province, which are also exempt from Part 1 of the GGPPA. Further, Enbridge Gas excluded 80% of the volumes delivered to commercial greenhouse operators.6
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8. Customers exempt from Part 1 of the GGPPA who have provided Enbridge Gas their Exemption Certificate, which is issued to the customer upon registration with the CRA, will continue to be exempted unless they otherwise notify Enbridge Gas that they are no longer eligible for exemption. Enbridge Gas will also exempt any additional eligible customers who submit an Exemption Certificate in the future. For those customers covered under the OBPS or undertaking non-covered activities, Enbridge Gas will exempt the customer on the date provided by the CRA on the customer’s CRA-issued registration confirmation letter. For customers operating commercial greenhouses, exemption will begin the first day of the calendar month following the month in which they provide Enbridge Gas with their Exemption Certificate.
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9. The Exemption Certificate indicates that a customer is fully or partially exempt from paying the Federal Carbon Charge on their natural gas combustion fuel delivered by Enbridge Gas. Enbridge Gas uses a customer declaration form to identify which of a customer’s accounts are exempt from the Federal Carbon Charge. Enbridge Gas also requests, and maintains on file, copies of each customer’s CRA-issued Exemption Certificate and registration confirmation letter.
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10.Enbridge Gas exempts customers from the Federal Carbon Charge in its billing systems based on the accounts listed on the customer declaration form, provided a CRA-issued Exemption Certificate and registration confirmation letter has been provided.7 Customers who are no longer eligible for an exemption from Part 1 of the GGPPA are required, as stated on Enbridge Gas’s declaration form, to notify
6 Under the GGPPA, greenhouse operators receive partial relief of 80% of the Federal Carbon Charge for natural gas used in the operation of a commercial greenhouse.
7 Registration confirmation letters are not applicable to commercial greenhouse customers.