Short Title
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Excise Tax Act.
Interpretation
Definitions
(1)The following definitions apply in this section, Parts I to VIII (other than section 121) and Schedules I to IV:
accredited representative [Repealed, 2002, c. 22, s. 366]
Agency means the Canada Revenue Agency continued by subsection 4(1) of the Canada Revenue Agency Act; (Agence)
Atlantic manufactured tobacco [Repealed, 2001, c. 16, s. 16]
bank means a bank or an authorized foreign bank within the meaning of section 2 of the Bank Act; (banque)
black stock [Repealed, 2002, c. 22, s. 413]
black stock cigarettes [Repealed, 2002, c. 22, s. 413]
black stock manufactured tobacco [Repealed, 2001, c. 16, s. 16]
cigar [Repealed, 2002, c. 22, s. 366]
cigarette [Repealed, 2002, c. 22, s. 366]
Commissioner means the Commissioner of Revenue appointed under section 25 of the Canada Revenue Agency Act; (commissaire)
cosmetics means goods, whether possessing therapeutic or prophylactic properties or not, commonly or commercially known as toilet articles, preparations or cosmetics, that are intended for use or application for toilet purposes, or for use in connection with the care of the human body, including the hair, nails, eyes, teeth, or any other part or parts thereof, whether for cleansing, deodorizing, beautifying, preserving or restoring, and includes toilet soaps, shaving soaps and shaving creams, skin creams and lotions, shampoos, mouth washes, oral rinses, toothpastes, tooth powders, denture creams and adhesives, antiseptics, bleaches, depilatories, perfumes, scents and similar preparations; (cosmétiques)
diesel fuel includes any fuel oil that is suitable for use in internal combustion engines of the compression-ignition type, other than any such fuel oil that is intended for use and is actually used as heating oil; (combustible diesel)
document includes money, a security and a record; (document)
duty free shop has the meaning assigned by subsection 2(1) of the Customs Act; (boutique hors taxes)
foreign duty free shop means a retail store that is located in a country other than Canada and that is authorized under the laws of that country to sell goods free of certain duties and taxes to individuals who are about to leave that country; (boutique hors taxes à l’étranger)
foreign ships’ stores means tobacco products taken on board a vessel or aircraft while the vessel or aircraft is outside Canada and that are intended for consumption by or sale to the passengers or crew while the passengers and crew are on board the vessel or aircraft; (provisions de bord à l’étranger)
gasoline means gasoline type fuels for use in internal combustion engines other than aircraft engines; (essence)
health goods means any material, substance, mixture, compound or preparation, of whatever composition or in whatever form, sold or represented for use in the diagnosis, treatment, mitigation or prevention of a disease, a disorder, an abnormal physical state or the symptoms thereof in human beings or animals or for use in restoring, correcting or modifying organic functions in human beings or animals; (marchandises relatives à la santé)
heating oil means any fuel oil that is consumed exclusively for providing heat to a home, building or similar structure and that is not consumed for generating heat in an industrial process, including any commercial process that involves removing moisture from a good; (huile à chauffage)
Indian [Repealed, 2002, c. 22, s. 413]
licensed tobacco manufacturer [Repealed, 2001, c. 16, s. 16]
listed international agreement means (a) the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, concluded at Strasbourg on January 25, 1988, as amended from time to time by a protocol, or other international instrument, as ratified by Canada, or (b) a comprehensive tax information exchange agreement that Canada has entered into and that has effect, in respect of another country or jurisdiction; (accord international désigné)
manufactured tobacco [Repealed, 2002, c. 22, s. 366]
manufacturer or producer includes (a) the assignee, trustee in bankruptcy, liquidator, executor, liquidator of a succession or curator of any manufacturer or producer and, generally, any person who continues the business of a manufacturer or producer or disposes of his assets in any fiduciary capacity, including a bank exercising any powers conferred upon it by the Bank Act and a trustee for bondholders, (b) any person, firm or corporation that owns, holds, claims or uses any patent, proprietary, sales or other right to goods being manufactured, whether by them, in their name or for or on their behalf by others, whether that person, firm or corporation sells, distributes, consigns or otherwise disposes of the goods or not, (c) any department of the government of Canada or any province, any board, commission, railway, public utility, manufactory, company or agency owned, controlled or operated by the government of Canada or any province, or under the authority of the legislature or the lieutenant governor in council of any province, that manufactures or produces taxable goods, (d) any person who sells, otherwise than in a retail store exclusively and directly to consumers, cosmetics that were not manufactured by him in Canada, other than a person who sells those cosmetics exclusively and directly to hairstylists, cosmeticians and other similar users for use in the provision of personal grooming services and not for resale, (e) [Repealed, R.S., 1985, c. 12 (4th Supp.), s. 1] (f) any person who, by himself or through another person acting for him, prepares goods for sale by assembling, blending, mixing, cutting to size, diluting, bottling, packaging or repackaging the goods or by applying coatings or finishes to the goods, other than a person who so prepares goods in a retail store for sale in that store exclusively and directly to consumers, (g) any person who imports into Canada new motor vehicles designed for highway use, or chassis therefor, (h) any person who sells, otherwise than predominantly to consumers, new motor vehicles designed for highway use, or chassis therefor, (i) any person who sells goods enumerated in Schedule III.1, other than a person who sells those goods exclusively and directly to consumers, and (j) any person who sells or leases prerecorded video cassettes that are new or have not been used in Canada, other than a person who sells or leases such goods exclusively and directly to consumers other than to consumers who lease such goods to other persons; (fabricant ou producteur)
Minister means the Minister of National Revenue; (ministre)
mobile home means a trailer unit not less than three metres wide by eight metres long, equipped with complete plumbing, electrical and heating facilities and designed to be towed on its own chassis to a building site for installation on a foundation and connection to service facilities at that site and to be used for residential, commercial, educational, institutional or industrial purposes, but does not include any free-standing appliances or furniture sold with the unit or any travel trailer, motor home, camping trailer or other vehicle or trailer for recreational use; (maison mobile)
modular building unit means a building component or unit, the manufacture and assembly of which is completed or substantially completed before delivery to a construction site, that is designed for installation on a foundation and is composed of at least one room or area with finished walls, a finished floor and a finished ceiling, including installed plumbing, heating and electrical equipment appropriate to that room or area, and that, when installed on a foundation at the site, with or without other similarly manufactured and assembled components or units, forms a complete residential, commercial, educational, institutional or industrial building, but does not include any freestanding appliances or furniture sold with the unit; (bâtiment modulaire)
municipality means (a) an incorporated city, town, village, metropolitan authority, township, district, county or rural municipality or other incorporated municipal body however designated, or (b) such other local authority as the Minister may determine to be a municipality for the purposes of this Act; (municipalité)
operator of a duty free shop means the person operating the duty free shop who is licensed as a wholesaler under Part VI and is deemed by subsection 55(2) to be a bona fide wholesaler or jobber; (exploitant)
person means an individual, partnership, corporation, trust, estate, or a body that is a society, union, club, association, commission or other organization of any kind whatever; (personne)
prescribed means (a) in the case of a form, the information to be given on a form or the manner of filing a form, prescribed by the Minister, and (b) in any other case, prescribed by regulation or determined in accordance with rules prescribed by regulation; (prescrit)
record includes an account, an agreement, a book, a chart or table, a diagram, a form, an image, an invoice, a letter, a map, a memorandum, a plan, a return, a statement, a telegram, a voucher, and any other thing containing information, whether in writing or in any other form; (registre)
stamp or excise stamp means a stamp prepared for the purposes of this Act pursuant to a direction of the Minister under section 60; (timbre ou timbre d’accise)
telecommunication [Repealed, 1993, c. 38, s. 86]
this Act means this Act except Part IX and Schedules V to X. (présente loi)
tobacco stick [Repealed, 2002, c. 22, s. 366]
(2)For the purposes of this Act, the expression “Her Majesty in right of a province” includes the governments of Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut and the expression “legislature of any province” includes the Legislative Assembly of Yukon, the Northwest Territories or Nunavut.
(2.1)For the purposes of this Act,
(a)related persons shall be deemed not to deal with each other at arm’s length; and
(b)it is a question of fact whether persons not related to each other were, at any particular time, dealing with each other at arm’s length.
(2.2)For the purposes of this Act, persons are related to each other if they are related persons within the meaning of subsections 251(2) to (6) of the Income Tax Act, except that
(a)references in those subsections to “corporation” shall be read as references to “corporation or partnership”; and
(b)references in those subsections to “shares” or “shareholders” shall, in respect of a partnership, be read as references to “rights” or “partners”, respectively.
(2.3)For the purposes of this Act, a particular corporation is associated with another corporation if, by reason of subsections 256(1) to (6) of the Income Tax Act, the particular corporation is associated with the other corporation for the purposes of that Act.
(2.4)For the purposes of this Act, a person other than a corporation is associated with a particular corporation if the particular corporation is controlled by the person or by a group of persons of which the person is a member and each of whom is associated with each of the others.
(2.5)For the purposes of this Act, a person is associated with
(a)a partnership if the total of the shares of the profits of the partnership to which the person and all other persons who are associated with the person are entitled is more than half of the total profits of the partnership, or would be more than half of the total profits of the partnership if it had profits; and
(b)a trust if the total of the values of the interests in the trust of the person and all other persons who are associated with the person is more than half of the total value of all interests in the trust.
(2.6)For the purposes of this Act, a person is associated with another person if each of them is associated with the same third person.
(3)For the purposes of this Act, a person who is a manufacturer or producer within the meaning of paragraph (d), (i) or (j) of the definition of that term in subsection (1), other than a member of a class of small manufacturer or producer that is exempted by regulations made under subsection 54(2) from the requirement of subsection 54(1) to apply for a licence, and who imports into Canada
(a)cosmetics,
(b)[Repealed, R.S., 1985, c. 12 (4th Supp.), s. 1]
(c)goods enumerated in Schedule III.1, or
(d)prerecorded video cassettes that are new or have not been used in Canada
(4)For the purposes of this Act, goods imported into Canada by a person who is a manufacturer or producer within the meaning of paragraph (f) of the definition of that term in subsection (1), other than a member of a class of small manufacturer or producer that is exempted by virtue of regulations made under subsection 54(2) from the requirement of subsection 54(1) to apply for a licence, that are prepared, as described in that paragraph, by or on behalf of that person in Canada for sale shall be deemed to be goods produced or manufactured in Canada and not imported goods.
(4.1)For the purposes of this Act, a person who is a manufacturer or producer within the meaning of paragraph (g) of the definition of that term in subsection (1), other than a member of a class of small manufacturer or producer that is exempted by virtue of regulations made under subsection 54(2) from the requirement of subsection 54(1) to apply for a licence, and who imports new motor vehicles designed for highway use, or chassis therefor, into Canada shall be deemed to be the manufacturer or producer in Canada thereof and not the importer thereof and the vehicles or chassis shall be deemed to be goods produced or manufactured in Canada and not imported goods.
(4.2)For the purposes of this Act, new motor vehicles designed for highway use, and chassis therefor, imported into Canada that are sold by a person who is a manufacturer or producer within the meaning of paragraph (h) of the definition of that term in subsection (1), other than a member of a class of small manufacturer or producer that is exempted by virtue of regulations made under subsection 54(2) from the requirement of subsection 54(1) to apply for a licence, shall be deemed to be goods produced or manufactured in Canada and not imported goods.
(5)For the purposes of this Act, a licensed wholesaler who gives away without charge, as free samples, replacement goods or parts or otherwise, goods on which taxes have not been paid under this Act is deemed to have retained the goods for his own use, unless
(a)he gives them away as free replacement goods or parts under a written warranty of the manufacturer of the goods to be replaced or of the goods into which the parts are to be incorporated; and
(b)the amount, if any, charged for the warranty is included in the sale price charged by the manufacturer for the goods to be replaced or the goods into which the parts are to be incorporated or, if those goods are imported goods, in the duty paid value thereof.
(5.1)For the purposes of this Act, a determination under paragraph (b) of the definition municipality in subsection (1) shall, if it so provides, be retroactive and be deemed to have come into force on a day prior to the day on which it is made, which prior day shall not be more than four years before the day on which the determination is made.
(6)Any reference in a regulation or order made before 1991 under an Act of Parliament to a refund, remission or other relief from or in respect of a tax, duty, excise or levy under
(a)the Excise Tax Act,
(b)the laws relating to customs or customs duties, or
(c)the laws relating to excise or duties of excise
(7)[Repealed, 2001, c. 16, s. 16]
PART I — Insurance Premiums Other than Marine
Definitions
In this Part,
exchange means a group of persons formed for the purpose of exchanging reciprocal contracts of indemnity or inter-insurance with each other through the same attorney; (Bourse)
insurer means any corporation incorporated for the purpose of carrying on the business of insurance, any association of persons formed on the plan known as Lloyds whereby each associate underwriter becomes liable for a stated, limited or proportionate part of the whole amount insured under a contract of insurance, and any exchange; (assureur)
net premiums means the gross premiums paid or payable under a contract of insurance, less dividends received or receivable in respect of the contract and less premiums returned on cancellation of the contract. (primes nettes)
Superintendent [Repealed, 1999, c. 17, s. 146]
Tax on premiums in respect of insurance effected outside Canada
(1)Every person resident in Canada by whom or on whose behalf a contract of insurance, other than a contract of reinsurance, is entered into or renewed against a risk ordinarily within Canada at the time the contract is entered into or renewed,
(a)with
(i)any insurer not incorporated under the laws of Canada or of any province or not formed in Canada, or
(ii)any exchange having its chief place of business outside Canada or having a principal attorney-in-fact whose chief place of business is outside Canada,
(b)with any insurer that at the time the contract is entered into or renewed is authorized under the laws of Canada or of any province to transact the business of insurance, if the contract is entered into or renewed through a broker or agent outside Canada,
(2)Subsection (1) does not apply to
(a)any contract of life insurance, personal accident insurance, sickness insurance or insurance against marine risks, or any contract of insurance against nuclear risks to the extent that the insurance against nuclear risks is not, in the opinion of the Commissioner, available within Canada; or
(b)any other contract of insurance entered into after February 19, 1973 to the extent that the insurance is not, in the opinion of the Commissioner, available within Canada.
(3)For the purposes of this section, every corporation carrying on business in Canada shall be deemed to be a person resident in Canada.
(4)Where a contract of insurance is entered into or renewed through more than one broker or agent, or where payment of the premium or any part of the premium thereon is effected through more than one broker or agent, the contract shall, for the purposes of this Part, be deemed to have been entered into or renewed, as the case may be, through the broker or agent directly retained or instructed by the insured and not through any other broker or agent.
Returns
(1)Every person to whom section 4 applies shall, on or before April 30 in each year, make a return in writing to the Minister stating, with respect to each contract of insurance entered into or renewed by him or on his behalf during the immediately preceding calendar year and on which the net premiums are taxable under section 4,
(a)the name of the insurer;
(b)the amount of the insurance;
(c)the net premiums paid or payable during the immediately preceding calendar year; and
(d)if the contract was entered into or renewed as described in paragraph 4(1)(b), the name and address of the broker or agent outside Canada through whom the contract was entered into or renewed.
(2)Every person who, acting as a broker or agent, obtains, effects or places or assists in obtaining, effecting or placing any contract of insurance entered into or renewed as described in paragraph 4(1)(a), and on which the net premiums are taxable under section 4, shall, on or before March 15 in each year, make a return in writing to the Minister stating, with respect to each contract so entered into or renewed during the immediately preceding calendar year, the name and address of the person resident in Canada by whom or on whose behalf the contract was entered into or renewed and the net premiums paid or payable during that year.
(3)Every insurer that enters into or renews a contract of insurance as described in paragraph 4(1)(b), and on which the net premiums are taxable under section 4, shall, on or before March 15 in each year, make a return in writing to the Minister stating, with respect to each contract so entered into or renewed during the immediately preceding calendar year,
(a)the name and address of each person resident in Canada with whom or on whose behalf the contract was entered into or renewed;
(b)the net premiums paid or payable during the immediately preceding calendar year; and
(c)the name and address of the broker or agent outside Canada through whom the contract was entered into or renewed.
Examination of books and records
The Commissioner or any officer or employee of the Agency appointed by the Commissioner may visit the office of any insurer, broker or agent and examine their books and records for the purpose of verifying any return required by this Part, and the Commissioner and that officer or employee have a right of access to those books and records at all reasonable hours.
Definition
(1)In this section, month means a period beginning on a particular day in a calendar month and ending on
(a)the day immediately before the day in the next calendar month that has the same calendar number as the particular day; or
(b)if the next calendar month does not have a day that has the same calendar number as the particular day, the last day of that next calendar month.
(1.1)Every person who fails to file a return for a period as and when required under subsection 5(1) shall pay a penalty equal to the sum of
(a)an amount equal to 1% of the amount of tax unpaid at the expiration of the time for filing the return, and
(b)the amount obtained when one quarter of the amount determined under paragraph (a) is multiplied by the number of complete months, not exceeding 12, from the day on which the return was required to be filed to the day on which the return is filed.
(2)Every person who refuses or neglects to make a return as required by subsection 5(2) or (3) is liable to a penalty of ten dollars for each day of default or fifty dollars, whichever is the lesser.
PART II — Air Transportation Tax
Definitions
In this Part,
air carrier means a person who provides transportation of a person by air; (transporteur aérien)
certified air carrier means (a) an air carrier who is authorized by the Canadian Transportation Agency under Part II of the Canada Transportation Act to operate a domestic service or an international service, and (b) an air carrier, other than an air carrier described in paragraph (a), who, personally or by agent, sells in Canada transportation of a person by air that is to be provided in whole or in part by an air carrier described in paragraph (a); (transporteur aérien titulaire de certificat)
emplanement does not include an emplanement resulting from a landing of an aircraft made solely to obtain ground services for the aircraft; (embarquement)
licensed air carrier means a certified air carrier to whom a licence has been granted under section 17; (transporteur aérien titulaire de licence)
tax means the air transportation tax imposed under this Part; (taxe)
taxation area means (a) Canada, (b) the United States (except Hawaii), and (c) the Islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon. (zone de taxation)
Binding on Her Majesty
This Part is binding on Her Majesty in right of Canada or a province.
Tax imposed
(1)There shall be imposed, levied and collected an air transportation tax, determined under section 11, on each amount paid or payable in Canada for transportation of a person by air where that transportation begins at a point in the taxation area and ends at a point in the taxation area.
(2)There shall be imposed, levied and collected an air transportation tax, determined under section 11, on each amount paid or payable outside Canada for the transportation of a person by air where that transportation
(a)begins at a point in the taxation area and ends at a point in the taxation area, and
(b)includes an emplanement by the person on an aircraft at an airport in Canada on a specific flight having as a destination an airport in the taxation area outside Canada and subsequent deplanement by the person from the flight at an airport outside Canada,
(3)For the purposes of subsection (1), transportation by air begins at a point in the taxation area and ends at a point in the taxation area if the transportation does not include a departure, destination or intermediate stop, other than a transfer stop, outside the taxation area.
(4)For the purposes of subsection (2), transportation by air begins at a point in the taxation area and ends at a point in the taxation area if the transportation
(a)does not include a departure, destination or intermediate stop, other than a transfer stop, outside the taxation area; and
(b)includes at least one departure from a point in Canada, other than a departure resulting from a transfer stop.
Amount of tax
(1)Subject to subsections (2) and (2.1), the tax imposed under subsection 10(1) or (2) on each amount paid or payable for transportation of a person by air shall be an amount that is the lesser of
(a)the aggregate of
(i)the amount that is
(ii)$6 or such lesser amount as may, for the purposes of this subparagraph, be prescribed by order of the Governor in Council on the recommendation of the Minister of Transport, and
(b)such amount as may, for the purposes of this subsection, be prescribed by order of the Governor in Council on the recommendation of the Minister of Transport.
(2)Where the amount paid or payable in Canada for air transportation is for transportation by an aircraft that has been chartered for the purpose by one or more charterers, the tax imposed under subsection 10(1) on the amount paid or payable to a certified air carrier by each charterer shall be an amount that is the lesser of
(a)the aggregate of
(i)the amount that is
(ii)the amount that is
(b)the aggregate of such amount as may, for the purposes of this subsection, be prescribed by order of the Governor in Council on the recommendation of the Minister of Transport, in respect of each emplanement, pursuant to the charter agreement of that charterer, on the aircraft by any person.
(2.1)Where the tax imposed under subsection 10(2) on an amount paid or payable outside Canada for transportation of a person by air is payable by the person at the time he emplanes at an airport in Canada and evidence of the amount paid or payable for the transportation is not submitted, in the manner and form prescribed by regulation of the Governor in Council, by the person to the licensed air carrier required by this Part to collect the tax in Canada, and an amount is prescribed by order of the Governor in Council pursuant to paragraph (1)(b), the tax payable by the person shall be the amount so prescribed.
(3)The tax imposed by subsection 10(1), as determined under subsection (1), on each amount paid or payable for transportation of a person by air is not payable in the case of transportation purchased as part of a continuous journey where
(a)the journey includes a charter flight in respect of which tax is imposed under section 10 or 12; and
(b)evidence of the continuous journey is submitted by the person to the licensed air carrier or his agent from whom the transportation by air is purchased.
Specific tax
(1)There shall be imposed, levied and collected an air transportation tax, determined under section 13, on each amount paid or payable in Canada for transportation of a person by air where that transportation begins at a point in the taxation area and ends at a point outside the taxation area.
(2)There shall be imposed, levied and collected an air transportation tax, determined under section 13, on each amount paid or payable outside Canada for the transportation of a person by air where such transportation
(a)begins at a point in the taxation area and ends at a point outside the taxation area, and
(b)includes an emplanement by the person on an aircraft at an airport in Canada on a specific flight having as a destination an airport outside Canada and subsequent deplanement by the person from the flight at an airport outside Canada,
(3)For the purposes of subsection (1), transportation by air begins at a point in the taxation area and ends at a point outside the taxation area if the transportation or any part thereof includes at least one departure from a point in the taxation area, other than a departure resulting from a transfer stop, to a destination outside the taxation area.
