Carbon credit projects in Canada

Registry records list 78 carbon credit projects in Canada, the largest group forest. Together they have issued 13,767,467 tonnes and retired 6,961,412.

Key figures

Projects

78

Registries

5

Credits issued

13,767,467 t

Credits retired

6,961,412 t

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

By registry

By category

  • Forest 33
  • Ghg Management 20
  • Not specified 9
  • Land Use 7
  • Fuel Switching 3
  • Energy Efficiency 2
  • Agriculture 1
  • Air Capture 1
  • Alkalinity Cdr 1
  • Biomass Cdr 1

Canada and Article 6

Bilateral agreements
0
Authority for the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism
Not appointed
Participation requirements for the Mechanism
Not published
Cooperative approaches
0
Article 6.2 activities
0
Crediting Mechanism activities approved by the host
0
Crediting Mechanism activities registered
0

Country-level facts from UN tracking. Whether a particular project is authorised is not shown here.

Source: UN Article 6 tracking (Article 6 Pipeline, UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre) · Data as of 4 September 2026

What these figures mean

Most used methodologies

Hazard context

Wildfire
High
River flood
High
Drought
Very low

Levels for the country as a whole, not for any one project site.

Source: ThinkHazard hazard assessments · Levels read 25 September 2026

Projects

Largest issuance first.

Energy Efficiency and Solid Waste Diversion Activities within the Quebec Sustainable Community

Verra · Canada

6.3M

issued tCO₂e

Darkwoods Forest Carbon Project

Verra · Canada · Forest

3.8M

issued tCO₂e

BigCoast Forest Climate Initiative

Verra · Canada · Forest

1.4M

issued tCO₂e

Anew - Quinte Forestry Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · Canada · Forest

544.2K

issued tCO₂e

Finite Carbon - Batchawana Bay Forest IFM

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · Canada · Forest

339.5K

issued tCO₂e

Spray Foam Omega 4C

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · Canada · Ghg Management

189.5K

issued tCO₂e

Spray Foam Omega 5C

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · Canada · Ghg Management

154.4K

issued tCO₂e

Spray Foam Omega 2023C

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · Canada · Ghg Management

131.4K

issued tCO₂e

Fielding Environmental HFC Reclamation Offset Project - 2022

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · Canada · Ghg Management

121.1K

issued tCO₂e

Refrigerant Management Canada Ozone Depleting Substance Destruction Project - 2019

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · Canada · Ghg Management

110.0K

issued tCO₂e

Fielding Environmental HFC Reclamation Offset Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · Canada · Ghg Management

93.6K

issued tCO₂e

Crbon Labs Plugging of Orphaned Wells V1

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · Canada · Ghg Management

85.1K

issued tCO₂e

Quebec Forestry Sector Carbon Sequestration Grouped Project Pivot

Verra · Canada · Forest

84.0K

issued tCO₂e

Fielding Environmental HFC Reclamation Offset Project - 2020

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · Canada · Ghg Management

80.7K

issued tCO₂e

Crbon Labs Plugging of Alberta Orphaned Wells V2

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · Canada · Ghg Management

77.9K

issued tCO₂e

Afforestation in the Montreal Metropolitain area

Gold Standard · Canada

68.4K

issued tCO₂e

Fielding Environmental HFC Reclamation Offset Project - 2021

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · Canada · Ghg Management

55.0K

issued tCO₂e

Monet Forest Conservation Project

Verra · Canada · Forest

36.6K

issued tCO₂e

Refrigerant Management Canada Ozone Depleting Substance Destruction Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · Canada · Ghg Management

30.3K

issued tCO₂e

HFC Emissions Reduction in Spray Foam by Replacement of HFC-245fa Blowing Agent with Solstice LBA« (HFO-1233zd(E)) 2018

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · Canada · Ghg Management

26.2K

issued tCO₂e

HFC Emissions Reduction in Spray Foam by Replacement of HFC-245fa Blowing Agent with Solstice LBA« (HFO-1233zd(E)) 2016

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · Canada · Ghg Management

25.1K

issued tCO₂e

HFC Emissions Reduction in Spray Foam by Replacement of HFC-245fa Blowing Agent with Solstice LBA« (HFO-1233zd(E)) 2017

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · Canada · Ghg Management

22.3K

issued tCO₂e

Thermal Energy Substitution using Landfill Gas at Saint-Étienne-des-Grès

Verra · Canada · Fuel Switching

8.6K

issued tCO₂e

Nova Scotia Mineral OAE Project

Isometric · Canada

4.9K

issued tCO₂e

Ontario Avenue Bio-Oil Sequestration

Isometric · Canada · Biomass Cdr

923

issued tCO₂e

Questions about Canada

How many carbon credit projects are in Canada?

78, as of 1 June 2026.

Has Canada signed Article 6 agreements?

UN tracking records no bilateral agreements for Canada, as of 4 September 2026.

Which methodologies are most used in Canada?

ACR-CANADA-FOREST (13), VM0034 (12), CAR-GRASSLAND-CA (7).

All countries Carbon Offset Projects Database How to read the Credit Passport

Registry data as of June 1, 2026