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all buildings, structures, fixtures and equipment that

wastewater collection and wastewater treatment systems that treat wastewater from a facility, if the systems are

storage of petroleum or natural gas products at a terminal that receives petroleum or natural gas products from a facility, if the terminal is

mobile equipment that

mobile equipment used for the on-site transportation or movement of substances, materials or products, and

other mobile equipment such as tractors, mobile cranes, log transfer equipment, mining machinery, graders, backhoes and bulldozers,

if, after construction of the operation or the part of the operation, the operation or the part of the operation is not authorized to begin operations without receiving an authorization, including a permit or an approval, under an enactment or a municipal or regional district bylaw, the first date on which the operation or the part of the operation receives all provincial, municipal and regional district authorizations to begin operations, and

if paragraph (a) does not apply, the first day of operations after construction of the operation or the part of the operation is completed;

non-fossilized plants or parts of plants, animal waste or any product made of either of these and includes, without limitation, biomass derived fuels, wood and wood products, agricultural residues and wastes, biologically derived organic matter found in municipal and industrial wastes, landfill gas, black liquor, kraft pulp fibres and sludge gas, or

any fuels in respect of which the entire heat generation capacity is derived entirely from biomass described in paragraph (a);

in the case of a product that is capable of being transported, the date on which the operation transported its first shipment of the product from the operation for delivery

in the case of a product that is not capable of being transported, the date on which the operation first produced the product.

as to whether or not the substance vented or flared is sweet or sour or processed or unprocessed natural gas, or another substance,

if the substance is another substance, identifying the substance, and

providing the amount of the substance used or flared, measured in standard cubic metres;

has a final point of delivery outside British Columbia, or

is owned by the Yukon Electrical Company Limited at the time of import, if the final point of delivery in British Columbia is not connected to the North American electrical transmission grid;

an industrial operation that carries out one or more activities listed in column 2 of Table 2 of Schedule A in one or more facilities that are controlled and directed by the same operator, unless the linear facilities operation includes an LNG operation, or

if an operation described in paragraph (a) includes an LNG operation,

activities occurring at crude oil wells, crude oil batteries and associated pipelines, storage facilities and pumping stations that have the overall purpose of extracting crude oil and delivering it to a custody transfer point,

activities occurring at natural gas wells, natural gas batteries, natural gas gathering pipelines, natural gas processing plants and the sites of associated compressing stations, pipeline heating, dehydrators and storage facilities that have the overall purpose of producing natural gas and delivering marketable natural gas to natural gas transmission pipelines,

activities occurring at exploration and injection wells, and

water production, treatment, disposal and recycling, including for use in hydraulic fracturing or drilling operations;

can exceed a speed of 40 km per hour on a level paved surface, and

has features customarily associated with safe and practical highway use such as a reverse gear, unless the vehicle is a motorcycle, a differential and safety features required by federal or provincial laws,

in the case of a single operator of an industrial operation,

in the case of multiple operators,

in the case of an industrial operation that has a single operator, the operator referred to in subsection (6), and

in the case of an industrial operation that has multiple operators, the designated operator;

the person or persons who own the industrial operation, and

the person or persons who control and direct the industrial operation,

the operation or facility carries out an activity listed in column 2 of Table 1 of Schedule A,

the operation or facility emits a greenhouse gas from a source type listed in column 3 of Table 1 of Schedule A opposite the activity, and

the greenhouse gas emitted is a greenhouse gas type listed in column 4 of the applicable table opposite the source type listed in column 3.

the operation or facility carries out an activity listed in column 2 of Table 1 or Table 2 of Schedule A, other than an activity listed in item 2 of Table 1,

the operation or facility emits a greenhouse gas from a source type listed in column 3 of Table 1 or Table 2 of Schedule A opposite the activity, and

the greenhouse gas emitted is a greenhouse gas type listed in column 4 of the applicable table opposite the source type listed in column 3.

emissions attributable to the regulated operation for the purposes of reporting under section 3 of the Act but not including reporting-only emissions of the operation;

Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 24/2024, Sch. 3, s. 3 (c).]

an opted-in operation is designated as a reporting operation and a regulated operation;

the revocation of that designation is made under section 20.1 (4) of the Act during a compliance period after the 2025 compliance period;

the applicable date specified in the application under section 20.1 (3) of the Act is January 1 of the compliance period.

the industrial operation is a reporting operation under subsection (1) of this section for the reporting period, or

the authorization date for the industrial operation occurs in the reporting period.

if the operation is a single facility operation, the operation does not carry out any of the activities listed in column 2 of Table 1 of Schedule A for the duration of a reporting period, other than industrial wastewater processing or the use of mobile equipment for the purpose of decommissioning the operation;

if the operation is a linear facilities operation, the operation does not carry out any of the activities listed in column 2 of Table 2 of Schedule A for the duration of a reporting period;

if the operation is a single facility operation or a linear facilities operation, the operation has emissions of less than the amount set out in section 8 (1) for 3 consecutive reporting periods.

no earlier than January 1 and no later than February 28 of the current reporting period, forecast, based on data of the industrial operation, if available, or data of similar industrial operations, otherwise, whether it is likely that, during the current reporting period, its total attributable emissions, not including carbon dioxide from biomass listed in item 1 of Schedule C, are likely to be greater than or equal to 10 000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, and

register in accordance with section 11.3

if subsection (1) (b) (i) applies, register by May 31 of the current reporting period, and

if subsection (1) (b) (ii) applies, register within 90 days after the date in the current reporting period on which emissions, not including carbon dioxide produced from biomass listed in item 1 of Schedule C, exceed 10 000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.

a reporting operation that is a reporting operation for the 2024 reporting period;

an operation for which an application has been made under section 20.1 [opting in and out] of the Act for designation as an opted-in operation.

