Rural families get doubled Canada Carbon Rebate
Oct. 15, 2024
Global Korean Post
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Today, families across Canada will receive their Canada Carbon Rebate, a payment that is making life more affordable for Canadians. The Canada Carbon Rebate—alongside measures like dental care, child care, and others—contribute to the Government of Canada’s plan to help Canadian families get ahead while ensuring big polluters pay their fair share.
In Budget 2024, the Government of Canada doubled the rural top-up from 10 percent to 20 percent of the Canada Carbon Rebate base amount, to better support Canadians who live in rural areas and small communities, since they often drive longer distances and have higher energy needs. Given the delayed passage of the Budget, today families are receiving an added one-time 20 percent to make up retroactively for the doubling of the rural top-up on the April 15 and July 15 payments, effectively adding a one-time 40 percent top-up to the base amount of this quarter’s Canada Carbon Rebate. For a family of four in Gananoque, Ontario, this means receiving a payment of $392 today, and a total of $1,344 from Canada Carbon Rebates this fiscal year.
Each year, Canada Carbon Rebate amounts are adjusted in line with the price on pollution, ensuring the rebate continues to reflect the projected proceeds in each province where the fuel charge applies. The Canada Carbon Rebate returns the majority of proceeds directly to the residents of that province.
The rural top-up will apply to residents of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia whose primary residence is outside a Census Metropolitan Area, as designated by Statistics Canada. All rebate recipients of Prince Edward Island are eligible for the rural supplement, and it is already included in their base amount.
