• Large businesses and post-secondary institutions could see five-digit utility fee hike if Epcor franchise fee increase approved

  Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
  Date: 2026-10-05 21:00:32.0
  Tags: [Alberta, Municipal, Taxation, Finance, Energy]

  The Edmonton City Council utility committee voted to send a proposed increase in the city's franchise fee charged to Epcor from 17.65 per cent to the provincially capped maximum of 20 per cent to the full city council. If approved, the hike takes effect on January 1, 2027, generating an estimated additional $14.8 million for the municipality while increasing monthly utility bills by up to $31,500 for post-secondary institutions, $10,400 for large commercial properties, and $6,250 for hospitals.

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• Alberta extends $100 rebate period as uptake lags below 50 per cent

  Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
  Date: 2026-09-30 17:56:13.0
  Tags: [Alberta, Affordability, Energy, Taxation]

  The Government of Alberta has extended the application deadline for its $100 energy rebate program by one month from September 30 to October 31, 2026. Administered under Finance Minister Jason Nixon, the program has seen uptake from 1.45 million out of nearly 3.4 million eligible Albertans, representing roughly 43 percent of the eligible population. The rebate was initially introduced on July 1, 2026, to replace the province's former fuel-tax relief program, which the government subsequently moved to reinstate by removing the entire 13-cent-per-litre provincial fuel tax starting October 1, 2026.

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• Alberta drivers get relief at the pump, while producers squeezed by lower prices

  Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
  Date: 2026-09-23 12:05:22.0
  Tags: [Alberta, Taxation, Energy, Economy]

  Premier Danielle Smith announced that Alberta will suspend its 13-cent-a-litre provincial fuel tax from October 1 through the end of 2026, driven by North American oil prices averaging nearly US$91 a barrel. Meanwhile, Alberta oil producers are facing a US$21 per barrel discount relative to North American benchmarks due to a power outage and subsequent shutdown at ExxonMobil Holdings Corp.'s 275,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Joliet, Illinois. Market experts such as Richard Masson of the Alberta Petroleum Marketing Commission and Plainview Energy Analytics founder Matthew Lewis note that production growth, full pipelines, and refinery outages in the U.S. Midwest are heavily impacting regional heavy crude pricing differentials.

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• Carbon capture CEO says critics ‘told me I was crazy,’ hopes Alberta project proves them wrong

  Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
  Date: 2026-09-17 11:00:33.0
  Tags: [Alberta, Energy, Environment, Climate, Technology, Taxation]

  Montreal-based Deep Sky Corp. operates its Deep Sky Alpha direct air capture facility near Innisfail, Alberta, where it pulls carbon dioxide from the air, stores it underground, and sells offset credits to corporations such as TD Bank Group, Microsoft Corp., and Royal Bank of Canada. U.S.-based GE Vernova Inc. is partnering with Deep Sky to install a machine designed to capture up to 1,500 tonnes of carbon annually by late 2026. The capital projects and equipment are supported by a federal refundable tax credit covering up to 60 percent of eligible direct air capture spending through the end of 2035.

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• Ottawa’s giant tax write-off could win over investors for oilsands carbon storage project: industry

  Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
  Date: 2026-09-15 23:36:03.0
  Tags: [National, Alberta, Energy, Environment, Taxation, Industry]

  Prime Minister Mark Carney proposed a productivity mega deduction at the Canada Investment Summit in Toronto, allowing businesses to deduct the full cost of new equipment and long-term assets in their first year. Industry representatives from the Pathways Alliance, including President Kendall Dilling, stated this federal tax policy addresses a crucial hurdle for financing the alliance's multi-billion-dollar carbon capture and storage project in Alberta. The Pathways Alliance project aims to cut approximately six million tonnes of emissions annually and is targeting a November 15 memorandum of understanding deadline for final binding agreements, with pipeline construction projected around 2030.

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