(4)For the purposes of subsection (2), transportation by air begins at a point in the taxation area and ends at a point outside the taxation area if the transportation or any part thereof includes at least one departure from a point in Canada, other than a departure resulting from a transfer stop, to a destination outside the taxation area, whether or not there are any intermediate stops.
Amount of tax
(1)Subject to subsection (2), the tax imposed under subsection 12(1) for transportation of a person by air shall be
(a)an amount that is the lesser of
(i)the amount of
(ii)such amount as may, for the purposes of this subsection, be prescribed by order of the Governor in Council on the recommendation of the Minister of Transport; or
(b)fifty per cent of the amount provided in paragraph (a) when the person is a child under twelve years of age and is being transported at a fare reduced fifty per cent or more below the applicable fare.
(2)Where the amount paid or payable in Canada for air transportation is for transportation by an aircraft that has been chartered for the purpose by one or more charterers, the tax imposed under subsection 12(1) on the amount paid or payable to a certified air carrier by each charterer shall be an amount that is the aggregate of
(a)the lesser of
(i)the amount of
(ii)such amount as may, for the purposes of this subsection, be prescribed by order of the Governor in Council on the recommendation of the Minister of Transport,
(b)fifty per cent of the amount provided in paragraph (a) in respect of each emplanement, pursuant to the charter agreement of that charterer, on the aircraft by a child who is under twelve years of age and is being transported at a fare reduced fifty per cent or more below the applicable fare.
(2.1)For the purposes of subsection (2), emplanement means an emplanement by a person at an airport in Canada on a specific flight that has as a destination an airport outside Canada and from which the person deplanes at an airport outside Canada.
(2.2)The tax imposed under subsection 12(2) for transportation of a person by air shall be
(a)where the first emplanement of the person occurs at an airport in Canada,
(i)an amount that is the lesser of
(ii)50% of the amount provided in subparagraph (i) where the person is a child under twelve years of age and is being transported at a fare reduced 50% or more below the applicable fare; and
(b)in any other case,
(i)an amount that is the lesser of
(ii)50% of the amount provided in subparagraph (i) where the person is a child under twelve years of age and is being transported at a fare reduced 50% or more below the applicable fare.
(3)Subsections 12(1) and (2) do not apply in respect of the transportation of a person by air at a fare ninety per cent or more below the applicable fare.
More than one amount payable
(1)Notwithstanding sections 11 and 13 but subject to subsection 11(3) and subsection (2) of this section, where two or more amounts are paid or payable at the same time for transportation of a person by air on a continuous journey,
(a)the total of the taxes imposed on all such amounts under subsection 10(1) or (2), determined under subsection 11(1), shall not exceed the lesser of
(i)the amount that is
(ii)the amount, if any, prescribed by order of the Governor in Council under paragraph 11(1)(b);
(b)the total of the taxes imposed on all such amounts under subsections 10(1) and 12(1), determined under subsections 11(1) and 13(1), as applicable, shall not exceed the amount determined under subsection 13(1) in respect of any such amount in respect of which that subsection applies; and
(c)the total of the taxes imposed on all such amounts under subsections 10(2) and 12(2), determined under subsections 11(1) and 13(2.2), as applicable, shall not exceed the largest amount determined under subsection 13(2.2) in respect of any such amount.
(2)Subsection (1) does not apply to reduce any tax imposed under this Part in respect of transportation of a person by air unless the licensed air carrier or the carrier’s agent from whom the transportation is purchased records on each ticket issued at the same time the following information:
(a)ticket numbers, including air carrier codes, for all flights comprising the continuous journey; and
(b)flight numbers for all flights comprising the continuous journey.
When and by whom tax payable
The tax on each amount paid or payable in Canada for transportation of a person by air is payable
(a)at the time when the amount is so paid or becomes payable and in any case prior to the provision of the transportation; and
(b)by the person making the payment.
Employees of foreign country
This Part does not apply in the case of any amount paid for transportation by air of a person described in section 2 of Part II of Schedule III.
Amount deemed paid in Canada
(1)Where an amount is paid or payable outside Canada for the transportation of a person by air
(a)by transmission from within Canada to a place outside Canada, by means of telegraph or mail, of cash, cheque, postal telegram, money order or any similar draft to a ticket office, travel agency, air carrier or any representative of any of them,
(b)by delivery of the amount to an agency located within Canada for transmission to a ticket office, travel agency, air carrier or any representative of any of them located in any place outside Canada, or
(c)by any other arrangement with a person outside Canada for the benefit or convenience of a person in Canada,
(2)Where an amount is paid or payable outside Canada for the charter of an aircraft for the transportation of a person by air and the transportation begins at a point in Canada, the amount shall, for the purposes of this Part, be deemed to be an amount paid or payable in Canada and not outside Canada.
Elimination of air transportation tax
No tax shall be imposed, levied or collected on any amount paid or payable for the transportation of a person by air that
(a)in the case of tax imposed under subsection 10(1) or 12(1), begins after October 31, 1998; or
(b)in the case of tax imposed under subsection 10(2) or 12(2), does not include an emplanement of the person, within the meaning of subsection 13(2.1), before November 1, 1998.
Duty to apply for licence
(1)Subject to this section, every certified air carrier, other than an air carrier that provides only air transportation that is exempt from the operation of this Part pursuant to paragraph 21(d), shall make an application in the prescribed form to the Minister for a licence for the purposes of this Part.
(2)The Minister may grant a licence to any person applying therefor under subsection (1).
(3)The Minister may cancel a licence issued under this Part if, in his opinion, it is no longer required for the purposes of this Part.
(4)Subsection (1) applies only to a certified air carrier that provides air transportation before November 1, 1998.
Duty of licensed air carrier
(1)Every licensed air carrier is an agent of the Minister and as such shall, as provided in this section,
(a)levy and collect any taxes imposed by this Part for the transportation of a person by air; and
(b)make adjustments in or refund any portion of the tax paid on the transportation of a person by air that has not been provided or only partially provided or any tax that has been collected in error by the licensed air carrier.
(2)The tax imposed by this Part on each amount paid or payable in Canada for transportation of a person by air shall be collected by the licensed air carrier to whom payment for the transportation is made or is owing.
(3)The tax imposed by this Part on each amount paid or payable outside Canada for transportation of a person by air that is payable by the person at the time when he emplanes on an aircraft at an airport in Canada shall be collected by the licensed air carrier on whose aircraft the person emplanes, in this subsection referred to as the “emplaning air carrier”, except where the air transportation tax has been paid before that time to a licensed air carrier or his agent and evidence of the prepayment of tax is submitted by the person to the emplaning air carrier in a manner and form prescribed by regulation of the Governor in Council.
(4)In the case of tax imposed by this Part on any amount paid or payable in Canada for transportation of a person by air, where the transportation of a person by air is being provided by several air carriers, one or more of whom are licensed, the tax, where applicable, shall be collected by the licensed air carrier who sells the transportation by air or, if the transportation is not sold by a licensed air carrier, by the first licensed air carrier who provides any part of the transportation.
(5)Where tax has been reduced pursuant to subsection 13.1(1) in respect of two or more amounts paid or payable at the same time for transportation of a person by air on a continuous journey, no adjustment in or refund of all or any portion of the tax paid shall be made unless all of the tickets purchased at the same time for the transportation are cancelled at the same time.
Debt to Her Majesty
(1)Every person who, being required by or pursuant to this Part to collect an air transportation tax, fails to do so as required is liable to Her Majesty for the amount of the tax and that amount is recoverable in the Federal Court or in any other court of competent jurisdiction as a debt due to Her Majesty.
(2)A person who, not being a licensed air carrier, sells in Canada transportation of a person by air that is to be provided in whole or in part by a licensed air carrier is, in respect of the payment for that transportation and for the purposes of this Part, the agent of the first licensed air carrier who provides the transportation by air or any part thereof, as the case may be, and that person shall levy and collect on behalf of that licensed air carrier the taxes imposed by this Part and transmit them to the licensed air carrier.
Monthly return of taxes
(1)Every licensed air carrier that is required by this Part to collect tax shall make each month a true return, in the prescribed form and containing the prescribed information including statistical information relating to any tax not collected by the licensed air carrier during that period by reason of the prepayment thereof, of
(a)all amounts collected or collectible by the carrier by way of the tax imposed by this Part in the last preceding month; and
(b)all amounts collected, within or outside Canada by the carrier or the carrier’s agent in the last preceding month,
(i)by way of the tax imposed by this Part on amounts paid or payable outside Canada for the transportation of a person by air, and
(ii)before the time that the person is required by subsection 10(2) or 12(2), as the case may be, to pay the tax.
(2)Every licensed air carrier shall, if no amounts have been collected or are collectible as described in subsection (1) in the last preceding month, make a return as required by that subsection stating that fact.
(2.1)No return is required under subsection (2) if the last preceding month is a month after October 31, 1998.
(3)Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), the Minister may, by regulation,
(a)authorize any licensed air carrier to make a return in respect of any accounting period of not less than twenty-one days and not more than thirty-five days;
(b)authorize any licensed air carrier to make a return in respect of any period longer than one month but not longer than six months, if the amounts collected or collectible by the carrier by way of the tax imposed by this Part in the last preceding calendar year did not exceed four thousand eight hundred dollars; or
(c)authorize any licensed air carrier whose passenger air transportation service is predominantly limited to a seasonal period of operation to make a return in respect of any period longer than one month but not longer than six months, if the amounts collected or collectible by the carrier by way of the tax imposed by this Part in the equivalent period in the last preceding calendar year did not exceed an average of four hundred dollars per month throughout that equivalent period.
(4)Subject to subsection (8) and sections 20.1 and 79.2, the return required by this section shall be filed and the taxes that are collected or collectible by a licensed air carrier shall be remitted
(a)in a case where the return is required to be made in accordance with subsection (1) or (2), not later than the last day of the first month following the month to which the return relates;
(b)in a case where the return is authorized to be made in accordance with a regulation made under paragraph (3)(a), not later than the last day of the first authorized accounting period following the end of the accounting period to which the return relates; and
(c)in a case where the return is authorized to be made in accordance with a regulation made under paragraph (3)(b) or (c), not later than the last day of the first month following the end of the period to which the return relates.
(5)Subject to subsections (6) to (9), a licensed air carrier that defaults in remitting tax within the time prescribed by subsection (4), in addition to the amount in default, shall pay
(a)in the case of tax required to be remitted not later than the last day of a month, a penalty of one-half of one per cent and interest at the prescribed rate, in respect of each month or fraction of a month between that day and the day on which the total tax, penalty and interest outstanding is remitted, calculated on the total tax, penalty and interest outstanding in that month or fraction of a month; and
(b)in the case of tax required to be remitted not later than the last day of an accounting period, a penalty of one-half of one per cent and interest at the prescribed rate, in respect of each accounting period or fraction of an accounting period between that day and the day on which the total tax, penalty and interest outstanding is remitted, calculated on the total tax, penalty and interest outstanding in that accounting period or fraction of an accounting period.
(6)No penalty or interest is payable under subsection (5) if the licensed air carrier remits all taxes collected or collectible by the carrier under this Part and, at the time of the remittance, the total penalty and interest payable is less than ten dollars.
(7)A licensed air carrier that is liable to pay penalty or interest under subsection (5) shall pay the penalty or interest not later than the last day of the month or accounting period in respect of which the penalty or interest was calculated.
(8)The Minister may, before or after the expiration of the time prescribed by subsection (4), extend in writing the time for filing a return or remitting any tax, and where the Minister so extends the time,
(a)the return shall be filed or the tax shall be remitted within the time as so extended;
(b)interest accrues under subsection (5) in respect of the tax as if the time had not been so extended;
(c)no penalty accrues or shall be deemed to have accrued under subsection (5) in respect of the tax before the expiration of the time as so extended; and
(d)penalty accrues under subsection (5) in respect of a default in remitting the tax or any portion thereof within the time as so extended as if the default were a default referred to in that subsection.
(9)Where the Minister holds security under section 80.1 for the remittance of any tax under this Part that is not remitted within the time prescribed by subsection (4),
(a)interest accrues under subsection (5) in respect of the tax from the expiration of that time; and
(b)penalty accrues under subsection (5) only if the total tax, penalty and interest outstanding, as calculated in respect of each month or accounting period or fraction of a month or accounting period during which the default continues, exceeds the value of the security at the time it is accepted by the Minister and, if accruing, the penalty shall be calculated only on the amount of the excess.
Interpretation
(1)For the purposes of this section,
(a)a licensed air carrier’s “instalment base”
(i)for a month is the lesser of
(ii)for an accounting period is the lesser of
(iii)for any other period to which a return relates is the lesser of
(b)a licensed air carrier is a “large taxpayer” at any particular time if
(i)the aggregate amount of taxes payable under Parts II.1, III, IV and VI, other than taxes payable in accordance with the Customs Act, and collected or collectible under this Part and Part II.2 by that licensed air carrier in the last preceding calendar year ending at least ninety days, or ninety-one days where that time falls in a leap year, before that time exceeded twelve million dollars, or
(ii)the licensed air carrier
(2)A large taxpayer that is required to file a return and remit tax within the time prescribed by subsection 20(4) shall pay instalments on account of the tax in accordance with the following rules:
(a)in the case where the return is required to be made in accordance with subsection 20(1), the large taxpayer shall pay two instalments, each equal to one-half of the taxpayer’s instalment base for the month in which the tax was collected or became collectible, the first to be paid not later than the last day of that month and the second not later than the fifteenth day of the next following month; and
(b)in the case where the return is authorized to be made in accordance with a regulation made under paragraph 20(3)(a), the large taxpayer shall pay two instalments, each equal to one-half of the taxpayer’s instalment base for the accounting period to which the return relates, the first to be paid not later than the last day of that accounting period and the second not later than the fifteenth day of the next following accounting period.
(3)A licensed air carrier, other than a large taxpayer, that is required to file a return and remit tax within the time prescribed by subsection 20(4) shall pay an instalment on account of the tax in accordance with the following rules:
(a)in the case where the return is required to be made in accordance with subsection 20(1), the carrier shall pay an instalment, equal to the carrier’s instalment base for the month in which the tax was collected or became collectible, not later than the twenty-first day of the next following month;
(b)in the case where the return is authorized to be made in accordance with a regulation made under paragraph 20(3)(a), the carrier shall pay an instalment, equal to the carrier’s instalment base for the accounting period to which the return relates, not later than the twenty-first day of the next following accounting period; and
(c)in the case where the return is authorized to be made in accordance with a regulation made under paragraph 20(3)(b) or (c), the carrier shall pay an instalment, equal to the carrier’s instalment base for the period to which the return relates, not later than the twenty-first day of the month next following the end of that period.
(4)Subject to subsections (6) to (8), a large taxpayer that defaults in paying an instalment within the time prescribed by subsection (2) shall, in addition to the amount in default, pay in respect of the period between the end of that time and the end of the time prescribed for remittance of the tax on account of which the instalment was payable
(a)in the case of an instalment required to be paid not later than the last day of a month or an accounting period, a penalty of one-half of one per cent and interest at the prescribed rate, calculated on the amount by which
(i)one-half of the taxpayer’s instalment base for that month or accounting period
(ii)the aggregate of all taxes on account of which the instalment was payable that were remitted not later than that day; and
(b)in the case of an instalment required to be paid not later than the fifteenth day of a month or an accounting period, a penalty of one-quarter of one per cent and interest at one-half of the prescribed rate, calculated on the amount by which
(i)one-half of the taxpayer’s instalment base for the last preceding month or accounting period
(ii)the amount by which the aggregate of all taxes on account of which the instalment was payable that were remitted not later than that day exceeds the lesser of
(5)Subject to subsections (6) to (8), a licensed air carrier that defaults in paying an instalment within the time prescribed by subsection (3) shall, in addition to the amount in default, pay in respect of the period between the end of that time and the end of the time prescribed for remittance of the tax on account of which the instalment was payable
(a)in the case of an instalment required by paragraph (3)(a) or (b) to be paid not later than the twenty-first day of a month or an accounting period, a penalty of one-sixth of one per cent and interest at one-third of the prescribed rate, calculated on the amount by which
(i)the carrier’s instalment base for the last preceding month or accounting period
(ii)the aggregate of all taxes on account of which the instalment was payable that were remitted not later than that day; and
(b)in the case of an instalment required by paragraph (3)(c) to be paid not later than the twenty-first day of a month next following the end of a period, a penalty of one-sixth of one per cent and interest of one-third of the prescribed rate, calculated on the amount by which
(i)the carrier’s instalment base for that period
(ii)the aggregate of all taxes on account of which the instalment was payable that were remitted not later than that day.
(6)No penalty or interest is payable under subsection (4) or (5) if the large taxpayer or other licensed air carrier liable to pay the instalment remits all taxes collected or collectible by the taxpayer or carrier under this Part and, at the time of the remittance, the total penalty and interest payable in respect of the instalment is less than five dollars and in respect of all those taxes is less than ten dollars.
(7)A large taxpayer or other licensed air carrier that is liable to pay penalty or interest under subsection (4) or (5) in respect of a default in paying an instalment shall pay the penalty or interest within the time prescribed by subsection 20(4) for the remittance of the tax on account of which the instalment is payable.
(8)The Minister may, before or after the expiration of the time prescribed by subsection (2) or (3), extend in writing the time for paying an instalment, for any period within the time prescribed by subsection 20(4) for the remittance of the tax on account of which the instalment is payable, and where the Minister so extends the time
(a)the instalment shall be paid within the time as so extended;
(b)interest accrues under subsection (4) or (5), as the case may be, in respect of the instalment as if the time had not been so extended;
(c)no penalty accrues or shall be deemed to have accrued under subsection (4) or (5), as the case may be, in respect of the instalment before the expiration of the time as so extended; and
(d)penalty accrues under subsection (4) or (5), as the case may be, in respect of a default in paying an instalment within the time as so extended as if the default were a default referred to in that subsection.
Prepaid amounts
(1)For greater certainty, amounts collected as described in paragraph 20(1)(b) shall be deemed to be sums payable under this Act.
(2)Each licensed air carrier that is required to make a return of the amounts described in paragraph 20(1)(b) shall keep records and books of account in such form and containing such information as will enable the amount of tax or other sums that have been paid to or collected by the carrier or the carrier’s agent to be determined and, for the purposes of this subsection, subsections 98(2.01), (2.1) and (3) and 100(2) apply, with such modifications as the circumstances require, as if the records and books of account were required to be kept by the carrier pursuant to subsection 98(1).
Regulations
The Governor in Council may by regulation
(a)prescribe, for those cases where the amount charged for transportation by air includes the transportation of persons and goods by air, the manner in which and by whom the amount charged shall be apportioned between the transportation by air of those persons and the transportation by air of those goods, for the purposes of the tax imposed under sections 10 to 12;
(b)prescribe, for those cases where the amount charged for transportation of a person by air provides him with transportation and other services or goods, the manner in which and by whom the amount charged shall be apportioned between the transportation by air of that person and the provision of the other services and goods, for the purposes of the tax imposed under sections 10 to 12;
(c)prescribe the manner and form in which and the class of persons to whom evidence of prepayment of any tax imposed under this Part shall be submitted;
(c.1)prescribe the manner and form in which evidence of an amount paid or payable for transportation of a person by air shall be submitted;
(d)exempt from the operation of this Part the transportation of a person by air on any classes or groups of air services, air carriers or aircraft;
(e)reduce the amount of the tax paid or payable in Canada under this Part in respect of transportation of a person by air, or remove that tax, for the reduction or avoidance of double taxation by Canada and a foreign country in respect of that transportation;
(f)vary the requirements of section 20 with respect to returns and the time of remitting for licensed air carriers who are authorized by the Canadian Transportation Agency to operate international charter flights from Canada, or exempt those carriers from the provisions of that section with respect to returns, subject to such terms and conditions as the Governor in Council considers to be in the public interest;
(g)prescribe, in cases where an air carrier provides transportation of a person by air on credit, the time when and the place where the amount payable for that transportation is deemed to be paid or payable for the purposes of this Part; and
(h)provide generally for the carrying out of the provisions of this Part.
PART II.1 — Telecommunication Programming Services Tax
Definitions
(1)In this Part,
amount charged, in respect of a taxable service, means any amount paid or payable by a person for the taxable service, before any amount paid or payable in respect of any tax under this Part or imposed under an Act of the legislature of a province respecting retail sales tax is added thereto; (montant exigé)
broadcasting means any radiocommunication in which the transmissions are intended for direct reception by the general public; (radiodiffusion)
licensee means any person to whom a licence has been issued under section 21.18 and includes any person who is required by section 21.17 to apply for a licence; (titulaire de licence ou titulaire)
programming service means any presentation of sound or visual matter of a nature or kind broadcast by radio or television stations that is designed to inform, enlighten or entertain; (service de programmation)
small undertaking means (a) a person who provides a taxable service exclusively in a place to which admission is granted to persons for the purpose of the presentation to those persons of a programming service by means of telecommunication on payment of a charge or fee through the sale of a ticket or any similar means of admission, or (b) a person who, in any month, provides a taxable service to not more than two hundred persons, but does not include a person who, in any month in the year preceding that month, has provided a taxable service to more than two hundred persons; (entreprise restreinte)
taxable service means (a) the provision, by means of telecommunication, to the general public or any portion thereof, of any programming service, (b) the commencement or cessation of the provision of a programming service referred to in paragraph (a), (c) the provision of any instrument, device, equipment or apparatus or any part thereof, other than a television receiver, that is (i) used in conjunction with the reception of a programming service referred to in paragraph (a), and (ii) provided by the person providing the programming service or by any person authorized or designated by him for the purpose or acting on his behalf or by any person related to him, if the person providing the programming service requires that the instrument, device, equipment, apparatus or part be acquired exclusively from him or any other person referred to in subparagraph (ii), and (d) the installation, disconnection, replacement, repair or maintenance of any instrument, device, equipment or apparatus or any part thereof, other than a television receiver, referred to in paragraph (c), by the person providing the programming service in conjunction with which it is being used or by any other person referred to in subparagraph (c)(ii), but does not include (e) any surveillance or monitoring service, telebanking or teleshopping service or opinion-polling service, (f) any background music service of a nature or kind that is provided in a shopping centre, an office building, a factory or a common area of a condominium or of an apartment building as an accompaniment to shopping, dining, working or other similar activities carried on in such place, or (g) any other service prescribed by regulations made pursuant to section 21.2, that a person providing a programming service referred to in paragraph (a) provides for an additional fee or charge on the request of the person to whom the programming service is provided or that is provided by a person who does not provide a programming service referred to in paragraph (a); (service taxable)
telecommunication [Repealed, R.S., 1985, c. 12 (4th Supp.), s. 7]
(2)[Repealed, R.S., 1985, c. 12 (4th Supp.), s. 7]
(3)For the purposes of this Part, subsections 250(3) and (4) of the Income Tax Act apply in respect of the interpretation of the expression “small undertaking resident in Canada”.
