OTTAWA – September 4, 2026 – The federal government will extend the gas tax holiday until January and then phase the fuel excise tax back in over three months, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office said.
The move is intended to ease costs for drivers as energy prices remain elevated and the trade conflict with the United States continues. Counter-tariffs on about $27 billion of U.S. goods are scheduled to take effect September 8.
Carney also dismissed recent comments by U.S. cabinet officials about why trade talks collapsed last month, calling them explanations from “unelected” Trump administration figures. Ottawa maintains it walked away because Washington’s demands threatened key Canadian industries.
Voters in three Ontario provincial byelections went to the polls Thursday in the first electoral test for Premier Doug Ford’s government since several controversies this summer.
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