The Carbon Market

Documentation

Publications and forms

• Registration to Cap and Trade system
• Allocation of emission units without charge
• Emission allowance transfers
• Compliance
• Auctions and sale by mutual agreement with the Minister
• Offset credits
• WCI
• General

Regulations
Video

Publications and forms

Registration to Cap and Trade System

• Forms and Sample letter templates
  • Application form to opt-in (French, PDF, 1 MB)
  • Attestation of verification of identity and designation (PDF, 1,7 MB)
• Financial institution confirmation letter (sample) (PDF, 14 KB)
• Cross-jurisdiction user (PDF, 1.2 MB)
• Structure and Business Relationships Disclosure Form (PDF, 1,7 MB - Acrobat Reader version 10 and up)
• CITSS guides
  • Volume 1: User registration and user profile management (PDF, 2,2 MB)
  • Volume 2: Account opening and management (French, PDF, 2,8 MB)
• List of emitters and list of participants registered to the Compliance Instrument Tracking System Service (CITSS) (PDF, 71 KB) - 
• C&T emitters and participants in Québec and in other linked jurisdictions

Allocation of emission units without charge

Quantity of emission units allocated without charge and the list of beneficiary emitters

• Vintage 2018
  • January 2018 (French, PDF, 100 KB)
• Vintage 2017
  • January 2017 (French, PDF, 54 KB)
• Vintage 2016
  • January 2018 (French, PDF, 102 KB)
  • September 2017 (French, PDF, 186 KB)
  • January 2016 (French, PDF, 185 KB)
• Vintage 2015
  • May 2017 (French, PDF, 42 KB)
  • September 2016 (French, PDF, 191 KB)
  • January 2015 (French, PDF, 54 KB)
• Vintage 2014
  • May 2017 (French, PDF, 53 KB)
  • December 2015 (French, PDF, 191 KB)
  • February 2014 (French, PDF, 26 KB)
• Vintage 2013
  • May 2017 (French, PDF, 54 KB)
  • December 2015 (French, PDF, 190 KB)
  • November2014 (French, PDF, 57 KB)
  • November 2013 (French, PDF, 185 KB)

Emission allowance transfers

Linked California, Ontario and Québec Cap-and-Trade Programs Compliance Instrument Report (PDF, 80 KB) - Updated April 5, 2018

Balance of previous accounts:

• January, 5, 2018 (PDF, 97 KB)
• October 4, 2017 (PDF, 44 KB)
• July 5, 2017 (PDF, 43 KB)
• April 5, 2017 (PDF, 43 KB)
• January 6, 2017 (PDF, 43 KB)
• October 5, 2016 (PDF, 44 KB)
• July 7, 2016 (PDF, 32 KB)
• April 5, 2016 (PDF, 13 KB)
• January 7, 2016 (PDF, 13 KB)
• October 5, 2015 (PDF, 12 KB)
• July 2, 2015 (PDF, 18 KB)
• April 2, 2015 (PDF, 59 KB)
• January 6, 2015 (PDF, 53 KB)
• October 2, 2014 (PDF, 59 KB)
• July, 11, 2014 (PDF,  27 KB)

Summary transactions:

• 2016 (PDF, 47KB)
• 2015 (PDF, 326 KB)
• 2014 (PDF, 328 KB)

CITSS Handbook. Volume 3: Conducting emission allowance transfers in the CITSS (French, PDF, 1,4 MB)

Compliance

• Report on the 2013-2014 Compliance Period (PDF,  123 KB)
• Emitters and fuel distributors covered or having been covered by the Regulation respecting a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emission allowances, list of their establishments and years for which their greenhouse gas emissions must be covered (PDF, 98 KB) - Updated March 12, 2018
• Reported and verified greenhouse gas emissions of the establishments covered by the Regulation respecting a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emission allowances (Excel, 83 KB) - Updated November 3, 2017

Auctions and Sales by mutual agreement with the Minister

• Auction Notices and Results
• Sale by mutual agreement with the Minister Notices and Results
• Emission units annual budget and minimum price:
  • 2018 (PDF, 192 KB)
  • 2017 (PDF, 49 KB)
  • 2016 (PDF, 186 KB)
  • 2015 (PDF, 70 KB)
  • 2014 (PDF, 45 KB)
• Auction Participant Training Presentation (French, PDF, 1,4 MB) - Updated September 2017
• Example letter of credit (PDF, 175 KB) - Updated January, 2018
• Auction and Reserve Sale Platform User Guide (PDF, 1,5 MB)
• CITSS 5 : Registering for auctions in the CITSS system (French, PDF, 4,0 MB)
• Typical auction calendar (French, PDF, 3,4 MB)
• Frequently Asked Questions - Multiple Vintage Emissions Units (Allowances) Offered in the Current Auction (PDF, 57 KB)
• Québec Sale by Mutual Agreement Training Presentation (PDF, 1,2 MB)

Offset Credits

• Application to register, modify or renew an offset credit project (French, PDF, 1.2 MB)
• Designation of the promoter by an involved party (French, PDF, 680 KB)
• Application for the issuance of offset credits and promoter declaration (French, PDF, 1.6 MB)
• Offset Credit Project Report Template (French, Word, 110 KB)
  • Protocol-specific Information (complementary document to the Project Report Template - French, Word, 156 KB)

WCI

• Design Recommendations for the WCI Regional Cap-and-Trade Program
  (PDF, 4,9 MB)
• Design for the WCI Regional Program (PDF, 1,9 MB)
• Offset System Essential Elements Final Recommendations Paper (PDF, 274 KB)
• Final Recommendations Offset System Process (PDF, 274 KB)

General

• National Geographic article on the Carbon Market (PDF, 866 KB)
• Québec's cap-and-trade system - in brief (PDF, 983 KB)
• Historical overview of Québec's cap-and-trade system and WCI's carbon market (PDF, 2,6 MB)
• Strengths and Advantages of Québec's cap-and-trade system (PDF, 2,6 MB)
• The Québec-California Carbon Market and membership of Ontario in 2018 (PDF, 555 KB)
• Questions & Answers - Québec's cap-and-trade system (PDF, 2,6 MB)
• Québec's cap-and-trade system - Technical overview (PDF, 3,3 MB)

Regulations

• Regulation respecting a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emission allowances
  • Previous amendments:
    • 2017 : Order in Council 1125-2017 (PDF, 1.1 MB)
    • 2015 : Order in Council 1089-2015 (PDF, 185 KB)
    • 2014 : Order in Council 902-2014 (PDF, 147 KB)
    • 2013 : Order (French, PDF, 83 KB) 1138-2013 and 1137-2013
    • 2012 : Order in Council 1184-2012 (PDF, 586 KB)
    • 2011 : Order in Council 1297-2011 (PDF, 395 KB)
• Determination of annual caps on greenhouse gas emissions relating to the cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emission allowances for the 2013–2020 period - Order in Council ( PDF, 150 KB)
• Determination of annual caps on greenhouse gas emission units relating to the cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emission allowances for the 2021-2030 period – Order in Council 1126-2017 (2017-11-29 - PDF, 205 KB)
• Regulation respecting the delegation of management of certain parts of a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emission allowances
• Agreement between the Gouvernement du Québec and the California Air Resources Board concerning the harmonization and integration of cap-and-trade programs for reducing greenhouse gas emissions - Ratification ( PDF, 42 KB)
• Agreement on the harmonization and integration of cap-and-trade programs for reducing greenhouse gas emissions between the Gouvernement du Québec, the Government of California and the Government of Ontario ( PDF, 85 KB)
• Mandatory reporting of certain emissions of contaminants into the atmosphere

Video

• The Carbon Market