Five top questions about federal carbon tax and how it affects you
OTTAWA — Five things you need to know about how the national price on carbon affects you.
1. What provinces are affected?
Only people living in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and New Brunswick will be subject to the federal carbon tax and resultant rebate system. People who live in Yukon and Nunavut will also be subjected to the federal tax but the revenue from it will go to the territorial governments, which asked to use the federal program and will thus be allowed to decide how to spend it.
2. How much am I going to pay in a carbon tax?