subject to subsection (3), in the case of an operator of an operation referred to in subsection (1) (a), on or before May 31, 2025;

in the case of an operation referred to in subsection (1) (b),

provides an overview of facility operations, processes, product flow and key equipment, and

sets out in reasonable schematic detail the processes that produce emissions at a single facility operation or the facilities of a linear facilities operation, as applicable, that are attributable to the operation under section 3 [attribution of emissions for reporting purposes], indicating

if the operator is an individual, the individual's legal name;

if the operator is a corporation,

if the operator is a partnership,

the legal name of each parent company, if any, of the operator, and the parent company's head office business mailing address;

the operator's trade name, if any;

the operator's business mailing address;

if section 1 (7) [definitions and interpretation] applies,

if the facility is a single facility operation or a linear facilities operation, the NAICS codes of the operation;

the operator's business number as defined in the Income Tax Act (Canada);

any other identifier specified by the director in relation to the operator;

the legal name, job title and position and business contact information, including business mailing address, email address and telephone number, of each operation representative for the operation;

a statement specifying whether the reporting operation is a single facility operation, a linear facilities operation or an electricity import operation;

in the case of a single facility operation or a linear facilities operation, a process flow diagram for the current reporting period;

whether the operation is one or more of the following:

in the case of a single facility operation,

in the case of a linear facilities operation, the information referred to in paragraph (o) reported separately for each individual facility within the operation that has

in the case of a single facility operation or a linear facilities operation, a list that, for each piece of equipment in the single facility operation, or in each facility within the linear facility operation, as applicable, that includes the following information:

in the case of a single facility operation or a linear facilities operation, the following information:

in the case of a linear facilities operation, other than a reporting operation referred to in section 14 (6) [content of emission reports], that includes one or more natural gas or oil wells, the BC Energy Regulator well authorization number for each well;

in the case of a single facility operation or a linear facilities operation, whether any of the following events occurred in relation to the operation or a facility within the linear facilities operation, as applicable, in the immediately preceding reporting period or in the current reporting period before the registration:

if any of the events referred to in paragraph (t) occurred, the date of the event and the following information in relation to the event:

any other information required by the director.

required under section 11.3 (2) (a), (b) (i), (c) (i), (e), (f) and (k), or

specified by the director on receiving the operator's registration.

rejects the operator's application for designation of the operation as an opted-in operation,

revokes the designation of the operation as an opted-in operation, or

approves an application by the operator for designation of the operation as an opted-out operation.

in the form and manner specified by the director, and

on or before May 31 of the calendar year immediately following the reporting period.

the director may

the director may extend the date an emission report must be submitted to the director by up to 6 months.

the reporting period to which the report relates;

the date the report is submitted;

the legal name of the operator;

the legal name, job title and position and business contact information, including business mailing address, email address and telephone number, of the person primarily responsible for preparing and submitting the emission report;

the name of the reporting operation;

the unique identification number of the reporting operation, and of each facility of the reporting operation, provided by the director, if any;

a statement signed and dated by the operation representative certifying that

if the reporting operation is a single facility operation or a linear facilities operation, the emissions attributable to the operation under section 3, for the reporting period captured at the operation during the reporting period

a verification statement, if required under Part 5 [verification].

the total emissions attributable to the reporting operation;

the emissions referred to in paragraph (a) within the Schedule B categories listed in items 1 and 5 to 13 of that Schedule, determined as the sum of the emissions set out opposite the Schedule B category in column 3 of Schedule B;

for each source type listed in column 3 of Table 1 or 2 of Schedule A, opposite an activity carried out by the reporting operation listed in column 2 of those tables, emissions referred to in paragraph (a) from that source type, disaggregated by each greenhouse gas type listed in column 4 opposite the source type;

for each activity listed in column 2 of Table 1 or 2 of Schedule A carried out by the operation, any additional information referred to in the standards, codes or rules listed in column 5 opposite the activity;

identification of the methodologies used to quantify emissions from each source type listed in column 3 of Table 1 or 2 of Schedule A opposite each activity carried out by the operation in column 2 and, if a methodology used is not a methodology referred to in the standards, codes or rules listed in column 5 for that source type, a description of the methodology used;

if more than one methodology was used to quantify emissions from a source type referred to in paragraph (e),

in relation to amounts of greenhouse gas emitted by a reporting operation that are not attributable to the reporting operation under section 3 [attribution of emissions for reporting purposes], but that exceed 100 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent during a reporting period, the following information:

the information referred to in subsections (3) and (3.1) reported separately for each individual facility within the operation that has emissions attributable under section 3 in the reporting period that are greater than or equal to 10 000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, not including carbon dioxide produced from biomass listed in item 1 of Schedule C,

the information referred to in subsections (3) (a) to (d) and (3.1) reported separately for each individual facility within the operation that has emissions attributable under section 3 in the reporting period that are greater than or equal to 1 000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, not including carbon dioxide produced from biomass listed in item 1 of Schedule C, and

the information referred to in subsections (3) (a) to (d) and (3.1) reported for the aggregate of the individual facilities within the operation that have emissions attributable under section 3 in the reporting period that are less than 1 000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, not including carbon dioxide produced from biomass listed in item 1 of Schedule C.

in relation to the individual facilities within the operation, the information referred to in subsection (4) reported separately for each regulated product produced by the operation, and

a statement as to whether the linear facilities operation is an LNG operation or a linear facilities operation that does not contain an LNG operation.

the total emissions attributable to the operation during the reporting period;

the information referred to in section 5 of Schedule D.

the total emissions attributable to the reporting operation during the reporting period,

a statement, in the form and manner specified by the director, by the operation representative certifying that the amount referred to in paragraph (a) is complete and accurate, and

an explanation of why emissions are now less than 10 000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, not including carbon dioxide produced from biomass listed in item 1 of Schedule C.

