Canada Revenue Agency Administrative Position on Marketable Natural Gas

The Canada Revenue Agency issued Fuel Charge Notice FCN12,  Canada Revenue Agency Administrative Position Regarding Marketable Natural Gas Under Part 1 of the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act to outline that the Department of Finance is proposing a recommendation that the Minister of Finance revise the meaning of marketable natural gas to include natural gas which is not at least 90% methane to be treated as marketable natural gas.  These proposed changes would take effect January 1, 2020.

At this time, marketable natural gas is natural gas containing at least 90% methane and that meets the standard for pipeline transport and sale for distribution to the general public while natural gas not meeting these criteria is considered non-marketable natural gas.