For construction businesses, this includes the materials, services, and labor that go into a project. When your construction business issues an invoice to a client for a completed portion of work, you need to include GST in the total, which is then remitted to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO).
The current rates are: 5% (GST) in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec, Saskatchewan, and Yukon. 13% (HST) in Ontario. 14% (HST) in Nova Scotia on or after April 1, 2025.
For the 2023 base year (payment period from July 2024 to June 2025), you could get up to: $519 if you are single. $680 if you are married or have a common-law partner. $179 for each child under 19 years of age.
Sales Taxes in British Columbia British Columbia is one of the provinces in Canada that charges separate 7% Provincial Sales Tax (PST) and 5% federal Goods and Services Tax (GST). Most goods and services are charged both taxes, with a number of exceptions.
The following are examples of exempt supplies: most health, medical, and dental services performed by licensed physicians or dentists for medical reasons. bridge, road, and ferry tolls (ferry tolls are zero-rated if the ferry service is to or from a place outside Canada) many educational services such as:
Current GST and PST rate for British-Columbia in 2025 The global sales tax for Bc is calculated from provincial sales tax (PST) BC rate (7%) and the goods and services tax (GST) in Canada rate (5%) for a total of 12%.