in Table 1 or 2 of Schedule A, one or more methodologies for quantifying emissions from a source type listed in column 3 are specified for the source type in a code, standard or rule set out opposite in column 5,

Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 24/2024, Sch. 3, s. 11 (a).]

attributable to specified imports and specified exports, as defined in section 1 of Schedule D, in accordance with section 3 of that Schedule, and

attributable to unspecified imports and unspecified exports, as defined in section 1 of Schedule D, in accordance with section 4 of that Schedule.

the total amount of all emissions quantified using the replacement methodologies does not exceed the lower of the following:

the replacement methodology will not lead to a bias in the amount of emissions quantified using the replacement methodology.

it is not practicable to use the required parameter measurement methodology because the operator has not been able to establish systems necessary to use that methodology within the time necessary to use that methodology for the reporting period,

the alternative parameter measurement methodology is as accurate as practicable, and

for an alternative parameter measurement methodology used after March 31 of the reporting period, the methodology has been approved by the director.

an explanation as to why it is not practicable to use the prescribed methodology;

justification for why the alternative parameter measurement methodology is as accurate as practicable;

an estimate of the level of uncertainty associated with the alternative parameter measurement methodology;

an estimate of the percentage of the operation's emissions that are to be calculated using the alternative parameter measurement methodology.

approve, approve with modifications or reject an application for approval under subsection (7) (c), or

require further information in relation to the application.

a change in methodology is approved in advance by the director, or

the applicable emissions are less than the lower of the following:

a change in methodology is approved in advance by the director,

the change in methodology is to a higher numerically rated calculation method,

the change in methodology is to a more accurate calculation method, or

the applicable emissions are less than the lower of the following:

of the adoption of, or a change in, the methodologies specified for that source type in a code, standard or rule referred to in column 5 of Table 1 or 2 of Schedule A, or

the emissions exceed the threshold for use of replacement methodologies under section 15 (6) (a).

of the adoption of, or a change in, the methodologies specified for that source type in a code, standard or rule referred to in column 5 of Table 1 or 2 of Schedule A, or

the emissions exceed the threshold for use of replacement methodologies under section 15 (6) (a).

under subsection (2), unless paragraph (a) or (b) of that subsection applies, or

under subsection (3), unless paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) of that subsection applies.

be calibrated and maintained according to

meet the requirements of a standard, code or rule referred to in column 5 of Table 1 or 2 of Schedule A applicable to the source type of the emissions.

a revised emission report, in the form and manner specified by the director, in accordance with section 14 [content of emission reports] of this regulation, that includes

an annex, in the form and manner specified by the director, that includes

the total emissions attributable to the reporting operation during a reporting period, not including carbon dioxide produced from biomass listed in item 1 of Schedule C, as reported in the most recent emission report for the same reporting period, and

the total emissions attributable to the reporting operation during that reporting period, not including carbon dioxide produced from biomass listed in item 1 of Schedule C, calculated in accordance with this regulation,

1 000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent;

1% of the total emissions attributable to the reporting operation during the reporting period, not including carbon dioxide produced from biomass listed in item 1 of Schedule C, as reported in the emission report referred to in paragraph (a).

Repealed. [am. B.C. Reg. 24/2024, Sch. 3, s. 13 (g).]

the difference between the total emissions attributable to the reporting operation exceeds the lesser of the following:

Repealed. [am. B.C. Reg. 24/2024, Sch. 3, s. 13 (j).]

a revised emission report, in accordance with section 14 [content of emission reports] of this regulation, that includes the following, as specified by the director:

if required by the director, an annex, in the form specified by the director, that includes the following, as specified by the director:

an industrial operation engaged in oil and gas extraction and gas processing activities;

a common carrier, within the meaning of section 65 of the Utilities Commission Act, or other operator, of a pipeline for natural gas transmission or oil transmission.

reporting operations with a date of first shipment on or before March 31, 2024;

reporting operations other than reporting operations referred to in paragraph (a) of this subsection that produce, or are designed and constructed to produce, a regulated product.

the date on or after the operation's authorization date that the director receives an application under section 20.2 of the Act for designation of the operation as a new entrant, if

the operation's date of first shipment.

an energy utility;

an electricity import operation;

a reporting operation whose primary economic activity is classified by NAICS as follows:

has, for a reporting period, a total amount of emissions attributable to the operation under section 3 [attribution of emissions for reporting purposes] that is less than the amount set out in section 8 (1) [reporting operations], and

continues to be a reporting operation under any of section 9 (1) (a) to (c) [emissions below threshold].

the end of the compliance period in which notice was received by the director;

the end of the compliance period immediately before the compliance period in which the notice was received by the director.

in the case of a compliance report required under section 22.1 [compliance report], on or before May 31 of the calendar year immediately following the compliance period, and

in the case of a compliance report required under section 23.1 [compliance report — excess emissions], on or before November 30 of the calendar year immediately following the compliance period.

the director may

the director may extend the date a compliance report must be submitted to the director by up to 6 months.

emissions attributable to the operation as a regulated operation, and

each regulated product produced.

