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Last updated on August 23, 2024

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GGIRCA bulletins

Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Act (GGIRCA) bulletins contain important legal information that may be relevant for your:

  • CleanBC Industrial Incentive Program (CIIP) application
  • Emission report
  • Offset project

Bulletins are published and amended regularly.

GGIRCA bulletins
Date Title Legislation
August 23, 2024 Update: Reporting fugitive methane emissions from open pit coal mining within Northeast B.C. Gething Formation (PDF, 84.8KB) (GGIRCA Bulletin #031) Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulation
March 4, 2024 Initial Grant Payments for the CleanBC Industrial Incentive Program 2024 (PDF, 128KB) (GGIRCA Bulletin #030) Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Act
September 13, 2023 Commencement of 60-day public consultation period for Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) Protocol (PDF, 68KB) (GGIRCA Bulletin #029) Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Act
June 13, 2023 Under Review: B.C.’s Fuel Switch Protocol (PDF, 96KB) (GGIRCA Bulletin #028) Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Act
May 23, 2023 Reporting of emissions from the combustion of black liquor (PDF, 145KB) (GGIRCA Bulletin #027) Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Regulation
May 23, 2023 Reporting of emissions from the general stationary combustion of fuel by ensuring the correct use of WCI 23 and 24 and methodologies 1 to 4 (PDF, 120KB) (GGIRCA Bulletin #026) Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Regulation
February 10, 2023 Updated Global Warming Potentials (PDF, 226KB) (GGIRCA Bulletin #025) Greenhouse Gas Emission Industrial Reporting Act, OIC#682
August 30, 2023 Approval of the Methane from Organic Waste Offset Protocol (PDF, 184KB) (GGIRCA Bulletin #024) Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulation
February 23, 2022 Requirement for non-reporting industrial operations to submit information upon request of the Director under GGIRCA (PDF, 188KB) (GGIRCA Bulletin #023) Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulation, amendment OIC#87
February 23, 2022 New methodology for calculating electricity emissions and updated reporting requirements for electricity import operations (PDF, 240KB) (GGIRCA Bulletin #022) Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulation, amendment OIC#87
December 17, 2021 Transition to new versions of standards, requirements for validation and verification bodies – Update (PDF, 221KB) (GGIRCA Bulletin #021) Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulation, amendment OIC#702
December 17, 2021 Emission report error correction requirements during the verification process (PDF, 230KB)  (GGIRCA Bulletin #020) Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulation, amendment OIC#702
December 17, 2021 Requirement to report emissions from combustion of non-woody biomass (PDF, 181KB) (GGIRCA Bulletin #019) Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulation, amendment OIC#702
December 17, 2021 Updated emission factors for pneumatic device venting in oil and gas operations (PDF, 189KB)  (GGIRCA Bulletin #018) Revised January 18, 2022 Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulation, amendment OIC#702
December 17, 2021 Reporting and control of on-site mobile fuel combustion emissions and fugitive coalbed methane (PDF, 201KB) (GGIRCA Bulletin #017) Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulation, amendment OIC#702
December 17, 2021 Reporting fugitive methane emissions from open pit coal mining – Update (PDF, 193KB) (GGIRCA Bulletin #016) Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulation, amendment OIC#702
April 23, 2021 Conditions of deadline extensions for submission of emission reports and verification statements – Update (PDF, 175B) (GGIRCA Bulletin #015) Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulation
March 17, 2021 Transition to new versions of standards, requirements for validation and verification bodies – Update (PDF, 230KB) (GGIRCA Bulletin #014) Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulation
February 8, 2021 Transition to new versions of standards, requirements for validation and verification bodies (PDF, 156KB) (GGIRCA Bulletin #013) Revised March 17, 2021 – See Update: Bulletin 14 (PDF, 230KB) Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulation
January 7, 2021 Conditions of deadline extensions for submission of emission reports and verification statements (PDF, 177KB) (GGIRCA Bulletin #012) Revised April 23, 2021 – See Update: Bulletin 15 (PDF, 175KB) Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulation, amendment OIC#658
January 7, 2021 Sunsetting of the delayed verification provision, section 28(3) (PDF, 152KB) (GGIRCA Bulletin #011) Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulation, amendment OIC#658
January 7, 2021 Allowance for conducting site visits virtually as part of the verification process of an emission report and compliance report (PDF, 154KB) (GGIRCA Bulletin #010) Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulation, amendment OIC#658
June 25, 2020 Temporary Deadline Extension for Submission of Emission Reports and Verification Statements (PDF, 207KB) (GGIRCA Bulletin #009) Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulation, amendment OIC#158
May 25, 2020 Reporting Fugitive Methane Emissions from Open Pit Coal Mining (PDF, 222KB) Revised December 17, 2021 – See Update: Bulletin 16 (PDF, 193KB) (GGIRCA Bulletin #008) Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulation, section 15
April 23, 2020 2019 Single Window Reporting System Update Highlights (PDF, 396KB) (GGIRCA Bulletin #007) Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulation
April 23, 2020 Temporary Deadline Extension for Submission of Emission Reports and Verification Statements (PDF, 244KB) (GGIRCA Bulletin #006) Revised January 7, 2021 – See Update: Bulletin 9 (PDF, 201KB) Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulation, amendment OIC#158
April 2, 2020 Temporary Allowance for Conducting Site Visits Virtually as Part of the Verification Process of an Emission Report (PDF, 218KB) (GGIRCA Bulletin #005) Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulation, amendment OIC#158
March 29, 2019 Ending an Operation's Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Obligation (PDF, 152KB) (GGIRCA Bulletin #004) Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulation, section 9
March 29, 2019 Facility Status Change Notification (PDF, 149KB) (GGIRCA Bulletin #003) Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulation, section 14(2)(o)
February 26, 2018 Determining if a Reporting Operation Qualifies for Delayed Verification (PDF, 121KB) (GGIRCA Bulletin #002) Revised February 8, 2021 – See Update: Bulletin 11 (PDF, 152KB) Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulation, section 28(3)
August 16, 2018 Determining the Remaining Life of an Asset (PDF, 107KB) (GGIRCA Bulletin #001) Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Act

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For information on verification requirements for CIIP applications, including required templates and policies, see CIIP resources.

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