ENERGY STAR for Industry certification

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) recognizes the most energy efficient Canadian facilities with ENERGY STAR^® for Industry certification.

Industrial facilities located in Canada can earn ENERGY STAR certification and display the ENERGY STAR symbol, similar to those seen on appliances and electronics in the marketplace.

Use ENERGY STAR Energy Performance Indicators (EPIs) to help benchmark your facility’s energy performance against similar facilities in your industry in Canada and the United States, generating a score on a scale of 1 to 100.

See which facilities have certified.

Is my facility eligible?

To be eligible for ENERGY STAR for Industry certification, a facility must:

1. register as a Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation (CIPEC) Leader
2. satisfy the facility description in their industry-specific EPI
3. score 75 or higher using the current version of their industry-specific EPI
4. satisfy environmental compliance criteria:
   1. federal compliance: no violations in the past 12 months, including criminal convictions, of federal air quality regulations under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) as reported in Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Environmental Offenders Registry
   2. provincial/territorial compliance: no violations in the past 12 months, including criminal convictions, of provincial or territorial air quality regulations where the facility is located

EPIs available to Canadian industry

• automobile assembly facilities
• automobile engine facilities
• automobile transmission facilities
• cement manufacturing facilities
• commercial bread & roll bakeries
• distilled spirits facilities
• frozen fried potato processing facilities
• integrated steel mills
• nitrogenous fertilizer facilities
• commercial cookie & cracker bakeries
• non-integrated paperboard facilities
• non-integrated sanitary tissue facilities

EPIs for other industrial sectors are under development.

How long will it take to process my application?

Processing times apply only to properly completed applications submitted by email.

Our standard is to process 80% of applications within 30 business days.

How do I apply?

It’s easy and confidential.

Contact ENERGY STAR for Industry in Canada to request application information.

What else can I do?

Challenge your facility to reduce its energy intensity. Participate in the ENERGY STAR Challenge for Industry.

Certified facilities registry

The certified facilities registry lists Canada’s top industrial energy performers registered under NRCan’s ENERGY STAR for Industry certification. These facilities have scored 75 or higher using their sector EPI to compare their energy performance with that of similar facilities.

We look forward to adding your facility to the list. Contact us to start the application process.

The ENERGY STAR name and symbol are trademarks registered in Canada by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and are administered and promoted by Natural Resources Canada.