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By Alyssa Conti

B.C. CARBON TAX

B.C. government to cut carbon tax after Liberal government removes consumer federal carbon price

Mar 14, 2025 | 3:10 PM

VICTORIA — B.C. Premier David Eby has announced that the Province is following suit on Prime Minister Mark Carney’s move to end consumer carbon pricing.

In a statement Friday afternoon (Mar. 14), Eby said this comes as part of a provincial commitment last year to get rid of the carbon tax as soon as the feds remove the national carbon tax requirement.

“As the federal government removes the requirement that B.C. have a carbon tax in place, we will act quickly so the people of British Columbia don’t feel the pinch when filling their cars or heating their homes,” wrote Eby.

The Province will also be preparing laws to cut the scheduled carbon tax increase of $15/tonne that would have occurred on April 1st.

“For over a decade and a half, a price on pollution has been an effective part of our efforts to tackle climate change. However, with cost-of-living pressures facing households and the imminent removal of federal carbon pricing, there is no longer support for the measure,” Eby added.

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“We will continue our commitments to battle climate change by encouraging industry to innovate and ensuring British Columbians have affordable options to make sustainable choices.”

B.C. was the first province to introduce a carbon tax in 2008– more than a decade before national regulations.