Information Bulletin RLCF-014: Projects Supported Under Initiative Agreements
Last updated on October 8, 2026
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Initiative Agreement Program
The Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Initiative Agreement program is one of British Columbia’s (BC) most effective tools for accelerating the transition to low carbon transportation fuels. Through performance-based credit awards, the program supports innovative and transformative projects that strengthen BC’s fuel supply, enhance long-term energy security, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, stimulate economic development, and advance made-in-BC low carbon fuel solutions.
Transportation accounts for 41% of BC’s annual greenhouse gas emissions and decarbonizing this sector requires significant shifts in how fuels are produced, supplied, and used. Initiative Agreements help enable these shifts by supporting early actions, reducing project uncertainty, and helping build new compliance pathways that benefit the entire fuel ecosystem.
Projects Supported
Since 2014, Initiative Agreements have provided over 2.7 million credits to more than 50 projects.
- Advancing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)
- Expanding renewable fuel production capacity
- Increasing co-processing capabilities at refineries
- Scaling hydrogen production and fuelling infrastructure
- Electrifying marine and transit fleets
The following table lists projects supported under Initiative Agreements in each program year.
| Organization | Project Description | Status | Anticipated Credit Award* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Sustainable Fuels Corp. | Supporting project development activities to advance a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facility toward investment readiness | Underway | 47,233 |
| Imperial Oil Ltd. | Production of low carbon intensity fuels, including sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), via co-processing of biogenic feedstocks. | Underway | 8,342 |
| Parkland Refining (B.C.) Ltd. |
R&D and infrastructure improvements for diversification and increased throughput of renewable feedstocks to enable expansion of co-processing capability of low carbon intensity and renewable fuels in a fluid catalytic cracker (FCC) unit |
Underway | 89,062 |
| Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure | Support the restart of hydrotreater co-processing operations at the Prince George Refinery to produce low carbon renewable diesel and renewable gasoline | Underway | 165,175 |
| Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure | Support for infrastructure investments and the restart of fluid catalytic cracking co-processing operations at the Prince George Refinery to produce low carbon renewable gasoline and renewable diesel | Underway | 169,771 |
| Vancouver Airport Authority | The BC Low Carbon Jet Fuel Incentive Program provides incentives for eligible sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) purchased and uplifted in BC, supporting the early adoption of SAF and advancing the transition to low carbon aviation | Underway | 60,000 (2027) 60,000 (2028) |
| Organization | Project Description | Status | Anticipated Credit Award* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powertech Lab. Inc |
Deployment of light-duty hydrogen fuelling infrastructure and the production of low carbon intensity hydrogen |
Underway | 4,000 |
| Tidewater Renewables | Supporting project development activities to advance a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facility toward investment readiness | Underway | 6,214 |
| Vancouver Airport Authority | The BC Low Carbon Jet Fuel Incentive Program provides incentives for eligible sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) purchased and uplifted in BC, supporting the early adoption of SAF and advancing the transition to low carbon aviation | Underway | 22,084 (2024) 50,000 (2025) 50,000 (2026) |
| Organization | Project Description | Status | Anticipated Credit Award* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arbios Biotech Canada Limited Partnership | Construction and operation of a biomass-to-liquids facility to produce biocrude using second-generation renewable feedstocks | Underway | 328,905 |
| BC Ferries | Electrification of marine transportation vessels and related infrastructure upgrades | Underway | 81,444 |
| BC Transit | Deployment of light-duty battery electric buses and associated charging infrastructure | Underway | 23,354 |
| BC Transit | Deployment of heavy-duty battery electric buses and associated charging infrastructure | Underway | 103,585 |
| Ergo Eco Solutions Inc. | Construction and operation of a biodiesel production facility | Underway | 5,303 |
| HEG Holding Corp./Hydra Energy Canada Corp. | Deployment of a heavy-duty hydrogen fuelling station designed to support commercial fleet(s) | Underway | 4,950 |
| HTEC Hydrogen Technology & Energy Corporation | Deployment of a heavy-duty hydrogen fuelling station designed to support commercial fleet(s) | Underway | 10,500 |
| HTEC Hydrogen Technology & Energy Corporation | Deployment of a combination light-duty and heavy-duty hydrogen fuelling station designed to demonstrate the commercial viability of hydrogen fuel cell port vehicles | Underway | 25,700 |
| HTEC Hydrogen Technology & Energy Corporation | Development, construction, and operation of a by-product hydrogen production facility | Underway | 135,010 |
| Imperial Oil Ltd. | Hydrogenation-derived renewable diesel (HDRD) production facility and related infrastructure | Underway | 484,416 |
| Parkland Refining (B.C.) LTD | R&D and infrastructure improvements to enable diversification and increased throughput of renewable feedstocks for co-processing | Completed | 89,126 |
| Parkland Refining (B.C.) LTD | Upgrades and development to expand co-processing capabilities at refinery | Underway | 60,727 |
| Parkland Refining (B.C.) LTD | Hydrogenation-derived renewable diesel (HDRD) production facility and related infrastructure | Cancelled | 5,349** |
| Seaspan Ferries Corporation | Electrification of marine transportation vessels and related infrastructure upgrades | Underway | 14,121 |
| Seaspan Ferries Corporation | Deployment of high-level biodiesel blends in marine transportation vessels | Cancelled | 1,250** |
| Seaspan Ferries Corporation | Electrification of marine terminal tractors and associated charging infrastructure | Underway | 6,008 |
| Shell Canada Products | Scrap-It incentive for the replacement of an older internal combustion engine vehicle with an electric vehicle or a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle | Completed | 58,433 |
