Carbon tax rates by fuel type

Publication date: February 28, 2023

**Carbon tax rates for liquid fuels**
Fuel type	Units for tax rates	April 1, 2022	April 1, 2023	April 1, 2024	April 1, 2025	April 1, 2026
Gasoline	¢/litre	11.05	14.31	17.61	20.91	24.22
Light fuel oil (includes diesel, locomotive fuel, heating oil and industrial oil)	¢/litre	13.01	16.85	20.74	24.62	28.51
Heavy fuel oil	¢/litre	15.93	20.72	25.50	30.28	35.06
Aviation fuel	¢/litre	12.44	15.92	19.59	23.26	26.94
Jet fuel	¢/litre	12.91	16.78	20.65	24.53	28.40
Kerosene	¢/litre	12.91	16.78	20.65	24.53	28.40
Naphtha	¢/litre	11.27	14.65	18.03	21.42	24.80
Methanol	¢/litre	5.49	7.14	8.78	10.43	12.08

**Carbon tax rates for gaseous fuels**
Fuel type	Units for tax rates	April 1, 2022	April 1, 2023	April 1, 2024	April 1, 2025	April 1, 2026
Natural gas	$/gigajoule	2.5588	3.2384	3.9859	4.7334	5.4809
Natural gas	¢/cubic metre	9.79	12.39	15.25	18.11	20.97
Propane	¢/litre	7.74	10.06	12.38	14.70	17.03
Butane	¢/litre	8.90	11.57	14.24	16.91	19.58
Ethane	¢/litre	5.09	6.62	8.15	9.68	11.21
Gas liquids	¢/litre	8.32	10.81	13.31	15.81	18.30
Pentanes plus	¢/litre	8.90	11.57	14.24	16.91	19.58
Refinery gas	¢/cubic metre	13.50	13.96	17.18	20.40	23.62
Coke oven gas	¢/cubic metre	3.50	4.55	5.60	6.65	7.70

**Carbon tax rates for solid fuels**
Fuel type	Units for tax rates	April 1, 2022	April 1, 2023	April 1, 2024	April 1, 2025	April 1, 2026
Low heat value coal	$/tonne	88.62	115.21	141.80	168.38	194.97
High heat value coal	$/tonne	112.58	145.02	178.48	211.95	245.41
Coke	$/tonne	158.99	206.68	254.38	302.07	349.77
Petroleum coke	¢/litre	19.19	24.52	30.18	35.84	41.49

**Carbon tax rates for combustibles**
Fuel type	Units for tax rates	April 1, 2022	April 1, 2023	April 1, 2024	April 1, 2025	April 1, 2026
Peat	$/tonne	51.10	66.43	81.76	97.09	112.42
Combustible waste (includes whole and shredded tires and asphalt shingles)	$/tonne	99.87	129.82	159.78	189.74	219.70

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