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Scope 3 is a black box
Purchased goods, upstream transport, and supply-chain emissions live in supplier invoices, MTCs, and LIMS data that nobody reconciles. Most reports stop at Scope 1 and 2.
OBPS readiness for Ontario manufacturers,
built from the facility documents you already have.
“Audit-ready” means source-linked, factor-referenced, assumption-labeled, and gap-flagged — not a guarantee of auditor approval.
Estimate your OBPS obligation with the free calculator, then send one MTC, fuel slip, utility bill, LIMS export, or SAP extract. We return the factor used, the assumptions made, the source lineage, and the gaps an auditor or OEM will ask about.
ECCC emission factors · Ontario IESO grid factors · GHG Protocol Scope 3 · Source documents + audit trail
Raw operational data
- Mill Test CertificatesSteel · alloys · foundries
- Fuel slips & receiptsNatural gas · diesel · coal
- Utility billsIESO grid factors applied
- LIMS assays & SAP exportsRead-only views · CSV · API
VantageHSG engine
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IngestOCR · AI extract · CSV import
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CalculateMass balance · ECCC factors
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ReportScope 1, 2, 3 · audit ledger
Audit-ready output
Q1 2026Example
Hamilton facility
- Scope 112,450t CO₂e
- Scope 23,820t CO₂e
- Scope 347,300t CO₂e
Bill C-59 ✓Audit ledger ✓
Watch a sample bill get triaged.
Pick a fictional sample. A vision model reads the document type and the billed usage; OCR independently checks that the same figure is printed on the page; the deterministic engine calculates emissions only when both agree.
Timings are measured on this request and include network time. Vision and OCR run in parallel.
415Distinct company, facility, and city combinations in the public NPRI benchmark dataset (1,428 records, 2004–2024)
5/5Major Ontario manufacturers with incomplete Scope 3 reporting in public reports (our analysis)
0/5Major Ontario manufacturers with Bill C-59 methodology in public reports (our analysis)
Service geography: Ontario cities in the public NPRI benchmark
- Hamilton
- Sarnia
- Mississauga
- Sault Ste. Marie
- Nanticoke
- Northeastern Ontario
Know where your facility stands under OBPS.
The federal Output-Based Pricing System sets each covered facility's annual obligation from its production and emissions against a sector performance standard. VantageHSG gives you an estimate now, and keeps the inputs behind it traceable to their source.
Obligation estimate
Choose a sector, enter production and emissions, and get an estimated annual obligation. The calculator covers the sectors in its library. It is an estimate, not a filing.
Five-year exposure
The carbon pricing exposure matrix projects OBPS and carbon tax liability for your facility over five years.
Traceable inputs
Each input keeps its link to the document, factor version, and assumption behind it, so the obligation can be explained to a verifier.
Every number traces to a source, a factor, and an assumption.
Verifiers and OEMs ask where a number came from, not only what it is. Each ledger row links to its source document, factor version, assumptions, and any gaps the verifier should review.
Input
Diesel fuel slip: date, supplier, volume in litres, facility reference.
Extracted fields
4,872 L • Acme Fuels • Hamilton Plant 2 • Slip date 2025-03-12
Factor applied
ECCC National Inventory Report diesel factor, NIR-2026 edition (inventory year 2024): 2.689 kg CO₂e per litre.
Calculation and output
4,872 L × 2.689 kg CO₂e/L = 13.10 tCO₂e Scope 1. The ledger row records the factor version, source document reference, assumptions, and flagged gaps.
Example figures. The sample report shows the full chain: every number back to the slip you sent.
Scope 3 data from suppliers goes into the same lineage.
Suppliers submit energy, fuel, product footprint, and certificate data through a link you send them. No account is needed. Each submission is reviewed before it is accepted, and accepted figures are used in your Scope 3 numbers.
Invite by link
Suppliers open a token link to submit. Invites expire, and suppliers do not need to create an account.
Structured forms
Facility energy, fuel use, product carbon footprint, renewable certificate, and deforestation declaration. Up to five files per submission, 10 MB each.
Admin review
Admins accept or reject each submission. Accepting one with production volume creates a supplier-specific factor that replaces the EEIO estimate in Scope 3 Category 1.
Document extraction is how the data gets in, not the product.
Extraction reads the fields from what your facilities already produce. The lineage and audit ledger are what get reported.
