Finance & Taxation

Amid U.S.-driven economic uncertainty, Alberta’s 2025 budget falls short on business commitments but delivers a major personal tax break to support affordability and increase consumer spending...Learn More

After two years of relentless advocacy, RCC has won a major update to the province’s Revenue Administration Act as related to the sugar sweetened beverage tax (SSBT). The government now agrees that ...Learn More

The temporary GST/HST break ends on February 15, 2025. Starting 12:01 a.m. (local time) on February 16, businesses must resume charging GST/HST on previously exempted goo...Learn More

On Saturday, February 1, 2025, President Donald Trump used his powers under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose a 25% tariff on all Canadian imports except...Learn More

Last year, Toronto proposed a parking levy taxing corporate parking spaces at $6/m² downtown and $3/m² elsewhere, increasing grocery store property taxes by 10%. Last Tuesday, Toronto tabled its bu...Learn More

Starting April 1, 2025, Nova Scotia will reduce the provincial portion of its Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) by 1%, lowering the total HST to 14%—the lowest in Atlantic Canada. This move, fulfilling a k...Learn More

Watch Tom Murphy’s interview with Jim Cormier, RCC Director of Atlantic, as they discuss the logistical challenges retailers face with the GST/HST tax break....Learn More

Member only content This content is locked. Please sign in to access this content. LOGIN Find out more about RCC Membership...Learn More

RCC has held multiple discussions with the federal Department of Finance on the GST-HST holiday measures, with successful advocacy on several specific points listed below and more generally, persuadin...Learn More

The federal government announced a two-month sales tax relief program starting mid-December. From December 14, 2024, to February 15, 2025, GST/HST will be removed on a range of goods, including grocer...Learn More