What is GST/HST?
GST/HST is a tax that applies to most goods and services made in Canada. GST, the Goods and Services Tax, is a 5% federal consumption tax. HST, Harmonized Sales Tax, is a combination of the federal GST and also a provincial sales tax that varies from province to province. Not all provinces have harmonized their sales taxes with the GST.
Certain Canadian provinces have harmonized their provincial sales tax with GST to create the harmonized sales tax (HST). This combined rate is 13% in Newfoundland, New Brunswick and Ontario, 12% in British Columbia and 15% in Nova Scotia.