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

This briefing from the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) discusses the commitment of Canada and other G-7 nations to phase out fossil fuel subsidies by 2025. It introduces a series of notes aimed at identifying both production and consumption subsidies, beginning with an analysis of Ontario, where the removal of environmentally harmful subsidies is presented as a necessary step alongside the province's previous achievements in phasing out coal and pricing carbon.

• In May 2016, Canada and other G-7 countries committed to a timeline to end fossil fuel subsidies by the year 2025.
• A report by IISD, ODI, and OCI identified CAD 2.9 billion in national subsidies for fossil fuel production in Canada.
• While Ontario has phased out coal and implemented carbon pricing, the IISD asserts that removing subsidies for the production and consumption of fossil fuels is still required for a low-carbon future.

APA

Touchette,, P. G. G. (2016). Meeting Canada's Subsidy Phase-Out Goal: What it means in Ontario. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/articles/policy-analysis/meeting-canadas-subsidy-phase-out-goal-what-it-means-ontario

Chicago

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

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

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