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Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/401/CAN Canada 2023
Alternative and renewable energy, Climate change…
Alternative and renewable energy, Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Air pollution reduction
 Grants and direct payments, Loans and financing Energy
Emission Reduction Fund Program: Program spending…
Emission Reduction Fund Program: Program spending was initiated in 2020 under the Government of Canada's COVID-19 response measure. The Program is meant to support oil and gas workers during a difficult economic period by supporting investments that reduce or eliminate methane and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from oil and gas operations. (...) The Onshore Deployment Program provided support for the deployment of infrastructure and clean technologies to reduce or eliminate methane and other GHG emissions from venting and flaring in upstream and midstream oil and gas. The Offshore Deployment program supports three projects (...) Two are targeting offshore GHG emissions reductions while the other aims to improve the environmental performance of oil spill-related activities. • The Offshore RD&D Program supported research, development and demonstration projects that advance solutions to decarbonize Newfoundland and Labrador's offshore industry (...)
Environment related objective
To support investments that reduce or eliminate methane and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from oil and gas operations
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Emission Reduction Fund Program: Program spending was initiated in 2020 under the Government of Canada's COVID-19 response measure. The Program is meant to support oil and gas workers during a difficult economic period by supporting investments that reduce or eliminate methane and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from oil and gas operations. (...) The Onshore Deployment Program provided support for the deployment of infrastructure and clean technologies to reduce or eliminate methane and other GHG emissions from venting and flaring in upstream and midstream oil and gas. The Offshore Deployment program supports three projects (...) Two are targeting offshore GHG emissions reductions while the other aims to improve the environmental performance of oil spill-related activities. • The Offshore RD&D Program supported research, development and demonstration projects that advance solutions to decarbonize Newfoundland and Labrador's offshore industry (...)
Eligible recipients of the Onshore Deployment Program are oil and gas companies, or provincial, territorial or municipal governments that owns or operates an upstream and/or midstream conventional, tight, and/or shale oil and gas facility(ies) located in Canada.
Type of measure
Repayable and non-repayable contributions.
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
Onshore Deployment Program: $26,302,248 in FY 2020/21, and $99,620,877 in FY 2021/22; Offshore Deployment Program: 0 in FY 2020/21, and $1,046,800 were disbursed for FY 2021/22; Offshore RD&D Program was $2,281,326 for FY 2020/21, and $26,479,003 for FY 2021/22.
Implementation period
The Program may fund eligible project costs incurred up to March 31, 2022, however projects must be complete by March 31, 2023.
Keywords
Clean
Emissions
Environment
Green
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/401/CAN Canada 2023 Climate change mitigation and adaptation Grants and direct payments Agriculture
Greenhouse Carbon Tax Relief Grant: This program…
Greenhouse Carbon Tax Relief Grant: This program provided carbon tax relief to BC commercial greenhouse operations
Environment related objective
To provide carbon tax relief to greenhouse operations
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Greenhouse Carbon Tax Relief Grant: This program provided carbon tax relief to BC commercial greenhouse operations
Assistance is directed to eligible commercial greenhouse growers including vegetable growers, floriculture growers, wholesale nurseries and forest seedlings growers.
Type of measure
Grant
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
This program disbursed $9,486,516 in FY 2020/21 and $10,930,811 in FY 2021/22.
 Implementation period
March 2013 and is ongoing
Keywords
Emissions
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/401/CAN Canada 2023 Environmental goods and services promotion Grants and direct payments Manufacturing
EV Boost: helps build Nova Scotia's electric…
EV Boost: helps build Nova Scotia's electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
Environment related objective
To help build Nova Scotia's electric vehicle charging infrastructure
Measure description Coverage of the measure
EV Boost: helps build Nova Scotia's electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
This program is open to eligible organizations including electric utilities, businesses, Indigenous organizations and governments, community groups, academic institutions, and municipal governments. Proponents are eligible for up to 50% funding toward their projects.
Type of measure
Funding
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
$500,000 in FY 2021/21
 Implementation period
The EV Boost Program started in February 2022. Provincial funding for this program will not be renewed for 2023-24.
Keywords
Emissions
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/401/CAN Canada 2023
Environmental goods and services promotion,…
Environmental goods and services promotion, Sustainable forestry management
 Grants and direct payments, Loans and financing Forestry
Jobs and Prosperity Fund: the objective of the…
Jobs and Prosperity Fund: the objective of the Fund was to build Ontario's productive and innovative capacity to create the jobs of today and the future by securing significant business investments that focused on productivity, innovation and promoting the development of products, services and processes for new markets.
Environment related objective
To help value-added and bio-product forestry projects improve productivity and innovation
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Jobs and Prosperity Fund: the objective of the Fund was to build Ontario's productive and innovative capacity to create the jobs of today and the future by securing significant business investments that focused on productivity, innovation and promoting the development of products, services and processes for new markets.
The Jobs and Prosperity Fund had four distinct streams with each stream having its own application process. All four streams received applications by invitation. These streams were: (...) Forestry Growth Fund — to help value-added and bio-product forestry projects improve productivity and innovation, and support new market access, strengthen supply chains and provide socio-economic benefits.
Type of measure
Grants and loans
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
Totals Expenditures were $126,327,341 in 2020/21 and $150,715,413 in 2021/22.
 Implementation period
2015 - 2019
Keywords
Bio
Forest
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/401/CAN Canada 2023 Sustainable forestry management Loans and financing Forestry
Financial Aid Program for the Development of…
Financial Aid Program for the Development of Private Woodlots: This program consists of offering financial assistance to forest producers in the planning and implementation of silvicultural treatments on private woodlots. These activities are aimed at developing any registered forest area under section 130 of the Sustainable Forest Development Act.
Environment related objective
To assist forest producers in the planning and implementation of silvicultural treatments on private woodlots
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Financial Aid Program for the Development of Private Woodlots: This program consists of offering financial assistance to forest producers in the planning and implementation of silvicultural treatments on private woodlots. These activities are aimed at developing any registered forest area under section 130 of the Sustainable Forest Development Act.
The program is limited to recognized forest producers under section 130 of the Sustainable
Forest Development Act.
Type of measure
Fnancial assistance
ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
Indicated on an investment rate sheet for private woodlots published annually.
 Implementation period
The program remained in effect until March 31, 2025.
Keywords
Forest
Sustainable
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/401/CAN Canada 2023
Sustainable forestry management, Afforestation…
Sustainable forestry management, Afforestation/reforestation
 Loans and financing Forestry
Forestry Funding Program: This program aims to…
Forestry Funding Program: This program aims to promote the creation, maintenance or development of forest production units totalling at least 60 hectares.
Environment related objective
To promote the creation, maintenance or development of forest production
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Forestry Funding Program: This program aims to promote the creation, maintenance or development of forest production units totalling at least 60 hectares.
Assistance is available to recognized forest producers under section 130 of the Sustainable Forest Development Act.
Type of measure
Loan guarantee and a discount varying from 0.30 to 0.60% on
the interest rate for the entire term of the loan.
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
The assistance is limited to loan guarantees of up to $750,000 with a term not to exceed 30 years.
 Implementation period
The program began in 2004 and is ongoing.
Keywords
Forest
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/401/CAN Canada 2023 Sustainable forestry management Tax concessions Forestry
Property Tax Refund for Recognized Forest…
Property Tax Refund for Recognized Forest Producers: the goal of this program is to encourage producers to undertake development work on their woodlots.
Environment related objective
To encourage producers to undertake development work on their woodlots.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Property Tax Refund for Recognized Forest Producers: the goal of this program is to encourage producers to undertake development work on their woodlots.
The program is limited to recognized forest producers under section 131 of the Sustainable
Forest Development Act.
Type of measure
Property tax refund (school and municipal).
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
The refund is equivalent to 85% of the property tax on a woodlot under the Sustainable Forest Development Act.
 Implementation period
The refund was created in 1985 and remains in effect.
Keywords
Forest
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/401/CAN Canada 2023 Alternative and renewable energy Tax concessions Energy
Refundable Tax Credit for the Production of…
Refundable Tax Credit for the Production of Biodiesel in Québec: The purpose of this tax credit is to promote the diversification of Québec's energy supply.
Environment related objective
To promote the diversification of Québec's energy supply by supporting the production of biodiesel
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Refundable Tax Credit for the Production of Biodiesel in Québec: The purpose of this tax credit is to promote the diversification of Québec's energy supply.
This tax credit is available to eligible businesses engaged in the production of biodiesel.
Type of measure
Tax credit.
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
The tax credit is based, for each month of the taxation year, on the eligible production of biodiesel by the business in that month. For a given month, the tax credit is equal to the number of liters corresponding to the eligible biodiesel production of the business for that month, multiplied by $0.14.
 Implementation period
The tax credit is available for the eligible biodiesel production that occurred before April 1, 2023.
Keywords
Bio
Energy
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/401/CAN Canada 2023 Alternative and renewable energy Tax concessions Energy
Refundable Tax Credit for the Production of…
Refundable Tax Credit for the Production of Cellulosic Ethanol in Québec: The purpose of this tax credit is to promote the diversification of Québec's energy supply.
Environment related objective
To promote the diversification of Québec's energy supply by supporting the production of cellulosic ethanol.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Refundable Tax Credit for the Production of Cellulosic Ethanol in Québec: The purpose of this tax credit is to promote the diversification of Québec's energy supply.
This tax credit is available to businesses engaged in the production of cellulosic ethanol.
Type of measure
Tax credit
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
The credit is determined, for each month of the taxation year, based on the eligible production of cellulosic ethanol by the business in that month. The tax credit rate for a given month is $0.16 per litre of cellulosic ethanol.
 Implementation period
The tax credit is available for the eligible cellulosic ethanol production that occurred before April 1, 2023.
Keywords
Bio
Energy
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/401/CAN Canada 2023 Alternative and renewable energy Tax concessions Energy
Refundable Tax Credit for the Production of…
Refundable Tax Credit for the Production of Ethanol in Québec: The purpose of this tax credit is to promote the diversification of Québec's energy supply.
Environment related objective
To promote the diversification of Québec's energy supply by supporting the production of ethanol.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Refundable Tax Credit for the Production of Ethanol in Québec: The purpose of this tax credit is to promote the diversification of Québec's energy supply.
The tax credit is available to businesses engaged in the production of ethanol.
Type of measure
Tax credit
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
The credit is determined, for each month of the taxation year, based on the eligible production of ethanol by the business in that month. The maximum tax credit rate for a given month is $0.03 per litre of ethanol.
 Implementation period
The tax credit is available for the eligible cellulosic ethanol production that occurred before April 1, 2023.
Keywords
Bio
Energy