Q-2, r. 35.3.01 - Regulation respecting manure anaerobic digestion projects eligible for the issuance of offset credits

Section 46 Disposition versions

2023-12-28

46. The project report produced for the first reporting period must contain the following information and documents:

(1)  the information needed to identify the promoter and the promoter’s representative, if any;

(2)  where the promoter has retained the services of a professional or of another person to prepare or carry out the project,

(a)  the information needed to identify the professional or person;

(b)  a summary of the tasks entrusted to the professional or person; and

(c)  where applicable, a declaration by the professional or person that the information and documents provided are complete and accurate;

(3)  the project code given to the project by the Minister upon receipt of the project notice referred to in Chapter IV;

(4)  a detailed description of the project;

(5)  information about the location of the project;

(6)  the information needed to identify the owner of the project site and the owner’s representative, if any, if the promoter is not the owner;

(7)  the herd breeding records for the agricultural operations from which the manure is sourced, detailing the headcount or the number of places for each livestock category during the reporting period, as presented in Table 1 in Appendix C;

(8)  a log kept by the transporter of the manure detailing, for each load, the volume of manure collected, the date, the agricultural operation, and the point in the manure management system where the manure was loaded;

(9)  a demonstration that the project meets the conditions set out in Division I of Chapter II, including a copy of any relevant document;

(10)  a description of the GHG sources, sinks and reservoirs forming the project boundaries;

(11)  when an analysis of the environmental impacts of the project has been performed, a summary of the analysis and its conclusions;

(12)  a copy of all authorizations needed for the project;

(13)  information about financial assistance received for the project under any other program for GHG emission reductions;

(14)  the project monitoring plan referred to in Subdivision 4 of Division III of Chapter V;

(15)  a detailed plan showing the layout of the various project components, in particular the measurement instruments and equipment connected with the GHG sources, sinks and reservoirs defining the project boundaries;

(16)  information on the charging scales, level detectors, flow meters, CH4 analyzers and biogas destruction devices used for the project, including their type, model number, serial number and most recent calibration certificate;

(17)  a description of any problem occurring during the operation of the project that may affect the quantity of GHG emission reductions attributable to the project;

(18)  the start and end dates for the reporting period covered by the project report;

(19)  the GHG emission reductions attributable to the project for the reporting period quantified annually in accordance with Chapter V, in metric tonnes CO2 equivalent, along with the calculation methods and all the information and documents used for the quantification, including a copy of the raw measurement data used for quantification purposes;

(20)  periods of missing data, the nature of the missing data and the methods used to replace them in accordance with section 27;

(21)  a demonstration that the thermocouple or monitoring device has successfully monitored and confirmed the proper operation of the reclamation or destruction device;

(22)  a copy of the maintenance and monitoring log for all measurement instruments, devices and other project equipment;

(23)  a copy of the verification reports showing the accuracy of all measurement instruments and the calibration certificates referred to in Subdivision 2 of Division III of Chapter V;

(24)  where a flow meter has been calibrated, a demonstration that the calibration was performed in variable flow conditions matching the conditions of the anaerobic digestion site;

(25)  where a CH4 analyzer has been calibrated, a demonstration that the calibration was performed in temperature and pressure conditions matching the conditions of the anaerobic digestion site;

(25.1)  where a charging scale or level detector has been calibrated, a demonstration that the calibration was performed in variable mass and volume conditions matching the conditions of the anaerobic digestion site;

(26)  where the promoter is not the owner of the project site, a declaration by the owner that the owner has authorized the carrying out of the project by the promoter and undertakes, with respect to the GHG emission reductions covered by the project report, not to make a request for the issuance of offset credits under the Regulation respecting a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emission allowances (chapter Q-2, r. 46.1) or for credits under another voluntary or regulatory GHG offset program;

(27)  a declaration by the promoter or the promoter’s representative that no offset credits for the GHG emission reductions covered by the project report have been issued pursuant to the Regulation respecting a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emission allowances and that no credits have been or will be issued under another voluntary or regulatory GHG offset program;

(28)  a declaration by the promoter or the promoter’s representative that the project is carried out in accordance with this Regulation and that the information and documents provided are complete and accurate.