(4)For the purposes of this Part, where a small undertaking within the meaning of paragraph (a) of the definition small undertaking in subsection (1) acquires a taxable service from a person, other than a licensee or a small undertaking resident in Canada, and provides the taxable service to other persons for amounts charged, the aggregate of the amounts charged is deemed
(a)to be equal to the amount charged by the person from whom the small undertaking acquired the service; and
(b)to have been paid at the end of the month in which the service was acquired from the person referred to in paragraph (a).
(5)For the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition small undertaking in subsection (1), the number of persons to whom a person provides a taxable service in a month shall be computed as the aggregate of the number of
(a)persons, in this subsection referred to as “customers”, to whom he, or a person related to him, provides the service in that month for an amount charged; and
(b)persons to whom customers provide the service in that month, whether or not for an amount charged.
Binding on the Crown
This Part binds Her Majesty in right of Canada or a province.
Imposition of tax
There shall be imposed, levied and collected a tax at the rate of eleven per cent on the amount charged for a taxable service, payable by the person providing the service at the time the amount charged is paid or payable, whichever is the earlier.
Relief from tax for licensee
(1)No tax is payable under section 21.12 in respect of a taxable service provided to a licensee
(a)who,
(i)in the case of a service described in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) of the definition taxable service in subsection 21.1(1), is acquiring the service for broadcasting without charge or for provision to another person for an amount charged or broadcasting without charge, or
(ii)in the case of a service described in paragraph (b), (c) or (d) of that definition, is acquiring the service for use in conjunction with a service referred to in subparagraph (i) that is acquired by the licensee for a use described in that subparagraph; and
(b)who, at the time the amount charged for the service is paid or payable, whichever is the earlier, so certifies, and gives his licence number, to the person providing the service.
(2)No tax is payable under section 21.12 in respect of a taxable service provided to a person, other than a licensee,
(a)who,
(i)in the case of a service described in paragraph (a) of the definition taxable service in subsection 21.1(1), is acquiring the service for broadcasting without charge or for provision to another person for broadcasting without charge, or
(ii)in the case of a service described in paragraph (b), (c) or (d) of that definition, is acquiring the service for use in conjunction with a service referred to in subparagraph (i) that is acquired by the licensee for a use described in that subparagraph; and
(b)who, at the time the amount charged for the service is paid or payable, whichever is the earlier, so certifies to the person providing the service.
(3)No tax is payable under section 21.12 in respect of a taxable service provided by a small undertaking, other than a taxable service that
(a)is provided by a small undertaking within the meaning of paragraph (a) of the definition small undertaking in subsection 21.1(1); and
(b)was acquired by the small undertaking from another person, other than a licensee or a small undertaking resident in Canada.
Where service provided to non-arm’s length person
(1)Where a licensee has provided a taxable service to a person with whom the licensee was not dealing at arm’s length at the time of the provision for no amount charged or for an amount charged that was less than the amount charged (in this subsection referred to as the “reasonable charge”) that would have been reasonable in the circumstances if the service had been provided to a person with whom the licensee was dealing at arm’s length, for the purposes of this Part, the licensee shall be deemed to have provided the taxable service to that person for an amount charged equal to the reasonable charge for the service and, where there was no amount charged, the amount charged shall be deemed to be payable at the end of the month in which the service was provided.
(2)Subject to subsection (1), where a licensee has provided a taxable service to a person and the amount charged for the service cannot be ascertained, for the purposes of this Part, the licensee shall be deemed to have provided the taxable service to that person for an amount charged equal to the amount that is reasonable in the circumstances.
Security
(1)A small undertaking that proposes to provide a taxable service in respect of which tax is or will be imposed by section 21.12 shall, if required by the Minister, provide security in accordance with subsection (2) for payment of the tax.
(2)The security to be provided by a small undertaking pursuant to subsection (1) shall
(a)be provided within the time fixed by the Minister, but not later than the day immediately preceding the day on which provision of the taxable service commences;
(b)be in an amount of not less than six per cent of
(i)the aggregate of the amounts charged for that taxable service by the person from whom the small undertaking acquired the service, or
(ii)where the aggregate of the amounts charged for that taxable service by the person from whom the small undertaking acquired the service cannot be determined prior to the commencement of the service by the small undertaking, the aggregate of the amounts that, in accordance with the agreement between the small undertaking and that other person, are paid or payable by the small undertaking for the service, computed as of seven days prior to the commencement of the service or such later day as may be fixed by the Minister; and
(c)be provided by a chartered bank or by depositing with the Minister
(i)a bond, acceptable to the Minister, of an incorporated guarantee company authorized to do business in Canada, or
(ii)a bond or other security of or guaranteed by the Government of Canada.
(3)Notwithstanding that a bond of a guarantee company given under this section has been cancelled, the bond shall be deemed to remain in force in relation to taxable services provided or to be provided for an amount charged at the time of cancellation until all liabilities to pay amounts on account of tax, penalties, interest or other amounts in relation to such taxable services are discharged.
Diversions
(1)Where, pursuant to subsection 21.13(1) or (2), a taxable service is relieved from tax by reason of the use for which the service is acquired, in this section referred to as the “relieved use”, and that service is subsequently diverted
(a)by the person who acquired the service for the relieved use, or
(b)where the person referred to in paragraph (a) acquired the service for provision to another person for broadcasting without charge, by that other person,
(2)The tax payable pursuant to subsection (1) is payable at the time the service is diverted and shall be computed as the amount of tax that would have been payable at the time of the acquisition of the service for the relieved use had the service not been so relieved.
Application for licence
(1)Subject to this section, every person who is providing a taxable service for an amount charged on the coming into force of this Part shall make an application in the prescribed form to the Minister for a licence for the purposes of this Part not later than the last day of the first month immediately following the month in which this Part comes into force.
(2)Subject to this section, every person who commences to provide, on or after the coming into force of this Part, a taxable service for an amount charged shall make an application in the prescribed form to the Minister for a licence for the purposes of this Part not later than the last day of the first month immediately following the month in which that person commences to provide the service.
(3)Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a small undertaking.
(4)Every person providing a taxable service for an amount charged who ceases to be a small undertaking shall make an application in the prescribed form to the Minister for a licence for the purposes of this Part not later than the last day of the first month immediately following the month in which that person ceases to be a small undertaking.
Issue of licence
The Minister may issue a licence for the purposes of this Part to any person applying therefor under section 21.17.
Cancellation
The Minister may cancel a licence issued under section 21.18 if, in the Minister’s opinion, it is no longer required for the purposes of this Part.
Regulations
The Governor in Council may make regulations
(a)prescribing, for the purposes of paragraph (g) of the definition taxable service in subsection 21.1(1), any service other than a programming service referred to in paragraph (a) of that definition;
(b)respecting the method for determining the reasonable amount charged for a taxable service for the purposes of section 21.14; and
(c)generally for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Part.
Override of other laws
A licensee may,
(a)notwithstanding the Broadcasting Act or any other Act of Parliament or any regulation or other statutory instrument made thereunder or any other law, and
(b)notwithstanding
(i)any decision or order made, or any licence or renewal of a licence issued, by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, or
(ii)any other act or thing given, done or issued pursuant to the Broadcasting Act or any other Act of Parliament or any other law,
PART II.2 — Telecommunication Services Tax
Definitions
(1)In this Part,
amount charged, in respect of a service, means any amount paid or payable by a person for the service, before any amount paid or payable in respect of any tax under this Part or imposed under an Act of the legislature of a province respecting retail sales tax is added thereto; (montant exigé)
approved tariff, in respect of a licensee, means a current schedule or tariff that sets out or otherwise provides for amounts that may be charged by the licensee for any service and that is approved by (a) the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, (b) the lieutenant governor in council of a province, (c) a commission, board, tribunal, authority or other body established by or pursuant to an Act of the legislature of a province to regulate telecommunications, (d) a person designated by the lieutenant governor in council of a province to regulate telecommunications, or (e) a municipal or local commission, board, tribunal, authority or other body that regulates telecommunications in a municipality; (tarif agréé)
licensee means any person to whom a licence has been issued under subsection 21.3(2) and includes any person who is required by subsection 21.3(1) to apply for a licence; (titulaire de licence ou titulaire)
separate charge, in respect of a service provided by a person, means an amount charged for the service (a) as set out separately in a contract entered into by that person and the person charged for the service or in an invoice, bill, statement of account or other similar document issued or made available by that person to the person charged for the service, or (b) if no such contract was so entered into and document was so issued or made available and the person providing the service is a licensee, as set out or provided for separately in an approved tariff of the licensee; (redevance distincte)
taxable service means (a) any telecommunication service, (b) the commencement or cessation of a telecommunication service, (c) the provision of any instrument, device, equipment or apparatus or any part thereof, other than terminal equipment for the provision of which a separate charge is made, that is (i) used in conjunction with a telecommunication service, and (ii) provided by the person providing the telecommunication service or by any person authorized or designated by him for the purpose or acting on his behalf or by any person related to him, if the person providing the telecommunication service requires that the instrument, device, equipment, apparatus or part be acquired exclusively from him or any other person referred to in subparagraph (ii), and (d) the installation, disconnection, replacement, repair or maintenance of any instrument, device, equipment or apparatus or any part thereof referred to in paragraph (c) by the person providing the telecommunication service in conjunction with which it is being used or by any other person referred to in subparagraph (c)(ii), but does not include a taxable service within the meaning assigned by subsection 21.1(1); (service taxable)
telecommunication service means the transmission of any information by means of a system for telecommunication or any part thereof and includes the making available of such a system or part for that use, whether or not it is so used, but does not include (a) any such service provided for taxi, messenger or other dispatch purposes, if the person providing the service uses, primarily for the person’s own dispatch purposes, the system or part thereof by means of which the service is provided, (b) any such service provided to an occupant in a building or building complex by the owner or manager of the building or complex, if (i) the system or part thereof by means of which the service is provided and that is controlled by the owner or manager is used exclusively to provide the service within the building or complex, and (ii) the owner or manager provides the service exclusively (A) by means of the system or part referred to in subparagraph (i), (B) through the resale of service acquired from another person, or (C) in the manner described in clauses (A) and (B), or (c) the provision, in conjunction with any such service, of a data processing, data storage, information or other service (in this paragraph referred to as the “additional service”) by means of telecommunication for a separate charge, if (i) the service in conjunction with which the additional service is provided is offered separately from the additional service, and (ii) the additional service is, or could be, lawfully provided by means of telecommunication by persons other than telecommunications carriers; (service de télécommunication)
telecommunications carrier means (a) any person who, for an amount charged, provides telecommunication service to the general public, or any portion thereof, by means of a telecommunication system owned, or controlled, and operated by that person, and (b) any person to whom a licence has been issued under section 21.18 or who is required by section 21.17 to apply for a licence for the purposes of Part II.1. (exploitant de télécommunication)
(2)For the purposes of the definitions telecommunication service and telecommunications carrier in subsection (1), a person who provides telecommunication service through the resale of telecommunication service acquired from another person shall be deemed not to control the system for telecommunication of that other person.
Binding on Her Majesty
This Part binds Her Majesty in right of Canada or a province.
Imposition of tax
(1)There shall be imposed, levied and collected a tax at the rate of eleven per cent on the amount charged for a taxable service acquired from a licensee, payable by the person charged for the service at the time the amount charged is paid or payable, whichever is the earlier.
(2)Notwithstanding subsection (1), where long distance telephone service is acquired and paid for by means of a coin-operated telephone and the amount charged for the service exceeds fifty cents, the tax payable in respect of the service shall be calculated at the rate of five cents for every fifty cents or part thereof charged for the service in excess of twenty-four cents.
(3)Notwithstanding subsection (1), where a paging service is acquired, the tax payable in respect of the service shall be calculated at the rate of thirty cents, in respect of each paging terminal device by means of which the service is acquired, for each month or fraction of a month in which the service is acquired.
(4)Notwithstanding subsection (1), where telecommunication service between a place in Canada and a place outside Canada is provided by means of a telecommunication line, channel or other facility that is dedicated to the sole use of a person, the tax payable in respect of the service shall be calculated on the amount charged for the service only to the extent that the amount charged is for service provided in Canada.
Where service acquired by licensee
(1)Where a licensee has provided a taxable service to itself for use in the administration or management of its business, for the purposes of this Part, the licensee shall be deemed to have acquired the taxable service from itself for an amount charged equal to fifty per cent of the amount charged that would have been reasonable in the circumstances if the service had been provided to a person with whom the licensee was dealing at arm’s length and the amount charged shall be deemed to be payable at the end of the month in which the service was provided.
(2)Where a licensee has provided a taxable service to a person with whom the licensee was not dealing at arm’s length at the time of the provision for no amount charged or for an amount charged that was less than the amount charged (in this subsection referred to as the “reasonable charge”) that would have been reasonable in the circumstances if the service had been provided to a person with whom the licensee was dealing at arm’s length, for the purposes of this Part, that person shall be deemed to have acquired the taxable service from the licensee for an amount charged equal to the reasonable charge for the service and, where there was no amount charged, the amount charged shall be deemed to be payable at the end of the month in which the service was provided.
(3)Subject to subsection (2), where a licensee has provided a taxable service to a person and the amount charged for the service cannot be ascertained, for the purposes of this Part, that person shall be deemed to have acquired the taxable service from the licensee for an amount charged equal to the amount that is reasonable in the circumstances.
(4)Where the amount that may be charged for a taxable service provided by a licensee was set out or provided for separately in an approved tariff of the licensee at the time of the provision, the amount as so set out or provided for shall be deemed to be
(a)for the purposes of subsections (1) and (2), the amount charged that would have been reasonable in the circumstances; and
(b)for the purposes of subsection (3), the amount that is reasonable in the circumstances.
Relief from tax for residential telephone service
(1)No tax is payable under section 21.24 on any amount charged for
(a)the provision, commencement or cessation of residential telephone service, other than the provision of long distance telephone service; or
(b)the provision, installation, disconnection, replacement, repair or maintenance of any instrument, device, equipment or apparatus or any part thereof that is used in conjunction with residential telephone service.
(2)No tax is payable under section 21.24 on any amount charged for telephone service acquired and paid for by means of a coin-operated telephone, other than long distance telephone service for which the amount charged exceeds fifty cents.
(3)No tax is payable under section 21.24 on any amount charged for any taxable service that is provided entirely outside Canada.
Relief from tax for diplomats
(1)No tax is payable under section 21.24 on any amount charged for a taxable service acquired by a person described in section 2 of Part II of Schedule III or by a member of the family of that person, if that member is not a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada.
(2)No tax is payable under section 21.24 on any amount charged for a taxable service acquired by an organization in respect of which the Governor in Council has provided, by order made pursuant to subsection 4(1) of the Privileges and Immunities (International Organizations) Act, that the organization shall have the privileges and immunities set out in paragraph 7(a) of Schedule I to that Act.
(3)No tax is payable under section 21.24 on any amount charged for a taxable service acquired by a government of a country designated by the Governor in Council pursuant to heading No. 98.10 of Schedule I to the Customs Tariff, or acquired by a Canadian government agency on behalf of such a government, if the amount charged relates to telecommunication originating or terminating at a military or defence establishment in Canada.
(4)No tax is payable under section 21.24 on any amount charged for a taxable service acquired by Her Majesty in right of a province, other than a province in respect of which there is in force at the time that the service is acquired a reciprocal taxation agreement referred to in section 32 of the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements and Federal Post-Secondary Education and Health Contributions Act.
(5)No tax is payable under section 21.24 on any amount charged for a taxable service acquired by an Indian or band within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the Indian Act, if the amount charged is billed to the Indian or band at a reserve within the meaning of that subsection and relates to telecommunication originating or terminating at a reserve.
Relief from tax for licence holders under this Part
(1)No tax is payable under section 21.24 on any amount charged for a taxable service acquired by a person to whom a licence has been issued under subsection 21.3(2) for provision to another person or for use directly in providing another taxable service, other than a paging service, to another person.
(2)No tax is payable under section 21.24 on any amount charged for a taxable service acquired by a person to whom a licence has been issued under section 21.18 for use in providing, by means of telecommunication, a programming service within the meaning of subsection 21.1(1) to another person for an amount charged within the meaning of that subsection or in producing a programming service for such provision.
(3)Subject to subsection (4), no tax is payable under section 21.24 on any amount charged for a taxable service acquired, by a telecommunications carrier who provides telecommunication service solely outside Canada, for provision to another person outside Canada or for use directly in providing another taxable service to another person outside Canada.
(4)Subsection (3) does not apply in respect of any telecommunication service between a place in Canada and a place outside Canada that is provided by means of a telecommunication line, channel or other facility that is dedicated to the sole use of a person.
Diversions
(1)Where, pursuant to subsection 21.28(1) or (2), no tax is payable in respect of a taxable service by reason of the use for which the service is acquired (in this section referred to as the “relieved use”) and that service is subsequently diverted by the person acquiring it to any other use for which the service would not, at the time of the acquisition, have been so relieved, that person is liable to pay tax under this Part in respect of the amount charged that person for the service.
(2)The tax payable pursuant to subsection (1) is payable at the time the taxable service is diverted and shall be computed as the amount of tax that would have been payable at the time of the acquisition of the service for the relieved use had the service not been acquired for that use.
(3)For the purposes of sections 21.32 and 21.33, the tax payable pursuant to subsection (1) shall be deemed to be a tax imposed by this Part that was collected or collectible by the person at the time of the diversion.
Application for licence
(1)Every telecommunications carrier who provides taxable services in Canada for an amount charged shall make an application in the prescribed form to the Minister for a licence for the purposes of this Part not later than the last day of the first month immediately following the first month, after December 31, 1987, in which that person so provides a taxable service.
(2)The Minister may issue a licence for the purposes of this Part to any person applying therefor under subsection (1).
(3)The Minister may cancel a licence issued under subsection (2) if, in the Minister’s opinion, it is no longer required for the purposes of this Part.
Duty of licensee
(1)Every licensee is an agent of the Minister for the purpose of collecting taxes under this Part and as such shall
(a)levy and collect any taxes imposed by this Part on the amount charged for a taxable service acquired from the licensee;
(b)make adjustments in or refund any portion of the tax paid on the amount charged for a taxable service that has not been provided or has been only partially provided by the licensee; and
(c)make adjustments in or refund any portion of any tax that has been collected in error by the licensee.
(2)Notwithstanding subsection (1), where a person, other than a person who provides a paging service and no other taxable service, to whom a licence has been issued under subsection 21.3(2) acquires a taxable service from another licensee and the acquisition is not relieved from tax pursuant to subsection 21.28(1) or (2), that person may, in lieu of paying to that other licensee any tax payable on the amount charged for the taxable service, elect to pay the tax directly to the Receiver General.
(3)For the purposes of sections 21.32 and 21.33, where a person makes an election pursuant to subsection (2), the tax shall be deemed to be a tax imposed by this Part that was collected or collectible by that person at the time the tax became payable by that person.
(4)Every person who, being required by or pursuant to this Part to collect tax, fails to do so as required is liable to Her Majesty in right of Canada for the amount of the tax.
Monthly return of taxes
(1)Every licensee shall make each month a true return, in the prescribed form and containing the prescribed information, of all amounts collected or collectible by the licensee by way of the tax imposed by this Part in the last preceding month.
(2)Every licensee shall, if no amounts were collected or collectible by the licensee by way of the tax imposed by this Part in the last preceding month, make a return as required by subsection (1) stating that fact.
(3)Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), the Minister may, by regulation,
(a)authorize any licensee to make a return in respect of any accounting period of not less than twenty-one days and not more than thirty-five days;
(b)authorize any licensee to make a return in respect of any period longer than one month but not longer than six months, if the amounts collected or collectible by the licensee by way of the tax imposed by this Part in the last preceding calendar year did not exceed four thousand eight hundred dollars; or
(c)authorize any licensee whose taxable services are predominantly limited to a seasonal period of operation to make a return in respect of any period longer than one month but not longer than six months, if the amounts collected or collectible by the licensee by way of the tax imposed by this Part in the equivalent period in the last preceding calendar year did not exceed an average of four hundred dollars per month throughout that equivalent period.
(4)Subject to subsection (8) and sections 21.33 and 79.2, the return required by this section shall be filed and the taxes on amounts charged for taxable services that are collected or collectible by a licensee shall be remitted
(a)in a case where the return is required to be made in accordance with subsection (1) or (2), not later than the last day of the first month succeeding that in which the amounts charged for the taxable service were paid or became payable to the licensee;
(b)in a case where the return is authorized to be made in accordance with a regulation made under paragraph (3)(a), not later than the last day of the first authorized accounting period following the end of the accounting period to which the return relates; and
(c)in a case where the return is authorized to be made in accordance with a regulation made under paragraph (3)(b) or (c), not later than the last day of the first month following the end of the period to which the return relates.
