ontario regulation 163/25

made under the

Environmental Protection Act

Made: July 31, 2025
Filed: August 1, 2025
Published on e-Laws: August 5, 2025
Published in The Ontario Gazette: August 16, 2025

Amending O. Reg. 663/20

(CLEANER TRANSPORTATION FUELS: RENEWABLE CONTENT REQUIREMENTS FOR GASOLINE AND DIESEL FUELS)

1. Section 8 of Ontario Regulation 663/20 is amended by adding the following subsection:

(1.1) Every fuel supplier shall ensure that,

(a) in 2025, at least 25 per cent of the average adjusted volume of bio-based content in the total volume of diesel and blended diesel, as calculated for the purposes of subsection (1), is produced in Canada; and

(b) in 2026 and every subsequent compliance period, at least 75 per cent of the average adjusted volume of bio-based content in the total volume of diesel and blended diesel, as calculated for the purposes of subsection (1), is produced in Canada.

2. Section 9 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsection:

(1.1) Every fuel supplier shall ensure that,

(a) in 2025, at least 27 per cent of the average adjusted volume of bio-based content in the total volume of gasoline and blended gasoline, as calculated for the purposes of subsection (1), is produced in Canada;

(b) in 2026 and 2027, at least 64 per cent of the average adjusted volume of bio-based content in the total volume of gasoline and blended gasoline, as calculated for the purposes of subsection (1), is produced in Canada;

(c) in 2028 and 2029, at least 54 per cent of the average adjusted volume of bio-based content in the total volume of gasoline and blended gasoline, as calculated for the purposes of subsection (1), is produced in Canada; and

(d) in 2030 and every subsequent compliance period, at least 47 per cent of the average adjusted volume of bio-based content in the total volume of gasoline and blended gasoline, as calculated for the purposes of subsection (1), is produced in Canada.

3. Clause 11 (2) (a) of the Regulation is amended by adding “and the volumes and associated percentages mentioned in subsections 8 (1.1) and 9 (1.1)” at the end.

Commencement

4. This Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.