Calculate sales tax for any Canadian province or territory instantly. Add tax to a price, or find the pre-tax amount from a total.
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| Alberta | GST | 5% |
| Northwest Territories | GST | 5% |
| Nunavut | GST | 5% |
| Yukon | GST | 5% |
| Saskatchewan | GST+PST | 11% |
| British Columbia | GST+PST | 12% |
| Manitoba | GST+RST | 12% |
| Ontario | HST | 13% |
| Quebec | GST+QST | 14.975% |
| New Brunswick | HST | 15% |
| Newfoundland & Lab. | HST | 15% |
| Nova Scotia | HST | 15% |
| Prince Edward Island | HST | 15% |
Businesses with over $30,000 in revenue in any 12-month period must register for and collect GST/HST.
Under $30,000 — registration is optional (you can be a "small supplier").
Most businesses file annually. Quarterly or monthly filing is available for larger businesses.
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Canada has a complex sales tax system because provinces have the authority to collect their own provincial sales tax on top of the federal Goods and Services Tax (GST). Over time, some provinces merged their provincial tax with the federal GST into a single Harmonized Sales Tax (HST).
One combined tax collected by the federal government. Applies in Ontario (13%), New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland & Labrador, and PEI (all 15%). Simpler for businesses — only one return to file.
Two separate taxes. BC (12%), Manitoba (12%), Saskatchewan (11%), and Quebec (14.975%) have their own provincial tax on top of the 5% federal GST. Businesses file two separate returns.
Just the 5% federal GST. Applies in Alberta, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon. Alberta has no provincial sales tax — making it the lowest-tax province for consumers.
Quebec administers its own provincial sales tax called the Quebec Sales Tax (QST) at a rate of 9.975%. Like other PST provinces, QST is calculated on the pre-GST price — so both taxes are applied to the same base amount, giving a combined rate of 14.975%. Quebec businesses file both a federal GST return and a provincial QST return separately to Revenu Québec.
How to calculate GST/HST manually: Multiply the pre-tax price by the tax rate. For Ontario (13% HST): $100 × 0.13 = $13 tax → $113 total. To find the pre-tax price from a total: divide by (1 + rate). For Ontario: $113 ÷ 1.13 = $100 pre-tax. Our calculator handles all of this automatically for every province.
Not everything is subject to GST/HST. The CRA divides goods and services into three categories: taxable (most goods and services at the standard rate), zero-rated (taxable at 0% — GST/HST applies but at a 0% rate, meaning businesses can still claim input tax credits), and exempt (no GST/HST collected and no input tax credits available). Basic groceries, prescription drugs, most health and dental services, residential rent, and most educational services are either zero-rated or exempt.
If you're a business registered for GST/HST, you collect tax on sales and remit it to the CRA minus the input tax credits (ITCs) you're owed for GST/HST paid on your business expenses. Filing frequency depends on your annual revenue: under $1.5M typically file annually; $1.5M–$6M quarterly; over $6M monthly. You can file online through My Business Account on the CRA website.