Courses & Events

Online course: Municipal market-based tools for sustainable development

Sign up now for this new and unique Ecofiscal course, designed for municipal employees. Launching Fall 2018!

New Brunswick Legislative Building

The Revenue Recycling Opportunity for Atlantic Canada

April 14, 2016

Atlantic Canada has recently been discussing the possibility of implementing a regional carbon tax. Putting a price on carbon will generate revenue. How this revenue is recycled back into the economy can affect both economic and environmental objectives.

Recycling Cap-and-Trade Revenues in Quebec (français)

April 12, 2016

Quebec’s system includes revenue recycling to support emissions reducing technologies and the provision of free permits as transitional support to industry. As the policy’s stringency increases over time, and the carbon price rises, new revenue will be generated.

Ontario parliament building - revenue recycling in Ontario - carbon pricing

Recycling Cap-and-Trade Revenues in Ontario

April 11, 2016

Ontario is introducing a cap-and-trade system, which comes into effect January 1, 2017. The system will be linked with California and Quebec’s systems under the Western Climate Initiative, and is expected to raise $1.9 billion in its first year.

British Columbia parliament building

Recycling Carbon Tax Revenues in British Columbia

April 7, 2016

Join us for a panel discussion to discuss the trade-offs of different revenue recycling options in British Columbia, including how to address household fairness and business competitiveness.

Recycling Carbon Tax Revenues in Alberta

Recycling Carbon Tax Revenues in Alberta

April 6, 2016

Join us for a panel discussion to discuss the trade-offs of different revenue recycling options, including how to address household fairness and business competitiveness.

Federal-provincial carbon coordination - carbon pricing

Federal-Provincial Carbon Coordination

February 23, 2016

The Ecofiscal Commission will hold a live-stream event to dig into the challenging details of federal-provincial carbon coordination with federalism, environmental and economic policy experts.