Greenhouse carbon tax relief grant

The Greenhouse carbon tax relief grant program provided carbon tax relief to B.C. commercial vegetable, floriculture, wholesale nursery and forest seedling operations. On April 1, 2023, the GCTRG was replaced with the Partial exemption from carbon tax for greenhouse growers.

Enquiries about the new exemptions can be sent to CTBTaxQuestions@gov.bc.ca.

The Greenhouse carbon tax relief grant program is no longer accepting applications.

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.

Learn more about the program (PDF 900KB)

Eligible applicants

To qualify to receive a January to March 2023 GCTRG, an Applicant must meet all of the following criteria at the time of the application submission:

• is a corporation, partnership or individual(s) operating a commercial greenhouse in British Columbia from January to March of the 2023 production year
• is using natural gas or propane in the operation of their eligible production area for heating or the production of CO2 for eligible crop fertilization, or both
• had sales in 2022 exceeding $20,000 (for start-ups or new purchases, an operator anticipates sales exceeding $20,000 in 2023) from the production of eligible crops
• has a minimum of 455 square meters (5,000 square feet) of eligible production area
• is using at least 75 percent of their total eligible production area for the production of eligible crops
• is producing an eligible crop

Review the 2023 eligibility requirements (PDF, 132KB) to confirm if you are an eligible greenhouse operator.

To qualify to receive a 2023 GCTRG, a person must address any clarifying questions posed by the ministry within the timeframe specified about eligibility of production, the ownership and operation of the greenhouse or other issues related to the application.

Note: if the clarifying questions are not adequately answered, the ministry will deem an application as incomplete and will not issue a grant.

It is the responsibility of the applicant to become familiar with the application process and ensure their application addresses all requirements, in addition to ensuring a complete application is submitted.

Application instructions

Contact your fuel provider and obtain a one or two-page annual fuel usage summary for January to March 2023.

Spreadsheets downloaded from FortisBC or other supplier will not be accepted.

• Fortis BC (download consumption history in Account Online)  
• Cascadia Energy (Register to view account details)
• Access Energy (Contact Information and Login for one single bill)
• Direct Energy (Request an annual fuel summary)
• Complete the three sections of the application form, Application for the Greenhouse carbon tax relief grant program (PDF, 213KB), scan and submit via email.  
• Scan and submit the annual summary or natural gas/propane invoices.

Applications or supporting material such as fuel invoices, annual summaries of fuel usage and applicable electrical power generation readings from CHP engines received after the June 30, 2023 deadline will be deemed ineligible for the 2023 GCTRGP grant. Additionally, applications or supporting material that are incomplete or incorrectly submitted will not be reviewed or considered.