Canadians living in jurisdictions that do not have their own carbon pricing policies receive federal benefit payments to offset higher prices. Starting in July, individuals and families in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario will automatically receive their federal tax-free climate incentive (CAIP) payments quarterly. Payments were usually made annually at tax time through a refundable tax credit. In last year’s budget, the federal government announced that CAIP payments would now arrive quarterly. Payments are expected to arrive on April 15, July, October and January. Since the first payment will not arrive until July 15 (after the completion of the 2021 tax returns), it will be a double payment. If you receive your tax return by direct deposit, you will receive the CAIP in the same way. People living outside of Ontario and the Prairie counties will not receive federal rebates because their jurisdictions have their own carbon pricing mechanisms.
Conservatives want to suspend coal prices
At $ 50 per tonne of emissions, the annual increase in carbon tax rises to 2.21 cents per liter of gasoline and 2.68 cents per liter of diesel. The Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation estimates that the federal price of coal now adds up to a total of 11 cents per liter for gasoline, 13 cents per liter for diesel and 10 cents per cubic meter for gas. Federal Conservatives have often opposed carbon pricing. Lately, the party has been calling on the Liberals to halt the current increase to help families cope with rising housing, food and fuel costs due to inflation. “We are really facing an affordable price crisis,” said Conservative MP Kyle Seeback, a critic of climate change. “I get emails and phone calls at my constituency office every day with people saying, ‘Kyle, we can’t do it anymore.’ Everything is very expensive.” The Liberals rejected those calls, saying some families could get more money back than they pay in coal tax. Environment and Climate Change Canada estimates that in 2022-2023, CAIP will pay for a family of four:
$ 745 in Ontario $ 832 in Manitoba $ 1,101 in Saskatchewan $ 1,079 in Alberta
Rural households in these four provinces can expect a completion of 10 percent.
“These payments mean that about 8 out of 10 families receive more money than they pay at direct cost under this system,” said Finance Canada.
A motorist fills up at a gas station in Vancouver. (Ben Nelms / CBC)
The government says it is repaying 90 percent of the money it raises through coal pricing to consumers. He says the rest support indigenous groups, schools, universities, municipalities, small businesses and farmers.
The price of coal leaves some worse
Despite the increase in the size and frequency of payments, some say the federal price of coal still leaves them in a worse position.
Farmers in particular complain that the discount does not represent the increased cost of fertilizers and the transport of their harvest to the market. While gasoline and diesel purchased from agricultural activities are exempt from the carbon tax, the propane they use to dry grain and heat barns is not.
Grain farmers like Corey Loessin tell CBC that extra weight has been added to his family farm in Sask Radisson.
“It goes far beyond any personal discount we would pay,” Loessin said.
The price of coal has become an additional burden on Corey Loessin’s family farm in Radisson, Sask. While gasoline and diesel purchased from agricultural activities are exempt from the carbon tax, the propane they use to dry grain and heat barns is not. (Chance Lagaden / CBC)
A recent report by the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO), Canada’s financial overseer, concluded that for most households – especially those on high incomes – the federal price of coal represents a “net loss”. The PBO examined the cost of the levy itself, which GST consumers must pay and its impact on employment and investment income.
“When the economic implications are included,” said parliament’s budget chief Yves Zirou, “most are in a worse position.”
But Dale Beugin, vice president of research and analysis at the Canadian Climate Institute, said he puts an asterisk in the PBO analysis because it ignores some important things – such as the cost of doing nothing to tackle climate change.
Beugin also said that Canadians need to understand that carbon offsets do not compensate for the dollar they pay for the pump because they are intended to reward those who reduce fossil fuel consumption.
“If everyone got back exactly what they were paying for, there would be no incentive to change your behavior, to drive less,” Beugin said.
Loessin said he does not oppose the price of coal and farmers want to adopt new fuel-saving technologies.
“The problem is that it does not exist yet,” he said.
In 2019, agriculture accounted for 10 percent of Canada’s emissions. Most of these emissions did not come from the combustion of fuels but from other sources, such as methane from animals and fertilizers. These other emissions are not subject to a carbon price.
