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Industrial facilities in Canada

A directory of 172 industrial facilities in Canada across 11 sectors, mapped and ranked from open data — by type, capacity and CO₂ emissions.

172facilities
11sectors
171with reported CO₂
73.4M tCO₂e/yr total

Industry mix (Canada)

Pulp & Paper Mill: 53 facilities53Pulp & Pap…Other Manufacturing: 21 facilities21Other Manu…Refinery: 18 facilities18RefineryCement Plant: 15 facilities15Cement Pla…Textiles: 12 facilities12TextilesAluminium Smelter: 11 facilities11Aluminium …Lime Plant: 11 facilities11Lime PlantChemical Plant: 10 facilities10Chemical P…Metals Plant: 9 facilities9Metals Pla…Steel Plant: 8 facilities8Steel Plant

Facility counts by sector, Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Biggest emitters in Canada

#FacilityTypet CO₂e/yr
1Algoma steel plantSteel Plant4,932,009
2Irving Oil Saint John RefineryRefinery4,360,824
3Cleveland-Cliffs Lake Erie steel plantSteel Plant3,642,472
4ArcelorMittal Dofasco steel plantSteel Plant3,094,399
5Nova Chemicals Corp. Joffree, Joffre,AlbertaPetrochemical2,552,601
6Valero Jean-Gaulin RefineryRefinery2,459,580
7Nova Chemicals Corp. Corunna, Sarnia,OntarioPetrochemical2,099,079
8Imperial Oil Strathcona RefineryRefinery1,955,920
9Suncor Edmonton RefineryRefinery1,924,810
10Suncor Montreal RefineryRefinery1,870,058
11Redwater FertilizerChemical Plant1,837,394
12Dow Chemical Co. Ft. , Fort Saskatchewan,AlbertaPetrochemical1,827,497
13Imperial Oil Sarnia RefineryRefinery1,625,111
14Shell Scotford RefineryRefinery1,502,934
15Medicine Hat Nitrogen Fertilizer ComplexChemical Plant1,489,602
16Sept-Îles aluminium plantAluminium Smelter1,338,837
17Bowmanville Cement PlantCement Plant1,337,509
18Port Daniel Cement PlantCement Plant1,275,488
19Federated Co-operatives Limited Refinery ComplexRefinery1,271,348
20Imperial Oil Nanticoke RefineryRefinery1,118,169

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Frequently asked questions

How many industrial facilities are in Canada?
172 across 11 sectors in this open dataset.
What is the biggest CO₂ emitter in Canada?
Algoma steel plant (Steel Plant) — about 4,932,009 tonnes CO₂e/year.
Which industrial sectors are largest in Canada?
By facility count: Pulp & Paper Mill (53), Other Manufacturing (21), Refinery (18).
How much CO₂ does Canada's industry emit?
Reported facilities emit about 73,374,382 tonnes CO₂e/year combined.
Where does the data come from?
Climate TRACE v6 — asset-level capacity and CO₂e (CC BY 4.0).