The current federal backstop carbon pricing policy returns 90% of the carbon fees collected back to households. Data from Canada’s Parliamentary Budget Office clearly shows that by giving money back to Canadians, low and middle-income Canadians come out ahead with the current federal policy. People living in the four provinces with the federal backstop carbon pricing policy can calculate their rebate on Fair Path Forward’s Rebate Calculator. For a family of three living in an urban area in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta their rebate from the federal government will be respectively $12,125, $15,306, $23,544, and $19,614 from 2019 to 2030. Because there is a 10% top-up for rural families, a family of three living in rural areas in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta will receive respectively $13,338, $15,306, $25,898, and $21,575 from 2019 to 2030. The rebates, unlike for the federal Conservative’s Low Carbon Savings Account, come with no restrictions. You can spend as you wish and make the low-carbon purchases you need to make unique to your situation whether you live in the core of a big city, a mining town, a First Nations community, a rural farming community, or any place in between. Calculate your rebate here: https://fairpathforward.ca/rebate-calculator/ Fair Path Forward’s Rebate Calculator
