Issue

Climate & Environment

Climate change policy, carbon pricing, and environmental protection

Where parties stand

Bloc QuébécoisBLOC
Supports stringent climate action but insists Quebec set its own pricing and regulatory tools. Opposes federal approval of pipelines through Quebec without provincial consent.
Conservative Party of CanadaCONSERVATIVE
Opposed the consumer carbon tax ("axe the tax") and would repeal remaining industrial carbon pricing in favour of technology-based incentives, particularly for nuclear and carbon capture.
Green Party of CanadaGREEN
The party's founding issue. Calls for 60% emissions reduction by 2030, an immediate halt to new fossil-fuel infrastructure, and a fully decarbonized electricity grid by 2030.
Liberal Party of CanadaLIBERAL
Committed to net-zero emissions by 2050 and a sectoral cap on oil-and-gas emissions. Has maintained federal carbon pricing for industrial emitters; ended consumer-side fuel charge in 2025.
New Democratic PartyNDP
Calls for stronger emissions targets, ending all fossil-fuel subsidies, a just-transition framework for oil-and-gas workers, and rapid expansion of public transit and zero-emission vehicle support.