the matters required under sections 14 (2) (d), (e) and (f) [content of emission reports] and 11.3 (2) (e) [registration requirements — reporting operations and potential reporting operations] of this regulation;

for each source of emissions referred to in section 14 (3) (c) that is attributable to each facility in the regulated operation for the compliance period under section 4 [attribution of emissions for compliance purposes],

on the basis of the allocation of emissions to regulated products under paragraph (a.1), the percentage of the total emissions attributable to the regulated operation under section 4 that can reasonably be allocated to each regulated product, so that the allocations equal 100% of the attributable emissions;

the compliance period to which the compliance report relates;

the date the compliance report is submitted;

for each regulated product produced by each facility in the regulated operation, the quantity of product by facility, including any quantity produced before the product became a regulated product, in units set out in column 4 of Table 2 of Schedule A.1 for the product, calculated in accordance with any directions of the director,

identification of the methodologies used to quantify production under paragraph (c.1);

the amount of electricity generated by the regulated operation;

the total emissions attributable under section 4 [attribution of emissions for compliance purposes] to the regulated operation for the compliance period;

the emissions referred to in paragraph (e) within the Schedule B categories listed in items 2 to 4 and 14 of that Schedule, determined as the sum of the emissions set out opposite the Schedule B category in column 3 of Schedule B;

the emission limit for the regulated operation for the compliance period;

the calculations used to determine the emission limit in accordance with the equation set out in Schedule E.1, including any supporting calculations;

the value for each variable in the equation set out in Schedule E.1, including the value of each variable used in any supporting calculations;

the difference between the attributable emissions of the regulated operation for the compliance period and the emission limit reported under paragraph (f);

Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 24/2024, Sch. 3, s. 20 (d).]

any other information required by the director.

a regulated operation or a part of a regulated operation that is a new entrant;

a regulated operation or a part of a regulated operation for which an application has been made under section 20.2 of the Act for designation as a new entrant requesting a new entrant period beginning during the compliance period.

the information required under subsection (1) (a.1) and (e) calculated in accordance with the following:

the information required under subsection (1) (c.1) (i) and (f) to (f.2) calculated in accordance with both of the following:

if the operation's date of first shipment is on or before March 31, 2024,

if the date of first shipment of the operation, or the date of first commercial production of the part of the operation, is on or after April 1, 2024,

an application is made under section 20.2 of the Act for designation of the operation or the part of the operation as a new entrant after the date the compliance report including the information required under subsection (1) for the compliance period is submitted, and

the operation or the part of the operation is designated as a new entrant with a new entrant period beginning during the compliance period.

the information required under subsection (1) (a.1) and (e) calculated in accordance with both of the following:

the information required under subsection (1) (c.1) (i) and (f) to (f.2) calculated in accordance with both of the following:

the operation's date of first shipment.

the amount of the monetary payment made to the government, with proof of payment that the director considers satisfactory;

the number of compliance units made available in a compliance account of the regulated operation for retirement, including the unique identifiers assigned to each compliance unit by the registry administrator;

any other information required by the director.

a revised compliance report, in the form and manner specified by the director, in accordance with section 23 [content of compliance reports] of this regulation, that includes

an annex, in the form and manner specified by the director, that includes

the quantity of a regulated product produced during a compliance period as reported in the most recent compliance report for the same compliance period;

the quantity of a regulated product produced during that compliance period calculated in accordance with this regulation.

the total emissions attributable to the regulated operation during a compliance period as reported in the most recent compliance report for the same compliance period, and

the total emissions attributable to the regulated operation during that compliance period calculated in accordance with this regulation and reported in the supplementary report,

1 000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent;

1% of the total emissions attributable to the regulated operation during the compliance period as reported in the compliance report referred to in paragraph (a).

a revised compliance report, in accordance with section 23 [content of compliance reports] of this regulation, that includes the following, as specified by the director:

an annex that includes

payment for verification is linked to whether the verification statement includes the opinions referred to in section 31 (1) (a) and (2) [requirements of verification statement] both as those provisions apply under section 31 to reporting operations and under section 38 [requirements of verification statement] to regulated operations;

the verifier, verification body, lead verifier, independent peer reviewer or related persons have a direct or indirect financial interest in the reporting operation;

the verifier, verification body, lead verifier or independent peer reviewer has designed components of a reporting operation's

the verifier, lead verifier or independent peer reviewer has a familiarity or relationship with the reporting operation or its staff that decreases appropriate reliance on objective evidence;

the verifier, verification body, lead verifier or independent peer reviewer has a perception of being intimidated or coerced;

if the person is not an accredited verification body, a member of the International Accreditation Forum, or

if the person is an accredited verification body, the member of the International Accreditation Forum that accredited the verification body.

the verification body is under investigation by the member of the International Accreditation Forum that accredited the verification body, or

the director believes on reasonable grounds that verifications performed by the verification body do not comply with this regulation or the standards of the member of the International Accreditation Forum that accredited the verification body.

in respect of which a verification of an emission report or compliance report is in progress, or

who requests that the verification body perform a verification.

the total emissions attributable to the reporting operation for the reporting period as reported in the most recent emission report for that reporting period for which a verification statement was required;

the total emissions attributable to the reporting operation for that reporting period as reported in the revised report referred to in section 18 (1) (a) [supplementary emission reports].

the most recent emission report submitted for the reporting period to which the supplementary report relates has not been verified in accordance with section 35 [requirement for verification of reports] of this regulation, and

the total emissions attributable to the reporting operation during that reporting period, as reported in the supplementary report, are greater than or equal to 25 000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, not including carbon dioxide from biomass listed in item 1 of Schedule C.

a review by the verification body of records relevant to the verification of information included in the emission report, including, but not limited to,

an assessment by the verification body of the sources and magnitude of potential errors, omissions and misstatements for the purposes of designing an appropriate verification plan;

preparation of a verification plan by the verification body, including an evidence gathering plan;

one or more site visits, as described in subsection (3), conducted by the verification body;

the procedures by the verification body that, in the professional judgment of the verification body, are required in the verification process, including, but not limited to,

application by the verification body of verification procedures at a reasonable level of assurance;

an evaluation by the verification body of whether the emission report was prepared and the emissions reported in it quantified in accordance with the requirements of this regulation;

an assessment by the verification body of the materiality of any errors, omissions or misstatements identified;

an assessment by the verification body of

subject to subsections (4) to (6), a site visit must be conducted

for a single facility operation, a site visit must be made to the facility;

for a linear facilities operation,

for single facility operations and linear facilities operations, at least one site visit must be made to the head office, regional office or other location of central data management, if different from the facilities visited under paragraph (b) or (c);

for an electricity import operation, a site visit must be made to the primary operations centre if necessary to provide a reasonable level of assurance that the emission report is materially correct.

