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Preparing For the Federal Carbon Tax

The federal government is imposing a new carbon tax in Alberta effective January 1, 2020, after the UCP government repealed the provincial carbon levy in June.

To qualify for the federal government’s targeted relief for marked gasoline and diesel fuel used to operate farm machinery on a farm for the purpose of farming or travelling from farm to farm, farmers must complete and submit a one-time Fuel Charge Exemption Certificate to their fuel service provider before the time of delivery. Many fuel service providers in Alberta are urging farmers to submit their Exemption Certificates by December 31, 2019.

The Alberta Wheat and Barley Commissions have been urging the Government of Canada to exempt all fuels used for farm-use from the federal carbon tax including propane and natural gas used for grain drying, but those requests have been rejected.

While the Alberta government is challenging the new federal carbon tax constitutionally, the tax will still apply in the meantime.

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