While the agricultural sector is responsible for a significant portion of Canada’s emissions, farmland accounts for significant carbon absorption, accounting for about 6 percent of the industry’s emissions.
title: “The Carbon Price Rises Today Here S What You Can Expect " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-16” author: “Brian Lopez”
Canadians living in jurisdictions that do not have their own carbon pricing policies receive federal benefit payments to offset higher prices. Starting in July, individuals and families in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario will automatically receive their federal tax-free climate incentive (CAIP) payments quarterly. Payments were usually made annually at tax time through a refundable tax credit. In last year’s budget, the federal government announced that CAIP payments would now arrive quarterly. Payments are expected to arrive on April 15, July, October and January. Since the first payment will not arrive until July 15 (after the completion of the 2021 tax returns), it will be a double payment. If you receive your tax return by direct deposit, you will receive the CAIP in the same way. People living outside of Ontario and the Prairie counties will not receive federal rebates because their jurisdictions have their own carbon pricing mechanisms.
Conservatives want to suspend coal prices
At $ 50 per tonne of emissions, the annual increase in carbon tax rises to 2.21 cents per liter of gasoline and 2.68 cents per liter of diesel. The Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation estimates that the federal price of coal now adds up to a total of 11 cents per liter for gasoline, 13 cents per liter for diesel and 10 cents per cubic meter for gas. Federal Conservatives have often opposed carbon pricing. Lately, the party has been calling on the Liberals to halt the current increase to help families cope with rising housing, food and fuel costs due to inflation. “We are really facing an affordable price crisis,” said Conservative MP Kyle Seeback, a critic of climate change. “I get emails and phone calls at my constituency office every day with people saying, ‘Kyle, we can’t do it anymore.’ Everything is very expensive.” The Liberals rejected those calls, saying some families could get more money back than they pay in coal tax. Environment and Climate Change Canada estimates that in 2022-2023, CAIP will pay for a family of four:
$ 745 in Ontario $ 832 in Manitoba $ 1,101 in Saskatchewan $ 1,079 in Alberta
Rural households in these four provinces can expect a completion of 10 percent.
“These payments mean that about 8 out of 10 families receive more money than they pay at direct cost under this system,” said Finance Canada.
A motorist fills up at a gas station in Vancouver. (Ben Nelms / CBC)
The government says it is repaying 90 percent of the money it raises through coal pricing to consumers. He says the rest support indigenous groups, schools, universities, municipalities, small businesses and farmers.
The price of coal leaves some worse
Despite the increase in the size and frequency of payments, some say the federal price of coal still leaves them in a worse position.
Farmers in particular complain that the discount does not represent the increased cost of fertilizers and the transport of their harvest to the market. While gasoline and diesel purchased from agricultural activities are exempt from the carbon tax, the propane they use to dry grain and heat barns is not.
Grain farmers like Corey Loessin tell CBC that extra weight has been added to his family farm in Sask Radisson.
“It goes far beyond any personal discount we would pay,” Loessin said.
The price of coal has become an additional burden on Corey Loessin’s family farm in Radisson, Sask. While gasoline and diesel purchased from agricultural activities are exempt from the carbon tax, the propane they use to dry grain and heat barns is not. (Chance Lagaden / CBC)
A recent report by the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO), Canada’s financial overseer, concluded that for most households – especially those on high incomes – the federal price of coal represents a “net loss”. The PBO examined the cost of the levy itself, which GST consumers must pay and its impact on employment and investment income.
“When the economic implications are included,” said parliament’s budget chief Yves Zirou, “most are in a worse position.”
But Dale Beugin, vice president of research and analysis at the Canadian Climate Institute, said he puts an asterisk in the PBO analysis because it ignores some important things – such as the cost of doing nothing to tackle climate change.
Beugin also said that Canadians need to understand that carbon offsets do not compensate for the dollar they pay for the pump because they are intended to reward those who reduce fossil fuel consumption.
“If everyone got back exactly what they were paying for, there would be no incentive to change your behavior, to drive less,” Beugin said.
Loessin said he does not oppose the price of coal and farmers want to adopt new fuel-saving technologies.
“The problem is that it does not exist yet,” he said.
In 2019, agriculture accounted for 10 percent of Canada’s emissions. Most of these emissions did not come from the combustion of fuels but from other sources, such as methane from animals and fertilizers. These other emissions are not subject to a carbon price.
While the agricultural sector is responsible for a significant portion of Canada’s emissions, farmland accounts for significant carbon absorption, accounting for about 6 percent of the industry’s emissions.