The CCBFC is an arms-length, volunteer body and, while informed by the priorities of the federal government, it is not accountable to the federal government. As such, the JTG-AEB sees itself as developing the AEB report in parallel with the PCF, but not bound by it. Thus, the task group has put aside any reference to the PCFs 2022 timeline and interpreted its role in carrying out the federal government's PCF commitments as extending only to developing, "a model code for existing buildings to help guide energy efficiency improvements during renovations, with the goal that all provinces and territories adopt it."