TORONTO, September 24, 2026 — Carbon Removal Canada congratulates Minister Dabrusin, Environment and Climate Change Canada, and the rest of the Government of Canada, on its announcement of a consultation working towards an Article 6 framework, a first step towards allowing Canadian carbon removal projects to sell credits to international buyers.
This move and the government’s broader focus on positioning Canada as a destination for long-term investment and innovation is a signal to investors, developers, and international buyers that Canada intends to compete for the capital that will finance the country’s next wave of carbon removal projects. This announcement demonstrates the government’s recognition that Canada has an opportunity to lead in emerging industries, build globally competitive companies at home, and attract the capital needed to turn Canadian potential into Canadian projects and jobs.
“We’ve spent the past year making the case that Canada needs this to compete internationally, and we’re glad to see it move forward,” said Na’im Merchant, Executive Director, Carbon Removal Canada. “This is a step we and many others in the sector have been encouraging for some time, and we thank officials across government who engaged directly. The Minister’s comments this morning, and the consultation’s recognition of the carbon removal sector’s role, show that this government sees these technologies as critical to a climate-competitive future and as a major export opportunity.”
Why this matters
Canada’s domestic pool of carbon removal buyers is small relative to the scale of investment the sector needs. Most of the demand for permanent carbon removal today comes from a limited number of corporate buyers and coalitions. Once fully developed, an Article 6 framework will ensure Canadian carbon removal projects can produce credits that become international assets, opening Canadian projects to a much larger pool of global demand.
This demand can help get new Canadian projects off the ground. We estimate that approximately 11 megatonnes of carbon removal capacity is already represented by announced projects awaiting construction. Bringing these projects into operation could unlock more than $8 billion in investment in the Canadian economy by 2030, creating demand for Canadian workers, suppliers, and technology while establishing Canada as a leader in a rapidly growing global market.
Other countries have moved to authorize Article 6 transfers ahead of Canada, and the developers of large scale carbon removal projects are already weighing where to site their next facility. Countries that create clear, predictable authorization pathways early tend to attract the first wave of international buyers and the capital that follows them. A Canadian framework helps keep Canadian projects competitive in that race.
Canada on the international stage
This announcement lands shortly after the federal government convened its first ever Canada Investment Summit in Toronto, where Prime Minister Mark Carney pitched Canada as a destination for long term capital. Carney made the case that the country can be a preferred market for investors who are reassessing risk in a world of supply chain disruption, geopolitical instability, and growing demand for reliable markets.
Carbon removal fits squarely inside that pitch. An Article 6 framework gives international buyers and developers a concrete reason to look at Canada now, alongside the energy, critical minerals, defence, and technology sectors the summit was built around.
About Carbon Removal Canada
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