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Emissions Performance Standards program
Regulates greenhouse gas emissions from Ontario facilities
Latest source updateLast Update: August 8, 2026Latest change: The regulation page now shows the full EPS regulatory text, adding registration, compliance, and information requirements that affect who is covered and how to proceed.View change
Latest source update
Last Update: August 8, 2026
Latest change: The regulation page now shows the full EPS regulatory text, adding registration, compliance, and information requirements that affect who is covered and how to proceed.
Regulation text now visible
The O. Reg. 241/19 page now presents the full regulation text instead of a bare listing, so the covered scope and procedural rules are visible directly on the source. The new content adds registration, compliance, and submission-related requirements for EPS facilities, which changes the application process and clarifies who and what is covered under the program.
Funding available
Varies by project
Deadline
Open continuously
Location
Ontario, Canada
Overview
Ontario’s Emissions Performance Standards program regulates greenhouse gas emissions from large facilities in Ontario’s manufacturing, resource, and electricity generation industries. It encourages industrial emissions reductions while minimizing competitiveness impacts and carbon leakage, and uses annual emission limits, reporting, and compliance instruments.
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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
Funds Providers
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Location
- Ontario
Legal structures
- For-profit business
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- All groups
Next Steps
1
Determine your project
2
Validate your eligibility
Activities funded
- Registration of large industrial facilities under the EPS program
- Assessment of industrial activities for possible program inclusion
- Ongoing compliance with greenhouse gas emissions limits
- Reporting and verification of annual GHG emissions
Documents Needed
- Notice of Intention to register
- EPS Facility Registration form
- Letter of Authorization
- Facility boundaries map
- Support document confirming registration information
Official resources
Program guide
Supporting document
GHG Emissions Performance Standards and Methodology for the Determination of the Total Annual Emissions Limit
GHG Emissions Performance Standards and Methodology for the Determination of the Total Annual Emissions Limit
GHG Emissions Performance Standards and Methodology for the Determination of the Total Annual Emissions Limit
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Manufacturing facilities
- Resource sector facilities
- Electricity generation facilities
Who is not eligible
- Facilities whose industrial activity is not included in Schedule 2 of O. Reg. 241/19 cannot be registered in the EPS program.
Eligible geographic areas
- Ontario
Selection criteria
- Requests to add an industrial activity are assessed based on competitiveness and carbon leakage risks.
- The ministry will consult and consider feedback before making any decision on the addition of an industrial activity to the EPS program.
How to apply
- Step 1: Submit notice of intention
- Email the ministry to start the registration process.
- Provide the required facility identification information.
- Step 2: Complete the registration package
- Fill in the registration form provided by the ministry.
- Sign the Letter of Authorization.
- Step 3: Send the package to the ministry
- Return the completed and signed package by email.
- Step 4: Receive registration confirmation
- Wait for the Director’s notice and registration certificate.
Processing and Agreement
- Submit to the ministry a GHG report for the previous year with GHG emissions, production and emissions limit data by June 1.
- Submit to the ministry a verification statement and verification report regarding the GHG report by September 1 of the same year the GHG report is required to be submitted.
- Have the number of compliance instruments in the EPS account equal to the compliance obligation by December 15 of the same year the GHG report is required to be submitted.
- If there is a shortfall, meet the additional compliance obligation by the following February 15, with three instruments for every shortfall instrument.
Additional information
- The GHG Reporting program is an integral part of the EPS program as it provides verified emissions, production and emissions limit data for all registrants in the EPS program.
- These are used to determine a facility’s compliance obligation or the number of emissions performance units (EPUs) it is eligible to receive for emitting less than its emissions limit.
Contacts
Frequently Asked Questions about the Emissions Performance Standards program Program
What is the Emissions Performance Standards program?
Ontario’s Emissions Performance Standards program regulates greenhouse gas emissions from large facilities in Ontario’s manufacturing, resource, and electricity generation industries. It encourages industrial emissions reductions while minimizing competitiveness impacts and carbon leakage, and uses annual emission limits, reporting, and compliance instruments.
Who is eligible for the Emissions Performance Standards program program?
To be eligible for the Emissions Performance Standards program program, you must:
EPS facility
Covered industrial activity
Required emissions threshold
What expenses are eligible under Emissions Performance Standards program?
Registration of large industrial facilities under the EPS program
Assessment of industrial activities for possible program inclusion
Ongoing compliance with greenhouse gas emissions limits
Reporting and verification of annual GHG emissions
Who can I contact for more information about the Emissions Performance Standards program?
You can contact Government of Ontario by email at EPSApplications@ontario.ca or by phone at 416-314-5352.
Where is the Emissions Performance Standards program available?
The Emissions Performance Standards program program is available the province of Ontario.
Is the Emissions Performance Standards program a grant, loan, or tax credit?
Emissions Performance Standards program is a Grant and Funding
Who are the financial supporters of the Emissions Performance Standards program?
Emissions Performance Standards program is funded by Government of Ontario