Carbon Business Council Expands Its Role in Canada, Publishes Policy Recommendations to Unlock Country’s Carbon Removal Leadership
The Council’s Canada Policy Working Group Includes More Than 20 Leading Companies and Nonprofits Working To Build a Trillion-Dollar Industry in Canada
Ottawa, Canada, September 10, 2025 — The Carbon Business Council, a coalition representing more than 100 carbon removal companies globally, today released Boosting Canada’s Economy: Policy Recommendations to Unlock Canada as the Global Hub for Carbon Removal. The Policy Primer’s release marks a deepening of the Council’s footprint in Canada and the leadership of its Canadian Policy Working Group, made up of more than 20 companies and organizations committed to scaling carbon removal nationwide. The working group’s Steering Committee includes Arca, Climeworks, Deep Sky, Heirloom, and Planetary. The Policy Primer is available in English and French.
As Canada advances toward its net-zero targets, the Policy Primer provides a timely, actionable roadmap for federal policymakers to activate and grow a domestic carbon removal industry—unlocking high-paying jobs, accelerating innovation, and positioning Canada to lead in the emerging trillion-dollar carbon dioxide removal (CDR) market.
“Canada is positioned to lead on carbon removal with its abundant renewable energy, durable geological storage, and expansive coastlines that enable a range of carbon removal pathways from direct air capture and marine carbon removal to terrestrial storage of biomass,” said Ben Rubin, Executive Director of the Carbon Business Council. “This Primer is a blueprint for how bold, coordinated federal action can unlock a new era of economic growth in Canada.”
Prepared by a broad coalition of companies and nonprofits, the Primer outlines three pillars for building a thriving Canadian carbon removal ecosystem:
Create Reliable and Stable Demand: Use government procurement of CDR, regulatory mandates, and innovative market mechanisms to send long-term demand signals that give project developers the confidence to invest and scale.
Mobilize Strategic Financing: Deploy public capital, tax incentives, and innovation funding to reduce cost of supply and accelerate deployment from early-stage research through to commercial scale.
Establish a Favorable Market Environment: Build a supportive policy framework – anchored by clear removal targets, high-integrity accounting standards, and streamlined permitting – to help Canadian solutions thrive domestically and globally.
These recommendations are grounded in Canada’s existing legislative and regulatory frameworks and are designed to accelerate every stage of the CDR lifecycle, from research and development to commercialization and international deployment.
With the release of the Primer, the Carbon Business Council continues to expand its role in Canada. The Council’s Canada Working Group has already contributed to national conversations, including Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Direct Air Capture protocol and the Treasury Board of Canada’s Secretariat’s carbon removal procurement strategy. The Primer builds on this foundation, offering a unified voice of the Canadian and global CDR community.
This fall, the Council will release new public opinion research to better understand how Canadians perceive carbon removal and their motivations for innovation and market growth.
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Steering Committee Quotes
Canada has every advantage needed to lead the world in carbon removal but we need clear, coordinated policy to turn that opportunity into reality," said Alex Petre, CEO of Deep Sky. "The Primer lays out a pragmatic path for unlocking investment, creating jobs, and building an industry that can develop, build and export Canadian climate solutions worldwide. Deep Sky is proud to work alongside the Carbon Business Council to help make that vision happen."
"Scaling carbon removal in Canada requires bold policy and deep collaboration across industry, civil society, and communities. Planetary is advancing marine solutions that deliver climate impact and public trust, and we are proud to work with the Carbon Business Council on the Policy Primer as a roadmap to ensure our coastlines help drive global progress in carbon removal." Diana Philip, VP Community Relations
“As a member of the working group, Climeworks is proud to have helped shape the inaugural CDR policy primer for Canada. Its recommendations lay a strong foundation for advancing carbon removal in the country. With investment tax credits and layered federal and provincial funding, Canada is taking meaningful steps to become globally competitive and attract companies like Climeworks to consider DAC deployment in Canada.” Dima Lazarova, Policy and Government Affairs Manager, Climeworks Canada Ltd.
“Canada is the natural home for carbon removal. With unique geology, abundant renewable energy, and one of the world’s most advanced mining industries, our country has every advantage to lead in high-integrity carbon removal” said Paul Needham, CEO of Arca, the Vancouver based Industrial Mineralization company. “By leveraging the same natural resources that supply the critical metals the world needs, Canada can also deliver durable climate solutions and set a global standard for industrial leadership.”
"Canada’s world-class resources and expertise as an energy nation uniquely position it to lead in carbon removal. On the heels of expanding federal and provincial incentives, and an Administration redoubling their efforts to lead in carbon management, Heirloom is excited to partner with policymakers, communities — including First Peoples — and our industry peers to power a trillion-dollar carbon removal market in Canada. As laid out in the Carbon Business Council's Policy Primer, technologies like direct air capture can strengthen Canada's global competitiveness, attract innovative investments that support good jobs and turn the net-zero transition into the next great economic opportunity." Vikrum Aiyer, Head of Global Public Policy, Heirloom
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About the Carbon Business Council
The Carbon Business Council (CO2BC) is a coalition representing more than 100 carbon management companies across all major pathways who are united to build a more prosperous planet. Our coalition accelerates market development across sectors and continents through ecosystem building, policy engagement, and public affairs.
Media Contact
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