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Industrial facilities in Canada

160 industrial facilities in Canada, across 10 sectors, mapped and ranked from open data by type, capacity and CO₂ emissions.

29,681facilities
10sectors
127with CO₂ estimate
70.4M tCO₂e/yr total

Industry mix (Canada)

Pulp & Paper Mill: 53 facilities53Pulp & Pap…Other Manufacturing: 21 facilities21Other Manu…Refinery: 18 facilities18RefineryCement Plant: 15 facilities15Cement Pla…Aluminium Smelter: 11 facilities11Aluminium …Lime Plant: 11 facilities11Lime PlantChemical Plant: 10 facilities10Chemical P…Metals Plant: 9 facilities9Metals Pla…Steel Plant: 8 facilities8Steel PlantPetrochemical: 4 facilities4Petrochemi…

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

The state of Canada's industrial emissions

Across the 127 Canada industrial facilities with an estimated CO₂ figure (Climate TRACE), total emissions are about 70.4 Mt CO₂e/yr. The single largest emitter, Algoma steel plant (iron-and-steel), accounts for about 7% of that. The biggest sectoral share comes from oil-and-gas-refining. Among facilities with a known operator, the top three — Exxon Mobil Corp, Algoma Steel Group Inc, Irving Oil Ltd — account for roughly 20%. Most of these facilities sit in a continental Köppen climate zone.

Largest emitters (Mt CO₂e/yr)

Algoma steel plant: 5 Mt CO2e/yr5Algoma ste…Irving Oil Saint John Refinery: 4 Mt CO2e/yr4Irving Oil…Cleveland-Cliffs Lake Erie steel plant: 4 Mt CO2e/yr4Cleveland-…ArcelorMittal Dofasco steel plant: 3 Mt CO2e/yr3ArcelorMit…Nova Chemicals Corp. Joffree, Joffre,Alberta: 3 Mt CO2e/yr3Nova Chemi…Valero Jean-Gaulin Refinery: 2 Mt CO2e/yr2Valero Jea…Nova Chemicals Corp. Corunna, Sarnia,Ontario: 2 Mt CO2e/yr2Nova Chemi…Imperial Oil Strathcona Refinery: 2 Mt CO2e/yr2Imperial O…Suncor Edmonton Refinery: 2 Mt CO2e/yr2Suncor Edm…Suncor Montreal Refinery: 2 Mt CO2e/yr2Suncor Mon…

Emissions by sector (Mt CO₂e/yr)

oil-and-gas-refining: 21 Mt CO2e/yr21oil-and-ga…iron-and-steel: 14 Mt CO2e/yr14iron-and-s…cement: 8 Mt CO2e/yr8cementchemicals: 8 Mt CO2e/yr8chemicalsaluminum: 7 Mt CO2e/yr7aluminumpetrochemical-steam-cracking: 7 Mt CO2e/yr7petrochemi…

Estimated CO₂e (modelled): Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0); climate: Köppen-Geiger (WorldClim). 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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Cite this

Inzonex IndustryAtlas (2026). Industrial CO2 emissions — Canada. Derived from Climate TRACE v6 and Köppen-Geiger/WorldClim (CC BY 4.0). https://inzonex.co.uk/industryatlas/canada/

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Frequently asked questions

How many industrial facilities are in Canada?
160 across 10 sectors are tracked in Canada 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 sectors are represented in Canada?
The largest sectors in this dataset are Pulp & Paper Mill (53), Other Manufacturing (21), Refinery (18).
Where does the data come from?
Climate TRACE v6 — asset-level capacity and CO₂e emissions (CC BY 4.0).