Government Grant
Partial exemption from carbon tax for greenhouse growers | P.K.A Greenhouse Carbon Tax Relief Grant (GCTRG)
Through the Greenhouse Carbon Tax Relief Grant Program (GCTRG), the BC government provides carbon tax relief to BC commercial vegetable, floriculture, wholesale nursery and forest seedling operations.
Effective April 1, 2023 the GCTRG will be replaced with the Partial exemption from carbon tax for greenhouse growers.
Please note that should the value of eligible applications to the 2023 intake exceed available funding, the Ministry may adjust reimbursement levels to ensure all eligible applications are processed equitably.
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Description
Through the Greenhouse Carbon Tax Relief Grant Program (GCTRG), the BC government provides carbon tax relief to BC commercial vegetable, floriculture, wholesale nursery and forest seedling operations.
Effective April 1, 2023 the GCTRG will be replaced with the Partial exemption from carbon tax for greenhouse growers.
Please note that should the value of eligible applications to the 2023 intake exceed available funding, the Ministry may adjust reimbursement levels to ensure all eligible applications are processed equitably.
Eligible activities: natural gas and propane consumed for heating and producing CO2 for the production of eligible crops within a production greenhouse is eligible. Fuel burnt for other purposes, such as heating residential, office, packing or processing area, or non-eligible crop production area, vehicles, forklifts or to produce electricity in a CHP engine - is ineligible.