all site visits by the verification body to the reporting operation for one of the 2 immediately preceding reporting periods were conducted in person;

the verification body determines that, since the most recent site visit to the reporting operation,

the verification body determines that the process flow diagram required by section 11.3 (2) (m), if applicable, is accurate and reliable for the purposes of the verification.

an emission report previously submitted by the reporting operation was not prepared in accordance with this regulation,

emissions reported in an emission report previously submitted by the reporting operation were not quantified in accordance with this regulation,

a verification previously performed by the verification body did not comply with

it is otherwise necessary for the site visit to be conducted in person.

a statement, based on the process and procedures used by the verification body, that it is the opinion of the verification body that

identification of the following:

the information, if any, required by the director.

the verification body is of the opinion that the verification statement contains as few qualifications as possible,

any errors, omissions and misstatements in the emission report have been corrected if possible in a reasonable amount of time at a reasonable effort,

the sum of all errors, omissions and misstatements do not result in a net overstatement or understatement of total emissions attributable under section 3 to the reporting operation during the reporting period, not including carbon dioxide from biomass listed in item 1 of Schedule C, that exceeds the lesser of

any single error, omission or misstatement does not result in a net overstatement or understatement of total emissions attributable under section 3 to the reporting operation during the reporting period, not including carbon dioxide from biomass listed in item 1 of Schedule C, that exceeds the lesser of

the verification body is of the opinion that the judgment of a reasonable person, having knowledge of the business and greenhouse gas accounting, evaluating an assertion required to be in the report, would not have been changed or influenced by one or more errors, omissions, or misstatements in the emission report.

exercise due diligence, including due diligence in respect of the matters referred to in section 42 [processes, documents and records], in order to minimize the potential for

provide a verification body retained by the operator with full and timely access to all records relevant to the verification, and

if necessary and consistent with this regulation, make such revisions to emission reports as are needed to minimize or eliminate

an assessment of threats to independence,

strategies for mitigating threats to independence, and

a report on the implementation of the strategies referred to in paragraph (b).

the name and business address of the verification body;

the name, business email address and business telephone number of the lead verifier;

the name, business email address and business telephone number of the verifiers who assisted the lead verifier in performing the verification;

with respect to the reporting operation, the information referred to in sections 11.3 (2) (a) to (c) [operator's legal name] and 14 (2) (a) and (f) [reporting period and unique identification number];

with respect to a linear facilities operation, identification of each individual facility of the reporting operation that has attributable emissions in the reporting period that are

the date the verification statement was completed;

the scope of the verification statement, including whether it relates to all the matters required to be verified under sections 28 [requirement for verification of emission reports] and 29 [requirement for verification of supplementary emission reports];

the amount referred to in section 14 (3) (a), with a subtotal setting out the total amount of reporting-only emissions;

with respect to a regulated operation, the total emissions attributable to the operation under section 4;

the name of the member of the International Accreditation Forum by which the verification body is accredited and any associated identification numbers, accompanied by the affirmation of the International Accreditation Forum that the accreditation status is in good standing;

a summary of the work the verification body performed as part of the verification, including a description of

identification of each site visit made in the verification and the date the site visit was conducted;

if a site visit was conducted virtually, identification of

a signed declaration by the lead verifier on behalf of the verification body that

a signed declaration from an independent peer reviewer that

a conflict of interest report.

an emission report submitted under section 3 of the Act, and

a compliance report submitted under section 7 of the Act.

the corrections referred to in subsection (2) are in relation to the total emissions reported under section 14 (3) (a), (4) or (6) (a) for a regulated operation, and

the difference between the amount of emissions most recently reported under section 14 (3) (a), (4) or (6) (a) and verified for a reporting period and the amount reported in the supplementary emission report for the reporting period is less than 250 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.

corrections referred to in subsection (2) that relate to the total emissions reported under section 23 (1) (e) [content of compliance reports] and verified if the difference between the amount of emissions most recently reported under that paragraph and verified for a compliance period and the amount reported in the supplementary compliance report for the compliance period is less than 250 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent;

corrections referred to in subsection (2) that relate to information reported under section 23 (1) (c.1) for a regulated product and verified if the difference between the quantity of the regulated product reported under that paragraph for a compliance period and verified and the quantity reported in the supplementary compliance report for the compliance period is less than 0.1%;

corrections referred to in subsection (2) to information reported under section 23.1 [compliance report — excess emissions].

an emission report of a regulated operation, and

a compliance report, as if the compliance report were an emission report, of a regulated operation.

a review by the verification body of product records relevant to the verification of information included in the compliance report, and

an evaluation by the verification body of whether the compliance report and the methodologies used to quantify production data in the report are consistent with the requirements of this regulation.

the procedures by the verification body that, in the professional judgment of the verification body, are required in the verification process, including an appropriate number of data checks in accordance with an evidence-gathering plan that

an evaluation by the verification body of whether the compliance report and the methodologies used to quantify production data in the report are consistent with the requirements of this regulation.

an emission report of a regulated operation, and

a compliance report, as if the compliance report were an emission report, of a regulated operation.

the assertions in the compliance report are materially correct and are a fair and accurate representation of the matters set out in section 23 (1) (a) to (b) and (c.1) to (g) and (2) to (4) [content of compliance reports] in relation to the regulated operation for the compliance period, and

if the regulated operation produced more than one regulated product during the compliance period,

the verification body is of the opinion that the verification statement contains as few qualifications as possible,

any errors, omissions and misstatements with respect to information required under section 23 (1) (a) to (b), (c.1) to (e.1) and (f.1) to (g) and (2) to (4) have been corrected if possible in a reasonable amount of time at a reasonable effort, and

the net effect of all errors, omissions and misstatements does not result in an overstatement or understatement that exceeds 0.1% of the amounts referred to in section 23 (1) (c.1) and (2) (b).

