Excise Tax Act — E-15 (a)
imported taxable supply means (a) a taxable supply (other than a zero-rated or prescribed supply) of a service made outside Canada to a person who is resident in Canada, other than a supply of a service that is (i) acquired for consumption, use or supply exclusively in the course of commercial activities of the person or activities that are engaged in exclusively outside Canada by the person and that are not part of a business or an adventure or concern in the nature of trade engaged in by the person in Canada, (ii) consumed by an individual exclusively outside Canada (other than a training service the supply of which is made to a person who is not a consumer), (iii) in respect of real property situated outside Canada, (iv) a service (other than a custodial or nominee service in respect of securities or precious metals of the person) in respect of tangible personal property that is (A) situated outside Canada at the time the service is performed, or (B) exported as soon after the service is performed as is reasonable having regard to the circumstances surrounding the exportation and is not consumed, used or supplied in Canada after the service is performed and before the exportation of the property, (v) a transportation service, or (vi) a service rendered in connection with criminal, civil or administrative litigation outside Canada, other than a service rendered before the commencement of such litigation, (b) a taxable supply (other than a zero-rated or prescribed supply) of tangible personal property made by a non-resident person that is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V to a recipient that is a registrant if (i) the recipient gives to another registrant a certificate described in paragraph 179(2)(d) in respect of an acquisition of physical possession of the property by the recipient, and (ii) the recipient is not acquiring the property for consumption, use or supply exclusively in the course of its commercial activities or the property is a passenger vehicle that the recipient is acquiring for use in Canada as capital property in its commercial activities and that has a capital cost to the recipient exceeding the amount deemed under any of paragraphs 13(7)(g) to (i) of the Income Tax Act to be the capital cost of the vehicle to the recipient for the purposes of section 13 of that Act; (b.01) a taxable supply (other than a zero-rated or prescribed supply) of tangible personal property made by way of sale by a non-resident person that is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V to a recipient that is a registrant if (i) the recipient gives to another registrant a certificate described in subparagraph 179(3)(c)(i) in respect of an acquisition of physical possession of the property by a third person, and (ii) the recipient is not acquiring the property for consumption, use or supply exclusively in the course of its commercial activities or the property is a passenger vehicle that the recipient is acquiring for use in Canada as capital property in its commercial activities and that has a capital cost to the recipient exceeding the amount deemed under any of paragraphs 13(7)(g) to (i) of the Income Tax Act to be the capital cost of the vehicle to the recipient for the purposes of section 13 of that Act; (b.1) a taxable supply (other than a zero-rated or prescribed supply) of tangible personal property made by way of sale at a particular time by a non-resident person that is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V to a recipient that is a registrant if (i) the recipient acquires physical possession of the property as the recipient of another supply of the property made by way of lease, licence or similar arrangement and either (A) gives to another registrant a certificate described in paragraph 179(2)(d) in respect of that acquisition of physical possession of the property, or (B) claims an input tax credit in respect of tax that is deemed to have been paid or payable by the recipient under subsecti