By Canadian Press

Small businesses to receive five years’ worth of carbon rebates in December

Oct 1, 2024 | 11:24 AM

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says owners of small and medium-sized businesses will finally receive their long-awaited carbon pricing refunds before the end of this year.

The Finance Department says the federal government will send more than $2.5 billion to about 600,000 Canadian businesses in December.

The payments will return a portion of the carbon price revenue from 2019-20 through 2023-24 to small businesses in jurisdictions where the federal fuel charge applies.

The amount received by a business will depend on the province it operates in and the number of workers it employs.

The federal government has also announced the final list of Chinese-made aluminum and steel products that will be subject to a 25 per cent tariff, which will come into effect on Oct. 22.

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 1, 2024.

Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press