Talk:Sales taxes in Canada

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)

PST Exemptions (Ontario)

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. [1][2]

PST Reduction in Sask

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)

14% total for Ontario?

"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)

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)

Tax rate error for Quebec listing

There is an error in the listed Quebec sales tax rate. The actual current rate is 6.5%, not 7.5%.

Tax rate error for Quebec and PEI listing

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%

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—Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.37.85.181 (talk) 17:34, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

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)

Should add the rest of Canada

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)CG

Is HST = PST?

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)

Real Name Of B.C. PST And Taxable Goods

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)BeeCier

Why do Canadians quote the price before tax?

I've come to Canada from Australia. Australia has 10% GST, but whenever the cost of an item is written, the GST is included in the cost. In Canada, I get confused and annoyed because when I get an item, lets say a $3 coffee, I take $3 out of my wallet then the cashier asks for $3.36. I don't care that everything is taxed, but I need an explanation for why the pre-tax price is written on price tags rather than the full cost. Can someone explain? 206.87.4.212 (talk) 17:58, 24 November 2010 (UTC)