Email from T. Faganello, Assistant Deputy Minister, Re: CARIP Reporting 2020

Re: Climate Action Revenue Incentive Program (CARIP) Reporting 2020

Many thanks to all who joined Deputy Minister Okenge Yuma Morisho and me on today’s call about the Climate Action Revenue Incentive Program (CARIP), please accept our apologies for the technical difficulties on the call that some experienced. This email includes the information that was shared during the call. We want to emphasize that local governments throughout British Columbia have shown great leadership on climate action. The province is committed to working with local governments to reach our climate goals and make life better for people across British Columbia.

For those who were unable to attend or hear due to some technical difficulties on the call, I wish to inform you and your staff that the CARIP will be wrapping up in the 2021/22 fiscal year. During this final program year, local governments will be required to complete and submit the 2020 Carbon Tax Calculation Form. This will be the only reporting requirement.

All program information is available on the Ministry of Municipal Affairs’ CARIP webpage. In particular, we encourage you to review the CARIP Program Guide for 2020 prior to completing the 2020 Carbon Tax Calculation Form.

CARIP Reporting Requirement

2020 Carbon Tax Calculation Form (submission deadline: August 6, 2021) Complete and submit a signed electronic version of the form to INFRA@gov.bc.ca. This form requires Financial Officer certification.

The end of the CARIP program should not be interpreted as the Province pulling back from the productive relationship we have and we look forward to working with UBCM, through the Green Communities Committee, to support the goals of the Climate Action Charter.

Under CleanBC, the Province of British Columbia has put a priority on reducing pollution, boosting energy-efficient solutions and building a low-carbon economy. Local governments will continue to be a key partner in our collective efforts to address the challenges of a changing climate, playing a specific and important role in British Columbia’s climate goals.

Just as local governments’ actions on climate solutions have evolved in the past decade, our government is responding to support you with tools and funding programs such as:

Updating the BC Action Climate Toolkit and the Green Communities Committee Carbon Neutral Framework.
Investing $110 million in combined provincial and federal funding to help local governments and Indigenous communities develop energy efficiency and clean energy projects through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program CleanBC Communities Fund.
Working with the federal government to assess the climate impacts of all major infrastructure being funded under the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program to reduce GHG emissions and increase resilience to climate change, which benefits communities and creates jobs.
Boosting active transportation infrastructure with $18 million through the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure.
Making sure commuters can get out of their cars with historic investments in public transit, such as the Broadway Subway Line, and free transit for kids 12 and under starting this September.

Budget 2021 commits $11 million in new funding to help local governments plan for compact, energy-efficient communities, directly supporting the Climate Action Charter’s commitment to create complete, compact, energy-efficient rural and urban communities. We look forward to working with all local governments through UBCM and the Green Communities Committee on how to support greener and more livable communities.

Building on record investments in CleanBC, the province will continue to strengthen our work with local governments and support the Climate Action Charter.

If you have any questions, please contact the Ministry of Municipal Affairs at (778) 698-3243 or INFRA@gov.bc.ca.

Kind regards,

Tara Faganello Assistant Deputy Minister, Local Government Division Ministry of Municipal Affairs