Emissions

    o HFC-23 (CHF3) (with the fields ‘MDM’, ‘MB’, ‘EF’, ‘EE’, ‘QR’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

    o HFC-32 (CH2F3) (with the fields ‘MDM’, ‘MB’, ‘EF’, ‘EE’, ‘QR’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

    o HFC-41 (CH3F) (with the fields ‘MDM’, ‘MB’, ‘EF’, ‘EE’, ‘QR’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

    o HFC-43-10mee (C5H2F10) (with the fields ‘MDM’, ‘MB’, ‘EF’, ‘EE’, ‘QR’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

    o HFC-125 (C2HF5) (with the fields ‘MDM’, ‘MB’, ‘EF’, ‘EE’, ‘QR’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

    o HFC-134 (C2H2F4) (with the fields ‘MDM’, ‘MB’, ‘EF’, ‘EE’, ‘QR’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

    o HFC-134a (C2H2F4) (with the fields ‘MDM’, ‘MB’, ‘EF’, ‘EE’, ‘QR’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

    o HFC-143 (C2H3F3) (with the fields ‘MDM’, ‘MB’, ‘EF’, ‘EE’, ‘QR’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

    o HFC-134a (C2H3F3) (with the fields ‘MDM’, ‘MB’, ‘EF’, ‘EE’, ‘QR’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

    o HFC-152a (C2H4F2) (with the fields ‘MDM’, ‘MB’, ‘EF’, ‘EE’, ‘QR’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

    o HFC-227ea (C3HF7) (with the fields ‘MDM’, ‘MB’, ‘EF’, ‘EE’, ‘QR’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

    o HFC-236fa (C3H2F6) (with the fields ‘MDM’, ‘MB’, ‘EF’, ‘EE’, ‘QR’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

    o HFC-245ca (C3H3F5) (with the fields ‘MDM’, ‘MB’, ‘EF’, ‘EE’, ‘QR’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

    o Total

The user must enter  emission values in the empty fields and check off applicable boxes. The user has the option to select ‘N/A’ if the reporting requirement is not applicable. All non-editable fields will automatically populate after the user clicks ‘Validate’.

Figure 51: Section C screen part 2

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows the types of “Perfluorcarbon (PFC) Emissions” and sulphur hexafluoride available in “Section C”. The types of PFCs to be reported include:

• Perfluorocarbon (PFC) Emissions

    o Perfluoromethane (CH4) (with the fields ‘MDM’, ‘MB’, ‘EF’, ‘EE’, ‘QR’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

    o Perfluoroethane (C2F6) (with the fields ‘MDM’, ‘MB’, ‘EF’, ‘EE’, ‘QR’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

    o Perfluoropropane (C3F8) (with the fields ‘MDM’, ‘MB’, ‘EF’, ‘EE’, ‘QR’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

    o Perfluorobutane (C4F10) (with the fields ‘MDM’, ‘MB’, ‘EF’, ‘EE’, ‘QR’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

    o Perfluorocyclobutane (c-C4F8) (with the fields ‘MDM’, ‘MB’, ‘EF’, ‘EE’, ‘QR’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

    o Perfluoropentane (C5F12) (with the fields ‘MDM’, ‘MB’, ‘EF’, ‘EE’, ‘QR’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

    o Perfluorohexane (C6F14) (with the fields ‘MDM’, ‘MB’, ‘EF’, ‘EE’, ‘QR’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

• Sulphur Hexafluoride (SF6) Emissions

    o Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) (with the fields ‘MDM’, ‘MB’, ‘EF’, ‘EE’, ‘QR’, ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

• Comments

The user must enter values in the empty fields and check off applicable boxes. The user has the option to select ‘N/A’ if the reporting requirement is not applicable. All non-editable fields will automatically populate after the user clicks ‘Validate’. A mandatory question is present at the bottom of this screen that asks whether the emissions reported on this screen match those reported on the “Facility Activity” screen. If you select ‘No’, you will need to explain why this is not the case in the ‘Comments’ box.  If no activities were selected on the “Facility Activities”, please select “Yes”. In this case, no input is required in the ‘Comments’ box.

From here, you can report:

  • hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) emissions
  • perfluorocarbon (PFC) emissions
  • sulphur Hexafluoride (SF6) emissions
  • Associated methodologies

A mandatory question is present at the bottom of this screen that asks whether or not the emissions reported on this screen match those reported on the Facility Activity screens. If you select "No", you will need to explain why this is not the case. 

Note: If no activities were selected on the Facility Activities screen please select “Yes”. In this case, no input is required in the Comments box.

Summary Screen

A summary screen is available for you to review your facility emissions. An example of the summary screen is shown below:

Figure 52: Summary screen

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows the “Summary” screen that is available for users to review their data and confirm if the data entered is correct. There is no input required on this screen as the GHG totals are calculated automatically for the facility and shows:

• Total GHG Emissions for the Facility

    o Carbon Dioxide (CO2) (with the fields ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

    o Methane (CH4) (with the fields ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

    o Nitrous Oxide (N2O) (with the fields ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

    o Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) (with the field ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

    o Perfluorocarbons (PFCs) (with the field ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

    o Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) (with the fields ‘Emissions (t)’, ‘Emissions (t CO2e)’)

• Facility Total reported to Environment and Climate Change Canada 

    o Carbon dioxide (CO2) from biomass combustion

As a reminder, the ‘Facility Total reported to Environment and Climate Change Canada’ field is made up of the emissions the user entered in “Section A” and “Section C”, added up in tonnes CO2 equivalent. All non-editable fields will automatically populate after the user clicks ‘Save/Continue’.

