Helping Manitobans Make Ends Meet - Carbon Tax Relief Fund


Carbon Tax Relief Fund


As part of ongoing efforts to help Manitobans, the 2023 Carbon Tax Relief Fund will support approximately 700,000 Manitobans to address the negative impacts of rising winter costs.

Eligibility

  • Manitoba residents who were 18 or older on December 31, 2021
  • Family net income of under $175,000 as per their 2021 Manitoba income tax return

Available assistance

  • $225 for single individuals
  • $375 for couples, with the lower income earner receiving the payment

How to apply

  • Applications for Carbon Tax Relief Fund are now closed.
  • The deadline to apply for persons who believe they were eligible for a payment but did not receive a cheque was September 30, 2023.
  • Government will continue to redirect cheques or issue new cheques to persons who have already been sent cheques but did not receive them or were unable to cash them due to an address change or lost cheque.
  • If you meet the eligibility requirements, please send your name, birthdate and address to taxrelief@gov.mb.ca requesting that we check to see if you have been sent a Carbon Tax Relief Fund payment.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Payments will be sent to all adult singles and couples with 2021 family net income under $175,000. 
  • Persons’ family net income and marital status will be determined based on their 2021 Manitoba income tax return.
  • For couples, the payment will be sent to the spouse or common-law partner that has the lower individual net income.
  • Payments will be $225 for single Manitobans and $375 for couples, with the lower income earner receiving the payment. To receive the couples amount of $375, both spouses or common-law partners must be Manitoba residents and must have filed their 2021 income tax return by December 31, 2022. 
  • For single individuals, this is simply their own net income, while for couples it is the sum of their net incomes.
  • Persons must have filed their 2021 Manitoba income tax return by December 31, 2022 in order to be eligible.
  • Those who filed their 2021 income tax return after December 31, 2022 are not eligible.
  • Persons who have died are not eligible for the payment.
  • However, if they have a surviving cohabiting spouse or common-law partner, that person may be eligible to receive the payment.
  • Cheques will automatically be mailed to person eligible to receive a payment.
  • A cheque will be mailed to the same person’s address used for their 2021 Manitoba income tax return.
  • It is estimated that approximately 698,000 payments will be sent to Manitobans, totalling approximately $200 million.
  • No. The payments are being legislated as refundable tax credits under the Income Tax Act and will not be taxable.
  • No. The payments are being administered outside of the income tax return system. Those who didn’t receive an advance payment should contact Manitoba Government Inquiry.
  • No. The Manitoba government will not contact you about the Carbon Tax Relief Fund unless you have already contacted government to check on your eligibility, and will never communicate by text message.

Contact us

  • Call: 204-945-3744 or 1-866-626-4862 (Toll-Free)
    Email: mgi@gov.mb.ca