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Summary

This PR updates the Climate Action Incentive (now called Canada Carbon Rebate) with 2023 and 2024 payment amounts and adds support for the three Atlantic provinces that joined the program.

Changes

Updated Payment Amounts

Added 2023 and 2024 values for all participating provinces:

  • Ontario family of 4: $746 (2022) → $976 (2023) → $1,120 (2024)
  • Alberta family of 4: $1,079 (2022) → $1,544 (2023) → $1,800 (2024)
  • Saskatchewan family of 4: $1,101 (2022) → $1,360 (2023) → $1,504 (2024)
  • Manitoba family of 4: $832 (2022) → $1,056 (2023) → $1,200 (2024)

New Provinces Added

  • New Brunswick (joined 2023)
  • Nova Scotia (joined 2023)
  • Newfoundland and Labrador (joined 2023)

Rural Top-Up

  • Added rural top-up parameter
  • Increased from 10% to 20% in April 2024
  • Applies to residents outside Census Metropolitan Areas

Implementation Notes

  • The parameter system uses date-based values
  • Tests use the value active at the start of the year (e.g., 2023 test uses 2022-07-01 values)
  • Updated references to reflect program renaming to Canada Carbon Rebate

Testing

All tests pass:

policyengine_canada/tests/gov/cra/tax/income/credits/climate_action/climate_action_incentive_updates.yaml ....
============================== 4 passed in 0.08s ==============================

References

Fixes #499

Note: The federal fuel charge and Canada Carbon Rebate were discontinued effective April 1, 2025.

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MaxGhenis and others added 2 commits August 24, 2025 15:02
Add updated payment amounts for the Climate Action Incentive, now called Canada Carbon Rebate (CCR), including new provinces that joined the program.

Updates:
- Added 2023 and 2024 payment amounts for Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba
- Added New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador (joined in 2023)
- Added rural top-up parameter (increased from 10% to 20% in April 2024)
- Updated references to reflect program renaming to Canada Carbon Rebate

Payment increases:
- Ontario family of 4: $746 (2022) → $976 (2023) → $1,120 (2024)
- Alberta family of 4: $1,079 (2022) → $1,544 (2023) → $1,800 (2024)
- Saskatchewan family of 4: $1,101 (2022) → $1,360 (2023) → $1,504 (2024)
- Manitoba family of 4: $832 (2022) → $1,056 (2023) → $1,200 (2024)

Note: The federal fuel charge and CCR were discontinued effective April 1, 2025.

Fixes PolicyEngine#499

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- Add 2024 rural supplement rate (20%) to rural.yaml
- Add Prince Edward Island parameters for all categories
- Fix test expected values to use parameters active at test period
- Remove invalid rural household test (rural variable doesn't exist)

Note: PE residents all receive the rural rate per government policy

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Update the Climate Action Incentive Payment Structure 2023-2024

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