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Canadian Taxpayers Federation speaks out

Alberta’s rise in the industrial carbon tax will impact almost everything

May 19, 2026 | 1:05 PM

The Alberta director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation believes almost everything you and I purchase will be impacted by a newly-agreed-to industrial carbon price for our province.

Kris Sims adds the old consumer carbon tax displayed the added charges on things like home heating bills; the new levy, she says, won’t be quite so clear, and it’ll be wide-reaching.

“Unfortunately, it means the cost of everything will now be higher, once the carbon tax goes higher,” Sims warns.

“So, the bad part about the industrial carbon tax is two-fold — one, it’s really high and applies to everything, but two, it’s hidden.”

Sims believes everything we receive from agriculture, like food, will be directly impacted by the industrial carbon tax increase through higher taxes on fertilizer and fuel, like diesel.

Right now, Alberta industry pays roughly $95 per metric ton in CO2 emissions; however, that rate is expected to jump to $100 by next year, and to $130 per tonne by 2035.