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Tax-Free Shopping for Canadians - FAQ

  1. Why is there no HST/GST now?
    In order to help Canadians save some money, the Canadian government has fully and temporarily suspended the GST/HST on some products.

 

  1. What is the GST/HST Tax Break for Canadians all about?
    The GST/HST tax break temporarily removes sales tax on certain items such as food and other daily necessities including groceries, children’s clothing and toys, and even meals at restaurantsuntil February 15th, 2024. This helps to make essential and holiday purchases more affordable.

 

  1. How will the Tax Break work?
    From December 14, 2024, to February 15, 2025, purchases of qualifying items will automatically have no GST/HST applied. Companies/vendors must remove HST/GST taxes from all qualified products for this period of time.

 

  1. When does the Tax Break start?
    The tax break begins on December 14, 2024.

 

  1. When would the Tax Break end?
    This tax break ends on February 15, 2025.

 

  1. Who is eligible for the HST/GST tax break?
    This tax break applies to everyone in Canada. Just shop for the qualifying items during the designated period to take advantage of the savings

 

  1. What Natura Market products qualify for this tax break?
    The GST/HST exemption covers a range of grocery items, and for NaturaMarket that includes:
    1. Alcoholic beverages (excluding spirits but including wine, beer, ciders, and spirit coolers up to 7 per cent ABV);
    2. Carbonated beverages, non-carbonated fruit juices or fruit-flavoured beverages, and products when added to water produce one of these beverages
    3. Candies; fruits, seeds, nuts, or popcorn coated or treated with candy, chocolate, honey, molasses, sugar, syrup, or artificial sweeteners
    4. Chips, crisps, puffs, curls, or sticks (e.g., potato chips, corn chips, cheese puffs, potato sticks, bacon crisps, and cheese curls), popcorn, brittle pretzels, and salted nuts or seeds;
    5. Granola products and snack mixtures that contain cereals, nuts, seeds, dried fruit, or other edible products;
    6. Ice lollies, juice bars, ice waters, ice cream, ice milk, sherbet, frozen yoghurt or frozen pudding, including non-dairy substitutes;
    7. Fruit bars, rolls or drops or similar fruit-based snack foods;
    8. Cakes, muffins, pies, pastries, tarts, cookies, doughnuts, brownies, croissants with sweetened filling or coating (note that many bread products, such as bagels, English muffins, croissants, and bread rolls, are already zero-rated);
    9. Pudding, including flavoured gelatine, mousse, flavoured whipped dessert product, or any other products similar to pudding;
    10. Food or beverages heated for consumption

 

  1. Will I be charged any provincial indirect tax?
    Yes, provincial sales taxes (PST) may still apply in some provinces. This tax break specifically targets the federal GST/HST. Individual provincial governments can choose to remove the provincial portion of the HST (depending on whether your province charges GST and PST separately or have them both under the HST program).

    Currently, the Ontario and Atlantic Provinces’ governments have announced that they will match the federal government by removing the PST on the same eligible items, but there has been no announcement on whether British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Quebec will follow suit. Please check your local provincial tax rates for clarity.

 

  1. What is the original source of information on this issue?
    For more information, please visit the Government of Canada’s website. Please copy and paste this link into your browser:
    https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2024/11/more-money-in-your-pocket-a-tax-break-for-all-canadians.html