Reference resource

Canada Sales Tax Index 2026

This page is the static reference table behind the Canada and Quebec sales-tax tools. It keeps the 2026 rates in one place so guides, widgets, and calculators point to the same numbers.

Province and territory table

Verified 2026-07-07

Alberta

Model

GST

GST/HST

PST/QST

Total

British Columbia

Model

GST+PST

GST/HST

PST/QST

Total

12%

Manitoba

Model

GST+PST

GST/HST

PST/QST

Total

12%

New Brunswick

Model

HST

GST/HST

15%

PST/QST

Total

15%

Newfoundland and Labrador

Model

HST

GST/HST

15%

PST/QST

Total

15%

Northwest Territories

Model

GST

GST/HST

PST/QST

Total

Nova Scotia

Model

HST

GST/HST

14%

PST/QST

Total

14%

Nunavut

Model

GST

GST/HST

PST/QST

Total

Ontario

Model

HST

GST/HST

13%

PST/QST

Total

13%

Quebec

Model

GST+QST

GST/HST

PST/QST

9.975%

Total

14.975%

Prince Edward Island

Model

HST

GST/HST

15%

PST/QST

Total

15%

Saskatchewan

Model

GST+PST

GST/HST

PST/QST

Total

11%

Yukon

Model

GST

GST/HST

PST/QST

Total

Code	Province	Model	GST/HST	PST/QST	Total
AB	Alberta	GST	5%	0%	5%
BC	British Columbia	GST+PST	5%	7%	12%
MB	Manitoba	GST+PST	5%	7%	12%
NB	New Brunswick	HST	15%	-	15%
NL	Newfoundland and Labrador	HST	15%	-	15%
NT	Northwest Territories	GST	5%	0%	5%
NS	Nova Scotia	HST	14%	-	14%
NU	Nunavut	GST	5%	0%	5%
ON	Ontario	HST	13%	-	13%
QC	Quebec	GST+QST	5%	9.975%	14.975%
PE	Prince Edward Island	HST	15%	-	15%
SK	Saskatchewan	GST+PST	5%	6%	11%
YT	Yukon	GST	5%	0%	5%

Common amount examples

Alberta (5%)

9.99 -> 10.49

29.99 -> 31.49

100.00 -> 105.00

250.00 -> 262.50

British Columbia (12%)

9.99 -> 11.19

29.99 -> 33.59

100.00 -> 112.00

250.00 -> 280.00

Ontario (13%)

9.99 -> 11.29

29.99 -> 33.89

100.00 -> 113.00

250.00 -> 282.50

Quebec (14.975%)

9.99 -> 11.49

29.99 -> 34.48

100.00 -> 114.98

250.00 -> 287.44

Methodology and use

The purpose of this resource page is consistency. The rates here should match the province selector logic inside the GST/HST Canada calculator and the dedicated Quebec TPS/TVQ calculator.

The table is intentionally simple. It does not attempt to encode every product exemption, special municipal rule, or filing nuance. Those edge cases belong in tax guidance and official publications, not in a thin rate index.

For planning, quoting, and invoice checks, the rate table is enough to answer most practical questions: what is the combined rate, is the province HST or GST plus a second line, and what does that do to a common selling price.

Quebec remains a special case in business workflows because the TPS and QST lines are commonly shown separately. That is why the main Quebec calculator exposes both tax lines independently instead of only a combined total.

Dataset verification

Official sources, limits, and fixtures

Verified 2026-07-07

Sources

Current limits

Rate-table scope only: exemptions, place-of-supply edge cases, and filing exceptions are out of scope.
Supports sales-tax and invoice planning, not payroll or income-tax advice.

Known fixtures

Ontario add tax

base=100 rate=13

Expected: tax=13 total=113

Quebec add tax

base=100 rate=14.975

Expected: tax=14.975 total=114.975

Publication rule: pages in this tax cluster should point back to a live calculator, show a verified date, list official sources, and state what the page does not cover.