ABFC backs Canada’s sustainable aviation fuels blueprint

Advanced Biofuels Canada says Ottawa’s new Sustainable Aviation Fuels Blueprint could help build a domestic SAF market, but only if policymakers lock in stable, long-term demand. The group points to British Columbia as proof that clear rules can move the market faster than planned.

Why it matters: - Canada is signaling that sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF, could become a major tool to cut aviation emissions. - The Blueprint treats SAF as the most technologically ready and commercially feasible option for reducing those emissions. - The plan aims for 10% SAF use by 2030, or about 1 billion litres, which would require a much larger domestic supply chain. - Advanced Biofuels Canada says the opportunity also ties to energy security and new industrial investment.

What happened: - Advanced Biofuels Canada Association welcomed the Government of Canada’s Sustainable Aviation Fuels Blueprint for Canada. - The Blueprint was released July 23, 2026. - ABFC President Fred Ghatala said the federal plan recognizes Canada’s feedstocks, refining expertise and innovation capacity. - Ghatala said the next step is durable demand and stable, long-term policy to give industry confidence to build production.

The details: - The Blueprint outlines actions to help Canada reach 10% SAF use by 2030. - British Columbia is already using policy to push low-carbon aviation fuels into the market. - B.C.’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard includes a carbon-intensity requirement for jet fuel. - The province also has a volumetric renewable jet fuel requirement that begins in 2028. - In 2025, low-carbon jet fuels made up 3.9% of B.C.’s jet fuel supply. - That share exceeded B.C.’s 2030 renewable jet fuel requirement five years early. - ABFC said the Blueprint adds momentum and gives Canada a foundation for coordinated policy action.

Between the lines: - The federal Blueprint is not just an environmental signal. It is also an industrial policy test for whether Canada can build a competitive SAF market at home. - B.C.’s results suggest that firm policy targets can pull supply into the market faster than expected. - The group’s message is that Canada already has the ingredients for scale, but not yet the policy certainty to unlock it.

What’s next: - ABFC says it will support efforts to reach 10% SAF use by 2030. - The key policy question is whether Ottawa and provinces will turn the Blueprint into rules that expand demand and domestic production. - If that happens, ABFC says Canada could strengthen both its SAF industry and energy security.

The bottom line: - Canada has set a direction for SAF. The market will depend on whether policymakers make that direction durable enough for producers to invest.