{"id":"canada-extends-fuel-excise-tax-relief-2026","canonicalSlug":"canada-extends-fuel-excise-tax-relief-2026","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/canada-extends-fuel-excise-tax-relief-2026","language":"en","title":"Canada extends federal fuel excise suspension through January 2027","summary":"The tax will return at half its regular rate in February and March, with a stated additional fiscal cost of C$2.9 billion.","body":["Canada’s Department of Finance announced on 2 September that the temporary federal excise-tax suspension on gasoline, aviation gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel would continue through 31 January 2027. The measure began on 20 April 2026.","From 1 February to 31 March 2027, the tax is set to return at half its regular rate: 5 cents per litre for gasoline and unleaded aviation gasoline, 5.5 cents for leaded aviation gasoline, and 2 cents for diesel and aviation fuel. The government estimates the extension’s additional fiscal impact at C$2.9 billion and total 2026–27 relief at C$5.3 billion."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"Canada extends federal fuel excise suspension through January 2027\n\nThe tax will return at half its regular rate in February and March, with a stated additional fiscal cost of C$2.9 billion.\n\nCanada’s Department of Finance announced on 2 September that the temporary federal excise-tax suspension on gasoline, aviation gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel would continue through 31 January 2027. The measure began on 20 April 2026.\n\nFrom 1 February to 31 March 2027, the tax is set to return at half its regular rate: 5 cents per litre for gasoline and unleaded aviation gasoline, 5.5 cents for leaded aviation gasoline, and 2 cents for diesel and aviation fuel. The government estimates the extension’s additional fiscal impact at C$2.9 billion and total 2026–27 relief at C$5.3 billion.","category":"fiscal","region":"world","topics":[],"eventDate":"2026-09-02","eventDateBasis":"source-event-or-period","publishedAt":"2026-10-06T00:01:40Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-06T00:01:40Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":null,"sourcePublishedAt":"2026-09-02","translatedAt":"2026-10-05T23:25:11Z","sources":[{"name":"Department of Finance Canada","url":"https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2026/09/the-government-of-canada-extends-the-federal-fuel-excise-tax-relief-on-gasoline-diesel-and-aviation-fuels-for-canadians.html","checkedAt":"2026-10-05","publishedAt":"2026-09-02"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/canada-extends-fuel-excise-tax-relief-2026","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/canada-extends-fuel-excise-tax-relief-2026","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/canada-extends-fuel-excise-tax-relief-2026","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/canada-extends-fuel-excise-tax-relief-2026","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/canada-extends-fuel-excise-tax-relief-2026","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/canada-extends-fuel-excise-tax-relief-2026","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/canada-extends-fuel-excise-tax-relief-2026"},"corrections":[],"locations":[]}