(5)Subject to subsections (6) to (9), a licensee who defaults in remitting tax within the time prescribed by subsection (4), in addition to the amount in default, shall pay
(a)in the case of tax required to be remitted not later than the last day of a month, a penalty of one-half of one per cent and interest at the prescribed rate, in respect of each month or fraction of a month between that day and the day on which the total tax, penalty and interest outstanding is remitted, calculated on the total tax, penalty and interest outstanding in that month or fraction of a month; and
(b)in the case of tax required to be remitted not later than the last day of an accounting period, a penalty of one-half of one per cent and interest at the prescribed rate, in respect of each accounting period or fraction of an accounting period between that day and the day on which the total tax, penalty and interest outstanding is remitted, calculated on the total tax, penalty and interest outstanding in that accounting period or fraction of an accounting period.
(6)No penalty or interest is payable under subsection (5) if the licensee remits all taxes collected or collectible by the licensee under this Part and, at the time of the remittance, the total penalty and interest payable is less than ten dollars.
(7)A licensee who is liable to pay penalty or interest under subsection (5) shall pay the penalty or interest not later than the last day of the month or accounting period in respect of which the penalty or interest was calculated.
(8)The Minister may, before or after the expiration of the time prescribed by subsection (4), extend in writing the time for filing a return or remitting any tax, and where the Minister so extends the time,
(a)the return shall be filed or the tax shall be remitted within the time as so extended;
(b)interest accrues under subsection (5) in respect of the tax as if the time had not been so extended;
(c)no penalty accrues or shall be deemed to have accrued under subsection (5) in respect of the tax before the expiration of the time as so extended; and
(d)penalty accrues under subsection (5) in respect of a default in remitting the tax or any portion thereof within the time as so extended as if the default were a default referred to in that subsection.
(9)Where the Minister holds security under section 80.1 for the remittance of any tax under this Part that is not remitted within the time prescribed by subsection (4),
(a)interest accrues under subsection (5) in respect of the tax from the expiration of that time; and
(b)penalty accrues under subsection (5) only if the total tax, penalty and interest outstanding, as calculated in respect of each month or accounting period or fraction of a month or accounting period during which the default continues, exceeds the value of the security at the time it is accepted by the Minister and, if accruing, the penalty shall be calculated only on the amount of the excess.
Interpretation
(1)For the purposes of this section,
(a)a licensee’s “instalment base”
(i)for a month is the lesser of
(ii)for an accounting period is the lesser of
(iii)for any other period to which a return relates is the lesser of
(b)a licensee is a “large taxpayer” at any particular time if
(i)the aggregate amount of taxes payable under Parts II.1, III, IV and VI, other than taxes payable in accordance with the Customs Act, and collected or collectible under Part II and this Part by that licensee in the last preceding calendar year ending at least ninety days, or ninety-one days where that time falls in a leap year, before that time exceeded twelve million dollars, or
(ii)the licensee
(2)A large taxpayer who is required to file a return and remit tax within the time prescribed by subsection 21.32(4) shall pay instalments on account of the tax in accordance with the following rules:
(a)in the case where the return is required to be made in accordance with subsection 21.32(1), the large taxpayer shall pay two instalments, each equal to one-half of the taxpayer’s instalment base for the month in which the tax was collected or became collectible, the first to be paid not later than the last day of that month and the second not later than the fifteenth day of the next following month; and
(b)in the case where the return is authorized to be made in accordance with a regulation made under paragraph 21.32(3)(a), the large taxpayer shall pay two instalments, each equal to one-half of the taxpayer’s instalment base for the accounting period to which the return relates, the first to be paid not later than the last day of that accounting period and the second not later than the fifteenth day of the next following accounting period.
(3)A licensee, other than a large taxpayer, who is required to file a return and remit tax within the time prescribed by subsection 21.32(4) shall pay an instalment on account of the tax in accordance with the following rules:
(a)in the case where the return is required to be made in accordance with subsection 21.32(1), the licensee shall pay an instalment, equal to the licensee’s instalment base for the month in which the tax was collected or became collectible, not later than the twenty-first day of the next following month;
(b)in the case where the return is authorized to be made in accordance with a regulation made under paragraph 21.32(3)(a), the licensee shall pay an instalment, equal to the licensee’s instalment base for the accounting period to which the return relates, not later than the twenty-first day of the next following accounting period; and
(c)in the case where the return is authorized to be made in accordance with a regulation made under paragraph 21.32(3)(b) or (c), the licensee shall pay an instalment, equal to the licensee’s instalment base for the period to which the return relates, not later than the twenty-first day of the month next following the end of that period.
(4)Subject to subsections (6) to (8), a large taxpayer who defaults in paying an instalment within the time prescribed by subsection (2) shall, in addition to the amount in default, pay in respect of the period between the end of that time and the end of the time prescribed for remittance of the tax on account of which the instalment was payable
(a)in the case of an instalment required to be paid not later than the last day of a month or an accounting period, a penalty of one-half of one per cent and interest at the prescribed rate, calculated on the amount by which
(i)one-half of the taxpayer’s instalment base for that month or accounting period
(ii)the aggregate of all taxes on account of which the instalment was payable that were remitted not later than that day; and
(b)in the case of an instalment required to be paid not later than the fifteenth day of a month or an accounting period, a penalty of one-quarter of one per cent and interest at one-half of the prescribed rate, calculated on the amount by which
(i)one-half of the taxpayer’s instalment base for the last preceding month or accounting period
(ii)the amount by which the aggregate of all taxes on account of which the instalment was payable that were remitted not later than that day exceeds the lesser of
(5)Subject to subsections (6) to (8), a licensee who defaults in paying an instalment within the time prescribed by subsection (3) shall, in addition to the amount in default, pay in respect of the period between the end of that time and the end of the time prescribed for remittance of the tax on account of which the instalment was payable
(a)in the case of an instalment required by paragraph (3)(a) or (b) to be paid not later than the twenty-first day of a month or an accounting period, a penalty of one-sixth of one per cent and interest at one-third of the prescribed rate, calculated on the amount by which
(i)the licensee’s instalment base for the last preceding month or accounting period
(ii)the aggregate of all taxes on account of which the instalment was payable that were remitted not later than that day; and
(b)in the case of an instalment required by paragraph (3)(c) to be paid not later than the twenty-first day of a month next following the end of a period, a penalty of one-sixth of one per cent and interest at one-third of the prescribed rate, calculated on the amount by which
(i)the licensee’s instalment base for that period
(ii)the aggregate of all taxes on account of which the instalment was payable that were remitted not later than that day.
(6)No penalty or interest is payable under subsection (4) or (5) if the large taxpayer or other licensee liable to pay the instalment remits all taxes collected or collectible by the taxpayer or other licensee under this Part and, at the time of the remittance, the total penalty and interest payable in respect of the instalment is less than five dollars and in respect of all those taxes is less than ten dollars.
(7)A large taxpayer or other licensee who is liable to pay penalty or interest under subsection (4) or (5) in respect of a default in paying an instalment shall pay the penalty or interest within the time prescribed by subsection 21.32(4) for the remittance of the tax on account of which the instalment is payable.
(8)The Minister may, before or after the expiration of the time prescribed by subsection (2) or (3), extend in writing the time for paying an instalment, for any period within the time prescribed by subsection 21.32(4) for the remittance of the tax on account of which the instalment is payable, and where the Minister so extends the time
(a)the instalment shall be paid within the time as so extended;
(b)interest accrues under subsection (4) or (5), as the case may be, in respect of the instalment as if the time had not been so extended;
(c)no penalty accrues or shall be deemed to have accrued under subsection (4) or (5), as the case may be, in respect of the instalment before the expiration of the time as so extended; and
(d)penalty accrues under subsection (4) or (5), as the case may be, in respect of a default in paying an instalment within the time as so extended as if the default were a default referred to in that subsection.
Regulations
The Governor in Council may make regulations
(a)respecting the method for determining the reasonable amount charged for a taxable service for the purposes of section 21.25; and
(b)generally for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Part.
PART III — Excise Taxes on Cosmetics, Jewellery, Radios, Etc.
Definitions
(1)In this Part,
duty paid value means the value of the article as it would be determined for the purpose of calculating an ad valorem duty on the importation of that article into Canada under the laws relating to the customs and the Customs Tariff whether that article is in fact subject to ad valorem or other duty or not, plus the amount of the customs duties, if any, payable thereon; (valeur à l’acquitté)
licensed wholesaler has the meaning assigned to that expression by section 42; (marchand en gros titulaire de licence)
sale price, for the purpose of determining the excise tax payable under this Part, means the aggregate of (a) the amount charged as price before any amount payable in respect of any other tax under this Act is added thereto, (b) any amount that the purchaser is liable to pay to the vendor by reason of or in respect of the sale in addition to the amount charged as price, whether payable at the same or any other time, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any amount charged for, or to make provision for, advertising, financing, servicing, warranty, commission or any other matter, and (c) the amount of excise duties payable under the Excise Act whether the goods are sold in bond or not. (prix de vente)
(2)For the purpose of determining the excise tax payable under this Part
(a)in calculating the sale price of goods manufactured or produced in Canada, there shall be included the amount charged as price for or in respect of the wrapper, package, box, bottle or other container in which the goods are contained; and
(b)in calculating the duty paid value of imported goods that, when imported, are wrapped, packaged, put up in boxes or bottles or otherwise prepared for sale, there shall be added to the value of the goods as determined in the manner prescribed in this Part the value, similarly determined, of the wrapper, package, box, bottle or other container in which the goods are contained.
Tax on various articles at schedule rates
(1)Subject to subsections (6) to (8), whenever goods mentioned in Schedule I are imported or are manufactured or produced in Canada and delivered to a purchaser of those goods, there shall be imposed, levied and collected, in addition to any other duty or tax that may be payable under this or any other law, an excise tax in respect of the goods at the applicable rate set out in the applicable section of that Schedule, computed, if that rate is specified as a percentage, on the duty paid value or the sale price, as the case may be.
(2)Where goods are imported, the excise tax imposed by subsection (1) shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of the Customs Act by the importer, owner or other person liable to pay duties under that Act, and where goods are manufactured or produced and sold in Canada, the excise tax shall be payable by the manufacturer or producer at the time of delivery of the goods to the purchaser thereof.
(3)For the purposes of subsection (2),
(a)where gasoline or diesel fuel is delivered to a retail outlet by or on behalf of the manufacturer or producer thereof, the gasoline or diesel fuel shall be deemed to have been sold and delivered to a purchaser thereof; and
(b)where gasoline, diesel fuel or aviation fuel was, immediately prior to March 1, 1987, held in inventory by or on behalf of a person described in paragraph (e) of the definition manufacturer or producer in subsection 2(1) as that subsection read immediately prior to March 1, 1987, who was a licensed manufacturer under this Act of gasoline, diesel fuel or aviation fuel solely by virtue of that paragraph, and the excise tax thereon had not been paid or become payable on or before February 28, 1987, the gasoline, diesel fuel or aviation fuel shall be deemed to have been sold and delivered to a purchaser thereof immediately prior to March 1, 1987.
(3.1)For the purposes of this Part, a person who, under a contract for labour, manufactures or produces goods mentioned in Schedule I from any article or material supplied by another person, other than a manufacturer licensed for the purposes of this Part, for delivery to that other person is deemed to have sold the goods, at a sale price equal to the charge made under the contract in respect of the goods, at the time they are delivered to that other person.
(4)Whenever goods mentioned in Schedule I are sold by a licensed wholesaler or are retained for the licensed wholesaler’s own use or for rental by the licensed wholesaler to others, there shall be imposed, levied and collected, in addition to any other duty or tax payable under this Act or any other Act or law, an excise tax in respect of those goods at the applicable rate set out in the applicable section in that Schedule, computed, where that rate is specified as a percentage, on the duty paid value or the price at which the goods were purchased by the licensed wholesaler, as the case may be, payable by the licensed wholesaler at the time the goods are delivered to the purchaser or so retained for use or rental.
(5)[Repealed, 2002, c. 22, s. 367]
(6)The tax imposed by subsection (1) is not payable in the case of goods mentioned in Schedule I that are purchased or imported by a licensed wholesaler for resale by him.
(7)The tax imposed under subsection (1) is not payable in the case of
(a)goods that are purchased or imported by a manufacturer licensed for the purposes of this Part and that are to be incorporated into and form a constituent or component part of an article or product that is subject to excise tax under this Act, if the tax on the article or product has not yet been levied under this section; or
(b)the sale of a new motor vehicle designed for highway use, or a chassis for such a vehicle, to a person described in paragraph (h) of the definition manufacturer or producer in subsection 2(1) who is a manufacturer licensed for the purposes of this Part.
(8)The tax imposed under subsection (1) is not payable in the case of
(a)goods that are purchased or imported by a licensed wholesaler who is deemed by subsection 55(2) to be a bona fide wholesaler or jobber for resale by him;
(b)goods for which relief from the consumption or sales tax is provided by virtue of section 12 or 13 of Part III of Schedule III or section 1 of Part VII of Schedule III;
(b.1)goods imported into Canada and classified under tariff item No. 9804.30.00 of Schedule I to the Customs Tariff;
(b.2)manufactured tobacco imported into Canada by an individual for their personal use if it is stamped in accordance with the Excise Act and duty has been imposed on it under section 200 of that Act; or
(c)diesel fuel for use in the generation of electricity, unless the diesel fuel is used in or by a vehicle, including a conveyance attached to the vehicle, of any mode of transportation.
(8.1) to (8.3)[Repealed, 2002, c. 22, s. 367]
(9)Where gasoline or aviation gasoline has been purchased by a person to whom a bulk permit has been issued under regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to subsection 59(3) for a use by such person that renders the purchase exempt from a portion of the tax imposed by this section equal to one and one-half cents per litre and that person sells the gasoline or aviation gasoline or uses it for a purpose for which it could not have been purchased by him exempt from such portion of the tax at the time he purchased it, the portion of the tax that would have been payable at the time he purchased it equal to one and one-half cents per litre of gasoline or aviation gasoline shall be payable by that person at the time he so sells or uses the gasoline or aviation gasoline.
(9.1)Where fuel other than aviation gasoline has been purchased or imported for a use for which the tax imposed under this Part on diesel fuel or aviation fuel is not payable and the purchaser or importer sells or appropriates the fuel for a purpose for which the fuel could not have been purchased or imported without payment of the tax at the time he purchased or imported it, the tax imposed under this Part on diesel fuel or aviation fuel shall be payable by the person who sells or appropriates the fuel
(a)where the fuel is sold, at the time of delivery to the purchaser; and
(b)where the fuel is appropriated, at the time of that appropriation.
(9.2) and (9.3)[Repealed, 2002, c. 22, s. 367]
(10)If goods of any class mentioned in Schedule I that were manufactured or produced in Canada are appropriated by the manufacturer or producer for their own use, for the purposes of this Part,
(a)the goods shall be deemed to have been delivered to a purchaser thereof at the time of the appropriation; and
(b)the sale price of the goods shall be deemed to be equal to the sale price that would have been reasonable in the circumstances if the goods had been sold at that time to a person with whom the manufacturer or producer was dealing at arm’s length.
(11)Where a person has, in Canada,
(a)put a clock or watch movement into a clock or watch case,
(b)put a clock or watch movement into a clock or watch case and added a strap, bracelet, brooch or other accessory thereto, or
(c)set or mounted one or more diamonds or other precious or semi-precious stones, real or imitation, in a ring, brooch or other article of jewellery,
Definitions
(1)The definitions in this subsection apply in this section.
fuel means gasoline, diesel fuel and aviation fuel. (combustible)
temperature compensated method means the method involving the measurement of the volume of fuel in litres that are corrected to the reference temperature of 15 degrees Celsius in accordance with the requirements imposed by or under the Weights and Measures Act. (méthode fondée sur la compensation de la température)
uncompensated method means the method involving the measurement of the volume of fuel in litres that are not corrected to a reference temperature. (méthode traditionnelle)
(2)For the purposes of determining the tax imposed under subsection 23(1) in respect of fuel, the volume of the fuel shall be measured in accordance with
(a)the temperature compensated method, where that method is used by the manufacturer or producer of the fuel for the purpose of establishing the amount of fuel delivered and charged to the purchaser, or by the importer of the fuel to establish the amount of fuel imported; or
(b)the uncompensated method, where that method is used by the manufacturer or producer of the fuel for the purpose of establishing the amount of fuel delivered and charged to the purchaser, or by the importer of the fuel to establish the amount of fuel imported.
(3)For the purposes of determining the tax imposed under subsection 23(4) in respect of fuel sold by a licensed wholesaler, the volume of the fuel shall be measured in accordance with
(a)the temperature compensated method, where that method is used by the licensed wholesaler for the purpose of establishing the amount of fuel delivered and charged to the purchaser; or
(b)the uncompensated method, where that method is used by the licensed wholesaler for the purpose of establishing the amount of fuel delivered and charged to the purchaser.
[Repealed, 2002, c. 22, s. 368]
[Repealed, 2002, c. 22, s. 368]
[Repealed, 2002, c. 22, s. 368]
[Repealed, 2002, c. 22, s. 368]
[Repealed, 2001, c. 16, s. 18]
[Repealed, 2001, c. 16, s. 19]
[Repealed, 2001, c. 16, s. 20]
[Repealed, 2002, c. 22, s. 368]
[Repealed, 2002, c. 22, s. 417]
[Repealed, 2001, c. 16, s. 24]
[Repealed, 2002, c. 22, s. 417]
[Repealed, 2001, c. 16, s. 26]
[Repealed, 2007, c. 35, s. 8]
[Repealed, 2007, c. 35, s. 8]
Security that true returns rendered
For the purposes of this Part, the Minister may require every manufacturer or producer to give security that they will render true returns of their sales as required by section 78 or by any regulations made under it and pay any tax imposed by this Act on the sales. The security shall be in an amount of not more than two hundred and fifty thousand dollars and not less than one thousand dollars and shall be by bond of a guarantee company authorized to do business in Canada, acceptable to the Government of Canada, or by deposit of Government of Canada bonds.
PART IV — [Repealed, 2002, c. 22, s. 370]
[Repealed, 2002, c. 22, s. 370]
[Repealed, 1990, c. 45, s. 6]
[Repealed, 2002, c. 22, s. 370]
[Repealed, 2002, c. 22, s. 370]
[Repealed, 2002, c. 22, s. 370]
PART V — [Repealed, 2002, c. 22, s. 370]
[Repealed, 2002, c. 22, s. 370]
[Repealed, 2002, c. 22, s. 370]
[Repealed, 2002, c. 22, s. 370]
[Repealed, 2002, c. 22, s. 370]
[Repealed, 2002, c. 22, s. 370]
[Repealed, 2002, c. 22, s. 370]
PART V.1 — [Repealed, 2000, c. 30, s. 10]
PART VI — Consumption or Sales Tax
Definitions
In this Part,
duty paid value means the value of the article as it would be determined for the purpose of calculating an ad valorem duty on the importation of the article into Canada under the laws relating to the customs and the Customs Tariff whether the article is in fact subject to ad valorem or other duty or not, plus the amount of the customs duties, if any, payable thereon; (valeur à l’acquitté)
licensed manufacturer means any manufacturer or producer licensed under this Part; (fabricant titulaire de licence)
licensed wholesaler means any wholesaler, jobber or other dealer licensed under this Part; (marchand en gros titulaire de licence)
partly manufactured goods means (a) goods that are to be incorporated into or form a constituent or component part of an article that is subject to the consumption or sales tax, if the tax on the article has not yet been levied pursuant to section 50, or (b) goods that are to be prepared for sale as goods subject to the consumption or sales tax by assembling, blending, mixing, cutting to size, diluting, bottling, packaging or repackaging the goods or by applying coatings or finishes to the goods, other than goods that are so prepared in a retail store for sale in that store exclusively and directly to consumers, and the Minister is the sole judge as to whether or not goods are partly manufactured goods; (marchandises partiellement fabriquées)
producer or manufacturer includes any printer, publisher, lithographer, engraver or commercial artist, but does not include, for the purposes of this Part and the Schedules, any restaurateur, caterer or other person engaged in the business of preparing in a restaurant, centralized kitchen or similar establishment food or drink, whether or not the food or drink is for consumption on the premises; (producteur ou fabricant)
sale price, for the purpose of determining the consumption or sales tax, means (a) except in the case of wines, the aggregate of (i) the amount charged as price before any amount payable in respect of any other tax under this Act is added thereto, (ii) any amount that the purchaser is liable to pay to the vendor by reason of or in respect of the sale in addition to the amount charged as price, whether payable at the same or any other time, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any amount charged for, or to make provision for, advertising, financing, servicing, warranty, commission or any other matter, and (iii) the amount of the excise duties payable under the Excise Act whether the goods are sold in bond or not, and, in the case of imported goods, the sale price shall be deemed to be the duty paid value thereof, and (b) in the case of wines, the aggregate of (i) the amount charged as price including the amount of the excise tax payable pursuant to section 27, (ii) any amount that the purchaser is liable to pay to the vendor by reason of or in respect of the sale in addition to the amount charged as price, whether payable at the same or any other time, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any amount charged for, or to make provision for, advertising, financing, servicing, warranty, commission or any other matter, and (iii) the amount of excise duties payable under the Excise Act whether the goods are sold in bond or not, and, in the case of imported wines, the sale price shall be deemed to be the aggregate of the duty paid value thereof and the amount of the excise tax payable pursuant to section 27. (prix de vente)
Person deemed manufacturer or producer
Where a person has, in Canada,
(a)put a clock or watch movement into a clock or watch case,
(b)put a clock or watch movement into a clock or watch case and added a strap, bracelet, brooch or other accessory thereto, or
(c)set or mounted one or more diamonds or other precious or semi-precious stones, real or imitation, in a ring, brooch or other article of jewellery,
Manufacturer of beverages in retail outlet deemed not to be manufacturer
Where a person manufactures or produces in a retail outlet carbonated beverages or non-carbonated fruit flavoured beverages, other than alcoholic beverages, having less than twenty-five per cent by volume of natural fruit, for sale in that outlet exclusively and directly to consumers for immediate consumption, he shall, for the purposes of this Part, be deemed not to be, in relation to any such beverage so manufactured or produced by him, the manufacturer or producer thereof.
