Chemicals in Canada: emitters, CO2 & carbon value

10 tracked facilities, ≈7,998,615 t CO2/yr combined — here are the largest, what that CO2 is worth at current prices, and the sector's reduction pathway. Full sector pathway: decarbonizing chemicals.

The numbers

Chemicals in Canada at a glance

Metric	Value	Note
Facilities tracked	10	with CO2 estimates
Total est. CO2	7,998,615 t/yr	Climate TRACE 2023
Average per facility	799,862 t/yr
Indicative carbon value	€619M/yr	at €77.4/t EUA

Carbon pricing here: Industrial OBPS systems continue (≈C$80/t trajectory, 2025); consumer fuel charge removed Apr 2025. Current benchmark: no liquid market price. Full country page: carbon price in Canada.

Largest emitters

Top 10 chemicals CO2 emitters in Canada

#	Facility	Owner	t CO2/yr (est. 2023)	Indicative value
1	Redwater Fertilizer	Nutrien Ltd	1,837,394	€142.2M
2	Medicine Hat Nitrogen Fertilizer Complex	CF Industries Inc	1,489,602	€115.3M
3	Belle Plaine Nitrogenous Fertilizers	Yara Belle Plaine Inc	918,697	€71.1M
4	Brandon Fertilizer Facility	Koch Fertilizer Canada ULC	721,833	€55.9M
5	Carseland Nitrogen Operation	Nutrien Ltd	708,709	€54.9M
6	CAN-Division No. 1_methanol	—	688,860	€53.3M
7	Joffre Fertilizers	Nutrien Ltd	643,088	€49.8M
8	Courtright Nitrogenous Fertilizers	CF Industries Inc	595,316	€46.1M
9	Fort Saskatchewan Nickel Cobalt Ore A-G Refinery	Sherritt International Corp	249,361	€19.3M
10	Canada	—	145,755	€11.3M

Climate TRACE satellite estimates via IndustryAtlas — modelled, not verified; some entries aggregate clusters. Corrections welcome.

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Same industry, other countries

Chemicals in Russian Federation

33,005,204 t CO2/yr

Chemicals in United States

28,372,877 t CO2/yr

Chemicals in Iran

15,201,383 t CO2/yr

Other industries in Canada

Oil & gas production in Canada

252,343,963 t CO2/yr

Oil refining in Canada

21,366,289 t CO2/yr

Iron & steel in Canada

FAQ

Questions

How many chemicals facilities does Canada have with tracked emissions?

10 facilities carry satellite-based CO2 estimates in our dataset (Climate TRACE 2023), totalling ≈7,998,615 t CO2/yr.

What is the largest chemicals emitter in Canada?

Redwater Fertilizer — ≈1,837,394 t CO2/yr (est. 2023). Estimates are modelled, not verified declarations.

What would this CO2 cost at the EU price?

≈€619M per year at €77.4/t — indicative full-price value; actual cost depends on free allocation and the local instrument.

How this page is built: heat-loss figures follow ASTM C680 / ISO 12241 (the method behind our public calculators); facility emissions from Climate TRACE & EU ETS verified data across 30,000+ industrial sites; the 2026–2034 schedule is Regulation (EU) 2023/956, not a forecast. Published by Inzonex — manufacturer of modular removable insulation (UK Patent GB2508992.1). Spotted an error? Tell us — we correct on evidence.