Carbon Tax Gas Prices

• Gas prices soar ahead of final day for the consumer carbon tax in B.C.

  After soaring over the weekend, gas prices in B.C. are expected to come down 18.5 per cent as the province's consumer carbon tax is phased out.

  Economy

  Mar 31, 2025
  
• Canada’s inflation up 2% in April, as carbon tax helps push gas prices higher

  Inflation is in line with the Bank of Canada's target, which lowers the chance of another interest rate move in the near term, economists said.

  Money

  May 15, 2019
  
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• Carbon tax bumps up gas prices in 4 provinces — will it change consumer behaviour?

  The federal tax is $20 a tonne for this year and is set to increase by $10 annually until it reaches $50 a tonne in April 2022.

  Consumer

  Apr 1, 2019
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• How much will the federal carbon tax cost Manitoba drivers?

  The federal government’s carbon tax kicks in on April 1 in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario and New Brunswick, and will result in an approximate cost increase of 4.4 cents a litre for gasoline.

  Consumer

  Mar 30, 2019
• Trudeau’s carbon tax on gas won’t motivate Canadians to switch to fuel-efficient transportation: Ipsos poll

  Most Canadians care about climate change but are worried that the Trudeau government's carbon tax plan could cause financial hardship, an Ipsos poll has found.

  Canada

  Dec 27, 2018
• Here’s how much more you could be paying for fuel when the carbon tax goes into effect

  Will companies download the full price of the carbon levy onto consumers or will a calculation between profit margins and competition help keep prices lower?

  Canada

  May 19, 2017