Past carbon tax rates
Last updated on April 29, 2024This page provides the past B.C. carbon tax rates from April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2024. For the current carbon tax rates, see our Carbon tax rates by fuel type page.
| Fuel type | April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2021 |
April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022 |
April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023 |
April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline | 8.89 cents per litre | 9.96 cents per litre | 11.05 cents per litre | 14.31 cents per litre |
| Light fuel oil (includes diesel, locomotive fuel, heating oil and industrial oil) | 10.23 cents per litre | 11.71 cents per litre | 13.01 cents per litre | 16.85 cents per litre |
| Heavy fuel oil | 12.60 cents per litre | 14.36 cents per litre | 15.93 cents per litre | 20.72 cents per litre |
| Aviation fuel | 9.84 cents per litre | 11.21 cents per litre | 12.44 cents per litre | 15.92 cents per litre |
| Jet fuel | 10.44 cents per litre | 11.61 cents per litre | 12.91 cents per litre | 16.78 cents per litre |
| Kerosene | 10.44 cents per litre | 11.61 cents per litre | 12.91 cents per litre | 16.78 cents per litre |
| Naphtha | 10.20 cents per litre | 10.13 cents per litre | 11.27 cents per litre | 14.65 cents per litre |
| Methanol | 4.36 cents per litre | 4.95 cents per litre | 5.49 cents per litre | 7.14 cents per litre |
| Natural gas | $1.9864 per gigajoule or 7.60 cents per cubic metre | $2.3053 per gigajoule or 8.82 cents per cubic metre | $2.5588 per gigajoule or 9.79 cents per cubic metre | $3.2384 per gigajoule or 12.39 cents per cubic metre |
| Propane | 6.16 cents per litre | 6.98 cents per litre | 7.74 cents per litre | 10.06 cents per litre |
| Butane | 7.04 cents per litre | 8.01 cents per litre | 8.90 cents per litre | 11.57 cents per litre |
| Ethane | 3.92 cents per litre | 4.59 cents per litre | 5.09 cents per litre | 6.62 cents per litre |
| Gas liquids | 6.60 cents per litre | 7.52 cents per litre | 8.32 cents per litre | 10.81 cents per litre |
| Pentanes plus | 7.04 cents per litre | 8.01 cents per litre | 8.90 cents per litre | 11.57 cents per litre |
| Refinery gas | 7.04 cents per cubic metre | 12.15 cents per cubic metre | 13.50 cents per cubic metre | 13.96 cents per cubic metre |
| Coke oven gas | 6.44 cents per cubic metre | 3.15 cents per cubic metre | 3.50 cents per cubic metre | 4.55 cents per cubic metre |
| Low heat value coal | $71.08 per tonne | $79.74 per tonne | $88.62 per tonne | $115.21 per tonne |
| High heat value coal | $83.08 per tonne | $101.34 per tonne | $112.58 per tonne | $145.02 per tonne |
| Coke | $99.48 per tonne | $143.10 per tonne | $158.99 per tonne | $206.68 per tonne |
| Petroleum coke | 14.68 cents per litre | 17.28 cents per litre | 19.19 cents per litre | 24.52 cents per litre |
| Peat | $40.88 per tonne | $45.99 per tonne | $51.10 per tonne | $66.43 per tonne |
| Combustible waste (includes whole and shredded tires and asphalt shingles) | Shredded tires $95.64 per tonne, whole tires $83.20 per tonne | $89.87 per tonne | $99.87 per tonne | $129.82 per tonne |
Note: Combustible waste category started April 1, 2021
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