The Commission on Carbon Competitiveness released its first reports on October 22, 2024. Read the press release.
- Report #1: Assessment of Carbon Competitiveness in Canada’s Heavy Industrial Sectors
The Commission’s first report identifies the unique competitiveness challenges faced by specific Canadian industries as they work to reduce their emissions. The status quo is not an option: all of them will need to lower their carbon footprints if they hope to compete globally and attract investment in a world that increasingly cares about the carbon embedded in traded goods. - Report #2: Policies to Achieve Industrial Decarbonization in Sectors Facing Competitiveness Risks
The second report makes recommendations to policymakers on how best to support industrial decarbonization, while ensuring that production doesn’t leave Canada for jurisdictions with less ambitious climate policies — a phenomenon called carbon leakage.
The Commission released its third and final report together with The Transition Accelerator, on June 4, 2025. Read the press release.
- Report #3: The Right Move at the Right Time: A New Canadian Industrial Strategy
The Commission’s final paper outlines a strategy for Canada to develop the strategic approach to industrial policy that will be essential to scale homegrown innovations into globally competitive firms.