B.C. Offset Program consultations
Last updated on February 4, 2025Open consultations
Each comment received will be evaluated, with appropriate changes being considered once the consultation period has concluded.
Carbon Capture and Sequestration Protocol (CCSP)
The purpose of the CCSP is to quantify both greenhouse gas emission reductions and removal enhancements that result from carbon capture and sequestration projects in B.C.
Feedback window – current
Opens: February 4, 2025
Closes: March 4, 2025
The B.C. government previously engaged on a draft of the CCSP through an official consultation period that occurred September 13, 2023 to December 14, 2023.
During the previous engagement period, the most commonly cited concern was that the length of the monitoring period would be prohibitive to project development.
In order to address these concerns, the Province explored CCSP revisions and other pathways to ensure the permanence of sequestered carbon dioxide. The Province has prepared a technical discussion paper (PDF, 189KB) which:
- Summarizes feedback the Ministry received
- Explains how the feedback will be incorporated into the final CCSP
- Includes frequently asked questions
Feedback may be submitted to GHGRegulator@gov.bc.ca until March 4, 2025.
Feedback window – previous
The feedback window for a previous version of the draft CCS Protocol (PDF, 575KB):
Opened: September 13, 2023
Closed: December 14, 2023
Submissions collected during the engagement period have been reviewed and considered in the development of the final protocol. Read what we heard during the 2023 engagement (PDF, 406KB).
Closed consultations
Forest Carbon Offset Protocol (FCOP)
The purpose of FCOP is to quantify greenhouse gas emission reductions and removal enhancements by carbon sinks and reservoirs in forests.
Feedback window – latest version
The feedback window for the latest version of the draft FCOP (PDF, 2MB):
Opened: February 2, 2023
Closed: April 7, 2023
Submissions collected during the engagement period have been reviewed and considered in the development of the final protocol. Read what we heard during the 2023 engagement (PDF, 246KB).
Feedback window – previous version
The feedback window for a previous version of the draft FCOP (PDF, 1.8MB):
Opened: March 30, 2021
Closed: May 31, 2021
In 2021, the government received 56 formal submissions in response to the draft FCOP 2.0 from Indigenous Nations, consultants, industry, environmental non-governmental organizations and others. Read What We Heard (PDF, 411KB) during the engagement.
B.C. Offset Protocol Policy (OPP)
The B.C. Offset Protocol Policy outlines steps for the development and maintenance of B.C.'s offset protocols. It's designed to increase transparency and encourage a diverse suite of protocols that deliver real, quantifiable, verifiable, permanent and additional emissions reductions and/or removals in B.C. in support of B.C.’s climate action goals.
Feedback window
Opened: March 18, 2022
Closed: April 17, 2022
Methane Management Offset Protocol (MMOP)
The purpose of MMOP is to quantify greenhouse gas emission reductions from the management of methane emissions from organic waste. This includes:
- Organic waste diversion
- Landfill gas capture
- The anaerobic digestion of wastewater treatment and agricultural wastes
The MMOP Technical Discussion Document (PDF, 366KB) provides a brief overview of the B.C. Offset Program, the contents of the draft protocol and identifies outstanding policy considerations.
Feedback window
Opened: June 3, 2021
Closed: August 3, 2021 (midnight)
Information webinar
Held: June 22, 2021
View the MMOP webinar slide deck (PDF, 1.1MB). The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy is also available to meet with interested parties upon request.
Contact information
To provide feedback on the B.C. Offset Program, please email GHGRegulator@gov.bc.ca.