February 2018 Joint Auction #14: Ontario Post-Joint Auction Public Proceeds Report
Get information on the proceeds to Ontario from the February 21, 2018 auction of greenhouse gas allowances held jointly by Ontario, Quebec, and California.
Background
The Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC), Québec ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques
This Ontario Post Joint Auction Public Proceeds Report provides information regarding proceeds to the Province of Ontario from the sale of allowances in the Current Auction and Advance Auction, as described in the Summary Results Report. The information provided in this report provides program transparency while also maintaining the confidentiality of individual auction participants’ market positions.
The Joint Auction Summary Results Report did not include the auction proceeds because of the need to complete the currency exchange required to determine final proceeds payments in a joint auction. Winning bids were submitted in one of two currencies — Canadian dollars (CAD) or United States dollars (USD). When the Financial Services Administrator distributes proceeds to the jurisdictions, Ontario and Québec must receive auction proceeds only in CAD and California must receive auction proceeds only in USD. California entities that consigned allowances (CA Entity Consignment) in this auction are paid the auction settlement price in USD for every consigned allowance sold. Consequently, after receiving payment from all winning bidders, and based on instructions from the jurisdictions, the Financial Services Administrator exchanged an amount of currency at prevailing market rates prior to transferring the auction proceeds to the jurisdictions.
The total amount of auction proceeds received by Ontario, Québec, and California from the sale of allowances reflects the exchange rates available prior to the time of distribution of auction proceeds, to the extent that currency had to be exchanged prior to this distribution. The average effective exchange rate to complete the currency exchange required for final distribution of auction proceeds for this auction was 1.2823 CAD to one USD.
Auction Results
Settlement Price (Current Auction): $18.44 CAD
Settlement Price (Advance Auction): $18.34 CAD
Auction Exchange Rate (USD to CAD FX Rate): 1.2622
Average Effective Exchange Rate Used for determining Jurisdiction Proceeds: 1.2823
| Current Auction 2016 Vintage |
Current Auction 2018 Vintage |
Total Current | Advance Auction 2021 Vintage |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Allowances Available for Sale | 14,894,520 | 83,321,400 | 98,215,920 | 12,427,950 |
| CA Entity Consignment | - | 20,671,989 | 20,671,989 | - |
| CARB | 12,961,816 | 31,175,277 | 44,137,093 | 8,020,000 |
| MOECC | - | 23,743,316 | 23,743,316 | 3,026,450 |
| MDDELCC | 1,932,704 | 7,730,818 | 9,663,522 | 1,381,500 |
| Total Allowances Sold at Auction | 98,215,920 | 8,576,000 | ||
| CA Entity Consignment | - | 20,671,989 | 20,671,989 | - |
| CARB | 12,961,816 | 31,175,277 | 44,137,093 | 5,534,261 |
| MOECC | - | 23,743,316 | 23,743,316 | 2,088,425 |
| MDDELCC | 1,932,704 | 7,730,818 | 9,663,522 | 953,314 |
| Total Qualified Bids Divided by Total Allowances Available for Sale | 1.21 | 0.69 |
Total Ontario Auction Proceeds
The total amount of auction proceeds to date that have been recorded in the Ontario Greenhouse Gas Reduction Account (GGRA) pursuant to Ontario’s Climate Change Mitigation and Low-carbon Economy Act, 2016 are shown in the table below.
| Period | Proceeds Deposited in GGRA (CAD) |
|---|---|
| Q1 2017-2018 (April to June 2017): March 2017 Ontario Auction #1 |
$472,031,155.36 |
| Q1 2017-2018 (April to June 2017): June 2017 Ontario Auction #2 |
$504,182,190.24 |
| Q2 2017-2018 (July to September 2017) September 2017 Ontario Auction #3 |
$525,694,672.52 |
| Q3 2017-2018 (October to December 2017) November 2017 Ontario Auction #4 |
$422,081,703.00 |
| Q4 2017-2018 (January to March 2018): February 2018 Joint Auction #14 |
$477,030,408.30 |
| Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Total (April 2017 to March 2018) |
$2,401,020,129.42 |
| Cumulative Total | $2,401,020,129.42 |
Explanatory Notes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Settlement Price (Current Auction) | The Current Auction allowance price that resulted from the auction, provided in CAD. |
| Settlement Price (Advance Auction) | The Advance Auction allowance price that resulted from the auction, provided in CAD. |
| Auction Exchange Rate (USD to CAD FX Rate) | The exchange rate in effect for the joint auction that is set the business day prior to the joint auction as the most recently available daily average exchange rate for USD and CAD as published by the Bank of Canada the day before the joint auction. |
| Average Effective Exchange Rate Used for Determining Jurisdiction Proceeds | The average effective exchange rate used for conducting any necessary currency conversion prior to determining final auction proceeds for the jurisdictions. This reflects the weighted average of the exchange rates provided by the Financial Services Administrator and accepted by the jurisdictions to conduct the exchanges. |
| Total Allowances Available for Sale | Total allowances available, by vintage, for purchase in the Current Auction and Advance Auction , including allowances consigned by consigning entities and allowances offered for sale by the State of California, the Province of Ontario, and the Province of Québec. |
| Total Allowances Sold at Auction | Total allowances purchased, by vintage, in the Current Auction and Advance Auction. |
Footnotes
- footnote[1] Back to paragraph Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment and the Fight against Climate Change
- footnote[2] Back to paragraph Currency exchange occurred over the time period of February 28 to March 6, 2018. The average effective exchange rate used for this conversion reflects the average of the exchange rates provided by the Financial Services Administrator and accepted by the jurisdictions to conduct the exchanges.