the scope of the verification statement, including whether it relates to all the matters required to be verified under sections 35 [requirement for verification of reports] and 36 [requirement for verification of supplementary reports];

the information referred to in section 14 (2) (e) and (f) [name and unique identification number];

the information referred to in section 23 (1) (e), (f), (g) and (i) [content of compliance reports];

for each regulated product produced by the regulated operation, the quantity of product produced during the compliance period, including any quantity produced before the product became a regulated product, in units set out in column 4 of Table 2 of Schedule A.1 for the product, calculated in accordance with any directions of the director;

for a regulated operation or a part of a regulated operation referred to in section 23 (2) (a) or (b), the following information:

includes

affirms that the verification body avoided any actual or potential conflicts of interest with the operator of the reporting operation or regulated operation.

a reporting operation, or

a reporting operation and a regulated operation.

if the application is for a designation that is intended to be effective for the 2024 reporting period, on or before July 31, 2024, or

if paragraph (a) does not apply, during the calendar year immediately preceding the reporting period for which the designation is intended to be effective.

the operation has emissions that are attributable to the operation for the purposes of section 3 [emission reports] of the Act;

the operation is not an electricity import operation;

the operation is not a part of a single facility operation or a linear facilities operation;

the director does not have reason to believe that

the criteria set out in subsection (1) (a) to (c) of this section;

the operation has emissions that are attributable to the operation for the purposes of section 6 [compliance obligation] of the Act;

the operation is not an operation whose primary economic activity is classified by NAICS as follows:

the operation produces a regulated product;

the director does not have reason to believe that

the criteria set out in subsections (1) (a) and (b) and (2) (b), (c) (i) and (iii), (d) and (e);

the designation is consistent with the objective of limiting to regulated operations that are emission-intensive and exposed to competition in international markets the application of any exemption from the payment of tax under the Carbon Tax Act, or any refund of tax paid under that Act, provided for in regulation made under section 84 (3) (n) of that Act.

the extent to which the regulated products produced by the industrial operation are intended primarily for international markets or are subject to competition from international producers, and

whether the regulated products produced by the industrial operation are intended to be sold to wholesale purchasers or marine users.

if the application is for a designation that is intended to be effective for the 2024 reporting period, on April 1, 2024;

if paragraph (a) does not apply, on January 1 of the reporting period for which the application for designation is made.

if the director revokes the designation, the date on which the revocation is effective under section 20.1 (5) [opting in and out] of the Act;

in the case of an opted-in operation that is designated as a reporting operation, the date the operation becomes a reporting operation under section 8 of this regulation;

in the case of an opted-in operation that is designated as a reporting operation and a regulated operation, the date the operation becomes a reporting operation under section 8 and a regulated operation under section 18.2.

during the calendar year immediately preceding the reporting period for which the revocation is intended to be effective, and

in the form and manner specified by the director.

a statement signed and dated by the operation representative requesting that the designation be revoked;

the compliance period for which the revocation is intended to be effective;

if the application is to have the revocation made during a compliance period after the 2025 compliance period, the applicable date for the purposes of the revocation, which must be January 1 or December 31 of the compliance period;

the date the application is submitted;

any identifier specified by the director in relation to the operator or the operation.

on or after the authorization date of the operation or the part of the operation, and

on or before May 31 of the compliance period in which the first compliance report of the operation or the part of the operation is due if the designation is made.

a statement signed and dated by a senior officer of the operator of the operation requesting the designation and attesting to the truth of the information provided in the application;

a statement specifying whether the operation is forecasted to have emissions attributable under section 3 exceeding 100 000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per year;

the date the application is submitted;

the information referred to in section 11.3 (2) (a) to (k) [registration requirements — reporting operations and potential reporting operations] in relation to the operator and the operation, as applicable;

the legal name, job title and position and business contact information, including mailing address, email address and telephone number, of the person primarily responsible for preparing and submitting the application;

an assertion that the operation is a reporting operation;

if the application is for all of an operation with a date of first shipment on or after April 1, 2024 requesting a new entrant period beginning before the date of first shipment,

an assertion as to the date of first shipment, if the application is for either of the following:

if the application is for a part of an operation,

any other information required by the director.

the information referred to in subsection (4) (a) to (e) and (i);

an assertion that the operation will meet the criteria set out in section 41.9 (1) before the operation's new entrant period begins;

the date, if any, that the operation requests for its designation as a new entrant to begin, which date must be

the operation is a reporting operation;

the operation has registered under section 11 or 11.2 [registration of reporting operations];

the operation is not an opted-in operation;

the operation's date of first shipment, if any, is on or after January 1, 2022.

the operation meets the criteria set out in subsection (1) of this section, and

the part of the operation meets the following criteria:

whether there was or will be a significant financial investment in the part of the operation;

the cause of the operation's increase in production of a regulated product;

whether there will be volatility in emission intensity during the new entrant period of the part of the operation;

the operator's history of compliance with the Act and the regulations made under it;

the operator's likelihood of meeting its compliance obligation after the new entrant period of the part of the operation.

the date on or after the operation's authorization date that the director receives an application under section 41.8 (3) for designation of the operation as a new entrant, if the application requests designation effective on receipt of the application;

the operation's date of first shipment.

the date, if any, that is requested under section 41.8 (6) (c);

the operation's date of first shipment.

if the new entrant's date of first shipment is on or before March 31, 2024, at the end of second calendar year after the calendar year in which the date of first shipment occurred;

if the new entrant's date of first shipment is on or after April 1, 2024, at the end of second compliance period immediately following the compliance period in which the new entrant's new entrant period began.

