Ontario’s Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) announced a regulatory update this week to the province’s Cleaner Transportation Fuels (CTF) Regulation that gives fuel suppliers added flexibility in meeting near-term renewable content requirements. Under the amendment, suppliers may defer compliance with the 2025 domestic renewable content obligations for diesel and gasoline until the 2026 compliance year.
Under the CTF program, Ontario fuel suppliers must ensure renewable content levels of at least 4% in diesel and 11% in gasoline in 2025, rising to 13% in 2028 and 15% by 2030. The regulatory change allows suppliers through the end of 2026 to satisfy both the 2025 and 2026 renewable content requirements.
While compliance can be deferred, fuel suppliers are still required to track domestic renewable content volumes. Any shortfall from the 2025 compliance year must be accounted for and applied toward 2026 obligations. The amendment does not alter the established annual renewable content targets and took effect immediately.
Separately, British Columbia’s Low Carbon Fuels Branch also announced on Tuesday that its updated online reporting system for the British Columbia Low Carbon Fuel Standard (BC LCFS) is expected to open for 2025 compliance submissions in early January 2026.
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