The Province
of Alberta regulates
greenhouse gas emissions in part through a system of offset
credits. Compliance
reports under this regulation must be verified by a third party
auditor (see Technical
Guidance for Greenhouse Gas Verification at Reasonable Level
Assurance). The
following excerpt is taken from the Specified Gas
Emitters Regulation:
"Qualifications
of third party auditors
18(1) A
person is eligible to be a third party auditor under this
Regulation
if the person
(a) is
(i) registered as
(A) a professional engineer under the Engineering
and Geoscience
Professions Act, or
(B) a chartered accountant under the Regulated
Accounting
Profession Act,
(ii) a member of a profession that has
substantially similar competence and practice requirements as
a professionreferred to in subclause (i)
(A) in a province or territory of
Canada, or
(B) approved by the director, in a
jurisdiction outside of Canada,
(b) has
technical knowledge of
(i) specified gas emission quantification
methodologies,
(ii) audit practices, and
(iii) any other matters
considered relevant by the director,
and
(c) has any
other qualifications that the director considers
necessary."
Professional
chemists can apply to be recognized as third party auditors under
18(1)(a)(ii) of this regulation.
