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
Most used methodologies
- ACR-CANADA-FOREST 13 projects
- VM0034 12 projects
- CAR-GRASSLAND-CA 7 projects
- VM0012 6 projects
- ACR-FOAM 6 projects
- ACR-HFC 5 projects
- VM0018 3 projects
- VM0043 3 projects
- AMS-III-F 2 projects
- AMS-I-C 2 projects
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.
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).
Registry data as of June 1, 2026