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Ontario Ethanol manufacturers who enter into an operating grant agreement with the government of Ontario

Companies in four priority sectors: Life Sciences, Financial Services, Clean/Green Technology, and ICT

Companies engaged in innovation in biotechnology, including human health, animal or plant agricultural biotechnology; the environment; or human or animal nutrition, in one of four Biotechnology Development Centres: Laval, Lévis, Saint-Hyacinthe and Sherbrooke

Certified forest producers that log in privately owned forests

Private forestry owners

Companies active in: the manufacture of finished or semi-finished products from aluminum having already undergone primary processing; recovery and recycling of waste and residue from aluminium processing; and commercialization operations incidental to manufacturing or processing

Individuals, farm groups, cooperatives, non-profit organizations and governments. Activities may include, but are not limited to: adoption of national biosecurity measures that support Yukon livestock and game farm industries; activities related to surveillance, prevention and control of plant and animal diseases, as well as invasive species; activities related to the communication of plant and animal health information; travel to meetings, workshops or conferences related to animal and plant health risks; and participation on local or national committees established to address biosecurity concerns.

The refund of the CO2 levy is granted only to companies covering an activity referred to in Annex 7 of the CO2 Ordinance (energy intensive industries). Eligible companies have to commit to reducing greenhouse gas emissions on the basis of a fixed emissions reduction target. If a company fails to fulfil its target, a sanction of CHF 125 for each excess tonne CO2eq emitted is to be paid in addition to the CO2 levy and an emission reduction certificate for each excess tonne has to be surrendered

Forest owners. The subsidy to the defined products and services within the programs goes fully to the cantons for the implementation

The subsidy is granted to qualified enterprises.
There are several stages in the granting of Regime status, including: (1) any natural or legal person wishing to join the Duty-Free Zone Regime is required to, inter alia, be accompanied by detailed information on the pollution caused by the process and its waste and the documents requested by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

A Special Commission appointed by the Executive for this purpose is responsible for defining strategic sectors. When defining a strategic sector, this Special Commission shall take into consideration the National Development Plan, the existing criteria governing the sectors concerned, and the following guidelines: (...) the projects foster technological innovation and transfer or promote the incorporation of clean technology, integrated waste management, energy savings and efficient water management.

The strategic sectors defined include renewable energy sources; and projects in which the enterprise operating under the Duty-Free Zone Regime has at least one of the following certifications for its local operations: (1) ISO (International Organization for Standardization) 14001 (14004) or equivalent; and (2) LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) or equivalent.