Ontario has officially passed a regulatory change that gives large electricity users a new way to reduce Global Adjustment (GA) charges—without installing behind-the-meter equipment or reducing operations.
As of April 1, 2025, the federal carbon tax on fuels and heating will be removed across Canada. This change offers immediate savings for households and businesses, but carbon pricing remains in place for major emitters under industrial compliance programs. Here’s what energy users need to know.
As of March 2025, Canadian electricity markets—especially Ontario—have experienced notable turbulence driven by ongoing trade disputes with the U.S. In early March, Ontario introduced a 25% surcharge on electricity exports targeting industrial states such as Michigan, Minnesota, and New York, directly responding to U.S. tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum.
Natural gas rates have reached unprecedented levels in 2022. What are some of the reasons behind this surge and where do we see the market heading through 2022 into 2023.
The Federal Government of Canada has approved Ontario’s proposal to substitute the Federal Output Based Pricing System for the Ontario Emissions Performance Standards program. The Output Based Pricing System, or OBPS, has been the Federal backstop for provinces that did not have their own carbon pricing plans in place.
For years, the prices of oil and natural gas have been heavily correlated, as the production of natural gas in Canada comes as a by-product of oil extraction.