A carbon tax is coming to the Northwest Territories (the
"NWT"). The Government of the Northwest
Territories (the "GNWT") recently
announced their plan to implement a made in the north NWT
Carbon Tax designed and administered in the NWT in accordance with
the federal government's Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean
Growth and Climate Change (the "Federal
Plan") to reduce carbon emissions by 2030.
The stated goal of the new NWT Carbon Tax is to incentivize
behaviours to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while minimizing the
adverse impacts the tax may have on the cost of living and the cost
of doing business in the NWT.
Overall, the NWT uses more carbon for transportation, shipping
and heating homes than many provinces in Canada. This will come to
as no surprise to many residents who recognize that certain
factors, such as the large size of the NWT, the remoteness of
certain communities and the colder climate all require more
expenditure on transport and heating than
