The Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act requires Canada to prepare a Plan that describes the measures and policy actions taken to meet its obligations under the Kyoto Protocol to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 6 percent below 1990 levels by 2010.

NRTEE reviewed "A Climate Change Plan for the Purposes of the Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act - May 2009". NRTEE concluded that many of the emission reductions attributed to specific measures and policies are overestimated. The NRTEE also questions whether it was sufficient to rely on Canada's KPIA annual assessment approach with its short-term focus and unclear definitions.