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ARTICLE · 20 DECEMBER 2018

Federal Carbon Pricing System Coming Into Force January 2019: How Will It Impact Your Business?

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Under the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (Act), the federal government is empowered to administer and enforce a two-pronged carbon pricing system in provinces and territories

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Under the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (Act), the federal government is empowered to administer and enforce a two-pronged carbon pricing system in provinces and territories that either fail to meet the federal benchmark specified in the Act or choose to adopt it voluntarily (Listed Provinces).

For a discussion regarding the political and legal challenges surrounding the Act and its uncertain future, see our October 2018 Blakes Bulletin: Canada Details Federal Carbon Pricing System in Face of Increasing Opposition.

Under Part 1 of the Act, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) will administer a fuel "charge" in the following Listed Provinces: Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick and Ontario from April 2019 and in the Yukon and Nunavut from July 2019.

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