Gas Tax

• Fuel tax pause will help higher-income families the most: budget watchdog

  Parliamentary Budget Officer Annette Ryan said in a new report Thursday that the total tax pause will save the average family $276 over the course of the roughly one year.

  Economy

  Oct 8
  
• Fuel excise tax pause would last until January under new legislation

  Fuel prices have remained elevated since March, with the start of the U.S. war on Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, including high gas prices in Canada.

  Economy

  Sep 22
  
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• Ottawa extends the pause on federal fuel excise tax to 2027

  A planned renewal of the federal excise tax on fuel that was to kick in after Labour Day will be paused, Canada's finance minister is to announce Wednesday afternoon.

  Canada

  Sep 2
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• Poilievre urges Carney to keep fuel excise tax suspended until Canada Day

  The fuel excise tax was suspended by the federal government in April, but the temporary measure is set to expire on Labour Day, Sept. 7.

  Politics

  Aug 16
• Albertans can now apply for $100 energy rebate payouts

  Premier Danielle Smith announced earlier this month that residents can get the cash instead of the province reducing its tax on gasoline at the pumps. 

  Canada

  Jul 1
• Will the Alberta government suspend the provincial gas tax?

  Alberta drivers hoping for some relief at the pumps should learn this week whether the provincial government will ease the fuel tax or not.

  Consumer

  Jun 15
• Conservatives push motion to scrap all federal gas taxes for rest of year

  The affordability push, which calls for suspending the GST on gas and diesel, comes after the Liberals instituted a temporary suspension of the federal fuel excise tax last month.

  Canada

  May 26
• Ontario government moves to extend 5.7 cent gas tax cut to June 2025

  Premier Doug Ford says his government will soon put forward legislation that, if passed, will keep the tax at nine cents per litre until June 30.

  Canada

  Oct 28, 2024
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• Manitoba extends gas tax holiday through end of calendar year

  The province says the extension means Manitoba continues to have the lowest average retail price on gas nationwide.

  Consumer

  Sep 25, 2024
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• Gas prices soar ahead of Alberta gas tax, federal carbon tax increases

  On April 1, the Alberta gas tax and the federal carbon tax are scheduled to increase. On Tuesday, gas prices jumped in Edmonton and Calgary.

  Canada

  Mar 26, 2024