[Repealed, R.S., 1985, c. 7 (2nd Supp.), s. 15]
Retreader of tires deemed manufacturer
A person engaged in the business of retreading tires shall, for the purposes of this Part, be deemed to be the manufacturer or producer of tires retreaded by him, and tires retreaded by him for or on behalf of any other person shall be deemed to be sold, at the time they are delivered to that other person, at a sale price equal to the retreading charge.
Deemed sale
For the purposes of this Part, a person who, pursuant to a contract for labour, manufactures or produces goods from any article or material supplied by another person, other than a licensed manufacturer, for delivery to that other person shall be deemed to have sold the goods, at a sale price equal to the charge made under the contract in respect of the goods, at the time they are delivered to that other person.
Calculation of sale price and duty paid value
For the purpose of determining the consumption or sales tax payable under this Part,
(a)in calculating the sale price of goods manufactured or produced in Canada, there shall be included the amount charged as price for or in respect of
(i)the wrapper, package, box, bottle or other container in which the goods are contained, and
(ii)any other goods contained in or attached to the wrapper, package, box, bottle or other container;
(b)in calculating the duty paid value of imported goods that, when imported, are wrapped, packaged, put up in boxes or bottles or otherwise prepared for sale, there shall be added to the value of the goods as determined in the manner prescribed in this Part the value, similarly determined, of the wrapper, package, box, bottle or other container in which the goods are contained; and
(c)in calculating the sale price of goods manufactured or produced in Canada, there may be excluded
(i)any fees paid to the Government of Canada or the government of a province for the inspection, marking, stamping or certification thereof in respect of capacity, accuracy, standard or safety, if the fees are shown as separate items on the manufacturers’ sales invoices, and
(ii)under such circumstances as the Governor in Council may, by regulation, prescribe, an amount representing
Deemed manufacturer of photographic prints, etc.
Where a person has, in Canada,
(a)processed exposed photographic film supplied by a customer to make a negative, transparency, photographic print or other photographic related good,
(b)produced or manufactured a negative, transparency, photographic print or other photographic related good from any good supplied by a customer, or
(c)sold a right to the processing, production or manufacture by him of goods described in paragraph (a) or (b),
(d)in the case mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b), at the time the goods are delivered to the customer, and
(e)in the case mentioned in paragraph (c), at the time the right is sold,
Application by manufacturer
(1)Any licensed manufacturer may make an application in writing to the Minister to be considered, for the purposes of this Act, as the manufacturer or producer of all other goods, in this section and section 49 referred to as “similar goods”, that the licensed manufacturer sells in conjunction with his sales of goods of his manufacture or production in Canada or that are of the same class as goods the licensed manufacturer manufactures or produces in Canada.
(2)The Minister may at any time request an applicant under this section to supply additional information in respect of his application.
(3)On receiving an application, the Minister shall decide whether to approve or reject the application and shall send to the applicant a notice in writing setting out his decision and, where the Minister approves the application, the date on and after which the approval is effective.
(4)Subject to subsection 49(2), on and after the date set out in a notice of decision pursuant to subsection (3), the applicant shall be deemed to be the manufacturer or producer of all similar goods that the applicant sells and those goods shall be deemed to be
(a)at the time the applicant acquires them,
(i)for the purposes of this Part, partly manufactured goods, and
(ii)for the purposes of Part III, goods described in paragraph 23(7)(a); and
(b)thereafter, goods produced or manufactured in Canada.
Revocation of approval
(1)The Minister may at any time, and shall on request of the applicant, revoke any approval of an application given pursuant to subsection 48(3) and, where the Minister does so, he shall send to the applicant a notice in writing of the revocation setting out the date on and after which the revocation is effective.
(2)On and after the date set out in a notice of revocation pursuant to subsection (1),
(a)subsection 48(4) ceases to apply to the applicant; and
(b)all taxes imposed by this Act are payable, at the rate in force on that date, on any similar goods then in possession of the applicant that have been acquired free of tax by virtue of subsection 48(4) and shall be computed
(i)on the duty paid value of the goods, if they were imported by the applicant, or
(ii)on the price for which the goods were purchased by the applicant, if they were not imported by him, and the price shall include the amount of the excise duties on goods sold in bond.
(2.1)For the purposes of subparagraph (2)(b)(ii), where an applicant has purchased goods from, or property in goods has otherwise been transferred to an applicant by, a person with whom the applicant was not dealing at arm’s length at the time of the purchase or transfer for no price or for a price that was less than the price (in this subsection referred to as the “reasonable price”) that would have been reasonable in the circumstances if the applicant and that person had been dealing at arm’s length at that time, the applicant shall be deemed to have purchased the goods at that time for a price equal to the reasonable price.
(3)Where an application is rejected pursuant to subsection 48(3) or approval of an application is revoked pursuant to subsection (1), the applicant may not make an application under subsection 48(1) within two years after the date of the notice of decision or the date on and after which the revocation is effective, as the case may be.
Consumption or sales tax
(1)There shall be imposed, levied and collected a consumption or sales tax at the rate prescribed in subsection (1.1) on the sale price or on the volume sold of all goods
(a)produced or manufactured in Canada
(i)payable, in any case other than a case mentioned in subparagraph (ii) or (iii), by the producer or manufacturer at the time when the goods are delivered to the purchaser or at the time when the property in the goods passes, whichever is the earlier,
(ii)payable, in a case where the contract for the sale of the goods, including a hire-purchase contract and any other contract under which property in the goods passes on satisfaction of a condition, provides that the sale price or other consideration shall be paid to the manufacturer or producer by instalments (whether the contract provides that the goods are to be delivered or property in the goods is to pass before or after payment of any or all instalments), by the producer or manufacturer at the time each of the instalments becomes payable in accordance with the terms of the contract, and
(iii)payable, in a case where the goods are for use by the producer or manufacturer thereof, by the producer or manufacturer at the time the goods are appropriated for use;
(b)imported into Canada, payable in accordance with the provisions of the Customs Act by the importer, owner or other person liable to pay duties under that Act;
(c)sold by a licensed wholesaler, payable by him at the time of delivery to the purchaser, and the tax shall be computed
(i)on the duty paid value of the goods, if they were imported by the licensed wholesaler, or
(ii)on the price for which the goods were purchased by the licensed wholesaler, if they were not imported by him, which price shall include the amount of the excise duties on goods sold in bond; or
(d)retained by a licensed wholesaler for his own use or for rental by him to others, payable by the licensed wholesaler at the time the goods are put to his own use or first rented to others, and the tax shall be computed
(i)on the aggregate of the duty paid value of the goods and the amount of any taxes payable on the goods under section 27, if they were imported by the licensed wholesaler, or
(ii)on the aggregate of the price paid by the licensed wholesaler for the goods, the amount of any excise duties payable on the goods if sold in bond and the amount of any taxes payable on the goods under section 27, if they were not imported by the licensed wholesaler.
(1.1)Tax imposed by subsection (1) is imposed
(a)in the case of wines, and goods on which a duty of excise is imposed under the Excise Act or would be if the goods were produced or manufactured in Canada, at the rate of nineteen per cent;
(b)in the case of goods enumerated in Schedule IV (Construction Materials and Equipment for Buildings), at the rate of nine per cent;
(c)in the case of regular gasoline, unleaded gasoline, premium leaded gasoline, premium unleaded gasoline and diesel fuel, at the rate set opposite the applicable item in Schedule II.1, adjusted according to subsection 50.1(1) and multiplied by the rate of tax specified in paragraph (d), expressed as a decimal number and multiplied by one hundred;
(c.1)in the case of goods imported into Canada and classified under tariff item No. 9804.30.00 of Schedule I to the Customs Tariff, at the rate of tax specified in paragraph (d); and
(d)in any other case, at the rate of thirteen and one-half per cent.
(2)Notwithstanding subsection (1), where gasoline or diesel fuel is delivered to a retail outlet by or on behalf of the manufacturer or producer thereof, the gasoline or diesel fuel shall be deemed to have been sold and delivered to a purchaser thereof.
(2.1)Notwithstanding subsection (1), where gasoline, diesel fuel or aviation fuel was, immediately prior to March 1, 1987, held in inventory by or on behalf of a person described in paragraph (e) of the definition manufacturer or producer in subsection 2(1), as that subsection read immediately prior to March 1, 1987, who was a licensed manufacturer under this Act of gasoline, diesel fuel or aviation fuel solely by virtue of that paragraph, and the consumption or sales tax thereon had not been paid or become payable on or before February 28, 1987, the gasoline, diesel fuel or aviation fuel shall be deemed to have been sold and delivered to a purchaser thereof immediately prior to March 1, 1987.
(3) and (4)[Repealed, R.S., 1985, c. 7 (2nd Supp.), s. 16]
(5)Notwithstanding anything in subsection (1), the consumption or sales tax shall not be payable on goods
(a)sold by a licensed manufacturer to another licensed manufacturer if the goods are partly manufactured goods;
(b)imported by a licensed manufacturer if the goods are partly manufactured goods;
(c)imported by a licensed wholesaler otherwise than for his own use or for rental to others, on importation;
(d)sold by a licensed manufacturer to a licensed wholesaler otherwise than for his own use or for rental to others;
(e)sold by a licensed wholesaler to a licensed manufacturer if the goods are partly manufactured goods;
(f)sold by a licensed wholesaler to another licensed wholesaler, but if a licensed wholesaler sells goods to another licensed wholesaler at a price less than the value on which the tax would be computed under paragraph (1)(c), the vendor forthwith becomes liable to pay the tax on the difference between the value and his sale price;
(g)sold to or imported by a person described in paragraph (d) of the definition manufacturer or producer in subsection 2(1) who is a licensed manufacturer under this Act, if the goods are cosmetics;
(h)[Repealed, R.S., 1985, c. 12 (4th Supp.), s. 16]
(i)being new motor vehicles designed for highway use, or chassis therefor, imported by a person described in paragraph (g) of the definition manufacturer or producer in subsection 2(1) who is a manufacturer licensed for the purposes of this Part;
(j)being new motor vehicles designed for highway use, or chassis therefor, sold to a person described in paragraph (h) of the definition manufacturer or producer in subsection 2(1) who is a manufacturer licensed for the purposes of this Part;
(k)sold to or imported by a person described in paragraph (i) of the definition manufacturer or producer in subsection 2(1) who is a licensed manufacturer under this Act, if the goods are goods enumerated in Schedule III.1; or
(l)sold or leased to, or imported by, a person described in paragraph (j) of the definition manufacturer or producer in subsection 2(1) who is a licensed manufacturer under this Act, if the goods are prerecorded video cassettes that are new or have not been used in Canada.
(6)Where any person, other than the manufacturer or producer, importer, owner, licensed wholesaler or jobber mentioned in this section, acquires from or against any one of those persons the right to sell any goods, whether as a result of the operation of law or of any transaction not taxable under this section, the sale of the goods by him shall be taxable as if made by the manufacturer or producer, importer, owner, licensed wholesaler or jobber, as the case may be, and the person so selling is liable to pay the tax.
(7)Where a motor vehicle, tractor or aircraft or a ship or other marine vessel, or a machine or tool for operation by a motor vehicle or tractor or a part or equipment for an aircraft or ship or other marine vessel
(a)has been purchased or imported by a person for a use by that person that renders the purchase or importation exempt from tax imposed under this Part and Part III or either of those Parts, or
(b)has been purchased as described in subsection 68.19(1),
(c)if within five years of the time the article was first purchased or, if imported, released under the Customs Act for a use rendering the purchase or release exempt from tax imposed under this Part and Part III or either of those Parts, the article is applied to any use, other than of a casual nature, for which it could not, at the time of such first purchase, have been purchased or released exempt from the tax, the article shall be deemed to have been sold at the time of its first application to that use and tax imposed under this Part and Part III or either of those Parts, shall be imposed, levied and collected at the time of its first application to that use,
(i)in the case of an article mentioned in Schedule I having a specific rate of tax set opposite the item, at the lesser of the specific rate applicable at that time, and the specific rate, if any, applicable in the case of the article at the time the article was first purchased or imported for a use rendering the purchase or importation exempt from the tax or taxes, and
(ii)in any other case, on the sale price that would have been reasonable in the circumstances if the article had been sold, at the time of its first application to that use, to a person with whom the person so applying the article was dealing at arm’s length,
(d)if within five years of the time the article was first purchased or, if imported, released under the Customs Act for a use rendering the purchase or release exempt from tax imposed under this Part and Part III or either of those Parts, the article is sold or leased, the article shall be deemed to have been sold at the time of the sale or lease and tax imposed under this Part and Part III or either of those Parts, shall, if applicable, be imposed, levied and collected at the time of the sale or lease,
(i)in the case of an article mentioned in Schedule I having a specific rate of tax set opposite the item, at the lesser of the specific rate applicable at that time, and the specific rate, if any, applicable in the case of the article at the time the article was first purchased or imported for a use rendering the purchase or importation exempt from the tax or taxes, and
(ii)in any other case,
(8)Where fuel that has been purchased or imported for heating or lighting is sold or appropriated by the purchaser or importer for a purpose for which the fuel could not have been purchased or imported exempt from tax under this Part at the time of the purchase or importation, the tax imposed under this Part shall be payable by the purchaser or importer
(a)where the fuel is sold, at the time of delivery to the person to whom it is sold, computed at the rate of tax in force at that time
(i)in the case of gasoline or diesel fuel, on the volume sold, and
(ii)in any other case, on the sale price; and
(b)where the fuel is appropriated, at the time of the appropriation, computed at the rate of tax in force at that time
(i)in the case of gasoline or diesel fuel, on the volume appropriated, and
(ii)in any other case, on the sale price that would have been reasonable in the circumstances if the fuel had been sold, at that time, to a person with whom the purchaser or importer was dealing at arm’s length.
(9)[Repealed, 2002, c. 22, s. 372]
Adjustment of rates of tax on certain petroleum products
(1)Commencing on April 1, 1986, the rates enumerated in Schedule II.1 shall be adjusted each January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1, so that the rates applicable during the three month period commencing on the adjustment day are equal to the amounts obtained
(a)by multiplying
(i)the rates so enumerated
(ii)the ratio, adjusted or altered in the manner prescribed pursuant to subsection (3) and rounded to the nearest one-thousandth or, where the ratio is equidistant from two one-thousandths, to the greater thereof, that
(b)by rounding the product obtained under paragraph (a) to the nearest one hundred-thousandth of a dollar or, if the product is equidistant from two one-hundred-thousandths of a dollar, to the greater thereof.
(2)For the purposes of subsection (1), the Industrial Product Price Index for Motor Gasoline, or the Industrial Product Price Index for Diesel Oil, for a twelve month period is the result obtained
(a)by aggregating the most recent Industrial Product Price Index for Motor Gasoline or the most recent Industrial Product Price Index for Diesel Oil, as the case may be, for each month in the period, including the relevant data for the period from January 1, 1981 to December 31, 1985, released by Statistics Canada under the authority of the Statistics Act on or before the fifteenth day of the third month following the end of that period and adjusted or altered in the manner prescribed pursuant to subsection (3);
(b)by dividing the aggregate obtained under paragraph (a) by twelve; and
(c)by rounding the result obtained under paragraph (b) to the nearest one-thousandth or, if the result obtained is equidistant from two one-thousandths, to the greater thereof.
(3)The Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Finance, may make regulations
(a)prescribing the manner in which the ratio referred to in subparagraph (1)(a)(ii) shall be adjusted or altered; and
(b)prescribing, for the purposes of subsection (2), the manner in which the Industrial Product Price Index for Motor Gasoline or the Industrial Product Price Index for Diesel Oil for any month shall be adjusted or altered.
(4)The Governor in Council may, by regulation, define the terms regular gasoline, unleaded gasoline, premium leaded gasoline and premium unleaded gasoline for the purposes of paragraph 50(1.1)(c) and of Schedule II.1.
Goods exempted
(1)The tax imposed by section 50 does not apply to the sale or importation of the goods mentioned in Schedule III, other than those goods mentioned in Part XIII of that Schedule that are sold to or imported by persons exempt from consumption or sales tax under subsection 54(2).
(2)The tax imposed by section 50 shall be imposed only on fifty per cent of the sale price if manufactured in Canada or fifty per cent of the duty-paid value if imported, of metric retail scales having a maximum weighing capacity of one hundred kilograms and specifically designed for the weighing of goods in retail operations, when sold or imported before January 1, 1984.
(3)The tax imposed by section 50 on the sale price of mobile homes and modular building units shall be imposed on only fifty per cent of the sale price thereof.
Appropriation by manufacturer or producer
(1)Where goods that were manufactured or produced in Canada are appropriated by the manufacturer or producer thereof for his own use, the sale price of the goods shall be deemed to be equal to the sale price that would have been reasonable in the circumstances if the goods had been sold, at the time of the appropriation, to a person with whom the manufacturer or producer was dealing at arm’s length.
(2)Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of goods, other than printed matter, manufactured by Her Majesty in right of Canada or a province (except goods manufactured by a company to which the Government Corporations Operation Act applies) for any purpose, other than
(a)sale;
(b)use by any board, commission, railway, public utility, university, manufactory, company or agency that is owned, controlled or operated by the Government of Canada or the government of a province or under the authority of Parliament or of the legislature of a province; or
(c)use by Her Majesty in right of Canada or a province or Her agents or servants for commercial or mercantile purposes.
(3)Where goods that were manufactured or produced in Canada are leased, or the right to use any such goods, but not the property therein, is sold or given, by the manufacturer or producer thereof to a person
(a)the goods shall be deemed to have been sold at the time the goods were so leased or the right to use them was so sold or given; and
(b)the sale price of the goods shall be deemed to be equal to the sale price that would have been reasonable in the circumstances if the goods had been sold at that time to that person.
(4)Where the sale price of goods consists in whole or in part of a royalty, or any other consideration, that is unascertained at the earlier of the time the goods are delivered or the property in the goods passes to the purchaser thereof, the sale price of the goods shall be deemed to be equal to the sale price that would have been reasonable in the circumstances if the whole of the consideration had been ascertained at that time.
(5)Where cosmetics were manufactured or produced in Canada by a licensed manufacturer for a non-resident person who is a person described in paragraph (d) of the definition manufacturer or producer in subsection 2(1) and who has failed to apply for a licence as required by section 54, the licensed manufacturer shall be deemed to have sold the cosmetics for a sale price equal to the sale price that would have been reasonable in the circumstances if the cosmetics had been sold in Canada, at the earlier of the time the cosmetics were delivered or the property in the cosmetics passed to that non-resident person, by that non-resident person to a third person with whom he was dealing at arm’s length.
(6)Where prerecorded video cassettes that are new or have not been used in Canada were manufactured or produced in Canada by a licensed manufacturer for a non-resident person who is a person described in paragraph (j) of the definition manufacturer or producer in subsection 2(1) and who has failed to apply for a licence as required by section 54, the licensed manufacturer shall be deemed to have sold the cassettes for a sale price equal to the sale price that would have been reasonable in the circumstances if the cassettes had been sold in Canada, at the earlier of the time the cassettes were delivered or property in the cassettes passed to that non-resident person, by that non-resident person to a third person with whom he was dealing at arm’s length.
[Repealed, R.S., 1985, c. 15 (1st Supp.), s. 21]
Manufacturers’ licences
(1)Subject to this section, every manufacturer or producer shall apply for a licence for the purposes of this Part.
(2)The Minister may grant a licence to any person applying therefor under subsection (1), but the Governor in Council, on the joint recommendation of the Minister of Finance and the Minister of National Revenue, may make regulations exempting any class of small manufacturer or producer from payment of consumption or sales tax on goods manufactured or produced by persons who are members of the class and persons so exempted are not required to apply for a licence.
(3)An exemption granted under subsection (2) may, on the joint recommendation of the Minister of Finance and the Minister of National Revenue, be withdrawn by the Governor in Council at any time.
(4)The Minister may cancel a licence issued under this Part if, in his opinion, it is no longer required for the purposes of this Part.
Licensed wholesaler or jobber
(1)A bona fide wholesaler or jobber may be granted a licence but, if a wholesaler was not in possession of a licence on September 1, 1938, no licence shall be issued to him unless he is engaged exclusively or mainly in the purchase and sale of lumber or unless fifty per cent of his sales for the three months immediately preceding his application were exempt from the sales tax under this Act.
(2)A person who proposes to operate and sell goods exclusively at a duty free shop licensed as such under the Customs Act or who operates and sells goods exclusively at such a duty free shop shall be deemed, for the purposes of this section, to be a bona fide wholesaler or jobber, and the Minister may grant a licence to that person notwithstanding that he does not fulfil the requirements of subsection (1).
(3)A wholesaler or jobber applying for a licence under this section shall give security that the wholesaler or jobber and any person other than the wholesaler or jobber who acquires from or against him the right to sell any goods, whether as a result of the operation of law or of any transaction not taxable under this Act, shall keep adequate books or accounts for the purposes of this Act and shall render true returns of sales as required by this Act, or any regulations made under this Act, and pay any tax imposed by this Act on those sales.
(4)The security referred to in subsection (3) shall be for an amount of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars and not less than two thousand dollars.
(5)The security referred to in subsection (3) shall be by a bank or by bond of an incorporated guarantee company authorized to do business in Canada, acceptable to the Minister, or by deposit of bonds or other securities of or guaranteed by the Government of Canada.
(6)Where the security referred to in subsection (3) is by bond of a guarantee company, the bond shall be in form approved by the Minister.
Cancellation of licence
(1)The licence of any wholesaler or jobber who contravenes any requirement of this Part shall be cancelled forthwith and the wholesaler or jobber shall not be granted a licence within a period of two years after the date of the cancellation.
