ABFC backs Canada’s sustainable aviation fuels blueprint

Advanced Biofuels Canada says the federal SAF Blueprint gives Canada a path to grow domestic sustainable aviation fuel production and reach 10% use by 2030. The group says stable, long-term policy is now needed to turn the plan into a competitive market and strengthen energy security.

Why it matters: - Canada’s Sustainable Aviation Fuels Blueprint frames SAF as a practical way to cut aviation emissions while creating a domestic industrial opportunity. - The Blueprint’s 10% SAF target by 2030 would amount to about one billion litres. - ABFC says durable demand and stable policy will determine whether Canada can attract investment and scale production at home. - The policy discussion also ties SAF to Canada’s energy security, not just climate goals.

What happened: - Advanced Biofuels Canada Association welcomed the Government of Canada’s release of the Sustainable Aviation Fuels Blueprint for Canada on July 23, 2026. - The Blueprint identifies SAF as the most technologically ready and commercially feasible option to reduce aviation emissions. - The federal plan outlines actions aimed at reaching 10% SAF use by 2030. - Fred Ghatala, president of Advanced Biofuels Canada Association, said the Blueprint recognizes Canada has the feedstocks, refining expertise and innovation capacity to build a competitive SAF industry.

The details: - ABFC says British Columbia already shows how policy can increase low-carbon aviation fuel use. - 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 accounted for 3.9% of B.C.’s jet fuel supply. - That share exceeded B.C.’s 2030 renewable jet fuel requirement five years early. - ABFC says the Blueprint provides a foundation for coordinated policy action to build a competitive Canadian SAF market.

Between the lines: - The release is as much about market design as climate policy. - ABFC is signaling that Canada has the technical ingredients for SAF, but not yet the policy certainty needed for scale. - B.C.’s experience is being used as proof that clear rules can pull demand forward before mandates fully arrive. - The emphasis on energy security suggests SAF is being positioned as a strategic domestic supply chain, not just a emissions-reduction measure.

What's next: - ABFC says it will support efforts to reach 10% SAF use by 2030. - The group says the next policy work should expand demand, grow domestic production and improve Canada’s energy security. - Federal and provincial coordination will likely shape how quickly Canadian SAF production can move from blueprint to market. - More information is available from Advanced Biofuels Canada.

The bottom line: - Canada now has a federal SAF roadmap; the open question is whether policy will be strong and steady enough to build the market behind it.