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2018 Sales Tax Rates in Canadian Provinces and Territories

The following table shows the general rates of provincial sales taxes or HST for most purchases, and provides links to the provincial (or federal) web sites regarding provincial retail sales taxes.

Prov/ Terr	2018 Rate		Provincial Web Sites
Prov/ Terr	GST/HST	PST	Provincial Web Sites
AB	5% GST	n/a
BC	5% GST	7%⁽²⁾	BC Consumer Taxes TaxTips.ca PST in BC
MB	5% GST	8%	Manitoba Retail Sales Tax
NB	15% HST	n/a	New Brunswick HST
NL	15% HST	n/a	Newfoundland & Labrador HST
NS	15% HST	n/a	Nova Scotia HST
NT	5% GST	n/a
NU	5% GST	n/a
ON	13% HST	n/a⁽¹⁾	Ontario Retail Sales Tax TaxTips.ca Ontario HST Ontario HST
PE	15% HST	n/a	Prince Edward Island HST
QC	5% GST	9.975%	Quebec Consumption Taxes - Businesses Quebec Consumption Taxes - Individuals Basic Rules for GST and QST - rates
SK	5% GST	6%	Saskatchewan Provincial Sales Tax
YT	5% GST	n/a

(1) Ontario still has retail sales tax on insurance and on private sales of used motor vehicles. See the link to Ontario Retail Sales Tax for more information.

(2) Effective January 1, 2018, the PST rate was reduced from 7% to 3.5% on taxable purchases of electricity (e.g. electricity for business use). Effective April 1, 2019, electricity will be fully exempt from PST.

Businesses which sell taxable goods and/or services in each province are required to register as a vendor to collect the provincial retail sales tax where applicable.

Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) Resources

Charge and collect the tax - Which rate to charge

Revised: October 29, 2024

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