Ottawa unveils new carbon tax rebate programs for small businesses Global NewsSmall businesses in the four provinces with a national carbon price will share $1.4 billion over the next four years to help them reduce their energy use but business-owners say they are getting the short end of the rebate stick. Environment Minister Catherine McKenna unveiled two carbon-tax rebate programs for small business Thursday morning in Ottawa, nearly two months after the new carbon price began being applied in Ontario, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and New Brunswick. READ MORE: Many Saskatchewan small businesses plan to absorb carbon tax costs “It took a while, to be honest, to get the d...