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Fuel charge rates

The information on this page provides the fuel charge rates for each fuel type and combustible waste covered under the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act and its regulations.

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Fuel charge rates – Beginning April 1, 2025

On March 15, 2025, the Government of Canada made regulations that cease the application of the federal fuel charge, by setting all fuel charge rates to zero. For more information, refer to Notice FCN16, Removal of the fuel charge.

Historical fuel charge rates – April 2019 to March 2025

Table 1 – Historical fuel charge rates for Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, and Saskatchewan 

The rates applied in Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, and Saskatchewan from April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2025.

New Brunswick ceased to be a listed province effective April 1, 2020, and the fuel charge was reintroduced on July 1, 2023. As such, the rates applied in New Brunswick from April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020, and from July 1, 2023 to March 31, 2025. 

The rates applied in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island from July 1, 2023 to March 31, 2025. 

Table 1 – Historical fuel charge rates for Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, and Saskatchewan
Type Unit
$ per		 April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020 April 1, 2020 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 April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025
Aviation gasoline Litre 0.0498 0.0747 0.0995 0.1244 0.1592 0.1959
Aviation turbo fuel Litre 0.0516 0.0775 0.1033 0.1291 0.1678 0.2065
Butane Litre 0.0356 0.0534 0.0712 0.0890 0.1157 0.1424
Coke Tonne 63.59 95.39 127.19 158.99 206.68 254.38
Coke oven gas Cubic metre 0.0140 0.0210 0.0280 0.0350 0.0455 0.0560
Combustible waste Tonne 39.95 59.92 79.89 99.87 129.82 159.78
Ethane Litre 0.0204 0.0306 0.0408 0.0509 0.0662 0.0815
Gas liquids Litre 0.0333 0.0499 0.0666 0.0832 0.1081 0.1331
Gasoline Litre 0.0442 0.0663 0.0884 0.1105 0.1431 0.1761
Heavy fuel oil Litre 0.0637 0.0956 0.1275 0.1593 0.2072 0.2550
High heat value coal Tonne 45.03 67.55 90.07 112.58 145.02 178.48
Kerosene Litre 0.0516 0.0775 0.1033 0.1291 0.1678 0.2065
Light fuel oil Litre 0.0537 0.0805 0.1073 0.1341 0.1738 0.2139
Low heat value coal Tonne 35.45 53.17 70.90 88.62 115.21 141.80
Marketable natural gas Cubic metre 0.0391 0.0587 0.0783 0.0979 0.1239 0.1525
Methanol Litre 0.0220 0.0329 0.0439 0.0549 0.0714 0.0878
Naphtha Litre 0.0451 0.0676 0.0902 0.1127 0.1465 0.1803
Non-marketable natural gas Cubic metre 0.0517 0.0776 0.1034 0.1293 0.1654 0.2035
Petroleum coke Litre 0.0767 0.1151 0.1535 0.1919 0.2452 0.3018
Pentanes plus Litre 0.0356 0.0534 0.0712 0.0890 0.1157 0.1424
Propane Litre 0.0310 0.0464 0.0619 0.0774 0.1006 0.1238
Still gas Cubic metre 0.0540 0.0810 0.1080 0.1350 0.1396 0.1718

Table 2 – Historical fuel charge rates for Nunavut and Yukon

Table 2 – Historical fuel charge rates for Nunavut and Yukon
Type Unit
$ per		 July 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020 April 1, 2020 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 April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025
Aviation gasoline Litre 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Aviation turbo fuel Litre 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Butane Litre 0.0356 0.0534 0.0712 0.0890 0.1157 0.1424
Coke Tonne 63.59 95.39 127.19 158.99 206.68 254.38
Coke oven gas Cubic metre 0.0140 0.0210 0.0280 0.0350 0.0455 0.0560
Combustible waste Tonne 39.95 59.92 79.89 99.87 129.82 159.78
Ethane Litre 0.0204 0.0306 0.0408 0.0509 0.0662 0.0815
Gas liquids Litre 0.0333 0.0499 0.0666 0.0832 0.1081 0.1331
Gasoline Litre 0.0442 0.0663 0.0884 0.1105 0.1431 0.1761
Heavy fuel oil Litre 0.0637 0.0956 0.1275 0.1593 0.2072 0.2550
High heat value coal Tonne 45.03 67.55 90.07 112.58 145.02 178.48
Kerosene Litre 0.0516 0.0775 0.1033 0.1291 0.1678 0.2065
Light fuel oil Litre 0.0537 0.0805 0.1073 0.1341 0.1738 0.2139
Low heat value coal Tonne 35.45 53.17 70.90 88.62 115.21 141.80
Marketable natural gas Cubic metre 0.0391 0.0587 0.0783 0.0979 0.1239 0.1525
Methanol Litre 0.0220 0.0329 0.0439 0.0549 0.0714 0.0878
Naphtha Litre 0.0451 0.0676 0.0902 0.1127 0.1465 0.1803
Non-marketable natural gas Cubic metre 0.0517 0.0776 0.1034 0.1293 0.1654 0.2035
Petroleum coke Litre 0.0767 0.1151 0.1535 0.1919 0.2452 0.3018
Pentanes plus Litre 0.0356 0.0534 0.0712 0.0890 0.1157 0.1424
Propane Litre 0.0310 0.0464 0.0619 0.0774 0.1006 0.1238
Still gas Cubic metre 0.0540 0.0810 0.1080 0.1350 0.1396 0.1718

Conversion factors

In the Act, the rate for marketable natural gas is applied in dollars per cubic metre and the rate for petroleum coke is applied in dollars per litre. However, the industry has indicated that the standard units of measure for deliveries of these two fuels differ from what is set out in the Act. As a result, the Canada Revenue Agency provides conversion factors to ensure consistency in the application and administration of the Act.

Conversion factors for marketable natural gas

The conversion factors for marketable natural gas when it is measured in gigajoules or litres instead of cubic metres are provided in the table below. The factors apply to a liquid (measured in litres) and a gas (measured in cubic metres) when taken at standard reference conditions, which are as follows:

Conversion factors for marketable natural gas
Unit Equivalent to
1.0 litre 0.001 cubic metre
1.0 gigajoule 26.853 cubic metres

Conversion factor for petroleum coke

The conversion factor for petroleum coke when it is measured in tonnes instead of litres is: 1 tonne = 833.75 litres.

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