Canada Carbon Tax Rebate 2024 Payment Dates

Last Updated On 19 April 2025, 9:50 AM EDT (Toronto Time)

On February 14, the Department of Finance unveiled new increased Canada Carbon Tax Rebate 2024 payments, rebranding the previously known Climate Action Incentive Payment (CAIP).

The department also officially released the Canada Carbon Tax Rebate 2024 payment dates and scheduled amounts based on the province of residence.

The Canada Carbon Rebate (formerly known as the Climate Action Incentive Payment) is how the federal government distributes the benefits of carbon pollution pricing to households in provinces that use the federal backstop scheme.

As per the Finance Ministry, the name has been changed to the Canada Carbon Rebate to clarify its purpose and make the meaning and tie to the carbon pricing scheme more understandable to Canadians.

The federal gasoline levy is imposed in provinces that request it or do not have a carbon pricing system that meets federal standards.

The direct earnings of the gasoline charge are returned to the jurisdiction where they were collected.

In provinces where the federal fuel levy applies, a family of four can earn up to $1,800 from the basic Canada Carbon Rebate in 2024–25.

The gasoline fee is in effect in the provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador.

Residents in these provinces will receive the first of four quarterly Canada Carbon Rebate payments in April 2024, with subsequent payments scheduled for July 2024, October 2024, and January 2025.

So beginning this April, a family of four will receive a Canada Carbon Tax Rebate payment of:

$1,800 in Alberta ($450 quarterly);
$1,200 in Manitoba ($300 quarterly);
$1,120 in Ontario ($280 quarterly);
$1,504 in Saskatchewan ($376 quarterly);
$760 in New Brunswick ($190 quarterly);
$824 in Nova Scotia ($206 quarterly);
$880 in Prince Edward Island ($220 quarterly); and,
$1,192 in Newfoundland and Labrador ($298 quarterly).

Starting in 2024–25, rural Canadians will get a 20% increase to the base Canada Carbon Rebate in acknowledgment of their higher energy consumption and limited access to cleaner mobility options.

To obtain the Canada Carbon Rebate, Canadians must file their annual tax return.

To obtain the rural top-up, rural people must mark the appropriate box on their tax returns.

Canadians who have enrolled in direct deposit with the Canada Revenue Agency will receive the Canada Carbon Rebate straight into their bank account every three months.

Otherwise, the rebate will be issued via check. For people who have a spouse or common-law partner, the first person to file their tax return will receive the Canada Carbon Rebate amount for all household members, including children.

Province-Wise Annual Canada Carbon Tax Rebate 2024 Amounts

	AB	MB	ON	SK	NB	NS	PEI	NL
First Adult	$900	$600	$560	$752	$380	$412	$440	$596
*Rural*	$1,080	$720	$672	$902.40	$456	$494.40	$440	$715.20
Second Adult	$450	$300	$280	$376	$190	$206	$220	$298
*Rural*	$540	$360	$336	$451.20	$228	$247.20	$220	$357.60
Each Child	$225	$150	$140	$188	$95	$103	$110	$149
*Rural*	$270	$180	$168	$225.60	$114	$123.60	$110	$178.80
Family of 4	$1,800	$1,200	$1,120	$1,504	$760	$824	$880	$1,192
*Rural*	$2,160	$1,440	$1,344	$1,804.80	$912	$988.80	$880	$1,430.40

Annual Canada Carbon Rebate Amounts

All citizens of Prince Edward Island are eligible for the 20% rural top-up; thus, the base and rural amounts are the same.

The federal gasoline levy is imposed in provinces that request it or do not have a carbon pricing system that meets federal standards. All direct earnings from the gasoline levy are remitted to the jurisdiction where they were collected.

Under the Canada Carbon Rebate, eight out of ten families in backstop provinces receive more money back than they pay into the system, with lower-income households benefiting the most.

What is the Canada Carbon Tax Rebate Eligibility Criteria?

You qualify for the Canada Carbon Tax Rebate (CCR) if you were a resident of Canada in the month preceding the payment and a resident of an applicable CCR province on the first day of the payment month.

Additionally, you must be either:

At least 19 years old in the month preceding the CRA’s payment.

If you are under 19 and meet at least one of the following conditions:
You have or had a spouse or common law partner, OR;
You are or were a parent who lived with your child.

Why does the Canada Carbon Tax Rebate vary in Atlantic provinces?

Rebate amounts in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador, where households rely more heavily on home heating oil, have been adjusted to reflect estimated fuel charge earnings in 2024–25 rather than 2023–24.

All other jurisdictions where the federal fuel price applies (Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and New Brunswick) have seen an increase in Canada Carbon Rebates.

What provinces are eligible for the Canada Carbon Tax Rebate 2024?

Tax paying Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and temporary residents in below-listed provinces are eligible for Canada Carbon Tax rebate in 2024

Alberta
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Saskatchewan

Residents of the below-listed provinces are ineligible for the carbon tax rebate in Canada:

British Columbia
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
Quebec
Yukon

When can I expect my Canada Carbon Tax Rebate 2024 payment?

If you are eligible for the CCR, you can anticipate receiving your payments on the 15th of April, July, October, and January.

When the 15th falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or federal statutory holiday, the payment will be made on the last working day preceding the 15th.

To receive your payment on April 15, 2024, you and your spouse or common-law partner (if applicable) must file your income tax and benefit returns electronically by March 15, 2024.

What are the Canada carbon tax rebate 2024 payment dates?

The Canadian carbon tax rebate payment is a quarterly payment with an issuance date as listed below:

April 15, 2024
July 15, 2024
October 15, 2024
January 15, 2025

The Liberal climate plan puts money into your bank account through the Canada Carbon Rebate.

Pierre Poilievre would scrap your rebate and our climate plan. pic.twitter.com/ZxPcSYWnM3
— Liberal Party (@liberal_party) February 14, 2024

Leader of opposition Pierre Poilievre called upon the Federal government to end the carbon tax, stating, “Flailing Trudeau’s latest scam: Rebrand the ugly carbon tax pig to distract Canadians from it, driving up the cost of their gas, heat, & groceries. They think they can fool Canadians. They’re wrong.”

Conservatives have been continuously asking the Liberal goverment to “Axe the tax” for quite a while now.

Flailing Trudeau's latest scam:

Rebrand the ugly carbon tax pig to distract Canadians from it driving up the cost of their gas, heat & groceries.

They think they can fool Canadians. They're wrong.

Axe the tax for EVERYONE. Bring home lower prices: https://t.co/qwEfjEBKUk
— Pierre Poilievre (@PierrePoilievre) February 14, 2024

Kamal Deep Singh, RCIC

Kamal Deep Singh, RCIC (Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant) licensed by CICC (formerly known as ICCRC) with member number R708618. He brings extensive knowledge of immigration law and new changes to rapidly evolving IRCC.