Talk:Sales taxes in Canada

message: Should probably be merged with Goods and Services Tax (Canada)
* Though, the PST has no place in a category about the GST.  If anything, GST should be merged into here.  --216.106.111.91 05:35, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: There should be a discussion on the many PST-exempt items in Ontario.  The govt hasn't done a good job of publicizing these items, and Citytv recently called out the government's laissez-faire attitude on this issue. 
The provincial sales tax [PST] is embedded within the goods and services tax, therefore, the only goods and services in Ontario that would be exempt would be those goods and services under Schedule V to the Excise Tax Act. However, the Ontario government does have some point of sale rebates that are available to buyers of goods and services.  Stuartmain (talk) 06:59, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: PST Exemptions (Ontario)

message: Just updated about the PST reduction in Sask. It's going from 7% to 5% tonight at midnight and they just told us retailers today. Rovaals 19:10, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: PST Reduction in Sask

message: :"In Canada, the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) combines the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and certain Provincial Sales Taxes (PST) into a single, blended, sales tax. Currently, there is a 14% HST in the provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland, and Nova Scotia. The HST is collected by the Canada Revenue Agency, which then remits the appropriate amounts to the participating provinces."
Reading through this article, shouldn't Ontario be added to the list of New/New/Nova? It has an 8% PST and its HST is listed as totally 14% as well. Or is it a separate issue? It's rather confusing. Tyciol 16:08, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: No. Ontario collects PST on its own, and the Canada Revenue Agency collects GST from Ontario-based transactions. In total, they amount to 14%. The Harmonized Sales Tax is collected by the federal agency, and is a distinct issue. Mindmatrix 16:37, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: 14% total for Ontario?

message: There is an error in the listed Quebec and PEI note.
in Quebec, combined rate column, combined rate is 11.5%, not 12.875%
in Quebec, note column, the effective rate is 11.5%, not 7.875%
in PEI, combined rate column, combined rate is 15%, not 15.5%
in PEI, note column, the effective rate is 15%, not 10.5%
----  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.37.85.181 (talk) 17:34, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The original numbers were correct. Some provinces apply taxes on too of the GST, for example PEI's rate is 5% GST + 10% provincial rate + (10% of 5% = 0.5% provincial rate on GST) = 15.5%. This gives an effective provincial rate of 10.5%. Mindmatrix 16:10, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tax rate error for Quebec and PEI listing 

message: This article is incomplete in that it only includes the provinces and none of the territories.
Here's a list of what needs added.
- The Yukon Territories
- The Northwest Territories
- Nunavut
- Nunavik
216.126.119.170 (talk) 16:03, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Should add the rest of Canada 

message: In the first paragraph, it is mentioned that there are 3 types of taxes, then it goes on to equate PST with HST, which is confusing. This needs to be clarified. --99.229.98.16 (talk) 12:43, 4 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is HST = PST? 

message: As I understand it, the B.C. PST has been enacted as the Social Service Tax. I don't know where you could look to verify this though. Which documents are taxes written out in? Also taxable goods are properly known as Tangible Personal Property (TPP).174.6.130.25 (talk) 00:19, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Real Name Of B.C. PST And Taxable Goods

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*Reference : Richard M. Bird, 2012. "The GST/HST: Creating an Integrated Sales Tax in a Federal Country," International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU paper1221, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University.
ExpertIdeasBot (talk) 00:51, 26 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dr. Bird's comment on this article 

message: On Dec 16, the federal revenue department indicated that the new provincial government is canceling the Jan 1, 2016 increase that was legislated by the previous government.  This change is due to the November 2015 provincial election change of government.  The rate will stay at 13%. GBC (talk) 16:14, 18 December 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Do you have a reliable source we could use to add this to the article? Ivanvector 🍁 (talk) 16:19, 18 December 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/hst-hike-cancelled-1.3367171 GBC (talk) 17:27, 18 December 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks, I went ahead and made the edit. Ivanvector 🍁 (talk) 17:42, 18 December 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Newfoundland increase canceled for 2016 

message: Information to be added or removed: Sales taxes on new or significantly renovated housing used as a primary residence may be eligible to have a portion of charged federal and provincial sales taxes rebated. New homes valued up to $450,000 may be eligible for a 36% rebate on GST charged up to a maximum of $6,300. Provincial sales tax rebate programs on new housing are offered in Ontario, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan, and Quebec (for QST). Terms and conditions vary by province.
Explanation of issue: I believe there should be an additional section regarding the New Housing Rebate offered by both provincial and federal governments. 
References supporting change: 
My previous contribution was reversed due to the inclusion of what was considered to be a "spammy link". I disagree, but that's a different point. 
COI disclosure: I am an employee of Wowa Leads, Inc., a real estate and financial services company in Canada that aims to promote transparency in the real estate industry.
P.S. If you have any suggestions for my formatting, please let me know. I'm still new to Wikipedia and I would appreciate it.
Bsl4canadian (talk) 21:04, 24 July 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: The content is already in the article. As it is sourced to a government site, I don't see a reason to remove it. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 21:56, 10 September 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Section for New Housing Rebate 

message: What would have happened if the GST, HST, PST, QST and the RST were implemented made at all? Nate-Dawg921 (talk) 02:25, 3 September 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  No taxes ever