About the Gas Tax Fund

The Gas Tax Fund (GTF) is the common name for the Canada-British Columbia-Union of British Columbia Municipalities Agreement on the Transfer of Federal Gas Tax Revenues.

Some Fast Facts About the GTF

  • The Government of Canada provides 100% of the funding for the GTF.
  • UBCM administers the GTF in partnership with both Canada and British Columbia.
  • The primary recipients of Gas Tax funding through this program are B.C. local governments.
  • The GTF targets the achievement of three outcomes through the implementation of infrastructure projects: reduced greenhouse gas emissions, cleaner air and cleaner water.
  • The GTF will deliver just over $1.6 billion in funding to B.C. up to 2015.
Gas Tax-Public Transit Projects [PDF - 151 KB]