Federal, Provincial & Territorial Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets

Page - July 16, 2008
Jurisdiction Target Date Kyoto? 2020 target (1990 relative)

Federal

20% reduction from 2006 levels by 2020

April 2007

no

approx. 3% reduction

Alberta

50% reduction from business-as-usual levels by 2050, or 14% from 2005 levels

January 2008

no

approx. 31% increase*

British Columbia

33% from 2007 levels by 2020

February 2007

no

approx. 14.6% reduction**

Manitoba

6% from 1990 levels by 2012

October 2002

yes

 No target

New Brunswick

10% from 1990 levels by 2020

June 2007

no

10% reduction

Newfoundland & Labrador

10% from 1990 levels by 2020

June 2007

no

10% reduction

Nova Scotia

10% from 1990 levels by 2020

March 2007

no

10% reduction

Nunavut

 No target

n/a

   No target

Northwest Territories

 No target

n/a

   No target

Ontario

15% from 1990 levels by 2020

June 2007

no

15% reduction

Prince Edward Island

reduce to 1990 levels by 2010 and 10% from 1990 levels by 2020

August 2001

no

10% reduction

Quebec

6% from 1990 levels by 2012

June 2006

yes

 No target

Saskatchewan

32% from 2004 levels by 2020

June 2007

no

approx. 12% increase***

Yukon

No target

n/a

no    

No target

* Assumes a 2020 target of 250 Mt. Albertaemissions in 1990 were 171.5 Mt.

** Assumes that BC emissions in 2007 willremain at the 2006 level of 62.3 Mt. BC emissions in 1990 were 48.9 Mt.

*** Saskatchewan emissions in 2004 were 72.3Mt, and 1990 emissions were 44 Mt.

Source of emissions data: Environment Canada, National Inventory Report 1990-2006, May 2008.

July 2008