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, 1.7 MB)
• Structure and Business Relationships Disclosure Form (PDF, 1.7 MB - Acrobat Reader version 10 and up)
• CITSS User Manual
  • Volume 1: User registration (PDF, 2.1 MB)
  • Volume 2: User profile management (PDF, 1.3 MB)
  • Volume 3: Account opening and management (PDF, 2.7 MB)
  • Volume 4: Account management (PDF, 1.1 MB)
• 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 for the years 2013 to 2020 and list of beneficiary emitters (French, January 14, 2019 PDF, 61 KB)

Emission allowance transfers

Linked California and Québec Cap-and-Trade Programs Compliance Instrument Report (Updated: January 4, 2019 - Excel, 65 KB)

Balance of previous accounts:

• October 5, 2018 ( PDF, 67 KB)
• July 9, 2018 (PDF, 95 KB)
• April 5, 2018 (PDF, 80 KB)
• 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:

• 2017 ( Excel, 22 KB)
• 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 2015-2017 Compliance Period of the Québec Cap-and-Trade ( Excel, 68 KB)
• Report on the 2013-2014 Compliance Period of the Québec Cap-and-Trade (PDF,  123 KB)
• Emitters covered by the regulation respecting a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emission allowances, by establishment and by year, and registered participants (PDF, 146 KB) - Updated November 20, 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, 68 KB) - Updated November 20, 2018
• Webinar: Carbon Market Compliance 2015-2017 (French PDF, 2 Mo)

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:
  • 2019 (PDF, 284 KB)
  • 2018 (PDF, 192 KB)
  • 2017 (PDF, 49 KB)
  • 2016 (PDF, 186 KB)
  • 2015 (PDF, 70 KB)
  • 2014 (PDF, 45 KB)
• 2018 Joint Auction Participant Training Presentation (French, PDF, 4.2 MB) - Updated October 2018
• Example letter of credit (PDF, 175 KB) - Updated December, 2018
• Auction and Reserve Sale Platform User Guide (PDF, 1.5 MB)
• CITSS 5 : Registering for auctions in the CITSS system (French, PDF, 4 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 (French, PDF, 1.5 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, 292 KB)
• Historical overview of Québec's cap-and-trade system and WCI's carbon market (PDF, 679 KB)
• Strengths and Advantages of Québec's cap-and-trade system (PDF, 1.2 Mo)
• The Québec-California Carbon Market (PDF, 169 KB)
• Questions & Answers - Québec's cap-and-trade system (PDF, 2.7 MB)
• Québec's cap-and-trade system - Technical overview (PDF, 1.1 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 1138-2013 and 1137-2013 (French, PDF, 83 KB)
    • 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 (2017, French, PDF, 90 KB)
• Mandatory reporting of certain emissions of contaminants into the atmosphere

Video

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