Digital PDFs
The text layer of a digital PDF is read directly: mill test certificates, fuel slips, and utility bills.
Photos
PNG and JPEG photos are read with a vision model. A scanned PDF with no text layer must be uploaded as photos.
Exports and email
CSV and LIMS exports are parsed directly. Bills can also be forwarded by email to an ingest address.
You can't report what you can't measure.
In our analysis of five major Ontario manufacturers' public reports, every one had incomplete Scope 3 reporting and relied on manual spreadsheets, and none referenced Bill C-59 methodology in its public disclosures.
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Bill C-59 is now enforceable
The Competition Act lets the Competition Bureau investigate and seek administrative monetary penalties for misleading environmental claims. Penalties can reach $10M or 3% of worldwide revenue.
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Consultants don't scale
Consultant-led carbon accounting is estimated at $50K–$100K per facility per year (our estimate) and gives you an annual snapshot. The underlying data is still unstructured when the engagement ends.
Entire teams contribute. One ledger.
Operations uploads MTCs. AP forwards fuel slips. Everyone adds to the same ledger, and every upload is attributed to the user who made it.
Role-based access
Admin, data entry, read-only, and auditor roles, each with its own permissions.
One document registry
Every document that feeds your carbon ledger is registered in one place.
Email-forward ingest
Forward bills to an ingest address without logging in.
Three layers, one ledger.
The data pipeline feeds the calculation. The calculation feeds the exposure and compliance views. Each layer reads from the same source records.
Layer 1
Data infrastructure
Reads the documents your facilities produce and normalizes them into one carbon ledger. Photos and digital PDFs for paper records, CSV and LIMS exports for systems.
- AI extraction from MTCs, fuel slips, utility bills
- Moisture stripping & unit normalization for LIMS data
- CSV and LIMS import
- Immutable audit ledger with data lineage
Layer 2
Scope 1, 2, and 3 calculation
The mass balance engine turns your inputs into emissions numbers. Where supplier data is missing, a factor fills the gap and the gap is flagged.
- ECCC and IESO factors, versioned by National Inventory Report edition
- EEIO factors for purchased goods (Cat. 1)
- All 15 GHG Protocol Scope 3 categories
- Source, factor, and assumption recorded for every number
Layer 3
Exposure & compliance
Views for the questions lenders, auditors, and OEMs ask, with gaps shown before they are asked about.
- OBPS and carbon pricing exposure matrix
- Peer benchmarking against NPRI facilities
- Gap report for each facility
- Verifier-ready report formatting
Three regulatory and buyer pressures reach the same facilities.
Carbon claims, export charges, and supplier questionnaires now ask for the same thing: numbers that trace back to records.
Bill C-59
The Competition Act makes greenwashing a violation: the Competition Bureau can investigate and seek fines for unsubstantiated environmental claims. Fines of up to $10M or 3% of worldwide revenue apply to corporations.
For Ontario manufacturers: every carbon claim on your website, in your ESG report, or on a shipment needs a defensible methodology.
CBAM
The EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism has applied since October 2023, and its definitive regime began on January 1, 2026. It covers steel, cement, aluminium, fertilisers, electricity, and hydrogen imported into the EU.
For Ontario exporters: EU importers need embedded-carbon figures tied to your production data. Default values are typically less favourable.
CSDS 1 & 2
CSDS 1 and CSDS 2 are voluntary today. They are becoming the common language that banks, auditors, and large OEM buyers use when they ask Canadian suppliers for climate data and Scope 3 numbers.
For Ontario manufacturers: the pressure arrives through lending covenants, customer questionnaires, and verifier expectations, even without a direct federal mandate yet.
Built for the facilities that actually emit.
VantageHSG covers five sectors. Each has its own emission sources, inputs, and emission factors.
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Steel & foundries
Integrated mills, EAF operators, and foundries in Hamilton, Sault Ste. Marie, and the GTA. Blast furnace mass balance, scrap ratios, and Scope 3 purchased goods from iron ore and coal suppliers.
- Blast furnace & EAF emission factors
- Scrap ratio & yield calculations
- Iron ore & coking coal Scope 3 Cat. 1
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Concrete & cement
Cement plants, ready-mix producers, and aggregate operations. Clinker ratio calculations, moisture-corrected emissions, and embodied carbon per cubic metre.
