Gather the required documents for project plan submission

NRCan requires several documents to be submitted in support of your clean hydrogen project plan.

You will need to send some of these documents as part of the validation information package to a qualified validation firm that will prepare your validation report. The minimum validation information package consists of items 5 through 19 in the checklist below. The versions of these documents submitted as part of the clean hydrogen project plan submission on NRCan’s submission portal must be identical to those validated by the qualified validation firm.

For details on each of these documents, please refer to the Validation and Verification Guidance Document — Clean Hydrogen ITC. You can use the following document checklist to gather all documents that are required for your clean hydrogen project plan submission.

Note that all documents uploaded as part of the submission to NRCan’s portal should be named using the following convention. Not using this convention may result in delays reviewing your submission.

(Project Title)_(File Name)_(File Date)
- Project Title: Title of the project of your clean hydrogen project plan.
- File Name: Use a clear file name that is comparable to what is listed in the documentation for the project’s FEED (or equivalent) study, clean hydrogen project plan submission document checklist, or the description of the document.
- File Date: Date of latest file modification, i.e., freeze date of the file before project submission. Please use a yyyy-mm-dd date format.
Example: Blackfalds Hydrogen Production Facility_Project scope_2024-07-22

Clean hydrogen project plan submission document checklist

Item Number	Document Type	Notes and Descriptions
1	Completed Clean Hydrogen Investment Tax Credit (ITC) letter of authorization	Fill out and submit the letter of authorization template, to show that you are authorized by the corporation or partnership to provide information to NRCan. The letter of authorization is available for download on NRCan’s portal.
2	If the applicant is a partnership or joint venture, list of project participants and stakeholders with a copy of their partnership documentation^{Footnote 1}	Provide documents including signed agreements or memoranda of understanding between project participants and stakeholders in case of project partnership or joint venture.
3	CH ITC Property List	Fill out the CH ITC Property List to itemize all eligible equipment to be purchased for the clean hydrogen project. The CH ITC Property List is available for download on NRCan’s portal. The latest version of the CH ITC Property List from NRCan's portal at the time of project plan submission must be used.
4	Validation report	Obtain a report prepared by a qualified validation firm according to the requirements specified in the Validation and Verification Guidance Document — Clean Hydrogen ITC.
Validation Information Package Documents (items 5 to 19) The following documents are required as part of the validation information package and must have been sent to the qualified validation firm for use in preparing the validation report (item 4). During project submission, you will be asked to upload these documents to NRCan’s portal. The versions of these documents submitted as part of the clean hydrogen project plan submission must be identical to those validated by the qualified validation firm. For details of each of these documents, please refer to the Validation and Verification Guidance Document — Clean Hydrogen ITC.
5	Front End Engineering Design (FEED) or equivalent study^{Footnote 2}	Prepare FEED (or equivalent) study documents as specified under Complete a FEED study. During the clean hydrogen project plan submission on NRCan’s portal, you will be asked to upload all FEED (or equivalent) study documents, including the following sections Design basis and process description Block flow diagrams Process flow diagrams Utility flow diagrams Energy and material balances Piping and instrumentation diagrams Legend and symbol sheets Equipment and instrumentation documentation Electrical and control documentation Site and plot plans and general arrangement drawings Itemized Class 3 cost assessment Level 3 schedule
6	Completed CH-ITC Workbook^{Footnote 2}	Submit a copy of the completed CH-ITC Workbook, including all side calculations (recorded in the Side Calculations tab) and the Activity Map. The Workbook must comply with the Carbon Intensity Modelling Guidance Document — Clean Hydrogen ITC and be used to populate the data for the Fuel LCA Model.
7	Export file (hydrogen pathway) from Fuel LCA Model^{Footnote 2}	Provide the hydrogen pathway, including all unit processes in which applicants have entered data, exported in a JSON format (with a “.zip” file extension).
8	Process modelling methodology document^{Footnote 2}	Provide a description of the data sources and the methods used to collect and interpret the data that was entered into the CH-ITC Workbook.
9	If applicable, written justification of hydrogen production capacity for clean ammonia projects^{Footnote 1}^{Footnote 2}	If the project is intended to produce clean ammonia, submit a written justification of hydrogen production capacity for the clean ammonia project (see Written justification of hydrogen production capacity for clean ammonia projects).
10	If applicable, written justification of hydrogen transportation feasibility for clean ammonia projects^{Footnote 1}^{Footnote 2}	If the project is intended to produce clean ammonia and the taxpayer’s hydrogen production facility and its ammonia production facility are not co-located, submit a written justification of hydrogen transportation feasibility (see Written justification of hydrogen transportation feasibility for clean ammonia projects).
11	Monitoring plan^{Footnote 2}	Submit a monitoring plan that enables the collection of verifiable data for the calculation of actual CI during the compliance period.
12	Completed Project Key Performance Indicators (KPI) Workbook	Provide a copy of the Project KPI Workbook in which all worksheets relevant to the scope of the clean hydrogen project are completed, including the list of key personnel of the taxpayer, and any contractors, as applicable, that made key contributions to the validation information package. The Project KPI Workbook is available for download on NRCan’s portal.
13	If applicable, documentation for power purchase agreements^{Footnote 1}^{Footnote 3}	Provide supporting documentation for power purchase agreements
14	If applicable, supporting documentation for import or purchase of feedstock and other inputs to the clean hydrogen project. These documents are only required for inputs that affect the project’s expected CI, project eligibility or equipment eligibility.^{Footnote 1}^{Footnote 3}	Provide supporting documentation for all clean hydrogen project inputs, such as Eligible hydrocarbon feedstock or fuel Electricity Steam or heat Nitrogen Other relevant project inputs
15	If applicable, supporting documentation for export or sale of any co-products. These documents are only required for outputs that affect the project’s expected CI, project eligibility or equipment eligibility^{Footnote 1}^{Footnote 3}	Provide supporting documentation for clean hydrogen project outputs, such as Nitrogen Electricity Steam or heat Other relevant project outputs
16	If applicable, supporting information for the carbon intensity of eligible renewable hydrocarbon, calculated based on the Clean Fuel Regulations (CFR) methodology^{Footnote 1}^{Footnote 2}	Provide a CFR CI, or a reasonable estimate of CFR CI, if the clean hydrogen project uses eligible renewable hydrocarbons as fuel or feedstock. Note: if an estimate of a CFR CI is provided, a justification of how it is expected to be determined at the time of filing the compliance reports is also required.
17	If applicable, documents and agreements for the transport, storage, and use of captured carbon^{Footnote 1}^{Footnote 2}^{Footnote 3}	Provide agreements and documentation related to the transportation, storage, and use of any captured CO₂.
18	If applicable, captured carbon storage jurisdiction designation^{Footnote 1}^{Footnote 2}	Provide a captured carbon storage jurisdiction designation documentation issued by the Minister of Environment for the selected storage site, including the geological and environmental surveys, pore allocations and site storage capacity.
19	If applicable, qualified concrete storage validation statement^{Footnote 1}^{Footnote 2}	Provide a validation statement made by a qualified professional or organization against ISO-14034:2016 standard confirming the concrete storage process qualification.
20	Any other documentation that may be required by NRCan to confirm your clean hydrogen project

Acceptable Preliminary Documentation

Preliminary documentation (i.e., minimum initial documentation) is acceptable at the time of clean hydrogen project plan submission, provided it is sufficiently detailed for the purposes of validation of the expected CI, project determination and project plan confirmation. This includes process design documents, carbon intensity calculation documents and proof of supply and off-take arrangements that are considered in the calculation of the expected CI or in the assessment of project and equipment eligibility. If final detailed engineering designs are available, they should be submitted as part of the clean hydrogen project plan submission. If the documentation is preliminary at the time of project plan submission, refer to Submission of Final Detailed Engineering Designs for important timelines.

See Appendix A of the Validation and Verification Guidance Document — Clean Hydrogen ITC for a complete list of documentation and associated minimum requirements at different stages of a clean hydrogen project.

Submission of Final Detailed Engineering Designs

If preliminary documentation is submitted with the clean hydrogen project plan, final versions may be required as elements of final detailed engineering designs and must be submitted according to the timelines described in subsection 127.48(9) of the Income Tax Act, i.e., by the earlier of the following:

The day on which hydrogen is first produced by the project
The day that is 60 days after the final detailed engineering designs are prepared

When final detailed engineering designs are provided to NRCan after the initial clean hydrogen project plan submission, a summary detailing the changes from FEED-stage information to final design stage information must be included. Note that only documentation that contains changes from FEED to final design is required to be submitted.

Specific documentation for clean ammonia projects

If the project is intended to produce clean ammonia, you are required to provide the following documents:

Written justification of hydrogen production capacity for clean ammonia projects

Submit a written justification that demonstrates that the project can reasonably be expected to have sufficient clean hydrogen production capacity to satisfy the needs of your ammonia production facility. The justification must explain how the ammonia production facility is designed to convert clean hydrogen from only the taxpayer’s clean hydrogen production facility, and therefore the ammonia production facility operations are dependent on the hydrogen production facility operations. Guidance on what would be considered an acceptable justification is provided in the Validation and Verification Guidance Document — Clean Hydrogen ITC.

Written justification of hydrogen transportation feasibility for clean ammonia projects (if applicable)

If your hydrogen production facility and your ammonia production facility are not co-located, you must submit a written justification that demonstrates the feasibility of transporting clean hydrogen between the facilities. Guidance on how to demonstrate the feasibility of transporting clean hydrogen between the facilities is provided in the Validation and Verification Guidance Document — Clean Hydrogen ITC.

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Date modified:: 2025-04-15

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