Carbon Tax Rebate

Alan Holman says the carbon rebate he gets four times a year from the federal government is crucial for his household budget. Without the funds, the Saskatoon resident, who is on disability assistance, says he’ll have to scale back on spending for his everyday needs. “It gets plugged in with the rest of my money […]

The federal natural resources minister says Saskatchewan residents won’t get a carbon rebate, after the province announced Thursday it would stop remitting the levy on natural gas to Ottawa. Jonathan Wilkinson told reporters the province’s move hurts lower income families in Saskatchewan, who would get more in rebates than they pay in levies. It’s difficult […]

Most Canadians are worried about climate change and believe it is caused by humans, but the regional differences in how people responded to that question show the political battles over the environment are still going strong, a new poll suggests. An online survey conducted by Leger Marketing and the Association of Canadian Studies for The […]

The provincial government is disappointed the federal carbon tax rebate will be decreasing almost 100 dollars next year for a family of four in Saskatchewan. The ministry of Environment says this also comes as the federal government could increase the carbon tax beyond 50 dollars per tonne after 2022 on the federal backstop. Environment minister […]

OTTAWA — The federal government has decreased the carbon tax rebates Canadians can expect in the new year in three provinces that have not adopted carbon pricing models that meet federal requirements. The government has also added Alberta to the mix after that province’s United Conservative party repealed the previous government’s consumer carbon tax. The […]