Meeting Canada's Subsidy Phase-Out Goal: What it means in Saskatchewan

This briefing provides a preliminary analysis of consumer fossil fuel subsidies in Saskatchewan, estimating their value in 2015 and discussing the impact of these subsidies on climate goals and G7 targets.

• Preliminary research identifies approximately CAD 182 million in 2015 provided as financial supports for the consumption of fossil fuels in Saskatchewan.
• While Saskatchewan has implemented carbon capture and storage technology to address greenhouse gas emissions, the continued existence of fossil fuel subsidies hinders emission reduction efforts and the achievement of Canada's G7 subsidy elimination target.
• The author suggests that subsidy reform should be paired with policies to assist affected workers and industries, and calls for greater transparency regarding unquantified foregone revenue. This process requires close cooperation between the federal government and provinces, including Saskatchewan.

APA

Touchette,, P. G. G. T. (2016). Meeting Canada's Subsidy Phase-Out Goal: What it means in Saskatchewan. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/articles/policy-analysis/meeting-canadas-subsidy-phase-out-goal-what-it-means-saskatchewan

Chicago

Touchette,, Philip Gass,Ivetta Gerasimchuk,Yanick Touchette,Yanick. Meeting Canada's Subsidy Phase-Out Goal: What it means in Saskatchewan. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2016. https://www.iisd.org/articles/policy-analysis/meeting-canadas-subsidy-phase-out-goal-what-it-means-saskatchewan.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{touchette2016meeting, author = {Touchette,, Philip Gass,Ivetta Gerasimchuk,Yanick Touchette,Yanick}, title = {{Meeting Canada's Subsidy Phase-Out Goal: What it means in Saskatchewan}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2016}, month = aug, url = {https://www.iisd.org/articles/policy-analysis/meeting-canadas-subsidy-phase-out-goal-what-it-means-saskatchewan}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }