Administering Carbon Tax Program Has Cost Canadians Nearly $200 Million So Far, Government Records Reveal

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

The federal government has spent nearly $200 million on carbon tax paperwork since the introduction of the fuel charge in 2019, newly released government records show.

Records obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) show taxpayers paid $82.6 million for the program in 2022, including salaries for 465 full-time employees. Between 2019 and 2021, those costs were $116.5 million.