CleanBC Industrial Incentive Program

Incentives for cleaner industrial operations

The CleanBC Industrial Incentive Program (CIIP) encourages cleaner industrial operations by reducing carbon tax costs for facilities that can demonstrate their operations are among the lowest emitting for their sector compared to world-leading greenhouse gas emissions benchmarks.

Program update

On April 1, 2024, B.C. is transitioning to a made-in-B.C. Output-Based Pricing System (B.C. OBPS). This will mean changes to existing reporting and carbon tax obligations, and phasing out of the CleanBC Industrial Incentive Program (CIIP). Elements of both systems will be in place throughout the 2024 transition year.

Under CIIP, operators must report and verify their 2023 emissions and production data by May 31, 2024. Incentive payments for eligible operators will occur as usual in 2024, based on emissions performance for the 2023 reporting year. CIIP applications must be submitted by June 28, 2024. Emissions attribution and reporting rules for 2023 activities are the same as in previous years.

Application of the carbon tax on fuel purchases will continue to be at the point of sale until March 31, 2024. In 2025, partial CIIP incentive payments will be available to eligible operations for activities that occurred from January 1 to March 31, 2024, or prior to the point-of-sale carbon tax exemption date of April 1, 2024. Payments will be based on reported fuel use for the period January 1 to March 31, 2024, and production emissions intensity reported for the 2023 reporting year. 

Please check back for further updates as they become available.