Hello, See below for…

Hello,

See below for Cenovus Energy Inc.'s feedback regarding the Ontario government’s proposed temporary domestic bio-based content requirement for diesel fuel placed in the Ontario market under the CTFR.

1. Is the Ontario government considering how out of province blending and importation of domestic bio-based fuel will be tracked?
2. Could the Ontario government clarify how the impact of other jurisdictions (such as BC LCFS) with Canadian content requirements may impact the availability of bio-based diesel for blending in Ontario?
3. Why is the Ontario government only proposing a domestic bio-based content requirement for diesel and not considering a domestic ethanol content requirement for gasoline blending?
4. Supply arrangements for bio-based diesel are often made well in advance of blending. How with the Ontario government ensure that program changes related to this proposal are done with enough advance notice to ensure participants can adjust their supply and blending plans accordingly?
5. Blending of bio-based diesel is often restricted to the late Spring-early Fall period due to the cold weather properties of the fuel. Will the timing of the implementation of this program reflect that constraint?
6. Will there be any changes to participants’ ability to notionally transfer bio-based content between parties?

Thanks,

Mike Wilchewski
Regulatory Specialist
Cenovus Energy Inc.