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The Canada carbon rebate is over. The CRA says the last quarterly payment was the one for April 2025, and the federal fuel charge stopped that spring. So if you’re searching for the next payment date, there isn’t one. What’s left is smaller: money you may still be owed from a return you never filed, and a few points about tax on the old payments.
There will be no further quarterly CCR payments after the April 2025 payment.
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When did the carbon rebate end?
Two official pages give slightly different dates, so here’s how they fit. The Department of Finance said the fuel charge rates for all fuels would be set to zero after 31 March 2025, and that a final rebate would start paying on 22 April 2025. The CRA’s rebate page says the government stopped the fuel charge and the rebate for individuals on 15 March 2025, with no quarterly payments after April 2025. We didn’t find a page that reconciles the two, so if you need an exact date for a form, quote the CRA page.
| Item | What the official pages say |
|---|---|
| Federal fuel charge | Rates set to zero after 31 March 2025 (Finance) |
| Last payment to individuals | The April 2025 payment, starting 22 April 2025 |
| Example amount, family of four in Alberta | Up to $456 for that final payment (Finance) |
| Tax years still open for unclaimed rebates | 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 (CRA) |
| BC climate action tax credit | April 2025 was the final payment (BC government) |
Can you still get money you missed?
Possibly. That’s what the CRA says: people who were eligible but haven’t filed a return for 2024, 2023, 2022 or 2021 can still get a payment once that return is assessed. You have to file, even with no income to report. The payment came off the return, so the return is the claim.
Say you skipped 2023 because you had no income. Filing it now could release the rebate amounts for the periods that year covered, plus other benefits. Our GST/HST credit calculator and the Canada Child Benefit calculator show the other payments that hang on the same return, and those are often bigger than people expect. We can’t tell you a rebate figure for your year, because the amounts depended on your province and household, and we haven’t confirmed each year’s table.
Newcomers who arrived recently have to use the CRA’s application forms instead of a standard return. The page names RC66, RC66SCH and RC151.
How do you find out which years you never filed?
Start with paper you already have. Each notice of assessment names the tax year it covers, so a gap in the stack points at a missing year. Your CRA online account is the other place to look, since it lists the returns on file. If a year is missing and you lived in Canada for it, file it, even if income was nil. The same return is what the GST/HST credit and child benefit amounts hang on, which is why a no-income return is rarely a wasted afternoon.
Say Chris in Regina skipped 2022 because he was in school and earned almost nothing. If he files it now, the CRA can assess the return and pay whatever he was eligible for that year. The sooner he files, the sooner any payment can follow, and the return still has to match his slips and his own records, whatever the year.
Was the rebate taxable?
For individuals, no. The CRA describes it as a tax-free amount, so it never went on your return as income. That’s why it doesn’t show up in the income tax calculator, which counts taxable income only.
Small businesses are a separate matter. The Canada Carbon Rebate for Small Businesses paid eligible businesses. The Department of Finance confirmed in June 2025 that all those payments, up to and including the final 2024-25 one, are tax-free, and that the CRA would process amended T2 returns for businesses that had reported them as income. If your company reported one that way, that’s worth a look. The 2024-25 payment had a filing cut-off of 15 July 2025 for 2024 returns, and the release said the total returned would be $623.1 million.
What about provincial programs?
This is where people get caught. British Columbia ran its own climate action tax credit, and its page says the April 2025 payment was the last. Residents who hadn’t filed 2023 or earlier returns could still qualify for those years, and the CRA works out the amount when it processes the return.
For any other province, we couldn’t confirm a current provincial replacement, so we won’t name one. If a website promises a “new carbon rebate” for 2026, treat it as unconfirmed until you find the same program on a canada.ca or provincial .ca page.
Common mistakes and limits
The biggest one is waiting for a payment that isn’t coming. The second is filing an old return late and expecting it to be processed as fast as this year’s. It won’t be, so file electronically if you can and set up direct deposit.
Third, don’t pay anyone a percentage to “recover” the money. The CRA pays it directly once your return is assessed. If you owe tax on a late return, our tax refund calculator shows if a refund or a balance is coming.
Our sources
Dates and amounts are from the Department of Finance releases of March and June 2025 and from the CRA‘s Canada Carbon Rebate pages, plus the British Columbia government’s climate action tax credit page. Nothing here was taken from memory, and we haven’t confirmed any amounts for years before April 2025. We’re not connected with any government.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Canada carbon rebate still being paid?
No. The CRA says there were no quarterly payments after the April 2025 payment.
Can I still claim a rebate I missed?
If you were eligible but haven't filed for 2021, 2022, 2023 or 2024, filing that return can release a payment once it's assessed.
Was the carbon rebate taxable income?
For individuals, no. The CRA calls it a tax-free amount.
Did the small business rebate get taxed?
The Department of Finance confirmed in June 2025 that those payments are not taxable, including the final 2024-25 one.
Is there a provincial carbon rebate now?
We couldn't confirm a current replacement in any province. BC's climate action tax credit also ended with its April 2025 payment.
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