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Find out about general taxes in Canada: property tax, CGT, sales taxes and others...
In Canada, there are three types of government, all of which collect some form of tax. These are:
- Federal government
- Provincial or territorial government
- Municipal government
For this reason, general taxes can vary between different provinces and territories of Canada, depending on the rules and rates of each authority. Canadian taxes include sales taxes (GST, PST and HST), property tax, capital gains taxes and (in some provinces) car tax, fuel tax and tobacco tax.
- The federal government's Department of Finance is responsible for setting tax policy
- The Canada Revenue Agency is responsible for collecting income taxes and administering social security at a federal level, except in Quebec
- In Quebec, Revenu Québec (RC) performs the same functions as the CRA
All those who are tax resident in Canada must pay Canadian taxes. Tax residency is determined by the CRA and RC on the basis of "residential ties", which include anything from owning a Canadian house to holding a Canadian bank account.
- More information on tax residency status in Canada can be found on the CRA website
Provincial and Territorial Tax Authorities
The tax authorities responsible for tax at a provincial and territorial level are listed below. Owing to Canada's federal system, each levies different taxes at different rates.
- Alberta Treasury Board and Finance
- British Colombia Department of Finance
- Manitoba Taxation Division
- New Brunswick Department of Finance
- Newfoundland & Labrador Department of Finance
- Northwest Territories Department of Finance
- Nova Scotia Department of Finance
- Nunavut Department of Finance
- Ontario Ministry of Finance
- Prince Edward Island Department of Finance, Energy and Municipal Affairs
- Revenu Québec
- Saskatchewan Revenue Division
- Yukon Department of Finance
Further Information
- For the CRA "Newcomer's Guide" to taxation in Canada: Click here