- Clinker-to-cement ratio mass balance
- Moisture-corrected fuel emissions
- Embodied carbon per m³
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Automotive parts
Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers answering carbon questionnaires from automaker OEMs. Per-part carbon footprints built from production data.
- Per-part Scope 1, 2, 3 footprints
- OEM questionnaire inputs from the same ledger
- Steel & aluminum purchased goods
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Plastics & chemicals
Process emissions, feedstock accounting, and Scope 3 Cat. 1 for resin and chemical inputs.
- Process vs. combustion emission split
- Feedstock carbon tracking
- Resin & additive Scope 3
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Electroplating & finishing
Bath chemistry emissions, acid and metal waste streams, and Scope 3 from nickel, chrome, and zinc inputs.
- Bath chemistry mass balance
- Metal input Scope 3
Don't see your sector?
We add sectors when we can support them with real emissions data. If you are a Canadian manufacturer with a real compliance deadline, we want to talk.
Talk to us →Built for the facilities that live in the documents.
Built for
- Ontario manufacturers with MTCs, fuel slips, utility bills, SAP exports, or LIMS data
- Facilities facing OEM questionnaires, auditor requests, or CBAM exposure
- Teams that already have the raw operational records and want defensible numbers from them
Not built for
- Generic ESG storytelling or brand campaigns
- Carbon offset or credit trading platforms
- Companies that only need a one-time sustainability PDF or an annual consultant report
Specific compliance problems, not generic carbon software.
Each guide covers a deadline or buyer requirement that Ontario manufacturers face: Scope 3 from documents, Bill C-59 substantiation, NPRI reporting, OEM questionnaires, CBAM exports, and mass balance that reconciles.
Scope 3 reporting
Audit-ready Scope 1, 2, and 3 from MTCs, fuel slips, and SAP exports, not spend-based estimates.
Read the guide →Bill C-59 compliance
Documented methodology with source lineage, in place before a competitor or NGO files under the private right of action.
Read the guide →NPRI & GHG reporting
Mass balance reconciliation and ECCC factors, so the June 1 NPRI deadline is not an annual scramble.
Read the guide →OEM questionnaires
Per-part carbon footprints for automotive suppliers, built from production routing.
Read the guide →CBAM reporting
Facility-specific embedded carbon for Ontario steel and cement exports to the EU.
Read the guide →Mass balance accounting
Inputs, outputs, and emissions that reconcile, using the methodology verifiers and OEMs ask for.
Read the guide →Public data, made useful.
No-signup tools built on the public ECCC and NPRI data. Check where a facility ranks, trace a fuel slip calculation, and model carbon price exposure.
NPRI & GHG Benchmark Explorer
Compare a facility against 415 Ontario facilities in the public NPRI dataset, by sector and city.
Open explorer →ECCC Fuel-Slip Lineage Calculator
Pick a fuel type, enter the volume on the slip, and see the ECCC calculation and its source tree.
Calculate a slip →Carbon Pricing Exposure Matrix
Five-year projection of OBPS and carbon tax liability for a facility.
Model your exposure →Start with proof. Then decide.
Start with a one-document sample report, or run a focused 90-day paid pilot on one real facility with measurable success criteria. Full plans are listed below for when you are ready to deploy.
SaaS prices are in CAD; applicable tax is calculated at checkout.
Starter
CA$299/mo
Single facility · pilot deployment
- Scope 1 & 2 reporting
- PDF reports with full provenance
- Ontario IESO grid factors
- ECCC emission factors
- Up to 10 documents / month
- Email support
Most popular
Growth
CA$799/mo
Single facility · full Scope 3
- Everything in Starter
- Scope 3 (EEIO-based)
- Peer benchmarking vs. NPRI cohort
- Bill C-59 compliance statement
- Unlimited documents / month
- Priority support
Enterprise
CA$1,999/mo
Unlimited facilities · primary data
- Everything in Growth
- Full Scope 3 with primary supplier data
- CSV and LIMS data import
- Verifier-ready report formatting
- Dedicated onboarding
Send us one source document.
We'll send back a sample report.
A one-document sample report built from your real source data, not free consulting. Use it to evaluate the pipeline before a paid pilot or full deployment.
OEMs, lenders, and auditors ask for traceable carbon numbers, not spreadsheet totals with missing assumptions.