the maximum number of compliance units that may be used is the number required to meet the compliance obligation for each compliance period as follows:

an offset unit may be used only if the end of the calendar year in which the project reduction for which the offset unit was issued occurred is less than 3 years before the beginning of the compliance period.

in the case of a supplementary compliance report,

in the case of a corrected compliance report,

in the case of a determination by the director,

a correction described in section 6.1 of the Act is made in relation to a regulated operation for a compliance period before the operator has, under section 6 (2) [compliance obligation] of the Act, met a compliance obligation, or the director has, under section 12 (1) [earned credits] of the Act, issued earned credits to the operator in relation to the compliance period, and

the correction results in

the person who is the operator of the regulated operation on the last day of the compliance period is responsible for complying with section 6.1 of the Act and this section, and

any compliance unit or monetary refund issued under section 6.1 (2) (b) or (c) of the Act is to be issued to the person referred to in paragraph (a).

allow an inspector or a verification body to determine that emission reports are materially correct and are a fair and accurate representation of the total emissions attributable to the reporting operation during each reporting period,

permit preparation of emission reports or supplementary emission reports in accordance with this regulation,

prevent or provide timely detection of errors, omissions and misstatements, and

in respect of records, accurately and fairly reflect the emissions attributable to the reporting operation.

allow an inspector or a verification body to determine that compliance reports are materially correct and are a fair and accurate representation of the matters set out in section 23 (1) to (4), as applicable [content of compliance reports],

permit preparation of compliance reports or supplementary compliance reports in accordance with this regulation, and

in respect of records, accurately and fairly reflect the matters referred to in paragraph (a).

all records used to quantify emissions required to be reported under section 14 (3) (a), (b), (c) or (d) [content of emission reports] or supporting other information reported under section 14 (3) (e), including monthly fuel purchase records, fuel meter output, continuous emissions monitoring system output, invoices and other activity data;

records of any calculations, methods and instrumentation used to quantify emissions;

records of all emission factors used to quantify emissions;

all records submitted to the director under this regulation, including the emission report or compliance report;

all records related to any calculations and methods used to substitute for data that has been lost or is missing;

names, job titles and contact information of the operation representative, the person primarily responsible for preparing and submitting each emission report and compliance report and other facility personnel involved in quantifying emissions or in quality assurance;

records indicating which tasks were performed by each individual referred to in paragraph (f);

a log that must be prepared for each reporting period and compliance period documenting any changes in calculations, methods and instrumentation used to quantify

documentation respecting any revisions and reasons for those revisions to an emission report or a compliance report;

all records related to the verification process for the emission report or compliance report;

all records referred to in section 42;

in relation to an electricity import operation, NERC E-tags, power contracts, settlements data and all other information needed to confirm the transactions and emissions;

in relation to a regulated operation,

a list of all data sources monitored;

a detailed technical description of the direct measurement system;

raw and aggregated data from the direct measurement system;

a log book that must be prepared of all system downtimes, calibrations, servicing and maintenance of the direct measurement system;

documentation of any changes in the direct measurement system that occurred during the reporting period.

information referred to in sections 11.3 (2) (a) to (c), (e) to (i) and 14 (2) (a) and (f) [registration requirements — reporting operations and potential reporting operations],

information referred to in section 42 (3) (a) of the Act,

for the purpose of publishing information on emissions from a reporting operation, which information is comparable to information published by Environment Canada or other jurisdictions participating in the Western Climate Initiative, total emissions referred to in paragraph (b) excluding emissions associated with activities or source types that are not included in emissions totals published by Environment Canada or the other jurisdictions,

emissions from each prescribed category of source at each facility of a linear facilities operation, and

the following information related to verification of the information referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d):

information respecting the matters referred to in section 23 (1) (b), (c) and (e) [content of compliance reports];

information referred to in section 39 (3) (a) [contents of verification statement];

whether the operation complied with sections 42 and 43 in relation to the information;

whether a verification statement has been received by the director;

whether the verification statement includes the opinions referred to in section 31 (1) (a) and (2) [requirements of verification statement] as those subsections apply under section 38 [requirements of verification statement];

whether the verification statement includes any qualifications in the verification statement;

the information referred to in section 10 (1) (c) of the BC Carbon Registry Regulation;

whether the operation is in compliance with section 6 of the Act.

a claim that disclosure of the information referred to in subsection (2) (a) to (d) would be prohibited under section 21 (1) [disclosure harmful to business interests of a third party] of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act if a request for the information were received under that Act, and

a request that the information be kept confidential.

a claim that disclosure of the information referred to in section 44 (3) (a) to (h) of this regulation or in section 10 (1) (c), 12 (d) (i) or (ii) or (f) (i) of the BC Carbon Registry Regulation would be prohibited under section 21 (1) [disclosure harmful to business interests of a third party] of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act if a request for the information were received under that Act, and

a request that the information be kept confidential.

the specific information for which the operator requests confidentiality,

an explanation of

if applicable, an assessment of whether aggregating information for which confidentiality is requested with other emissions information in relation to the operation would avoid

a reference in this regulation to an emission report or verification statement in relation to a reporting operation includes an emission report or verification statement provided under the former Act in relation to the reporting operation, and

a reference in this regulation to a reporting period includes reporting periods under the former Act.

