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GST + QST: 9.975 [11] 14.975 [12] Books are taxed at 5.0% (considered essential goods for QST but not for GST). There is an additional tax on tourist lodgings such as hotels which is usually 3.5%. This tax does not apply in Nunavik. [13] [14] Saskatchewan: GST + PST 6: 11 The 6% rate is effective for goods and services effective March 23, 2017 ...
The GST, which is administered by Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), replaced a previous hidden 13.5% manufacturers' sales tax (MST). Introduced at an original rate of 7%, the GST rate has been lowered twice and currently sits at rate of 5%, since January 1, 2008. The GST raised 11.7% of total federal government revenue in 2017–2018. [2]
On July 1, 2006, the Government of Canada reduced the GST nationwide to 6%, [8] resulting in a combined HST for Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador of 14%. The GST was again lowered nationwide on January 1, 2008 to its current rate of 5%, [ 9 ] resulting in a combined HST in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and ...
The tax rates displayed are marginal and do not account for deductions, exemptions or rebates. The effective rate is usually lower than the marginal rate. The tax rates given for federations (such as the United States and Canada) are averages and vary depending on the state or province. Territories that have different rates to their respective ...
5.1.1 Current sales tax rates. 5.2 Excise taxes. ... (GST) rate, with respect to the ... Canada Archived 2008-04-30 at the Wayback Machine;
The Goods and Services Tax was introduced in 1991 at 7 per cent added to the value of most sales of goods and services. The GST was reduced to 6 per cent in 2006 and 5 per cent in 2008, the current rate. [citation needed]
The GST replaced the hidden 13.5% manufacturers' sales tax (MST). [9]: 7–8 On 1 July 2006, Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government reduced the general federal sales tax (GST) to 6%, and on 1 January 2008, Harper's government further reduced the GST to 5%.
Canada uses a value-added federal Goods and Services Tax with a rate of 5 percent, effective since January 1, 2008. [39] Alberta, Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut have no territorial sales taxes, so only the GST is collected.