5.6 Policy overview in other provinces and in territories

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5.6.1 Manitoba

Main targets and incentives

GHG emissions reduction

  • 5-year rolling targets from recommendations of expert council (current target: -1Mt by 2023)

Carbon pricing

  • Federal system applies

Renewable energy targets

  • N/A

Coal phase-out

  • N/A

Low-emission vehicles incentives and renewable fuel mandates

  • Renewable content in gasoline (9.25%) and diesel (3.5%) (10% and 5% starting in 2022)

Other 

  • +11.25% energy efficiency in domestic natural gas consumption by 2032
  • +22.5% energy efficiency in electricity consumption by 2032

5.6.2 New Brunswick

Main targets and incentives

GHG emissions reduction

  • 10% 2020 (1990)
  • -35% by 2030 (1990) 
  • -80% 2050 (2001)

Carbon pricing

  • Provincial tax since April 2020; federal system applies to industrial emitters but provincial proposal will replace it shortly

Renewable energy targets

  • 40% renewable sources for electricity sold in the province

Coal phase-out

  • Yes

Low-emission vehicles incentives and renewable fuel mandates

  • 20,000 electric vehicles by 2030

Other 

  • Carbon neutral government by 2030

5.6.3 Nova Scotia

Main targets and incentives

GHG emissions reduction

  • -53% by 2030 (2005)
  • Net-zero carbon footprint by 2050

Carbon pricing

  • Provincial cap-and-trade system

Renewable energy targets

  • 40% renewable electricity

Coal phase-out

  • Equivalency agreement: keeps coal-fired plants while achieving deep reductions elsewhere in the electricity sector (phase-out by 2030 recently committed by current government)

Low-emission vehicles incentives and renewable fuel mandates

  • None

5.6.4 Prince Edward Island

Main targets and incentives

GHG emissions reduction

  • 1.2 Mt (~-40%) by 2030 (2005)
  • Net-zero by 2040 

Carbon pricing

  • Provincial system for the carbon tax, federal system applies to industrial emitters

Renewable energy targets

  • None

Coal phase-out

  • N/A

Low-emission vehicles incentives and renewable fuel mandates

  • Free electric vehicle registration

5.6.5 Newfoundland and Labrador

Main targets and incentives

GHG emissions reduction

  • -30% by 2030 (2005)

Carbon pricing

  • Provincial system

Renewable energy targets

  • None

Coal phase-out

  • N/A

Low-emission vehicles incentives and renewable fuel mandates

  • None

5.6.6 Territories

Main targets and incentives

GHG emissions reduction

  • Yukon: -30% (2010)
  • Northwest Territories: -30% by 2030 (2005); -25% in emissions from diesel-generated electricity; -10% per capita transport emissions by 2030 (2016)

Carbon pricing

  • Federal system in the Yukon and Nunavut, Northwest Territories specific carbon tax

Renewable energy targets

  • Yukon: reduction in diesel use for electricity generation in communities not connected to the main electricity grid (-30% over 2010 levels); 40% of heating needs met by renewable sources by 2030
  • Northwest Territories: 40% share in energy used for community heat

Coal phase-out

  • N/A

Low-emission vehicles incentives and renewable fuel mandates

  • None