Despite the end of the rebate, eligible Canadians can still claim CCR payments by filing any outstanding tax returns for the 2021 through 2024 tax years. Once the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) assesses those returns, any government payments not yet claimed will be issued. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementHowever, Budget 2025 proposed a hard deadline for when Canadians can file tax returns from previous years and still receive the payments. From 2018 to 2020, it was known as the Climate Action Incentive (CAI) and was a refundable tax credit claimed annually on personal income tax returns. How can Canadians receive a CCR payment?