Canada 2022 Energy Policy Review
The International Energy Agency (IEA) regularly conducts in-depth peer reviews of
the energy policies of its member countries. This process supports energy policy development
and encourages the exchange of international best practices and experiences.
Since the last IEA review in 2015, Canada has made a series of enterprising international
and domestic commitments to put the country on a path towards transforming its energy
system, including a target to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 40‑45% by 2030 from
2005 levels and to reach net zero emissions by 2050.
Canada’s energy transformation presents both challenges and opportunities given its
profile as a major producer, consumer and exporter of energy, and its highly decentralised
government system. The sizeable weight of fossil fuel production in employment and
economic output means strong attention should be placed on ensuring a people-centred
approach to Canada’s clean energy transition.
Canada has a number of policy measures in place, including an ambitious carbon pricing
scheme, clean fuel regulations, a commitment to phase out unabated coal use by 2030,
nuclear plant extensions, upstream methane regulations, energy efficiency programmes,
and measures to decarbonise the transport sector.
In this report, the IEA provides energy policy recommendations to help Canada effectively
manage the transformation of its energy sector in line with its goals.
Available from February 01, 2022
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