Toronto 
Eligible residents of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta will receive the second installment of the quarterly Climate Action Incentive (CAI) payment on October 14th.
Climate Action Incentive payments are paid out to residents of the provinces where the federal carbon pollution pricing system applies.
Under the federal pollution pricing system, the government applies a price on pollution in jurisdictions that do not have a system of their own that meets the federal requirements.
Ottawa says no funds collected are retained by the federal government as approximately 90 per cent of direct proceeds from carbon pollution pricing are returned to residents of those provinces through CAI payments. The other 10 per cent is used to support farmers, small businesses, Indigenous groups, schools, universities, and municipalities.
In 2022-23, a family of four will receive $745 in Ontario, $832 in Manitoba, $1,101 in Saskatchewan, and $1,079 in Alberta as Climate Action Incentive payments in 4 installments. Families in rural and small communities are eligible to receive an extra 10 per cent.
Credit: Canada.ca
The payment is not subject to a benefit reduction based on adjusted family net income.
The second quarterly payment will be disbursed on October 14 and an average family of four will receive $186.25 in Ontario, $208 in Manitoba, $275.25 in Saskatchewan, and $269.75 in Alberta.
Quarterly Payments/Credit: Canada.ca
Who & When:
Those who filed income tax in 2021 and are residents of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta on the first day of the payment month and the last day of the previous month who meet at least one of the following conditions during the same period:
- You are 19 years of age or older
- You have (or previously had) a spouse or common-law partner
- You are (or previously were) a parent and live (or previously lived) with your child
will receive the payment on October 14th.
Those who have signed up for direct deposits from the Canada Revenue Agency will see these payments in their bank accounts as “Climate Action Incentive”. For those not registered for direct deposit, cheques will be mailed out.
Under 2021 budget, The federal government changed the CAI payments from a refundable credit claimed annually on personal income tax returns to quarterly payments made through the benefits system. The first quarterly payment under the benefits system was paid in July of 2022.