(2)The licence of any person deemed by subsection 55(2) to be a bona fide wholesaler or jobber shall be cancelled forthwith if he ceases to operate and sell goods exclusively at a duty free shop licensed as such under the Customs Act, and on cancellation of the licence pursuant to this section, all taxes imposed by this Act are forthwith payable on all goods then in the possession of the licensee that have been purchased free of tax by virtue of the licence.
(3)On the cancellation under subsection (1) of the licence granted to any licensed wholesaler, or if the licence is cancelled at the request of the licensee, or if any such licence expires and is not renewed by the licensee, all taxes imposed by this Act are forthwith payable on all goods then in the possession of the licensee that have been purchased free of tax by virtue of the licence, which taxes shall be paid at the rate in force when the licence is cancelled or expires and is not renewed and shall be computed in accordance with paragraph 50(1)(c) and Part III.
(4)Notwithstanding that a bond of a guarantee company given under section 55 has been cancelled, the bond shall be deemed to remain in force in relation to all goods in the possession of the licensed wholesaler at the time of cancellation.
Powers of Minister
(1)Notwithstanding anything in this Part, if it appears to the Minister that payment of the consumption or sales tax is being evaded by a licensed manufacturer or licensed wholesaler, the Minister may require that the consumption or sales tax shall be imposed, levied and collected on any material specified by the Minister sold to any licensed manufacturer or licensed wholesaler or to any class of licensed manufacturers or licensed wholesalers specified by the Minister, at the time of sale of the material when produced or manufactured in Canada, or prior to release under the Customs Act if the material is imported by the licensed manufacturer or licensed wholesaler.
(2)A deduction may be made, in respect of the tax imposed, levied and collected on material referred to in subsection (1), on submission by the licensed manufacturer or licensed wholesaler of proof that the material has been used in the manufacture of an article that is subject to the consumption or sales tax and on which the tax has been paid.
Deemed sale price
(1)Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act other than subsections 52(5) and (6), for the purposes of this Part and Part III, where goods that were manufactured or produced, or deemed to have been manufactured or produced, in Canada are sold or deemed to be sold, or the property therein is otherwise transferred, by the manufacturer or producer thereof to a person with whom the manufacturer or producer was not dealing at arm’s length at the earlier of the time the goods were delivered or property in the goods passed to that person for no sale price or for a sale price that is less than the sale price (in this subsection referred to as the “reasonable sale price”) that would have been reasonable in the circumstances if the manufacturer or producer and that person had been dealing at arm’s length at that time, the manufacturer or producer shall be deemed to have sold the goods at that time for the reasonable sale price.
(2)Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, for the purposes of this Part and Part III, where a licensed wholesaler has purchased goods from, or property in goods has otherwise been transferred to a licensed wholesaler by, a person with whom the licensed wholesaler was not dealing at arm’s length at the earlier of the time the goods were delivered or property in the goods passed to the licensed wholesaler for no price or for a price that was less than the price (in this subsection referred to as the “reasonable price”) that would have been reasonable in the circumstances if the licensed wholesaler and that person had been dealing at arm’s length at that time and the goods were not imported by the licensed wholesaler, the licensed wholesaler shall be deemed to have purchased the goods at that time for a price equal to the reasonable price.
(3)Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, for the purposes of this Part and Part III, where a person has purchased or imported goods as described in subsection 68.19(1) or for a use rendering the purchase or importation exempt from tax under Part III or this Part and that person, under circumstances rendering him liable to pay the tax imposed by Part III or this Part, sells the goods or is deemed to sell the goods, or the property therein is otherwise transferred, to another person with whom he was not dealing at arm’s length at the time of the sale or transfer for no sale price or for a sale price that is less than the sale price (in this subsection referred to as the “reasonable sale price”) that would have been reasonable in the circumstances if they had been dealing at arm’s length at that time, that person shall be deemed to have sold the goods at that time for the reasonable sale price.
PART VII — General
Definitions
(1)In this Part,
assessment means an assessment under subsection 81.1(1) and includes a variation of an assessment and a reassessment; (cotisation)
Board [Repealed, R.S., 1985, c. 47 (4th Supp.), s. 52]
Department [Repealed, 1999, c. 17, s. 149]
Deputy Minister [Repealed, 1999, c. 17, s. 149]
fiscal half-year means a fiscal half-year as determined under subsection 78(1.1). (semestre d’exercice)
fiscal month means a fiscal month as determined under subsection 78(1); (mois d’exercice)
fiscal year of a person means the same period that is the person’s fiscal year under Part IX. (exercice)
month means a period beginning on a particular day in a calendar month and ending on (a) the day immediately before the day in the next calendar month that has the same calendar number as the particular day, or (b) if the next calendar month does not have a day that has the same calendar number as the particular day, the last day of that next calendar month; (mois)
reporting period means a reporting period as determined under section 78.1. (période de déclaration)
Tribunal means the Canadian International Trade Tribunal established by subsection 3(1) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act. (Tribunal)
(2)Words and expressions used in this Part in connection with a tax under any other Part have the same meaning as in that other Part unless the contrary intention appears.
(3)Unless the contrary intention appears, any reference in this Part to “pay” or “payment”, in relation to taxes imposed under this Act, shall be construed as including, in relation to taxes imposed under Part II or II.2, a reference to “remit” or “remittance”, and other parts of speech and grammatical forms of those words shall be construed in a corresponding manner.
Regulations
(1)The Minister of Finance or the Minister of National Revenue, as the case may be, may make such regulations as he deems necessary or advisable for carrying out the provisions of this Act.
(2)The Minister may authorize a designated officer or agent, or officer or agent of a designated class of officers or agents, to exercise powers or perform duties of the Minister, including judicial or quasi-judicial powers or duties, under this Act.
(3)[Repealed, 1990, c. 45, s. 9]
(3.1)The Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister of Finance, make regulations prescribing a rate of interest or rules for determining a rate of interest for the purposes of this Act.
(3.2)The Governor in Council may make regulations
(a)designating certain classes of goods as ships’ stores for use on board a conveyance of a prescribed class, including a class based on
(i)the physical attributes, functions or legal descriptions of conveyances,
(ii)areas within which conveyances voyage,
(iii)requirements, or limitations, related to voyages of conveyances, or
(iv)any combination of the bases mentioned in subparagraphs (i) to (iii); and
(b)limiting the quantity of goods referred to in paragraph (a) that may be used as described in that paragraph during any prescribed period or periods.
(3.3)The Governor in Council may make regulations respecting the method for determining the reasonable sale price or reasonable price, as the case may be, for any goods for the purposes of subsections 23(10) and 49(2.1), subparagraphs 50(7)(c)(ii) and (d)(ii), subsection 50(8) and sections 52 and 58.
(3.4)A regulation made under this Act has effect from the day on which it is published in the Canada Gazette or at any later time that may be specified in the regulation, unless it provides otherwise and
(a)has a relieving effect only;
(b)corrects an ambiguous or deficient enactment that was not in accordance with the objects of this Act;
(c)is consequential on an amendment to this Act that is applicable before the day on which the regulation is published in the Canada Gazette; or
(d)gives effect to a budgetary or other public announcement, in which case the regulation shall not, unless paragraph (a), (b) or (c) applies, have effect before the day on which the announcement was made.
(4)The regulations shall be enforced in the same manner as any provision of this Act.
(5)Any person designated by the Minister may receive or administer any oath or declaration required by this Act, or by any regulation made under this Act, and every person so designated has, with respect to any such oath or declaration, has all the powers of a commissioner for taking affidavits.
Preparation and use of stamps
The Minister may direct the preparation and use of stamps for the purposes of this Act.
Cancellation
In any case in which an adhesive stamp is required to be cancelled, and no other method of cancellation is prescribed, the stamp shall be deemed to be cancelled if lines or marks are drawn across or impressed thereon so as effectually to render the stamp incapable of being used for any other instrument.
Liability
Every person who, being required by or pursuant to this Act to affix or cancel stamps, fails to do so as required is liable to Her Majesty for the amount of stamps he should have affixed or cancelled and that amount is recoverable in the Federal Court, or in any other court of competent jurisdiction as a debt due to Her Majesty.
Appointment of stamp vendors
(1)The Minister may appoint postmasters or other officers of the Crown to sell stamps prepared for the purposes of this Act and he may authorize other persons to be vendors who may purchase stamps so prepared for resale.
(2)The Governor in Council may by regulation fix a reduced price at which stamps prepared for the purposes of this Act may be sold to persons authorized by the Minister to be vendors under subsection (1).
Application for licence
(1)Every person who is required under Part III to pay taxes shall, from time to time as required under the regulations, apply for a licence in respect of that Part.
(2)The Minister may grant a licence to any person applying therefor under subsection (1) and may, by regulation, exempt any person or class of persons from obtaining a licence under this section in respect of a specified Part, and any person who is a member of a class of small manufacturer or producer the members of which are exempted, pursuant to subsection 54(2), from payment of consumption or sales tax on goods manufactured or produced by them shall, whether or not he is a person or member of a class of persons exempted from obtaining a licence under this section, be exempt from payment of excise tax on goods manufactured or produced by him.
(3)The Minister may cancel a licence issued under this section if, in his opinion, it is no longer required for the purposes of this Act.
Offence and punishment
Every person who fails to apply for a licence as required by this Act is guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars.
Exemption on exported goods
The tax imposed under this Act is not payable if evidence satisfactory to the Minister is produced to establish
(a)that the goods in respect of which it is imposed have been exported from Canada by the manufacturer, producer or licensed wholesaler by whom the tax would otherwise be payable in accordance with any regulations made under this Act that are applicable to the goods; or
(b)that the goods in respect of which it is imposed have been sold by the operator of a duty free shop and have been exported from Canada by the purchaser of the goods, in accordance with the regulations made under the Customs Act.
[Repealed, 2002, c. 22, s. 375]
Taxes on goods imported by Crown
The tax imposed under Part III is applicable
(a)to goods imported by Her Majesty in right of Canada; and
(b)to goods imported by Her Majesty in right of a province.
Payment where error
(1)If a person, otherwise than pursuant to an assessment, has paid any moneys in error in respect of any goods, whether by reason of mistake of fact or law or otherwise, and the moneys have been taken into account as taxes, penalties, interest or other sums under this Act, an amount equal to the amount of the moneys shall, subject to this Part, be paid to the person if the person applies for the payment of the amount within two years after the payment of the moneys.
(2)Subsection (1) does not apply if an application for a payment in respect of the goods can be made by any person under section 68.01.
Payment for end-users — diesel fuel
(1)If tax under this Act has been paid in respect of diesel fuel, the Minister may pay an amount equal to the amount of that tax
(a)in the case where a vendor delivers the diesel fuel to a purchaser
(i)to the vendor, if the vendor applies for the payment, the purchaser certifies that the diesel fuel is for use exclusively as heating oil and the vendor reasonably believes that the purchaser will use it exclusively as heating oil,
(i.1)to the vendor, if the quantity of the diesel fuel is at least 1,000 litres, the vendor applies for the payment and the purchaser certifies that, and the vendor reasonably believes that, the purchaser will use the diesel fuel exclusively to generate electricity other than in or by a vehicle, including a conveyance attached to the vehicle, of any mode of transportation, or
(ii)to the purchaser, if the purchaser applies for the payment, the purchaser uses the diesel fuel as heating oil and no application in respect of the diesel fuel can be made by the vendor under subparagraph (i); or
(b)to a purchaser that applies for the payment and that uses the diesel fuel to generate electricity (other than in or by a vehicle, including a conveyance attached to the vehicle, of any mode of transportation), if no application in respect of the diesel fuel can be made by the vendor under subparagraph (a)(i.1).
(2)If tax under this Act has been paid in respect of fuel and no application is made in respect of the fuel by any person under section 68.17 or 70, the Minister may pay an amount equal to the amount of that tax to a purchaser who applies for the payment and who uses the fuel as ships’ stores.
(3)No payment shall be made under this section unless
(a)the vendor described in subparagraph (1)(a)(i) or (i.1) applies for it within two years after the vendor sells the diesel fuel to the purchaser described in subparagraph (1)(a)(i) or (i.1), as the case may be; or
(b)the purchaser described in subparagraph (1)(a)(ii), paragraph (1)(b) or subsection (2) applies for it within two years after the purchase.
(4)The Minister is not required to make a payment under this section unless the Minister is satisfied that all the conditions for the payment have been met.
(5)If, under this section, the Minister pays an amount to a person to which that person is not entitled, or pays an amount to a person in excess of the amount to which that person is entitled, the amount of the payment or the excess is deemed to be a tax payable by that person under this Act on the day on which the Minister made the payment.
Payment to end-users — specially equipped van
(1)If tax under this Act has been paid in respect of a van to which section 6 of Schedule I applies, the Minister may pay an amount equal to the amount of the tax paid at the rate set out in that section
(a)if the van was manufactured or produced in Canada, to a person who is the first final consumer of the van if, at the time of the acquisition of the van by the person or within six months after that time, the van has been equipped with a device designed exclusively to assist in placing a wheelchair in the van without having to collapse the wheelchair; or
(b)if the van was imported, to a person who is the first final consumer of the van after the importation if, at the time of importation, the van was equipped with a device designed exclusively to assist in placing a wheelchair in the van without having to collapse the wheelchair.
(2)No payment in respect of a van shall be made under this section unless the person to whom the payment can be made applies for it within two years after the person acquires the van.
(3)If, under this section, the Minister pays an amount to a person to which that person is not entitled, or pays an amount to a person in excess of the amount to which that person is entitled, the amount of the payment or the excess is deemed to be a tax payable by that person under this Act on the day on which the Minister made the payment.
Payment where goods exported
(1)Where tax under this Act has been paid in respect of any goods and a person has, in accordance with regulations made by the Minister, exported the goods from Canada, an amount equal to the amount of that tax shall, subject to this Part, be paid to that person if that person applies therefor within two years after the export of the goods.
(2)[Repealed, 2002, c. 22, s. 377, as amended by 2003, c. 15, s. 66]
(3)For greater certainty, no amount is payable to a person under subsection (1) in respect of tax paid on gasoline or diesel fuel transported out of Canada in the fuel tank of the vehicle that is used for that transportation.
Payment where adjustment
Where tax under Part II has been remitted by a licensed air carrier and the carrier has, in accordance with subsection 18(1), made an adjustment or refund in respect of the tax, an amount equal to the amount of that adjustment or refund shall, subject to this Part, be paid to that carrier if it applies therefor within two years after the adjustment or refund.
Payment where adjustment
Where tax under Part II.1 has been paid by a licensee in respect of any taxable service and the licensee has made an adjustment or refund of the amount charged because of an error or because the service was not provided, or was only partially provided, by the licensee, an amount equal to the proportion of the amount of that tax that the amount of the adjustment or refund is of the amount charged shall, subject to this Part, be paid to the licensee if he applies therefor within two years after the adjustment or refund.
Payment where licence subsequently issued
Where tax under Part II.1 has been paid by a licensee in respect of any taxable service and the person, in this section referred to as the “purchaser”, acquiring the service from the licensee
(a)was required at the time the amount charged to the purchaser for the service was paid or payable, whichever is the earlier, to apply for a licence under that Part and was thereafter issued such a licence, and
(b)provided the service, at a time when the purchaser was required to apply for a licence under that Part or held such a licence, to another person for an amount charged that was paid or payable, whichever is the earlier, at that time,
Payment where use by province
(1)Where tax under Part II.1 has been paid by a licensee in respect of any taxable service and Her Majesty in right of a province has acquired the service for any purpose other than
(a)provision to another person for an amount charged,
(b)use by any board, commission, railway, public utility, university, manufactory, company or agency owned, controlled or operated by the government of the province or under the authority of the legislature or the lieutenant governor in council of the province, or
(c)use by Her Majesty in that right, or by any agents or servants of Her Majesty in that right, for any commercial or mercantile purposes,
(2)No amount shall be paid pursuant to subsection (1) to a licensee who provides a taxable service to Her Majesty in right of a province in respect of which there is in force at the time the service is provided a reciprocal taxation agreement referred to in section 32 of the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements and Federal Post-Secondary Education and Health Contributions Act.
Definitions
(1)In this section,
arm’s length sale means the provision of a taxable service for an amount charged by a licensee to a person with whom the licensee is dealing at arm’s length at the time the service is provided; (vente sans lien de dépendance)
fiscal period means a fiscal period as determined for the purposes of the Income Tax Act. (exercice)
(2)Where tax under Part II.1 has been paid, or tax under Part II.2 has been remitted, by a licensee in respect of an arm’s length sale occurring on or after February 16, 1984 and the licensee has established, in accordance with generally accepted accounting practices, that any debt owing to the licensee in respect of the sale has become in whole or in part a bad debt and has accordingly written off the debt as a bad debt in his books of account, an amount equal to the proportion of the amount of that tax that the amount of the debt written off is of the aggregate of the amount charged for the taxable service and the amount of the tax shall, subject to this Part, be paid to that licensee if the licensee applies therefor in the two years after the end of his fiscal period during which the debt was so written off.
(3)Where a licensee recovers all or any part of a debt in respect of which an amount is paid to him pursuant to subsection (2), in this subsection referred to as the “refunded amount”, that licensee shall forthwith pay to Her Majesty an amount equal to the proportion of the refunded amount that the amount of the debt so recovered is of the amount of the debt written off in respect of which the refunded amount was paid.
Payment where adjustment
Where tax under Part II.2 has been remitted by a licensee and the licensee has, in accordance with subsection 21.31(1), made an adjustment or refund in respect of the tax, an amount equal to the amount of that adjustment or refund shall, subject to this Part, be paid to that licensee if the licensee applies therefor within two years after he made the adjustment or refund.
Payment where licence subsequently issued
Where tax under Part II.2 has been paid by a person in respect of any taxable service acquired by that person and that person
(a)was required, at the time the tax became payable, to apply for a licence under that Part and was thereafter issued such a licence, and
(b)at a time when that person was required to apply for a licence under that Part or held such a licence,
(i)provided the service to another person for an amount charged that was paid or payable, whichever is the earlier, at that time, or
(ii)used the service directly in providing another taxable service, other than a paging service, to another person,
Payment where resale
Where tax under Part II.2 has been paid in respect of any taxable service by a person who was not a telecommunications carrier at the time the tax became payable and that person has provided the service for an amount charged to another person who acquired the service for a use described in subsection 21.28(1) or (2) and held a licence under that Part or Part II.1 at the time of that acquisition, an amount equal to the proportion of the amount of that tax that the provision of that service to that other person is of the total use of that service by that person shall, subject to this Part, be paid to that person if he applies therefor within two years after he provided the service to that other person.
Payment where certain uses of gasoline
(1)Where tax under Part III has been paid in respect of any gasoline and the gasoline has been purchased by
(a)Her Majesty in right of Canada or a province or any agent of Her Majesty in right of Canada or a province, before 1991,
(b)a municipality, before 1991,
(c)a person for commercial or business purposes, before 1991,
(d)a farmer for farming purposes, before 1991,
(e)a fisherman, hunter or trapper for commercial fishing, hunting or trapping, before 1991,
(f)a person under conditions for which relief from the consumption or sales tax is provided by any provision of this Act, other than subsection 50(5), before 1991,
(g)a person of such other class of persons as the Governor in Council may by regulation prescribe, before 1991,
(g.1)a registered charity, within the meaning of the Income Tax Act,
(g.2)a registered Canadian amateur athletic association, within the meaning of the Income Tax Act, or
(g.3)a person who has been certified by a qualified medical practitioner to be suffering from a permanent impairment of locomotion to such an extent that the use of public transportation by that person would be hazardous,
(h)to the purchaser, or
(i)in accordance with such terms and conditions as the Governor in Council may by regulation prescribe, to the manufacturer, producer, wholesaler, jobber or other dealer,
(2)Where tax under Part III has been paid in respect of any aviation gasoline and the aviation gasoline has been purchased before 1991 by a person
(a)providing public air transportation of passengers, freight or mail,
(b)providing air services directly related to
(i)the exploration and development of natural resources,
(ii)aerial spraying, seeding and pest control,
(iii)forestry,
(iv)fish cultivation,
(v)aerial construction operations using rotating wing aircraft,
(vi)aerial fire control, fire protection and fire fighting, or
(vii)map making operations, or
(c)engaged in the business of testing aircraft engines,
(d)to the purchaser, or
(e)in accordance with such terms and conditions as the Governor in Council may by regulation prescribe, to the manufacturer, producer, wholesaler, jobber or other dealer,
(3)Any payment made to a person referred to in paragraph (1)(i) or (2)(e) shall, for the purposes of subsection (4), paragraph 97.1(1)(b) and sections 98 to 101, be deemed to have been made to the purchaser.
(4)Where an amount has been paid pursuant to subsection (1) or (2) to a person who sells or uses the gasoline or aviation gasoline for a purpose that does not entitle its purchaser to that payment, the purchaser shall forthwith pay to Her Majesty an amount equal to the amount of the payment.
(5)For the purposes of paragraph (1)(c), the expression “commercial or business purposes” shall have such meaning as the Governor in Council may determine by regulation.
(6)Where a person has purchased gasoline or aviation gasoline in respect of which tax under Part III has been paid and has recovered the cost of that gasoline or aviation gasoline, or any part thereof, from, in the case of gasoline, a person described in any of paragraphs (1)(a) to (g.3) or, in the case of aviation gasoline, a person described in any of paragraphs (2)(a) to (c), for the purpose of paying an amount pursuant to subsection (1) or (2), the Governor in Council may, by regulation, determine
(a)the manner in which the amount shall be calculated; and
(b)who, between the person who purchased the gasoline or aviation gasoline and the person from whom all or any part of the cost has been recovered, shall be deemed to be the purchaser of that gasoline or aviation gasoline.
