Saskatchewan governs its CCS sector through a comprehensive set of Directives managing everything from wellbore integrity to carbon credit trading. In May 2024, the province released the updated CCUS Credit Standard, formalizing a trading mechanism and refining the legal definitions of CO2 liability. Critically, in early 2026, the province legislatively confirmed that federal coal-fire emission regulations would not apply in Saskatchewan, cementing a governance path where CCS is used to maintain the lifespan of existing thermal power assets. The framework mandates all storage projects to submit audited emissions returns by July 2025, ensuring high-fidelity monitoring across the province’s diverse sequestration formations.
National Governance Context
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Aggregate National Maturity Index (Peak Strength)
Governed Policies
5
Identified Projects
89
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Directly Linked Assets
Shand (SK)
Capture — 2 Mtpa
NET Power Plant CCS (City of Estevan) (SK)
Capture — 0 Mtpa
K+S Potash CCS (SK)
Capture — 0 Mtpa
Lloydminster Upgrader
Capture — 0 Mtpa
Strathcona / Serafina CCS (ALB, SK)
Full chain — 2 Mtpa
Linde hydrogen to Dow Fort Saskatchewan Path2Zero (ALB)
Capture — 2 Mtpa
Hydrogen Naturally Co-located Hydrogen Hub
Full chain — 4 Mtpa
Deep Sky Thetford Mines (QC)
Full chain — 0 Mtpa
Genesis Belle Plaine CCS (SK)
Full chain — 1 Mtpa
NorthStar CCS (SK)
Full chain — 0 Mtpa
Alberta Carbon Grid (ALB) phase 1 (Industrial heartland)
T&S — 10 Mtpa
Polaris CCS capture (ALB)
Capture — 0.65 Mtpa
Quest CCS (ALB)
Full chain — 1 Mtpa
ATCO Heartland hydrogen hub (ALB)
Capture — 0 Mtpa
Atlas Carbon Sequestration Hub Phase 2 (ALB)
T&S — 9.25 Mtpa
Co-op Renewable Diesel Complex (SK)
Capture — 0 Mtpa
Co-op Belle Plaine Ethanol Complex (SK)
Capture — 0 Mtpa
Southeast Saskatchewan CCUS Hub (Belle Plaine and Weyburn) (SK)
T&S — 3 Mtpa
Boundary Dam CCS (SASK)
Capture — 1 Mtpa
Weyburn-Midale storage (SK)
Storage — 3 Mtpa