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Minister Pardy Introduces Legislation to Reduce Gas Tax to Zero
Source: Newfoundland & Labrador - Government Releases
Date: 2026-10-29 18:55:16.0
Tags: [Newfoundland and Labrador, Taxation, Affordability, Finance, Energy]The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, through Minister of Finance Craig Pardy, introduced legislation to reduce the provincial tax on gasoline and diesel to 0 cents per litre. This policy removes the existing provincial taxes of 7.5 cents per litre for gasoline and 9.5 cents per litre for diesel, resulting in total savings at the pump—including Harmonized Sales Tax (HST)—of 8.625 cents per litre for gasoline vehicles and 10.925 cents per litre for diesel vehicles. Furthermore, the legislative amendments establish a safeguard mechanism to maintain the provincial fuel tax at zero as long as oil prices stay above a specified threshold, forming part of the provincial government's broader $275 million cost-of-living relief initiative.
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Minister Pardy Introduces Legislation to Reduce Gas Tax to Zero
Source: Newfoundland & Labrador - Government Releases
Date: 2026-10-29 18:55:16.0
Tags: [Newfoundland and Labrador, Taxation, Finance, Affordability, Energy]On October 29, 2026, Newfoundland and Labrador Minister of Finance Craig Pardy introduced legislation to reduce the provincial tax on gasoline and diesel to 0 cents per litre, down from 7.5 cents and 9.5 cents respectively. Factoring in the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST), drivers will save 8.625 cents per litre on gasoline and 10.925 cents per litre on diesel amidst record high fuel prices. The legislative amendments also establish a protective mechanism to keep provincial fuel taxes at zero for as long as oil prices remain above a specified threshold. This measure is part of the Provincial Government's broader Budget 2026 initiative, which has invested over $275 million in cost-of-living relief.
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Provincial Government Cutting Gas Tax on Gasoline and Diesel to Zero Beginning December 1
Source: Newfoundland & Labrador - Government Releases
Date: 2026-10-26 14:15:53.0
Tags: [Newfoundland and Labrador, Taxation, Affordability, Energy, Finance]The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, through Minister of Finance Craig Pardy, announced that the provincial gas tax on gasoline and diesel will be reduced to zero cents per litre from December 1, 2026, to March 31, 2027. The Provincial Government will introduce legislative amendments in the House of Assembly to enact these changes and establish a permanent mechanism to keep the provincial fuel tax at zero whenever fuel prices exceed a specified threshold. This measure represents $25 million in affordability relief, contributing to a broader $79 million cost-of-living package that also includes the accelerated Churchill Falls Electricity Rebate and a doubled Home Heating Supplement.
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Premier Wakeham Announces $54 Million in Additional Affordability Relief
Source: Newfoundland & Labrador - Government Releases
Date: 2026-10-22 12:50:01.0
Tags: [Newfoundland and Labrador, Affordability, Energy, Taxation, Finance]Premier Tony Wakeham and Minister of Finance Craig Pardy announced a $54 million affordability package to assist residents of Newfoundland and Labrador with winter energy costs. The initiative accelerates the implementation of the Churchill Falls Electricity Rebate starting in January 2027, providing residential customers of Newfoundland Power and Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro a 15 per cent reduction (up to 2,000 kilowatt-hours per month) estimated at $351 annually, costing $45 million for the remainder of the 2026-27 fiscal year. Additionally, the maximum Home Heating Supplement for households relying on furnace or stove oil is doubled from $500 to $1,000 for the 2026 program, providing roughly $9 million in relief to approximately 9,000 current applicants.
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N.W.T. finance minister says no emergency relief from fuel price shock, but pushes Ottawa for support
Source: Territories - Northern Affairs (Yukon, NWT, Nunavut)
Date: 2026-10-21 10:00:00.0
Tags: [National, Finance, Energy, Taxation, Affordability]Northwest Territories Finance Minister Caroline Wawzonek rejected calls from MLAs to slash the territorial gas and diesel tax—which generates an estimated $15 million annually—or provide immediate emergency heating fuel subsidies ahead of winter. Testifying before the federal standing committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs, Wawzonek criticized federal funding programs like the $2-billion heat pump initiative as unsuitable for northern climates and pressed Ottawa for customized support to address energy and affordability challenges where transport and heating costs are double the national average. She noted the territorial government already provides over $18 million in direct annual energy subsidies and warned that low water levels threatening the hydro system will force the territory to rely more heavily on costly diesel generation.
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Yellowknife residents worry what this winter will do to their power bills
Source: Territories - Northern Affairs (Yukon, NWT, Nunavut)
Date: 2026-10-15 15:30:59.0
Tags: [National, Energy, Affordability, Taxation]In Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, about 30 residents attended a town hall hosted by MLAs Kieron Testart and Robert Hawkins to discuss mounting home heating and electricity costs driven by global oil price spikes. Residents and local officials discussed potential long-term solutions such as small modular reactors—following a recent intergovernmental information-sharing agreement signed by the Northwest Territories, Alberta, and Saskatchewan—as well as immediate relief measures. Attendees and MLA Kieron Testart called for territorial fuel tax reductions and direct consumer subsidies, such as a $100 monthly power bill credit, to alleviate affordability pressures during the winter months.
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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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Poilievre urges tax cuts to make diesel fuel more affordable
Source: CBC Politics
Date: 2026-09-27 17:08:51.0
Tags: [National, Taxation, Energy, Affordability]Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has proposed a federal policy to eliminate all taxes on diesel fuel until at least Canada Day by extending the fuel excise tax cut and removing the GST on diesel purchases. The plan also advocates for permanently scrapping the federal industrial carbon tax and the Clean Fuel Standard to eliminate production costs, encourage refinery investment, and address regional transportation bottlenecks that leave parts of Canada dependent on U.S. diesel imports.
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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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Liberals extending fuel excise tax suspension to January
Source: Global News Politics
Date: 2026-09-22 15:47:52.0
Tags: [National, Taxation, Economy, Energy]Federal Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced that the federal government is extending the temporary suspension of the fuel excise tax until the end of January. The policy continuation responds to elevated fuel prices in Canada driven by global market impacts, specifically the U.S. war on Iran and the resulting closure of the Strait of Hormuz since March.
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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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P.E.I. has some of Canada's highest fuel prices. Politicians are looking at making them cheaper
Source: Prince Edward Island - Regional News
Date: 2026-09-10 23:53:54.0
Tags: [Prince Edward Island, Affordability, Taxation, Energy, Governance]A legislative committee on Prince Edward Island is reviewing the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission pricing framework and preparing recommendations for the fall sitting of the legislature to lower fuel prices. The committee is specifically researching three options: cutting the provincial fuel tax of 8.47 cents per litre for gasoline and 14.15 cents per litre for diesel (which would yield approximately $28 million in consumer savings), eliminating minimum fuel pricing to foster competition, and exploring the establishment of an island-based ethanol-blending facility.
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Ottawa set to extend the pause on federal fuel excise tax: source
Source: Global News Politics
Date: 2026-09-02 13:20:19.0
Tags: [National, Taxation, Economy, Affordability, Energy]Federal Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is set to announce an extension of the pause on the federal excise tax on gasoline and diesel until at least next year, preventing the return of the tax originally scheduled for September 8, 2026. The initial suspension, which took effect in April, eliminated a federal excise tax of 10 cents per litre on gasoline and four cents per litre on diesel. The decision by the federal government to prolong the tax break comes in response to rising fuel prices driven by ongoing hostilities associated with the Iran war.
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