[Repealed, 2001, c. 16, s. 27]
Payment where use as ships’ stores
If tax under Part III has been paid in respect of any goods and a manufacturer, producer, wholesaler, jobber or other dealer has sold the goods for use as ships’ stores, an amount equal to the amount of that tax shall, subject to this Part, be paid to that dealer if that dealer applies for it within two years after that sale of the goods.
[Repealed, 2002, c. 22, s. 378]
[Repealed, 2002, c. 22, s. 378]
Payment where goods in inventory
(1)If tax under Part III has been paid in respect of any goods and a person holds the goods in an unused condition in inventory on the day a licence is granted to that person under section 54 or 64 and could thereafter have obtained the goods exempt from tax under subsection 23(7), an amount equal to the amount of that tax shall, subject to this Part, be paid to that person if that person applies for it within two years after the licence was granted.
(2)If tax under Part III has been paid in respect of any goods and a person holds the goods in an unused condition in inventory on the day a licence is granted to that person under section 55 and could thereafter have obtained the goods exempt from tax under subsection 23(6), (7) or (8), an amount equal to the lesser of the amount of that tax and the amount of tax under Part III that would be payable if the goods were acquired in a taxable transaction by that person on that day shall, subject to this Part, be paid to that person if that person applies for it within two years after the licence was granted.
(3)No amount equal to the amount of tax under Part III shall be paid under subsection (2) to a person in respect of any goods that are not subject to tax under that Part on the day a licence is granted to that person under section 55.
(3.1)[Repealed, 2002, c. 22, s. 379]
(4)For the purposes of this section, goods are in an unused condition if they are new or have not been used in Canada.
Payment — use by province
(1)If tax under Part III has been paid in respect of any goods that His Majesty in right of a province has purchased or imported, an amount equal to the amount of that tax shall, subject to this Part, be paid to His Majesty in right of the province if His Majesty in right of the province has purchased or imported those goods for any purpose other than
(a)resale;
(b)use by any board, commission, railway, public utility, university, manufactory, company or agency owned, controlled or operated by the government of the province or under the authority of the legislature or the lieutenant governor in council of the province; or
(c)use by His Majesty in right of the province, or by any agents or servants of His Majesty in right of the province, in connection with the manufacture or production of goods or use for other commercial or mercantile purposes.
(1.1)No amount shall be paid under subsection (1) in respect of goods purchased or imported by His Majesty in right of a province unless an application for the payment is made within two years after His Majesty in right of the province purchased or imported those goods.
(1.2)His Majesty in right of a province and the particular person that is, as the case may require, the importer, transferee, manufacturer, producer, wholesaler, jobber or other dealer in respect of goods that His Majesty in right of the province purchases or imports may jointly elect, in prescribed form containing prescribed information, to have the following rules apply in respect of the purchase or importation:
(a)the particular person, and not His Majesty in right of the province, is entitled to apply for a payment under subsection (1) in respect of the purchase or importation; and
(b)the amount payable by the Minister under subsection (1) in respect of the purchase or importation shall be paid to the particular person, and not to His Majesty in right of the province.
(1.3)No more than one election under subsection (1.2) may be made by His Majesty in right of a province in respect of a particular purchase or importation of goods.
(2)Subsection (1.2) does not apply in respect of goods purchased or imported by His Majesty in right of a province at a time when a reciprocal taxation agreement referred to in section 32 of the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act is in force in respect of the province.
(3)For greater certainty, if an application for a payment in respect of goods can be made by any person in accordance with subsection (1), subsection 68.2(1) does not apply in respect of the goods.
Payment where subsequent exempt sale
(1)Where tax under Part III or VI has been paid in respect of any goods and subsequently the goods are sold to a purchaser in circumstances that, by virtue of the nature of that purchaser or the use to which the goods are to be put or by virtue of both such nature and use, would have rendered the sale to that purchaser exempt or relieved from that tax under subsection 23(6), paragraph 23(8)(b) or subsection 50(5) or 51(1) had the goods been manufactured in Canada and sold to the purchaser by the manufacturer or producer thereof, an amount equal to the amount of that tax shall, subject to this Part, be paid to the person who sold the goods to that purchaser if the person who sold the goods applies therefor within two years after he sold the goods.
(2)Section 274 applies, with such modifications as the circumstances require, to any transaction
(a)that is a sale of goods that would give rise to the application of, or that is the basis of an application under, subsection (1), and
(b)that takes place after December 17, 1990 and before 1991,
Definitions
(1)In this section,
arm’s length sale means a sale of goods by a licensed manufacturer to a person with whom the manufacturer is dealing at arm’s length at the time of the sale; (vente sans lien de dépendance)
fiscal period means a fiscal period as determined for the purposes of the Income Tax Act. (exercice)
(2)Where ad valorem tax under Part III or VI has been paid by a licensed manufacturer in respect of an arm’s length sale occurring on or after February 16, 1984 and the manufacturer has established, in accordance with generally accepted accounting practices, that any debt owing to him in respect of the sale has become in whole or in part a bad debt and has accordingly written off the debt as a bad debt in his books of account, an amount equal to the proportion of the amount of that tax that the amount of the debt written off is of the price for which the goods were sold shall, subject to this Part, be paid to that manufacturer if he applies therefor in the two years after the end of his fiscal period during which the debt was so written off.
(3)Where a licensed manufacturer recovers all or any part of a debt in respect of which an amount is paid to him pursuant to subsection (2), in this subsection referred to as the “refunded amount”, that manufacturer shall forthwith pay to Her Majesty an amount equal to the proportion of the refunded amount that the amount of the debt so recovered is of the amount of the debt written off in respect of which the refunded amount was paid.
Payment where warranty
Where tax under Part III or VI has been paid in respect of any goods that a licensed manufacturer gives away as free replacement parts under a written warranty given in respect of the goods into which the parts are to be incorporated and the amount, if any, charged for the warranty is included in the sale price charged by the licensed manufacturer for the goods into which the parts are to be incorporated or, if those goods are imported goods, in the duty paid value thereof, an amount equal to the amount of that tax shall, subject to this Part, be paid to that manufacturer if he applies therefor within two years after he gave away the goods.
Definition of system goods
(1)In this section, system goods means
(a)goods purchased for use directly in a water distribution, sewerage or drainage system, and
(b)goods used in the construction of a building, or that part of a building, used exclusively to house machinery and apparatus for use directly in a water distribution, sewerage or drainage system,
(2)Where tax under Part VI has been paid in respect of any system goods and the purchaser of the goods has, within three years after the completion of the system for which the goods were purchased or in which the goods were used, as the case may be, transferred the system without charge to a municipality pursuant to a by-law of or an agreement with that municipality, an amount equal to the amount of that tax shall, subject to this Part, be paid to that purchaser if he applies therefor within two years after that transfer of the system.
(3)For the purposes of subsection (2), the Minister may declare any agency operating a water distribution, sewerage or drainage system for or on behalf of a municipality to be a municipality.
Definitions
(1)In this section,
certified institution means a non-profit organization or charity that holds a valid and subsisting certificate issued under subsection (2); (institution titulaire de certificat)
charity has the meaning assigned by subsection 149.1(1) of the Income Tax Act; (organisme de bienfaisance)
Minister means the Minister of National Health and Welfare; (ministre)
non-profit organization means a club, society or association described in paragraph 149(1)(l) of the Income Tax Act; (organisation sans but lucratif)
prescribed means prescribed by the Minister; (Version anglaise seulement)
previously certified institution means a non-profit organization or charity that holds a valid and subsisting certificate issued under this section, as it read immediately before February 11, 1988; (institution déjà titulaire de certificat)
specified day means (a) in relation to a certified institution, the later of (i) the day specified in the certificate pursuant to subsection (3), and (ii) the first day of April preceding the day on which the application for the certificate was received by the Minister, and (b) in relation to a previously certified institution, the later of (i) the day specified in the certificate pursuant to this section, as it read immediately before February 11, 1988, and (ii) the first day of April preceding the day on which the application for the certificate was received by the Minister. (jour spécifié)
(2)On application in the prescribed form and manner and containing the prescribed information, the Minister may issue a certificate to the applicant for the purposes of this section, if the Minister is satisfied that the applicant is a non-profit organization or charity
(a)whose principal purpose is to provide care, of such type as the Governor in Council may prescribe by regulation on the recommendation of the Minister and the Minister of Finance,
(i)to children, or to aged, infirm or incapacitated persons, who are in need of care on a continuous or regular basis, and
(ii)on its own premises by means of qualified persons in sufficient numbers in relation to the type of care provided; or
(b)whose only purpose is to provide administrative services solely to one or more non-profit organizations or charities having the principal purpose described in paragraph (a) and holding a certificate under this subsection.
(3)A certificate under subsection (2) shall be in the prescribed form and
(a)shall certify that, as of a day specified in the certificate, the non-profit organization or charity to which it is issued meets the conditions referred to in that subsection; and
(b)if the non-profit organization or charity carries on operations at more than one location, shall specify the location for which it is issued.
(4)Where the Minister believes on reasonable grounds that the holder of a certificate under subsection (2) did not meet the conditions referred to in that subsection at the time it was issued or has since ceased to meet those conditions, the Minister may, by notice sent to the holder, revoke the certificate effective as of any day on or after the day on which the certificate was issued to the holder or the holder ceased to meet those conditions, as the case may be.
(5)Where the Minister believes on reasonable grounds that the holder of a certificate under this section, as it read immediately before February 11, 1988, does not meet the conditions referred to in subsection (2), the Minister may, by notice sent to the holder, revoke the certificate effective as of any day on or after which the holder did not meet those conditions.
(6)Where tax under Part VI has been paid in respect of any goods and a certified institution or previously certified institution has purchased the goods on or after the specified day for the sole use of the institution and not for resale and met the conditions referred to in subsection (2) at the time of the purchase, an amount equal to the amount of that tax shall, subject to this Part, be paid to that institution if it applies therefor within two years after it purchased the goods.
(7)Where tax under Part VI has been paid in respect of any goods and a non-profit organization or charity to which a certificate was subsequently issued under subsection (2) or this section, as it read immediately before February 11, 1988, or a person acting on behalf of such an organization or charity, has purchased the goods within two years before the specified day for the sole use of the organization or charity and not for resale and the organization or charity was constructing a building for its own use at the time of the purchase, an amount equal to the amount of that tax shall, subject to this Part, be paid to that organization or charity if it applies therefor within two years after the day on which the certificate was issued to the organization or charity.
(8)Where a certificate under subsection (2) specifies a location for which it is issued or a certificate issued under this section, as it read immediately before February 11, 1988, specifies an address of the holder of the certificate, no amount shall be paid pursuant to subsection (6) or (7) to the certified institution or previously certified institution unless the goods were purchased for the sole use of that institution at that location or address and not for resale.
Payment where use by hospital cleaning establishments
Where tax under Part VI has been paid in respect of any goods and the goods have been purchased for the sole purpose of constructing, equipping or operating an establishment
(a)that is wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by or on behalf of one or more bona fide public hospitals each of which has been certified as such by the Department of Health, and
(b)that is established for the sole purpose of providing laundry services, cleaning services or linen supply services to one or more hospitals described in paragraph (a),
Payment where use by educational institutions
Where tax under Part VI has been paid in respect of any materials and the materials have been purchased by or on behalf of
(a)a school, university or other similar educational institution for use exclusively in the construction of a building for that institution,
(b)any organization for use exclusively in the construction of a building for that organization that is to be used exclusively or mainly as a public library operated by or on behalf of that organization on a non-commercial basis, or
(c)a corporation wholly owned and controlled by Her Majesty in right of a province that is established for the sole purpose of providing residences for students of universities or other similar educational institutions, for use exclusively in the construction of those residences,
Definition of incinerator goods
(1)In this section, incinerator goods means
(a)materials for use exclusively in the construction of, or
(b)machinery or apparatus, including equipment to be installed in a chimney or smoke stack, and repair and replacement parts therefor, for use directly and exclusively in the operation of
(2)Where tax under Part VI has been paid in respect of any incinerator goods and the goods have been purchased by or on behalf of a municipality for the sole use of the municipality and not for resale, an amount equal to the amount of that tax shall, subject to this Part, be paid to that municipality if it applies therefor within two years after that purchase of the goods.
Definition of qualified goods
(1)In this section, qualified goods means the goods mentioned in Part XIII of Schedule III, but does not include
(a)photocopiers or other office type reproduction equipment for use by persons whose principal business is not printing; and
(b)for greater certainty, goods that are expressly excluded or not included in that Part.
(2)Where tax under Part VI has been paid in respect of any qualified goods and the goods have been purchased or imported by a person of a class prescribed pursuant to subsection (3) for the sole use of that person and not for resale, an amount equal to the amount of that tax shall, subject to this Part, be paid to that person if he applies therefor within two years after that purchase or importation of the goods.
(3)The Governor in Council may, on the joint recommendation of the Minister of Finance and the Minister of National Revenue, make regulations prescribing any class of small manufacturer or producer for the purposes of this section.
Payment where tourist literature printed
Where tax under Part VI has been paid in respect of any printed matter that has been produced or purchased in Canada by a board of trade, chamber of commerce, municipal or automobile association or other similar organization, or by or on the order of a government, or a department, agency or representative of a government, and that is made available to the general public without charge for the promotion of tourism, an amount equal to the amount of that tax shall, subject to this Part, be paid to the organization, or to the government, department, agency or representative, if it applies therefor within two years after the printed matter was so produced or purchased.
Payment where motor fuel purchased by diplomats
(1)Where taxes under Parts III and VI have been paid in respect of gasoline or diesel fuel purchased by a diplomat for his personal or official use, an amount equal to the amount of the taxes shall, subject to this Part, be paid to the diplomat if the diplomat applies therefor within two years after the purchase of the gasoline or diesel fuel.
(2)The Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs certifying that Canadian diplomats posted in a foreign country are granted relief from tax on gasoline or diesel fuel, may, by order, designate the foreign country for the purposes of this section.
(3)In this section, diplomat means a person referred to in section 2 of Part II of Schedule III who represents a country designated by an order made under subsection (2).
Definitions
(1)In this section,
air carrier in a calendar year, means a person who is a carrier in the year and whose gross revenue for the year is derived primarily from the business of providing eligible air transportation services; (transporteur aérien)
aviation fuel does not include aviation gasoline; (carburant aviation)
aviation rebate limit of a particular air carrier for a calendar year, means (a) where at every time in the year no other air carrier is related to the particular air carrier, $20,000,000, and (b) in any other case, the amount that the particular air carrier and all other persons (in this paragraph referred to as “related air carriers”) each of which is an air carrier in the year and is related to the particular air carrier at any time in the year allocate, in an agreement in prescribed form filed with the Minister with the application described in paragraph (3.1)(b), to the particular air carrier for the year, provided that (i) if the total of the amounts so allocated for the year to the particular air carrier and all related air carriers is greater than $20,000,000, each amount so allocated is deemed to be nil, and (ii) if the particular air carrier and all related air carriers fail to file an agreement under this paragraph for the year, the Minister may allocate an amount to one or more of them for the year, which amount or the total of which amounts shall not exceed $20,000,000, and any amount so allocated by the Minister is deemed to have been so allocated by the particular air carrier and all related air carriers in such an agreement; (plafond de la remise aux transporteurs aériens)
carrier in a calendar year means a person whose gross revenue for the year is derived primarily from the business of providing eligible transportation services and who is not exempt for any period in the year from taxation under Part I of the Income Tax Act by reason of section 149 of that Act; (transporteur)
eligible air transportation services means the carriage by aircraft of passengers or goods or both; (service de transport aérien admissible)
eligible transportation services means the carriage of passengers or goods or both, by aircraft, boat, bus, truck or train, or a combination thereof; (service de transport admissible)
fuel means diesel fuel and aviation fuel in respect of which the tax under Part III has been paid and cannot be recovered under any other section of this Act; (combustible)
fuel tax rebate means an amount payable under subsection (2), (3) or (3.1); (remise de taxe sur le combustible)
gross revenue for a calendar year of a person means (a) where the person is a taxpayer within the meaning of the Income Tax Act, the gross revenue of the person under that Act for all taxation years of the person ending in the year, and (b) in any other case, the amount that, for the purposes of that Act, would be the gross revenue of the person for all taxation years of the person ending in the year if the person were a corporation; (revenu brut)
ineligible use means any use other than the provision of eligible transportation services for commercial purposes or, where a rebate is paid under subsection (3.1), any use other than the provision of eligible air transportation services for commercial purposes, and for greater certainty the sale of fuel is an ineligible use; (fin inadmissible)
taxation year of a person means (a) where the person is a taxpayer within the meaning of the Income Tax Act, the taxation year of the person for the purposes of that Act, and (b) in any other case, the period that would be the taxation year of the person for the purposes of that Act if the person were a corporation; (année d’imposition)
trucker in a calendar year means a person whose gross revenue for the year is derived primarily from the business of providing carriage of goods by truck and who is not exempt for any period in the year from taxation under Part I of the Income Tax Act by reason of section 149 of that Act. (camionneur)
(1.1)For the purposes of this section, a corporation that is a Canadian-controlled private corporation within the meaning of subsection 125(7) of the Income Tax Act and another corporation to which it would otherwise be related at any time are deemed not to be related to each other at that time where the corporations are not associated with each other at that time within the meaning of subsection 127(1).
(2)Where a person who is a carrier in a calendar year
(a)has, in the year, purchased in Canada or imported fuel for use by the carrier solely in the provision of eligible transportation services,
(b)applies before July 1993 to the Minister in prescribed form containing prescribed information for a fuel tax rebate in respect of that fuel, and
(c)has not applied under subsection (3) for a fuel tax rebate in respect of any fuel purchased or imported in the year,
(3)Where a person who is a trucker in a calendar year
(a)has, in the year, purchased in Canada or imported fuel for use by the trucker solely in the provision of eligible transportation services,
(b)applies before July 1993 to the Minister in prescribed form containing prescribed information for a fuel tax rebate in respect of that fuel, and
(c)has not applied under subsection (2) for a fuel tax rebate in respect of any fuel purchased or imported in the year,
(3.1)Where a person who is an air carrier in a calendar year
(a)has, in the year, purchased in Canada or imported aviation fuel for use by the person solely in the provision of eligible air transportation services, and
(b)applies to the Minister, before the end of the sixth month following the end of the year in prescribed form for a fuel tax rebate in respect of that fuel,
(4)No fuel tax rebate shall be paid under this section
(a)in respect of fuel used or to be used for an ineligible use;
(b)where subsection (2) or (3) applies, in respect of fuel that is purchased or imported by the carrier or trucker, as the case may be, before 1991 or after 1992;
(c)where subsection (3.1) applies, in respect of fuel that is purchased or imported by the air carrier before 1996 or after 1999; or
(d)to a person who is or has been bankrupt or to the trustee in bankruptcy of the person in respect of any fuel purchased or imported by the person or the trustee before the person is discharged from the bankruptcy.
(5)Not more than one application for a fuel tax rebate in respect of fuel purchased or imported in a calendar year may be made by any person.
(6)Where a fuel tax rebate is paid to a person under this section in respect of fuel and the person uses the fuel for an ineligible use, the amount of the rebate paid is deemed to be a tax payable under Part III by the person at the time the fuel is so used.
(7)Subject to subsections (8) and (9), a person to whom a fuel tax rebate was paid under subsection (2) or (3.1) may repay to the Receiver General all or part of the rebate.
(8)A repayment made under subsection (7) in respect of a fuel tax rebate paid to a person in a taxation year of the person shall be made within the 90 day period that begins on any day on which the Minister sends to the person a notice of assessment of tax payable under Part I of the Income Tax Act by the person for the year, a notice of determination under subsection 152(1.1) of that Act in respect of the person for the year or a notification that no tax is payable under that Part by the person for the year.
(9)Where a person repays under subsection (7) all or a part of a fuel tax rebate, subsections 79(1) to (1.2) apply, with such modifications as the circumstances require, as if
(a)the repayment were a payment of tax payable under Part III;
(b)the person had defaulted in paying the tax within the time prescribed by subsection 78(4);
(c)subsection 78(4) had required the tax to be paid on or before
(i)in the case of a rebate under subsection (3.1), the later of January 1, 2000 and the last day of the month in which the person received the rebate, and
(ii)in any other case, the last day of the month in which the person received the rebate; and
(d)the reference in paragraph 79(1)(a) to “a penalty of one-half of one per cent and interest at the prescribed rate” were read as a reference to “a penalty equal to the prescribed rate of interest”.
Definitions
(1)The definitions in this subsection apply in this section.
eligible ship means a ship that is a tug, ferry or passenger ship engaged in trade on an inland voyage and that (a) is not proceeding outside Canada other than to (i) a part that lies within the United States of any lake or river a part of which is included in the inland waters of Canada, or (ii) Lake Michigan; and (b) is not engaged in international trade. (navire admissible)
inland voyage means a voyage (other than a minor waters voyage) (a) on the inland waters of Canada, together with those parts that lie within the United States of any lake or river included in the inland waters of Canada; or (b) on Lake Michigan. (voyage en eaux internes)
inland waters of Canada means all the rivers, lakes and other navigable fresh waters within Canada, and includes the St. Lawrence River as far seaward as a straight line drawn (a) from Cap des Rosiers to West Point Anticosti Island; and (b) from Anticosti Island to the north shore of the St. Lawrence River along the meridian of longitude sixty-three degrees west. (eaux internes du Canada)
minor waters of Canada means all inland waters of Canada (other than Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Huron including Georgian Bay, Lake Superior and the St. Lawrence River east of a line drawn from Father Point to Point Orient) and includes all bays, inlets and harbours of or on those lakes or Georgian Bay. (eaux secondaires du Canada)
minor waters voyage means a voyage within the minor waters of Canada together with those parts that lie within the United States of any lake or river included in the minor waters of Canada. (voyage en eaux secondaires)
rebate period means the period (a) that begins on June 1, 2002 and that ends on December 31, 2002; (b) that begins on January 1, 2003 and that ends on December 31, 2003; or (c) that begins on January 1, 2004 and that ends on December 31, 2004. (période de remise)
(2)If a person purchases or intends to purchase fuel that is, or is to be, used by the person to operate or maintain an eligible ship during a rebate period, subject to this Part, the Minister shall, on application by the person, pay to the person a rebate for the period determined in accordance with subsection (3).