smelting of aluminum from alumina,

production of pre-baked anodes for use in aluminum smelting,

calcination of petroleum coke for use in aluminum smelting, and

production of alumina from bauxite ore;

primary production through extraction of elemental copper or nickel from ores, and

secondary production, including recovery of copper and nickel or alloys from scrap, recycled metal or dross, and production of copper or nickel and alloys;

the tonnes of copper mined, beneficiated or otherwise prepared by the regulated operation, and

the tonnes of minerals other than copper mined, beneficiated or otherwise prepared by the regulated operation, if any, adjusted on the basis of average market price to the equivalent tonnes of copper;

carbon dioxide from non-biomass not listed in Schedule C.1;

carbon dioxide from non-biomass listed in Schedule C.1;

carbon dioxide from biomass listed in Schedule C;

carbon dioxide from biomass not listed in Schedule C;

methane from non-biomass not listed in Schedule C.1;

methane from non-biomass listed in Schedule C.1;

methane from biomass listed in Schedule C;

methane from biomass not listed in Schedule C;

nitrous oxide from non-biomass not listed in Schedule C.1;

nitrous oxide from non-biomass listed in Schedule C.1;

nitrous oxide from biomass listed in Schedule C;

nitrous oxide from biomass not listed in Schedule C;

to produce steam or heat or other forms of energy, or

to reduce volumes of waste,

the combustion of fuel to produce electricity,

refinery fuel gas combustion,

combustion by construction-related equipment temporarily used at a construction site,

combustion in generators used for emergency purposes only, or

emergency flaring;

the tonnes of gold mined, beneficiated or otherwise prepared by the regulated operation, and

the tonnes of minerals other than gold mined, beneficiated or otherwise prepared by the regulated operation, if any, adjusted on the basis of average market price to the equivalent tonnes of gold;

primary production through extraction of elemental lead from ores and concentrates, and

secondary production, including recovery of lead or lead alloys from scrap, recycled metal or dross, and production of lead and lead alloys;

the processing of natural gas for the production of LNG,

the production of LNG, and

the storage and loading of LNG,

primary production of magnesium metal from dolomite or magnesite,

secondary production, including recovery and recycling of magnesium, and

use of molten magnesium in alloying, casting, drawing, extruding, forming or rolling operations;

consists of at least 90% methane, and

meets the pipeline operator's gas quality specifications for transport;

natural gas liquids are extracted from natural gas,

natural gas liquids are fractionated to natural gas products, or

contaminants such as carbon dioxide, sulphur compounds, nitrogen, helium and water are removed,

in an underground location in a depleted natural gas reservoir, an aquifer or a salt cavern, or

in liquefied form,

transport oil from a crude oil battery to a refinery or terminal or from custody transfer points between those facilities, or

transport refined petroleum products from a refinery to a terminal or from custody transfer points between those facilities,

if the operation mines, beneficiates or otherwise prepares a single metal or an ore of a single metal, that metal, and

if the operation mines, beneficiates or otherwise prepares more than one metal or an ore of more than one metal, the metal that yields the highest revenue for the operation on the basis of average market price;

if the operation mines, beneficiates or otherwise prepares a metal or an ore of a metal, the primary metal of the operation, and

in any other case, the mineral mined, beneficiated or otherwise prepared by the operation that yields the highest revenue for the operation on the basis of average market price;

releases of casing gas, a gas associated with a liquid, solution gas, treater, stabilizer or dehydrator off-gas or blanket gas,

releases from pneumatic devices that use natural gas as a driver,

releases from compressor start-ups, pipelines and other blowdowns, and

releases from metering and regulation station control loops,

emissions from combustion,

industrial process emissions, or

fugitive emissions;

primary production through extraction of elemental zinc from ore, and

secondary zinc production, including recovery of zinc or zinc alloys from scrap, recycled metal or dross, and production of zinc and zinc alloys.

the average price of each mineral on the London Metals Exchange over the 3-year period specified by the director within the preceding 5 years, or

if there is no price for a mineral on the London Metals Exchange, the average price of the mineral on a comparable index over the period referred to in paragraph (a).

the amount of each metal or mineral mined, beneficiated or otherwise prepared by the operation during the 3-year period specified by the director within the preceding 5 years, and

the average price of each metal or mineral on the London Metals Exchange over the period referred to in paragraph (a) or, if there is no price for the metal or mineral on the London Metals Exchange, the average price on a comparable index over that period.

the amount of average daily production of the processing unit for a compliance period, measured in the units listed in column 4 for a compliance period, on the basis listed in column 3 for the processing unit,

the BC refining complexity factor listed in column 5 opposite the processing unit, and

the number of days in the compliance period;

the production and use of renewable natural gas, and

the displacement, by the production and use described in paragraph (a), of the production and use of natural gas derived from fossil fuels;

subject to paragraph (b), electricity exported by an electricity import operation that the operation can identify as being generated at a specified electricity generating facility or sub-facility because

electricity exported as described in paragraph (a) does not include electricity wheeled through British Columbia;

subject to paragraph (b), imported electricity that the electricity import operation can identify as being generated at a specified electricity generating facility or sub-facility because

imported electricity as described in paragraph (a) does not include Canadian entitlement power and electricity wheeled through British Columbia;

a sub-facility,

if paragraph (a) does not apply, the facility related to the sub-facility;

for each specified source of electricity imported by the electricity import operation during the reporting period,

for each unspecified source of electricity imported by the electricity import operation during the reporting period,

for each specified source of electricity exported by the electricity import operation during the reporting period,

for each unspecified source of electricity exported by the electricity import operation during the reporting period,

electricity wheeled through British Columbia, during the reporting period, that is owned by the electricity import operation as measured at the first point of delivery in British Columbia, in megawatt-hours;

Canadian entitlement power, in megawatt-hours, supplied to the British Columbia electrical transmission grid during the reporting period.

for each of the following values in the formulas in paragraphs (c) and (d), add the total emissions for the 4 calendar years preceding the reporting period:

for each of the following values in the formula in paragraph (d), add the total megawatt-hours for each value for the 4 calendar years preceding the reporting period:

determine the value GHG UT in accordance with the following formula:

determine the emission intensity factor in accordance with the following formula: