The Canada Carbon Rebate (CCR) statistics publication presents data based on the information that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) collected and processed for all recipients for the 2023-2024 benefit year.

The CCR is a tax-free amount paid to help individuals and families to offset the cost of the federal pollution pricing. It consists of a basic amount and a supplement for residents of small and rural communities.

For 2023-2024 benefit year, the CCR was available to eligible residents of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. Residents of Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia received three equal payments (July 2023, October 2023, and January 2024) in the 2023-2024 benefit year. The first CCR for New Brunswick residents was issued in October 2023. This payment was a double payment which included both the July and October 2023 payments. The January 2024 payment was a single quarterly payment. The CCR consists of a basic amount and a 10% supplement for residents of small and rural communities.

Explanatory Notes

Confidentiality Procedures

To ensure the protection of taxpayer information, data have been suppressed where warranted. As well, counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of 10. For example, 104 would be rounded to 100 and 105 would be rounded to 110. Dollar amounts have been rounded to the nearest thousand in all tables. The sum of the data may not add to the total, due to rounding or suppression.

Data Source

The statistical tables in this report reflect the information that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has on file for CCR recipients. CCR recipients do not have to apply to receive the quarterly payments. CCR recipients must file their 2022 tax year income tax and benefit returns to be eligible for 2023-2024 benefit year.

For 2022 tax year, the CCR includes a rural supplement of 10% of the base amount for residents of small and rural communities.

Annual amounts for the 2022 base year

The Newfoundland and Labrador program provides an annual (payment dates of July 2023, October 2023, and January 2024) credit of:

• $492 for an individual
• $246 for a spouse or common-law partner
• $123 per child under 19 years old
• $246 for the first child in a single-parent family

The Prince Edward Island program provides an annual (payment dates of July 2023, October 2023, and January 2024) credit of:

• $360 for an individual
• $180 for a spouse or common-law partner
• $90 per child under 19 years old
• $180 for the first child in a single-parent family

The Nova Scotia program provides an annual (payment dates of July 2023, October 2023, and January 2024) credit of:

• $372 for an individual
• $186 for a spouse or common-law partner
• $93 per child under 19 years old
• $186 for the first child in a single-parent family

The New Brunswick program provides an annual (payment dates of October 2023 and January 2024) credit of:

• $276 for an individual
• $138 for a spouse or common-law partner
• $69 per child under 19 years old
• $138 for the first child in a single-parent family

The Ontario program provides an annual credit of:

• $488 for an individual
• $244 for a spouse or common-law partner
• $122 per child under 19 years old
• $244 for the first child in a single-parent family

The Manitoba program provides an annual credit of:

• $528 for an individual
• $264 for a spouse or common-law partner
• $132 per child under 19 years old
• $264 for the first child in a single-parent family

The Saskatchewan program provides an annual credit of:

• $680 for an individual
• $340 for a spouse or common-law partner
• $170 per child under 19 years old
• $340 for the first child in a single-parent family

The Alberta program provides an annual credit of:

• $772 for an individual
• $386 for a spouse or common-law partner
• $193 per child under 19 years old
• $386 for the first child in a single-parent family

Depending on an individual’s personal situation, the individual could be eligible to receive the CCR for certain family members or dependents, as well as the 10% supplement for residents of small and rural communities. All residents of the Prince Edward Island are eligible to receive the 10% rural supplement. More information on CCR eligibility requirements can be found here.

Major classification variable

• Province of payment

Description of CCR items

Benefit year: the CCR issuance period runs from April 2023 to January 2024. The eligibility for the 2023-2024 benefit year is based on 2022 tax returns.

CCR amount received: this refers to the sum of all basic and rural supplement amounts received by all recipients for the given province.

Eligible recipient: a resident of Canada in the month before the payment and a resident of the following provinces on the first day of the payment month:

• Newfoundland and Labrador
• Prince Edward Island
• Nova Scotia
• New Brunswick
• Ontario
• Manitoba
• Saskatchewan
• Alberta

and was

• At least 19 years old in the month before the CRA makes a payment, or
  • If under 19 years old, so long as the individual:
    • had a spouse or a common-law partner, or
    • was a parent who lived with their child.

Only one person per family receives the CCR.

Number of CCR Recipients: refers to the count of recipients of the benefit.

Tax year: this refers to the base tax year for which the benefit is calculated. The base year for a particular benefit year is the preceding tax year. For example, for the 2023-2024 benefit year, the base tax year is 2022.

Description of the CCR table

In Table 1, province of payment refers to the province to which the payment was received. A small number of individuals moved between provinces during the benefit year and are being counted twice, thus the sum of the data may not add to the total.

Table in PDF format

Table 1- Number of Canada Carbon Rebate (CCR) recipients and amount received, by province of payment, 2023-2024 benefit year

Table in CSV format

Table 1- Number of Canada Carbon Rebate (CCR) recipients and amount received, by province of payment, 2023-2024 benefit year