Canada’s Black Carbon Inventory

Black carbon is a short-lived, small aerosol (or airborne) particle linked to both climate warming and adverse health effects. It is emitted from incomplete combustion of carbon-based fuels (i.e., fossil fuels, biofuels, wood) in the form of very fine particulate matter. Black carbon is not emitted on its own, but as a component of particulate matter less than or equal to 2.5 micrometres in diameter (PM2.5).



As a member of the Arctic Council, Canada has committed to producing an annual inventory of black carbon emissions. This data will serve to inform Canadians about black carbon emissions and provide valuable information for the development of air quality management strategies.



The data used to compile the report originate from sections of the Air Pollutant Emission Inventory (APEI) specifically fine particulate matter (PM2.5) emissions from combustion-related sources.

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Date Stamp
2025-03-14T12:52:58.025Z
Metadata language

eng; CAN
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UTF8
Hierarchy Level
Series
Author
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Environment and Climate Change Canada ( Black Carbon Inventory Report)

351 Saint-Joseph Boulevard, Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0H3, Canada
https://canada.ca
 

Data identification

Title

Canada’s Black Carbon Inventory
Date (Publication)
2025-03-14
Date (Creation)
2025-03-14
Status
Completed
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Metadata language

fra
Character set
UTF8
Topic category
  • Environment
Maintenance and Update Frequency
Annually
Spatial representation type
Text, table
Point of contact
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Lindsay Pratt ( Director)

351 Boulevard Saint-Joseph, Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0H3, Canada
https://Canada.ca/black-carbon

Keywords

Theme

  • black carbon

  • Atmosphere

  • Transportation and Mobile Equipment

  • Ore and mineral industries

  • heavy-duty diesel vehicle

  • Oil and Gas Industry

  • Air Pollutant Emission Inventory

  • heavy fuel oil

  • liquefied petroleum gas

  • marine diesel oil

  • marine gasoline oil

  • organic carbon

  • particulate Matter less than or equal to 2.5 micrometers in diameter

  • short-lived climate pollutant

  • Home Firewood Burning

  • upstream petroleum industry

  • stationary diesel engines

  • anthropogenic

  • sectors

  • air emissions

  • emission trends

  • warming effect

  • transportation

  • wood stoves

  • furnaces

  • fireplaces

  • air transportation

  • on-road transport

  • off-road transport

  • marine

  • rail

  • diesel combustion

  • natural gas combustion

  • flaring

  • aluminium

  • cement and concrete

  • foundries

  • mining and rock quarrying

  • pulp and paper

  • Compliance/Enforcement

  • Observation/Measurement
Temporal

  • 2013-2023
Place

  • Canada

ECCC Information Category EN

  • Air

  • Air - Quality

  • Pollution and Waste

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

  • Air pollution

  • Air quality

  • Arctic

  • Climate change

  • Environmental hazards

  • Environmental indicators

  • Health hazards

  • International agreements

  • Pollutants

  • Pollution

  • Science policy

Business Functions

  • Assess Toxicity, Manage and Monitor for Environmental Presence of Hazardous Substances and Waste

  • Monitor / Assess Substance and Waste Levels in Air, Water, Soil, Biota

Geography

  • National (CA)

external.theme.EC_Branch

  • Science and Technology Branch

external.theme.EC_Directorate

  • Science and Risk Assessment

external.theme.EC_Program_PAA

  • 3.2.1.1. Industrial Sector Emissions

external.theme.GC_Security_Level

  • Unclassified
 
Use Limitation

Open Government Licence - Canada ( http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)

Access Constraints
License
Use Constraints
License
Begin Date
2013-01-01
End Date
2023-12-31

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Distributor
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Environment and Climate Change Canada ( Black Carbon Inventory Report)

351 Saint-Joseph Boulevard,, Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0H3, Canada
https://canada.ca
 
 

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Keywords

2013-2023 Air Pollutant Emission Inventory Atmosphere Canada Compliance/Enforcement Home Firewood Burning Observation/Measurement Oil and Gas Industry Ore and mineral industries Transportation and Mobile Equipment air emissions air transportation aluminium anthropogenic black carbon cement and concrete diesel combustion emission trends fireplaces flaring foundries furnaces heavy fuel oil heavy-duty diesel vehicle liquefied petroleum gas marine marine diesel oil marine gasoline oil mining and rock quarrying natural gas combustion off-road transport on-road transport organic carbon particulate Matter less than or equal to 2.5 micrometers in diameter pulp and paper rail sectors short-lived climate pollutant stationary diesel engines transportation upstream petroleum industry warming effect wood stoves
Business Functions

Assess Toxicity, Manage and Monitor for Environmental Presence of Hazardous Substances and Waste Monitor / Assess Substance and Waste Levels in Air, Water, Soil, Biota
ECCC Information Category EN

Air Air - Quality Pollution and Waste
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

Air pollution Air quality Arctic Climate change Environmental hazards Environmental indicators Health hazards International agreements Pollutants Pollution Science policy
external.theme.EC_Branch

Science and Technology Branch
external.theme.EC_Directorate

Science and Risk Assessment
external.theme.EC_Program_PAA

3.2.1.1. Industrial Sector Emissions
external.theme.GC_Security_Level

Unclassified


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