Carbon Tax Rebate Canada — Program Ended April 2025
Updated
The Canada Carbon Rebate stopped paying out after April 2025 when the federal consumer carbon tax was eliminated. While it ran, most Canadian households got more back from the rebate than they paid in carbon costs, and it was automatic for anyone who filed a tax return in an eligible province. See Carbon Tax Cancelled — What It Means for You for the full story of the cancellation. The figures below are kept as a historical record of the program’s final year.
Additional 20% (doubled from 10% starting the 2024-25 benefit year, via Budget 2024)
Determination
Based on postal code
With Rural Supplement (Individual)
Province
Base
Rural (+20%)
Alberta
$225
$270
Saskatchewan
$188
$225.60
Ontario
$140
$168
Rural Supplement – Family of Four (Quarterly)
Province
Base
With Rural
Alberta
$450
$540
Ontario
$280
$336
Final Payment Schedule
2024-25 Payment Dates (Program’s Last Year)
Quarter
Date
Status
Q1 (2024-25)
April 15, 2024
Paid
Q2 (2024-25)
July 15, 2024
Paid
Q3 (2024-25)
October 15, 2024
Paid
Q4 (2024-25)
January 15, 2025
Paid
2025-26 (partial, new rates)
April 22, 2025
Truly final payment — program ended
No payment was issued in July 2025 or after.
How Payments Used to Arrive
Method
Details
Direct deposit
To bank account on file with CRA
Cheque
If no direct deposit set up
Timing
Allowed a few business days
Eligibility Details (Historical)
Who Got the Payment
Situation
Who Received
Couple
One spouse (both amounts combined)
Single
The individual
Child
Part of parent’s payment
Separated
Split payments possible
Age Requirements
Age
Eligible
19+
Yes
Under 19 with spouse
Yes
Under 19 with child
Yes
Under 19 single
No
Can I Still Get a Missed Payment From a Past Year?
The program has ended, but entitlement for prior benefit years doesn’t disappear:
Situation
What Happens
Late-filed a 2022-2024 return
CRA still pays any owed rebate for that year as a lump sum
No income in a past year
You were still eligible — filing (even late) unlocks the payment
No deposit since spring 2025
Expected — the program ended, this is not an error
Common Questions
Did the Rebate Cover the Carbon Tax?
Analysis
Household type
Rebate vs Cost
Low income
Typically received more
Average
Close to even
High consumption
May have paid more
Family of Four Net Position (2024-25, Final Year)
Province
Rebate
Avg Carbon Cost
Net
Alberta
$1,800
~$1,500
+$300
Ontario
$1,120
~$900
+$220
Costs varied significantly by energy usage.
Provincial Carbon Programs: Also Discontinued
BC Carbon Tax Rebate
BC’s own carbon tax and its Climate Action Tax Credit were also eliminated effective April 1, 2025 (via BC’s Bill 8, Carbon Tax Amendment Act), with the final payment issued April 2025 — this is no longer an ongoing program either.
The Canada Carbon Rebate was free money for filing your tax return while it ran — most low- and middle-income households received more than they paid in carbon costs. The program made its truly final payment April 22, 2025 and the federal consumer carbon tax was eliminated April 1, 2025, so there is nothing further to claim going forward. If you filed late for a prior year (2022-2024), you can still recover any rebate you were owed for that year. BC and Quebec residents continue to receive equivalent benefits through their own provincial programs, which were never tied to the federal rebate.
Where You Used to Pay (Consumer Fuel Charge, Now Removed)
Source
How You Paid
Gasoline
~$0.176-0.21/litre (2024-25)
Natural gas
~$0.15-0.18/m³ (2024-25)
Propane
~$0.12-0.15/litre (2024-25)
Annual Cost Estimate (While the Levy Was in Effect)