Greenhouse gas emissions: instructions for reporting

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”.

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’)

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’.

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.

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

Figure 5: Fuel combustion screen part 2

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

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)

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

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

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

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

Figure 12: Fuel combustion screen example 2

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Figure 24: Cement production screen part 2

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Figure 41: Petroleum refining screen part 2

Figure 42: Petroleum refining screen part 3

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

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

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

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

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.

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’.

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’.

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.

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.

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’.

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.

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’.

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. 

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.