We ask you to please review the Summary screen and take note of the Facility Total reported to Environment and Climate Change Canada field. As a reminder, this field is made up of the emissions you have entered in Section A and Section C, added up in tonnes CO2 equivalent.

Please make sure that the expected overall facility emissions are correct and accurate. If the Facility Total reported to Environment and Climate Change Canada field yields a value that is not correct, please review the emissions entered in Section A and Section C.

You will notice that there is a CO2 from biomass combustion field that provides the value for CO2 from biomass combustion that you have entered. As a reminder, this value is NOT and should not be included in the Facility Total reported to Environment and Climate Change Canada Field.

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Step 12: add comments or request confidentiality

A Comments screen is provided for you to provide any comments you wish to include related to your report. You can also provide information on reasons for changes in GHG emissions from the previous year.

An example of the comments screen is given below:

Figure 53: Comments screen

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows the optional “Comments” screen that is available to users should they wish to provide related to the information reported. A ‘General Comments’ text box is provided and is optional for use as it will not be published. The screen provides a list of reasons for changes in GHG emissions from the previous year for the user to select if they wish:

• Changes in production levels

• Changes on estimation methods

• Climate Change mitigation measures

• No significant change (i.e. <5%) or no change 

• Other (specify in Additional Information)

A text box is also available to provide additional information to explain  why the GHG emissions may differ (as stated by the ‘Other’ option above). The user also has the option of attaching a file. To do this, please click on the attach file row icon at the bottom of the “Comments” screen. 

When providing reason for Changes in GHG emissions from Previous Year, we ask you to provide a reasonable and sufficient reason as to why the GHG emissions differ.

You also have the option of attaching a file. To do this, please click on the attach file row icon at the bottom of the comments screen.

Confidentiality request

You will also need to complete the screen where you can request confidentiality.  An example of the confidentiality request screen is given below:

Figure 54: Confidentiality request screen

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This section of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) reporting module shows the “Confidentiality Request” screen that is available to users to request confidentiality on the data reported. Under the section ‘Environment and Climate Change Canada Confidentiality Request’, it states:

“The Canada Gazette Notice indicated that the Minister of the Environment intends to publish GHG emission totals by gas and by source category, per facility. Under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999), you can request that part or all of the information that you have provided in this report be treated as confidential. You must provide appropriate justification to support this request (see Help for more information).”

If you wish to request confidentiality, select ‘Yes’ and upload a document using the paperclip icon, containing your written request to Environment and Climate Change Canada, with your report submission that includes identification of the specific information that you wish to keep confidential and appropriate justification and supporting documentation. The last section of the report is ‘Ontario’s Collection of Information’ where the section states that:

“All information collected and retained by the Ministry of the Environment Conservation and Parks (the “ministry”) is governed by the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (“FIPPA”). Every person has a right of access to information under the control of a ministry of the Government of Ontario unless the information is subject to an applicable exemption outlined in FIPPA. Annual summaries of the greenhouse gas emissions data collected are also made publicly available on the Government of Ontario’s open data catalogue. Some information may not be publicly posted on the catalogue for legal, privacy, security or commercially-sensitive reasons.”

If the user has any concerns, please upload the comments below using the paperclip icon or call the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Helpdesk at 1-888-217-3326 for more information.

This is the last page of the report. When you click the ‘Save/Continue’ button, you will return to the “Reporting Dashboard” screen.

If you wish to request confidentiality, select Yes and upload a document, containing your written request to Environment and Climate Change Canada, with your report submission that includes:

  • identification of the specific information that you wish to keep confidential
  • appropriate justification and supporting documentation

This is the last page of the report. When you click the Save/Continue button, you will return to the Reporting Dashboard screen.

Step 13: certify and submit the report

Once a Report Status is 'Ready to Submit', the Submit action will appear on the Reporting Dashboard screen for users who have a role which allows them to submit reports. These roles include:

  • Reporting Lead - All Facilities
  • Reporting Lead - Specific Facilities
  • Signing Authority

User roles are viewed and managed in SWIM (see Step 4).

Select the Submit action to navigate to the Report Submission and Electronic Certification screen. On this screen, the "Authorized Signing Officer" indicates agreement with the statement of certification and submits the report by clicking the Submit button. If a "Reporting Lead" acting on behalf of the "Authorized Signing Officer" will be submitting the report, this page should be printed (by clicking Print Statement of Certification at the bottom of the page), signed in hard copy by the "Authorized Signing Officer" and uploaded to document the approval prior to clicking the Submit button. Once the report has been submitted, it cannot be edited or deleted.

Step 14: perform other actions

In addition to the Edit and Submit actions discussed above, a number of other actions are available from the Reporting Dashboard screen (Step 6). The available actions change depending on the report status.

  • select Generate Report to produce a version of your report that can be easily printed or saved to your computer
  • select Delete to delete a report before it has been submitted (please note that you cannot delete a report once it has been submitted)
  • select Update to update the most recently submitted report
  • select History to view a list of all reports for this facility for the current reporting year, in chronological order

Please retain a copy of the report and any information on which the report was based. This is a legal requirement as per the latest Canada Gazette notice requiring the reporting of GHG emissions.

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