Carbon taxes have existed in Canada for more than a decade, but they remain a complex and often confusing topic.
Alberta and Quebec adopted limited forms of carbon pricing in 2007, and British Columbia was the first province to introduce a broad-based carbon tax in 2008.
Over the following decade, various provinces followed suit with their own carbon pricing systems, with varying degrees of stringency and applicability.
Some provinces, such as Alberta and Ontario, introduced carbon pricing systems under one government that were later repealed by another government. In Manitoba, plans for a carbon tax were announced in 2017 but then abruptly cancelled by the same
