CP NewsAlert: Ottawa to announce extension of gas tax holiday

  • Canadian Press

A person pumps gas in Montreal on Thursday, April 2, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

OTTAWA -- Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne will announce an extension of the gas tax holiday during a press conference in Ottawa today.

The Liberals temporarily suspended the federal 10-cent excise tax on a litre of gas in April when the war in Iran spiked global fuel prices.

The excise tax suspension was originally supposed to end after Labour Day but a government official confirms the tax will not be reimposed next week.

More coming.