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Data layer · est. 2023

Oil refining in Canada: emitters, CO2 & carbon value

17 tracked facilities, ≈21,366,289 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 oil refining.

The numbers

Oil refining in Canada at a glance

MetricValueNote
Facilities tracked17with CO2 estimates
Total est. CO221,366,289 t/yrClimate TRACE 2023
Average per facility1,256,841 t/yr
Gross value (full price)€1,710M/yrall tracked CO2 × €80.01/t EUA — before free allocation / EU-bound share

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 oil refining CO2 emitters in Canada

#FacilityOwnert CO2/yr (est. 2023)Indicative value
1Irving Oil Saint John RefineryIrving Oil Ltd4,360,824€348.9M
2Valero Jean-Gaulin RefineryValero Energy Corp2,459,580€196.8M
3Imperial Oil Strathcona RefineryExxon Mobil Corp1,955,920€156.5M
4Suncor Edmonton RefinerySuncor Energy Inc1,924,810€154.0M
5Suncor Montreal Refinery1,870,058€149.6M
6Imperial Oil Sarnia RefineryExxon Mobil Corp1,625,111€130.0M
7Shell Scotford RefineryShell PLC1,502,934€120.2M
8Federated Co-operatives Limited Refinery ComplexFederated Co-operatives Ltd1,271,348€101.7M
9Imperial Oil Nanticoke RefineryExxon Mobil Corp1,118,169€89.5M
10Shell Corunna RefineryShell PLC848,610€67.9M

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

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FAQ

Questions

How many oil refining facilities does Canada have with tracked emissions?
17 facilities carry satellite-based CO2 estimates in our dataset (Climate TRACE 2023), totalling ≈21,366,289 t CO2/yr.
What is the largest oil refining emitter in Canada?
Irving Oil Saint John Refinery — ≈4,360,824 t CO2/yr (est. 2023). Estimates are modelled, not verified declarations.
What would this CO2 cost at the EU price?
The gross full-price value is ≈€1,710M/yr (all tracked CO2 × €80.01/t EUA). Actual EU ETS cost is lower — free allocation still covers most industrial emissions, phasing out 2026→2034.
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 Research. Spotted an error? Tell us — we correct on evidence.
Source: Inzonex Carbon Hub — inzonex.co.uk/carbon · prices dated as shown on each figure · schedule per Regulation (EU) 2023/956 · indicative analytics, not compliance advice.