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Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act

Establishes a federal carbon pricing system in Canada through a fuel charge and an output-based pricing system for industrial facilities. Applies to fuel producers, distributors, and large industrial emitters.

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Rules extracted

120

Obligations decomposed

4.8x

Avg obligations per rule

🇨🇦 Canada

Jurisdiction

About this regulation

The Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act establishes a federal carbon pricing framework consisting of a fuel charge on fossil fuels and an output-based pricing system for industrial facilities, with mechanisms for equivalency agreements with provinces and territories that have comparable carbon pricing systems.

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Extracted

Rules

Decomposed

120

Obligations

4.8x

Decomposition ratio

Each rule is decomposed into an average of 4.8 atomic obligations — the smallest testable units that can be independently violated.

Fully extracted & scored

All 120 obligations have been decomposed, titled, risk-scored, and embedded for semantic matching.

Risk scoring

Every obligation in GGPPA is scored across independent risk dimensions:

Obligation Weight

How critical within the regulatory framework

Violation Likelihood

How often breached in practice

Enforcement Evidence

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Cascade Dependency

How many obligations depend on this one

Regulatory details

Full title: Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act
Regulatory body: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Jurisdiction: 🇨🇦 Canada
Document type: statute
Effective date: June 21, 2018
Issuing authority: Parliament of Canada
Industry: Carbon & ESG Reporting
Official source: View source document ↗

Who this applies to

fuel distributorsindustrial facilitiesregistered emitterscovered facilities

Key requirements

fuel charge on fossil fuels
output-based pricing system (OBPS)
registration and reporting
excess emissions compensation
equivalency agreements
carbon price trajectory

Frequently asked questions about GGPPA

What is GGPPA?

Who does GGPPA apply to?

GGPPA applies to fuel distributors, industrial facilities, registered emitters, covered facilities.

How many obligations does GGPPA contain?

AuditDSS has decomposed GGPPA into 120 atomic obligations from 25 rules. Each obligation is independently testable and risk-scored.

What are the key requirements of GGPPA?

The key requirements include: fuel charge on fossil fuels, output-based pricing system (OBPS), registration and reporting, excess emissions compensation, equivalency agreements, carbon price trajectory.

How can I assess my GGPPA compliance?

Upload your compliance policy to AuditDSS. The platform maps your document against all 120 GGPPA obligations using deterministic AI scoring — not checklists or LLM summaries. You get a risk-scored gap analysis showing exactly which obligations are covered, partially covered, or missing.

Which jurisdiction enforces GGPPA?

GGPPA is enforced in Canada by Environment and Climate Change Canada.

When did GGPPA come into effect?

GGPPA became effective on June 21, 2018.

What industry does GGPPA apply to?

GGPPA is primarily relevant to the Carbon & ESG Reporting industry. AuditDSS covers 58 regulations in this industry sector.

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