Several Provincial Finance Ministers Unite in Calling for Carbon Tax on Home Heating to Be Eliminated

The ministers say Ottawa’s decision to pause the tax on home heating oil has created ‘jurisdictional imbalances.’

A man walks past a snow-covered bike and a residential building in Saskatoon in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Jonathan Hayward

Several provinces have issued a joint statement calling on the federal government to eliminate the carbon tax on all forms of home heating.

The united front comes after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a pause on the tax for home heating oil, a move that largely benefits Atlantic Canada where 30 percent of families use oil to heat their homes. Other provinces rely more on different sources, like natural gas.