70 Percent of Canadians Believe Cost of Industrial Carbon Tax Paid by Consumers: Survey

A dump truck works near the Syncrude oil sands extraction facility near Fort McMurray, Alberta, in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Jason Franson

Close to three-quarters of Canadians say that they believe businesses pass on some or a majority of the cost of the industrial carbon tax to consumers, according to a recent Leger survey.

The survey, commissioned by the Taxpayers Federation, asked Canadians how much of the industrial carbon tax businesses pass on to consumers.