Federal Carbon Tax Coming to Alberta in January: Environment Minister

A customer re-fuels her car at a Costco in Robinson Township, Pa., in 2015. The U.S. government says the fuel economy of the nation’s fleet of cars and trucks likely won’t meet its targets in 2025 because low gas prices have changed the types of vehicles people are buying. AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar

Ottawa says a federal carbon tax will be imposed on Alberta starting Jan. 1.

Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says she has written the province to inform it of the decision.