Pulp & paper in Canada: emitters, CO2 & carbon value

53 tracked facilities, ≈4,686,950 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 pulp & paper.

The numbers

Pulp & paper in Canada at a glance

Metric	Value	Note
Facilities tracked	53	with CO2 estimates
Total est. CO2	4,686,950 t/yr	Climate TRACE 2023
Average per facility	88,433 t/yr
Indicative carbon value	€363M/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 pulp & paper CO2 emitters in Canada

#	Facility	Owner	t CO2/yr (est. 2023)	Indicative value
1	Boyle Kraft Pulp Mill	—	150,530	€11.7M
2	Mercer Celgar Limited - Mercer International Group	Mercer International Inc	126,253	€9.8M
3	Meadow Lake Mechanical Pulp Mill	—	120,434	€9.3M
4	Kamloops Kraft Pulp Mill	DOMTAR Corp	109,194	€8.5M
5	Paper Excellence Canada - Crofton Division	Paper Excellence Canada Holdings Corp	101,700	€7.9M
6	Nanaimo Forest Products Ltd - Harmac Pacific	Nanaimo Forest Products Ltd	101,700	€7.9M
7	Kruger Products - Kamloops Mill	—	99,059	€7.7M
8	Nanaimo Kraft Market Pulp Mill	Nanaimo Forest Products Ltd	97,686	€7.6M
9	Quesnel BCTMP Pulp Mill	West Fraser Timber Co Ltd	97,116	€7.5M
10	Resolute Forest Products - St. Felicien Mill	Resolute Forest Products Inc	95,545	€7.4M

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

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Same industry, other countries

Pulp & paper in China

15,796,737 t CO2/yr

Pulp & paper in Brazil

14,117,127 t CO2/yr

Pulp & paper in Indonesia

6,493,185 t CO2/yr

Pulp & paper in Finland

5,362,631 t CO2/yr

Pulp & paper in Sweden

3,266,398 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 pulp & paper facilities does Canada have with tracked emissions?

53 facilities carry satellite-based CO2 estimates in our dataset (Climate TRACE 2023), totalling ≈4,686,950 t CO2/yr.

What is the largest pulp & paper emitter in Canada?

Boyle Kraft Pulp Mill — ≈150,530 t CO2/yr (est. 2023). Estimates are modelled, not verified declarations.

What would this CO2 cost at the EU price?

≈€363M 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.