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Cap & Trade Important Dates & Program Information

Following are important dates published on MOECC website for facilities that will be participating in the Cap & Trade program (mandatory or opt-in).

Key dates for Cap and Trade.
Date Description
June 1, 2016 Deadline for mandatory participants to submit 2015 emissions
July 1, 2016 Cap and Trade Regulation comes into effect
July 19, 2016 CITSS registration training starts
August 5, 2016 Registration for CITSS opens
September 1, 2016 2015 emissions verification deadline
September 1, 2016 Deadline to apply for allowances for 2017
November 30, 2016 Registration deadline for mandatory participants
December 2016 Practice Auction
January 1, 2017 First compliance period begins
February 1, 2017 2017 allocations placed in CITSS accounts
March 2017 First Ontario Auction
June 1, 2017 2016 emissions reporting deadline

For more information on Ontario’s Cap and Trade program click here.