| South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink) | Deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure to support adoption of heavy-duty battery electric buses | Underway | 44,200 |
| Tidewater Renewables Ltd. | Testing and production of conventional gasoline and diesel with co-processed renewable content in a fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) unit | Completed | 9,090 |
| Tidewater Renewables Ltd. | Hydrogenation-derived renewable diesel (HDRD) production facility and related infrastructure. | Completed | 469,456 |
| University of British Columbia | Development of a city-scale testbed for integrated energy systems, including the construction and operation of a solar array, electric vehicle charging, low carbon hydrogen fuel production, and a combination light- and heavy-duty hydrogen fuelling station | Completed | 19,122 |
| Organization | Project Description | Status | Anticipated Credit Award* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federated Cooperatives Ltd. |
Infrastructure to store, blend, and support distribution of renewable fuel blends at retail locations |
Underway | 72,450 |
| Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd | Testing and production of conventional gasoline and diesel with co-processed renewable content in a distillate hydrotreater (DHT) unit, and development of secondgeneration biocrude feedstock | Completed | 74,234 |
| Organization | Project Description | Status | Anticipated Credit Award* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BC Hydro |
Incentives for electric vehicle charging infrastructure in multi-unit residential buildings and municipal/commercial fleets |
Cancelled | - |
| Federated Cooperatives Ltd. | Deployment of high-level renewable fuel blends (E85, HDRD) at retail locations | Underway | 9,688 |
| Husky Oil Operations Ltd. | Testing and retrofit of refinery capabilities for compatibility with co-processed renewable content | Completed | 14,600 |
| Imperial Oil | Testing of the production of conventional gasoline and diesel with co-processed renewable content | Completed | 24,000 |
| Parkland Refining (B.C.) LTD | Testing and development of second-generation renewable feedstocks for co-processing | Underway | 129,850 |
| Shell Canada Products | Deployment of electric vehicle charging and hydrogen fuelling infrastructure at a retail location | Cancelled | - |
| Shell Canada Products | Incentives for electric vehicle charging infrastructure in residential homes | Completed | 40,000 |
| Suncor Energy Products Partnership | Infrastructure upgrades to enable the blending and distribution of ethanol on Vancouver Island | Completed | 12,300 |
| Suncor Energy Products Partnership | Deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure at retail locations | Completed | 25,747 |
| Undisclosed | Renewable fuel production project | Cancelled | 5,500** |
| Organization | Project Description | Status | Anticipated Credit Award* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cowichan BioDiesel Co-operative | Deployment of mid-level biodiesel blends (B10-B20) | Completed | 1,574 |
| Elbow River Marketing Ltd. |
Testing and supply of biodiesel blends in winter operability zones |
Cancelled | 750** |
| Federated Cooperatives Ltd. | Deployment of high-level renewable fuel blends (E85, HDRD) at retail locations | Underway | 3,500 |
| Federated Cooperatives Ltd. | Testing and supply of biodiesel blends in winter operability zones | Cancelled | 1,650** |
| Husky Oil Operations Ltd. | Deployment of ethanol blends (E15) and biodiesel (B20) at retail locations | Cancelled | 100** |
| Husky Oil Operations Ltd. | Testing and supply of biodiesel blends in winter operability zones | Completed | 3,000 |
| Organization | Project Description | Status | Anticipated Credit Award* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkland Refining (B.C.) LTD |
Testing and production of conventional gasoline and diesel with co-processed renewable content in a fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) unit |
Completed | 210,000 |
| Parkland Refining (B.C.) LTD | Deployment of mid-level biodiesel blends (B10-B20) | Completed | 19,372 |
| Shell Canada Products | Scrap-It incentive for the replacement of an older internal combustion engine vehicle with an electric vehicle or a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle | Completed | 443,362 |
| Organization | Project Description | Status | Anticipated Credit Award* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Canada Ltd |
Testing bio-oil for compatibility with refinery infrastructure to produce conventional gasoline and diesel with renewable content |
Completed | 60,000 |
| Chevron Canada Ltd | Use of renewable natural gas rather than conventional natural gas to manufacture petroleum gasoline and diesel | Cancelled | - |
| Eco-Options Energy Cooperative | Retrofitting vehicles for compatibility with propane and supplying propane to retrofitted vehicles | Cancelled | 267** |
| HTEC Hydrogen Technology & Energy Corporation | Deployment of light-duty hydrogen fuelling infrastructure and the production of low carbon intensity hydrogen | Underway | 155,500 |
| Undisclosed | Development and deployment of new fuel technology to produce renewable diesel | Cancelled | - |
| Organization | Project Description | Status | Anticipated Credit Award* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Canada Ltd. |
Infrastructure to enable the supply of ethanol-blended gasoline to Vancouver Island |
Completed | 120,000 |
| Consolidated Biofuels Ltd. | Construction of a biofuels storage facility | Cancelled | - |
| Shell Canada Products | Scrap-It incentive for the replacement of an older internal combustion engine vehicle with an electric vehicle or a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle | Completed | 84,450 |
| Suncor Energy Products Partnership | Infrastructure upgrades to enable the transfer of ethanol from marine transport for blending and distribution | Completed | 7,583 |
Footnotes
* Total quantity of credits anticipated to be awarded (all years).
** The number of credits awarded prior to project cancellation.
This information is for your convenience and guidance only and does not replace or constitute legal advice. It is recommended that parties who may be a fuel supplier review the Low Carbon Fuels Act, Low Carbon Fuels (General) Regulation and the Low Carbon Fuels (Technical) Regulation and seek independent legal advice to confirm their status, legal obligations and opportunities.