Federal regulationCanada Gazette, Part IComment Period Closed
Order Declaring that the Reduction of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Coal-fired Generation of Electricity Regulations Do Not Apply in Saskatchewan, 2025
Sponsoring body: Environment, Dept. of theIntroduced July 6, 2024Last checked August 25, 2026
Read the official text on gazette.gc.caOfficial version — Canada Gazette, Part I
What this regulation does
This Order suspends the application of federal coal-fired electricity emissions regulations in Saskatchewan for 2025 and 2026, based on a renewed equivalency agreement confirming that Saskatchewan's own provincial electricity regulations will achieve greenhouse gas emission outcomes equivalent to the federal rules.
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Business impact
Compliance
The regulation directly affects Saskatchewan's electricity sector, primarily SaskPower and large coal-fired generation facility operators — no small businesses are impacted. Without this Order, two coal-fired units (Boundary Dam units 4 and 5) would have had to shut down or retrofit with costly GHG control technology as of January 1, 2025, which would likely have driven up electricity costs and consumer rates across the province. The Order removes the duplication of both federal and provincial compliance obligations for electricity producers, reducing administrative burden. Saskatchewan's provincial caps limit the electricity sector to no more than 29.4 megatonnes of CO2e over 2025–2026, so generators must still comply with provincial rules.
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