M.O. 2023-1010, s. 46; I.N. 2024-01-01.

Not in force

In force: 2023-12-28

46. The project report produced for the first reporting period must contain the following information and documents:

(1)  the information needed to identify the promoter and the promoter’s representative, if any;

(2)  where the promoter has retained the services of a professional or of another person to prepare or carry out the project,

(a)  the information needed to identify the professional or person;

(b)  a summary of the tasks entrusted to the professional or person; and

(c)  where applicable, a declaration by the professional or person that the information and documents provided are complete and accurate;

(3)  the project code given to the project by the Minister upon receipt of the project notice referred to in Chapter IV;

(4)  a detailed description of the project;

(5)  information about the location of the project;

(6)  the information needed to identify the owner of the project site and the owner’s representative, if any, if the promoter is not the owner;

(7)  the herd breeding records for the agricultural operations from which the manure is sourced, detailing the headcount or the number of places for each livestock category during the reporting period, as presented in Table 1 in Appendix C;

(8)  a log kept by the transporter of the manure detailing, for each load, the volume of manure collected, the date, the agricultural operation, and the point in the manure management system where the manure was loaded;

(9)  a demonstration that the project meets the conditions set out in Division I of Chapter II, including a copy of any relevant document;

(10)  a description of the GHG sources, sinks and reservoirs forming the project boundaries;

(11)  when an analysis of the environmental impacts of the project has been performed, a summary of the analysis and its conclusions;

(12)  a copy of all authorizations needed for the project;

(13)  information about financial assistance received for the project under any other program for GHG emission reductions;

(14)  the project monitoring plan referred to in Subdivision 4 of Division III of Chapter V;

(15)  a detailed plan showing the layout of the various project components, in particular the measurement instruments and equipment connected with the GHG sources, sinks and reservoirs defining the project boundaries;

(16)  information on the charging scales, level detectors, flow meters, CH4 analyzers and biogas destruction devices used for the project, including their type, model number, serial number and most recent calibration certificate;

(17)  a description of any problem occurring during the operation of the project that may affect the quantity of GHG emission reductions attributable to the project;

(18)  the start and end dates for the reporting period covered by the project report;

(19)  the GHG emission reductions attributable to the project for the reporting period quantified annually in accordance with Chapter V, in metric tonnes CO2 equivalent, along with the calculation methods and all the information and documents used for the quantification, including a copy of the raw measurement data used for quantification purposes;

(20)  periods of missing data, the nature of the missing data and the methods used to replace them in accordance with section 27;

(21)  a demonstration that the thermocouple or monitoring device has successfully monitored and confirmed the proper operation of the reclamation or destruction device;

(22)  a copy of the maintenance and monitoring log for all measurement instruments, devices and other project equipment;

(23)  a copy of the verification reports showing the accuracy of all measurement instruments and the calibration certificates referred to in Subdivision 2 of Division III of Chapter V;

(24)  where a flow meter has been calibrated, a demonstration that the calibration was performed in variable flow conditions matching the conditions of the anaerobic digestion site;

(25)  where a CH4 analyzer has been calibrated, a demonstration that the calibration was performed in temperature and pressure conditions matching the conditions of the anaerobic digestion site;

(25.1)  where a charging scale or level detector has been calibrated, a demonstration that the calibration was performed in variable mass and volume conditions matching the conditions of the anaerobic digestion site;

(26)  where the promoter is not the owner of the project site, a declaration by the owner that the owner has authorized the carrying out of the project by the promoter and undertakes, with respect to the GHG emission reductions covered by the project report, not to make a request for the issuance of offset credits under the Regulation respecting a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emission allowances (chapter Q-2, r. 46.1) or for credits under another voluntary or regulatory GHG offset program;

(27)  a declaration by the promoter or the promoter’s representative that no offset credits for the GHG emission reductions covered by the project report have been issued pursuant to the Regulation respecting a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emission allowances and that no credits have been or will be issued under another voluntary or regulatory GHG offset program;

(28)  a declaration by the promoter or the promoter’s representative that the project is carried out in accordance with this Regulation and that the information and documents provided are complete and accurate.

M.O. 2023-1010, s. 46; I.N. 2024-01-01.