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Canada’s Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System — Reducing Enteric Methane Emissions from Beef Cattle
Supports methane reduction in confined beef cattle operations
Last Update: June 20, 2026
Funding available
Varies by project
Timeline
- Receipt of requests is now closed
Location
British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon, Canada
Overview
Canada’s Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System: Reducing Enteric Methane Emissions from Beef Cattle supports projects in confined beef cattle operations across Canada except Alberta. It covers improved management, diet reformulation, feed additives, growth promoters, and other innovative strategies.
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Opportunity Score
Moderate potential, but conditions must align.
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- Implement environmental initiatives
- Reduce environmental footprint
Eligible Funding
- Varies by project
Timeline
- Receipt of requests is now closed
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Location
- British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
Legal structures
- All legal structures
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- All groups
Next Steps
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Determine your project
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Validate your eligibility
Activities funded
- Improved management
- Diet reformulation
- Feed additives
- Growth promoters
- Other innovative strategies
- Genetic selection activities, if at least one eligible project activity is also carried out
Documents Needed
- Identity Verification Document
- Authorization Document, unless the proponent is an individual and does not name another individual as authorized official
- Project Registration Application or Application for an Aggregation of Projects
- Request for Confidentiality, if confidential business information is included
- Geospatial file, only if required by the protocol
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Offset project proponents
- Other market participants located in Canada
Ineligible Costs and Activities
- Grazing activities
- Projects involving dairy cattle
- Novel anti-methanogenic feed additives or gut modifiers
- Activities that do not occur in confined beef cattle feeding operations
Eligible geographic areas
- Canada, except Alberta
Processing and Agreement
- ECCC reviews the account or project registration request and may approve, reject, or request more information.
- If approved, the project or aggregation is registered and becomes active in the system.
- If the request is incomplete, ECCC may ask for additional information through CATS or by email.
- If the project registration is approved, project name and description may be translated into the second official language before public listing.
Additional information
- Project registration is submitted through the Credit and Tracking System (CATS).
- A project registration application may be for a single project or an aggregation of projects.
- If confidentiality is requested, a completed Request for Confidentiality must be uploaded.
- The project report must be verified by an accredited verification body.
Contacts
Frequently Asked Questions about the Canada’s Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System — Reducing Enteric Methane Emissions from Beef Cattle Program
What is the Canada’s Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System — Reducing Enteric Methane Emissions from Beef Cattle?
Canada’s Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System: Reducing Enteric Methane Emissions from Beef Cattle supports projects in confined beef cattle operations across Canada except Alberta. It covers improved management, diet reformulation, feed additives, growth promoters, and other innovative strategies.
Who is eligible for the Canada’s Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System — Reducing Enteric Methane Emissions from Beef Cattle program?
To be eligible for the Canada’s Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System — Reducing Enteric Methane Emissions from Beef Cattle program, you must:
The project must be located in Canada, except Alberta.
Beef cattle must have been present at the project site for at least three years.
The cattle must be raised for beef production and fed in confinement areas.
What expenses are eligible under Canada’s Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System — Reducing Enteric Methane Emissions from Beef Cattle?
Improved management
Diet reformulation
Feed additives
Growth promoters
Other innovative strategies
Genetic selection activities, if at least one eligible project activity is also carried out
Who can I contact for more information about the Canada’s Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System — Reducing Enteric Methane Emissions from Beef Cattle?
You can contact Government of Canada by email at creditscompensatoires-offsets@ec.gc.ca or by phone at 1-833-849-9160.
Where is the Canada’s Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System — Reducing Enteric Methane Emissions from Beef Cattle available?
The Canada’s Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System — Reducing Enteric Methane Emissions from Beef Cattle program is available the province of British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon.
Is the Canada’s Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System — Reducing Enteric Methane Emissions from Beef Cattle a grant, loan, or tax credit?
Canada’s Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System — Reducing Enteric Methane Emissions from Beef Cattle is a Grant and Funding
Who are the financial supporters of the Canada’s Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System — Reducing Enteric Methane Emissions from Beef Cattle?
Canada’s Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System — Reducing Enteric Methane Emissions from Beef Cattle is funded by Government of Canada