(3)The amount of the rebate payable to a person under subsection (2) for a rebate period is equal to
(a)if the amount applied for is based on an estimate, acceptable to the Minister and made within any period specified by the Minister, of the quantity of fuel that is, or is to be, purchased after May 2002 by the person and is, or is to be, used by the person to operate or maintain an eligible ship during the rebate period, the total amount of tax under Part III that would be imposed on that fuel; or
(b)in any other case, the total amount of tax under Part III imposed on fuel that is purchased by the person after May 2002 and is used by the person to operate or maintain an eligible ship during the rebate period.
(4)A person shall not file more than one application (other than an application referred to in paragraph (8)(b)) under this section for any rebate period.
(5)If a person is paid a rebate for a rebate period based on an estimate referred to in paragraph (3)(a), the person shall, not later than 60 days after the end of the period, file with the Minister in prescribed manner a reconciliation report in prescribed form that indicates
(a)the amount of the rebate paid to the person; and
(b)the amount of tax under Part III imposed on the fuel purchased by the person after May 2002 and used by the person to operate or maintain an eligible ship during the rebate period.
(6)The Minister may at any time, in writing, extend the time required by subsection (5) for filing a reconciliation report.
(7)If the Minister has, under subsection (6), extended the time required by subsection (5) for filing a reconciliation report
(a)the report shall be filed within the time so extended; and
(b)any amount of excess rebate that is required to be paid within the time otherwise required by subsection (9) shall be paid within the time so extended.
(c)[Repealed, 2003, c. 15, s. 97]
(8)If a person files a reconciliation report for a rebate period and the amount referred to in paragraph (5)(b) exceeds the amount referred to in paragraph (5)(a) in respect of the period,
(a)the Minister shall pay to the person an amount equal to that excess amount; and
(b)the filing of the reconciliation report is deemed to be an application to the Minister for payment of that excess amount.
(9)If the rebate paid to a person for a rebate period is determined on the basis of an estimate referred to in paragraph (3)(a) and the amount paid exceeds the amount referred to in paragraph (5)(b) in respect of the period, the person shall pay to the Receiver General
(a)on or before the day on or before which the reconciliation report for the rebate period is required to be filed, an amount (in this section referred to as the “excess rebate”) equal to that excess amount; and
(b)interest at the prescribed rate in respect of the excess rebate for the period beginning on the first day after the day on which the rebate is paid to the person and ending on the earlier of the day on which the excess rebate is paid to the Receiver General and the day on or before which the reconciliation report is required to be filed.
(9.1)Every person who fails to file a reconciliation report for a period as and when required under this section shall pay a penalty equal to the sum of
(a) an amount equal to 1% of the total of all amounts each of which is an amount that is required to be paid for the period and was not paid before April 1, 2007, and (b) the amount obtained when one quarter of the amount determined under paragraph (a) is multiplied by the number of complete months, not exceeding 12, from that day to the day on which the report is filed.
(10)The portion of the total of the excess rebate payable by a person in respect of a rebate period, and of the interest payable by the person under paragraph (9)(b), that is outstanding at the end of the day on or before which the reconciliation report for the period is required to be filed is deemed to be an amount of tax payable under this Act that is required to be, and that has not been, paid by the person on or before that day.
(11) to (13)[Repealed, 2003, c. 15, s. 97]
(14)The Minister shall not, at a particular time, pay an amount to a person under this section unless the person has
(a)filed with the Minister all reconciliation reports for rebate periods ending before that time for which a rebate was paid to the person that was based on an estimate referred to in paragraph (3)(a); and
(b)paid all excess rebates in respect of rebate periods ending before that time and any interest that has accrued to that time.
(15)An application may not be made under subsection (2) after December 31, 2006.
Definitions
(1)In this section,
in bulk, in respect of a sale of gasoline or diesel fuel, means (a) in a quantity of five hundred litres or more, where the gasoline or diesel fuel is delivered to the purchaser at a retail outlet of the vendor, and (b) in any quantity, in any other case; (en vrac)
logging means the felling, limbing, bucking and marking of trees, construction of logging roads, off-highway transportation of logs to a mill-pond or mill yard, log salvaging and reforestation, but does not include any production activity on logs after transportation to a mill-pond or mill yard; (opérations forestières)
mineral resource means (a) a base or precious metal deposit, (b) a coal deposit, or (c) a mineral deposit in respect of which (i) the Minister of Natural Resources has certified that the principal mineral extracted is an industrial mineral contained in a non-bedded deposit, (ii) the principal mineral extracted is sylvite, halite or gypsum, or (iii) the principal mineral extracted is silica that is extracted from sandstone or quartzite; (ressource minérale)
mining means the extracting of minerals from a mineral resource, the processing of ore, other than iron ore, from a mineral resource to the prime metal stage or its equivalent, the processing of iron ore from a mineral resource to the pellet stage or its equivalent and the restoration of strip-mined land to a usable condition, but does not include activities related to the exploration for or development of a mineral resource; (opérations minières)
qualified, in respect of a farmer, fisherman, hunter, trapper or other person, means a farmer, fisherman, hunter, trapper or person who holds a sales tax bulk permit issued under regulations made pursuant to subsection (10); (admissible)
registered vendor means a person who is registered under regulations made pursuant to subsection (10). (vendeur enregistré)
(2)Where gasoline or diesel fuel has been sold by a licensed manufacturer or licensed wholesaler to
(a)[Repealed, R.S., 1985, c. 42 (2nd Supp.), s. 9]
(b)a qualified fisherman for commercial fishing,
(c)a qualified hunter for commercial hunting,
(d)a qualified trapper for commercial trapping,
(e)a qualified person for use in logging, or
(f)a qualified person for use in mining,
(2.1)Where gasoline or diesel fuel has been sold by a licensed manufacturer or licensed wholesaler to a qualified farmer for farming purposes, for the sole use of the qualified farmer and not for resale and the tax imposed by Parts III and VI is payable in respect of the sale, the manufacturer or wholesaler may, in such circumstances and on such terms and conditions as the Minister may prescribe, deduct, within two years after the sale, a fuel tax rebate in an amount calculated in accordance with subsections (8.1) and (8.2) from the amount of any payment of any tax, penalty, interest or other sum that the manufacturer or wholesaler is liable or is about to become liable to make under those Parts or under this Part in respect of tax under those Parts.
(3)No deduction shall be made by a licensed manufacturer or licensed wholesaler under subsection (2) or (2.1) unless the manufacturer or wholesaler has reduced the amount charged for the gasoline or diesel fuel to the purchaser by an amount equal to the amount of the deduction and the amount of the reduction is shown separately on an invoice for the sale given to the purchaser by the manufacturer or wholesaler.
(4)Where gasoline or diesel fuel has been sold in bulk by a registered vendor to
(a)[Repealed, R.S., 1985, c. 42 (2nd Supp.), s. 9]
(b)a qualified fisherman for commercial fishing,
(c)a qualified hunter for commercial hunting,
(d)a qualified trapper for commercial trapping,
(e)a qualified person for use in logging, or
(f)a qualified person for use in mining,
(4.1)Where gasoline or diesel fuel has been sold in bulk by a registered vendor to a qualified farmer for farming purposes, for the sole use of the qualified farmer and not for resale and the tax imposed by Parts III and VI has been paid or is payable in respect of the gasoline or fuel, a fuel tax rebate in an amount calculated in accordance with subsections (8.1) and (8.2) shall, subject to this Part, be paid to that registered vendor if he applies therefor within two years after the sale of the gasoline or fuel.
(5)No fuel tax rebate shall be paid to a registered vendor under subsection (4) or (4.1) unless the registered vendor has reduced the amount charged for the gasoline or diesel fuel to the purchaser by an amount equal to the amount of the fuel tax rebate applied for and the amount of the reduction is shown separately on an invoice for the sale given to the purchaser by the registered vendor.
(6)Where gasoline or diesel fuel has been sold to or imported by
(a)[Repealed, R.S., 1985, c. 42 (2nd Supp.), s. 9]
(b)a fisherman for commercial fishing,
(c)a hunter for commercial hunting,
(d)a trapper for commercial trapping,
(e)a person for use in logging, or
(f)a person for use in mining,
(6.1)Where gasoline or diesel fuel has been sold to or imported by a farmer for farming purposes, for the sole use of the farmer for farming purposes and not for resale and the tax imposed by Parts III and VI has been paid or is payable in respect of the gasoline or fuel and, in the case of a sale, the amount charged therefor has not been reduced in accordance with subsection (3) or (5), a fuel tax rebate in an amount calculated in accordance with subsections (8.1) and (8.2) shall, subject to this Part, be paid to that farmer if he applies therefor within two years after the purchase or importation of the gasoline or fuel.
(7)Subsections (2), (2.1), (4), (4.1), (6) and (6.1) do not apply in respect of gasoline or diesel fuel
(a)that is to be used to propel a vehicle on a public highway;
(b)that is to be used other than for a commercial purpose; or
(c)that is sold or imported
(i)on or after January 1, 1990, in respect of the tax imposed by Part III, or
(ii)on or after January 1, 1991, in respect of the tax imposed by Part VI.
(8)For the purposes of subsections (2), (4) and (6), the amount of the fuel tax rebate in respect of the tax imposed by Part VI shall be calculated at such rate, not exceeding five cents, per litre of gasoline or diesel fuel sold or imported as the Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister of Finance, prescribe by order or, if no rate is so prescribed, at the rate of three cents per litre of gasoline or diesel fuel sold or imported.
(8.01)For the purposes of subsections (2), (4) and (6), the amount of the fuel tax rebate in respect of the tax imposed by Part III shall be calculated
(a)in the case of gasoline, at the rate of
(i)one cent per litre, where the gasoline was sold or imported on or after January 1, 1988 and before April 1, 1988, and
(ii)two cents per litre, where the gasoline was sold or imported on or after April 1, 1988 and before January 1, 1990; and
(b)in the case of diesel fuel, at the rate of one cent per litre, where the diesel fuel was sold or imported on or after January 1, 1988 and before January 1, 1990.
(8.1)For the purposes of subsections (2.1), (4.1) and (6.1), the amount of the fuel tax rebate in respect of the tax imposed by Part VI shall be calculated at such rate, not exceeding five cents, per litre of gasoline or diesel fuel sold or imported as the Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister of Finance, prescribe by order or, if no rate is so prescribed, at the rate of three and one-half cents per litre of gasoline or diesel fuel sold or imported.
(8.2)For the purposes of subsections (2.1), (4.1) and (6.1), the amount of the fuel tax rebate in respect of the tax imposed by Part III shall be calculated
(a)in the case of gasoline, at the rate of
(i)three cents per litre, where the gasoline was sold or imported on or after January 1, 1987 and before January 1, 1988,
(ii)four cents per litre, where the gasoline was sold or imported on or after January 1, 1988 and before April 1, 1988, and
(iii)five cents per litre, where the gasoline was sold or imported on or after April 1, 1988 and before January 1, 1990; and
(b)in the case of diesel fuel, at the rate of
(i)three cents per litre, where the diesel fuel was sold or imported on or after January 1, 1987 and before January 1, 1988, and
(ii)four cents per litre, where the diesel fuel was sold or imported on or after January 1, 1988 and before January 1, 1990.
(9)Where the amount charged for gasoline or diesel fuel to a purchaser is reduced in accordance with subsection (3) or (5) or a payment is made under subsection (6) or (6.1) to a purchaser or importer of gasoline or diesel fuel and that person sells the gasoline or fuel or uses it for a purpose for which the reduction or payment could not, at the time of the purchase or importation, have been made, the amount of the reduction or payment shall be deemed to be a tax under this Act payable by that person,
(a)where that person sells the gasoline or fuel, at the time of delivery thereof to the purchaser from him; and
(b)where that person uses the gasoline or fuel, at the time of the use.
(10)The Governor in Council may make regulations
(a)authorizing the issue of sales tax bulk permits to farmers, fishermen, hunters, trappers or other persons who use gasoline or diesel fuel for a purpose described in subsection (2) or (2.1) and prescribing the terms and conditions of the permits;
(b)prescribing the records to be maintained and returns to be filed by farmers, fishermen, hunters, trappers or other persons holding sales tax bulk permits;
(c)prescribing the times at which returns referred to in paragraph (b) are to be filed;
(d)authorizing the cancellation of any sales tax bulk permit where any term or condition of that permit is not complied with or where any provision of this Act or the regulations applicable to the person holding the permit is not complied with; and
(e)providing for a system of registration by the Minister of persons who regularly sell in bulk gasoline or diesel fuel to qualified farmers, qualified fishermen, qualified hunters, qualified trappers or qualified persons engaged in logging or mining, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
(i)the form and manner of applying for, and the procedure for granting, registration,
(ii)the terms and conditions on which registration may be granted, and
(iii)the authorization of the Minister to cancel any registration where any term or condition of the registration is not complied with or where any provision of this Act or the regulations applicable to the registered vendor is not complied with.
Drawback on certain goods
(1)On application, the Minister may, under regulations of the Governor in Council, grant a drawback of the tax imposed under Part III and paid on or in respect of
(a)goods exported from Canada;
(b)goods supplied as ships’ stores;
(c)goods used for the equipment, repair or reconstruction of ships or aircraft; or
(d)goods delivered to telegraph cable ships proceeding on an ocean voyage for use in laying or repairing oceanic telegraph cables outside Canadian waters.
(2)The Minister may, under regulations of the Governor in Council, pay a specific sum in lieu of a drawback under subsection (1) in any case where a specific sum in lieu of a drawback of duties is granted under section 117 of the Customs Tariff.
(2.1)On application, the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness may, under section 113 of the Customs Tariff, grant a drawback of the tax imposed under Part III and paid on or in respect of goods imported into Canada.
(3)An application for a drawback under subsection (1) shall be made in the prescribed form and contain the prescribed information and shall be filed with the Minister within such time and in such manner as the Governor in Council may, by regulation, prescribe.
(4)No drawback shall be granted under subsection (1) unless the person applying for the drawback provides such evidence in support of the application as the Minister may require.
(5)[Repealed, 2002, c. 22, s. 381]
Definitions
(1)In this section,
adjustment to the sale price of goods means the giving of a discount, allowance, rebate or other amount as a reduction in the sale price; (redressement)
other enactment means (a) a provision of an Act of Parliament, other than this Act, enacted before 1991, or (b) a provision of a regulation or order enacted under an Act of Parliament before 1991; (autre texte)
refund of tax means (a) a refund of that tax, or other payment calculated with reference to that tax, provided for under any of sections 68, 68.1, 68.17, 68.19, 68.2 or 68.23 to 68.3, (b) a drawback of that tax, or payment in lieu of a drawback of that tax, provided for under section 70, or (c) a refund, rebate, drawback or remission of that tax, or other payment in respect of or calculated with reference to that tax, provided for under any other enactment; (remboursement)
registrant has the meaning assigned by subsection 123(1); (inscrit)
tax means tax imposed under Part VI. (taxe)
(2)A refund of tax shall not be paid to a person (in this subsection referred to as the “vendor”) in respect of an adjustment made after 1990 to the sale price of goods sold by the vendor to a purchaser unless
(a)the vendor sold the goods to the purchaser under an agreement in writing, paid tax in respect of the sale of the goods, calculated on the sale price, and granted the adjustment within two years after the day on or before which the vendor was required to pay the tax under section 78; and
(b)the adjustment is provided for in the agreement and the making of the adjustment is not dependent on the performance of any service or other act by the purchaser.
(3)A refund of tax provided for under section 68.1 or 70 or any other enactment in respect of goods exported from Canada shall not be paid to a person in respect of goods exported by the person after 1990 unless
(a)the person had possession of the goods in Canada at the end of 1990 and was not a registrant on January 1, 1991; or
(b)the person imported the goods, had possession of the goods in Canada at the end of 1990 and was not entitled to be paid a rebate in respect of the goods under section 120, and the goods suffered damage or deterioration at any time before the goods were released, were of inferior quality to those in respect of which the person paid tax, were defective or were not the goods ordered by the person.
(4)A refund of tax provided for under section 68.17, 68.2 or 70 or any other enactment in respect of goods sold or otherwise supplied or transferred by a person to a purchaser or other transferee shall not be paid to the person unless the person transferred ownership or possession of the goods to the purchaser or other transferee of the goods before 1991.
(5)A refund of tax shall not be paid under section 68.19 in respect of goods supplied, transferred or delivered to, or purchased by, Her Majesty in right of a province unless
(a)Her Majesty in that right acquired ownership or possession of the goods before 1991; or
(b)the goods were supplied or transferred to Her Majesty in that right by a person in the course of performing services under an agreement in writing with Her Majesty in that right and the person had possession of the goods in Canada at the end of 1990 and was not entitled to be paid a rebate in respect of the goods under section 120.
(6)A refund of tax shall not be paid under section 68.23 to a person in respect of system goods unless the person acquired ownership or possession of the goods before 1991 and was not entitled to be paid a rebate in respect of the goods under section 120.
(7)A refund of tax shall not be paid under any of sections 68.24 to 68.27 to a person (in this subsection referred to as the “organization”) unless
(a)in the case of goods purchased by the organization, the organization acquired ownership or possession of the goods before 1991; or
(b)in the case of goods acquired or used by another person for a purpose for which a refund of tax to the organization is provided for under that section, the other person acquired ownership or possession of the goods before 1991 and was not entitled to be paid a rebate in respect of the goods under section 120.
(8)A refund of tax in respect of goods purchased or otherwise acquired by a person shall not be paid under any of sections 68.28 to 68.3 or 70 or any other enactment to the person unless the person acquired ownership or possession of the goods before 1991.
Statutory recovery rights only
Except as provided in this or any other Act of Parliament, no person has a right of action against Her Majesty for the recovery of any moneys paid to Her Majesty that are taken into account by Her Majesty as taxes, penalties, interest or other sums under this Act.
Definition of application
(1)In this section, application means an application under any of sections 68 to 69.
(2)An application shall be made in the prescribed form and contain the prescribed information.
(3)An application shall be filed with the Minister in any manner that the Governor in Council may, by regulation, prescribe.
(4)On receipt of an application, the Minister shall, with all due dispatch, consider the application and determine the amount, if any, payable to the applicant.
(5)In considering an application, the Minister is not bound by any application or information supplied by or on behalf of any person.
(6)After considering an application, the Minister shall
(a)send to the applicant a notice of determination in the prescribed form setting out
(i)the date of the determination,
(ii)the amount, if any, payable to the applicant,
(iii)a brief explanation of the determination, where the Minister rejects the application in whole or in part, and
(iv)the period within which an objection to the determination may be made under section 81.17; and
(b)pay to the applicant the amount, if any, payable to him.
(7)If an amount is paid to an applicant under subsection (6), the Minister shall pay interest at the prescribed rate to the applicant on the amount for the period beginning on the day that is 30 days after the day on which the application was received by the Minister and ending on the day on which the amount is paid.
(8)[Repealed, 2003, c. 15, s. 98]
(9)A determination under subsection (4), including a determination varied under section 81.17, subject to being varied or vacated on an objection or appeal under this Part and subject to an assessment, shall be deemed to be valid and binding notwithstanding any irregularity, informality, error, defect or omission therein or in any proceeding under this Act relating thereto.
(10)No determination under subsection (4) shall be varied or vacated on an appeal by reason only of an irregularity, informality, error, defect or omission by any person in the observance of any directory provision of this Act.
Deductions of tax, other than Part I tax, where no application
(1)Any person authorized pursuant to subsection (4) who files a return under section 20, 21.32 or 78 and to whom an amount would be payable under any of sections 68 to 68.153 or 68.17 to 69 if that person duly applied therefor on the day on which he files the return, in lieu of applying for that amount, may in that return report that amount and deduct it or any part thereof from the amount of any payment or remittance of tax, penalty, interest or other sum that is reported in that return.
(2)Any person who makes a return under subsection 5(1) and to whom an amount would be payable under section 68 if the person duly applied therefor on the day on which that return is made, in lieu of applying for that amount, may in that return report that amount and deduct it or any part thereof from the amount of any payment of tax, penalty, interest or other sum that is reported in that return.
(3)Where a person reports an amount in accordance with subsection (1) or (2) and does not deduct the whole amount in the return in which it is reported, the person may, in any subsequent return, report the amount not previously deducted under this section and deduct it or any part thereof from the amount of any payment or remittance of tax, penalty, interest or other sum that is reported in that subsequent return.
(4)The Minister may, in writing,
(a)authorize a specified person, a person of a specified class of persons or persons generally to make deductions under subsections (1) and (3) either generally or with respect to any transaction of a specified class of transactions;
(b)amend an authorization made pursuant to paragraph (a) or suspend or revoke any such authorization either generally or with respect to a specified person or a person of a specified class of persons; and
(c)specify the terms and conditions on which, and the manner in which, deductions may be made under subsection (1), (2) or (3).
(5)Where a person deducts an amount under this section,
(a)the person is deemed to have paid, on the day he filed or made the return in which the amount was deducted, an amount equal to that amount on account of his tax, penalty, interest or other sum payable under this Act in respect of the period for which the return was filed or made; and
(b)the Minister is deemed to have paid, on that day, an amount equal to that amount to that person in accordance with section 72.
[Repealed, R.S., 1985, c. 7 (2nd Supp.), s. 34]
Deductions of tax, other than Part I tax, where application
(1)In lieu of making a payment, other than a payment in respect of Part I, pursuant to an application under any of sections 68 to 68.11 or 68.17 to 69, the Minister may, on request of the applicant, authorize the applicant to deduct, on such terms and conditions and in such manner as the Minister may specify, the amount that would otherwise be paid to the applicant from the amount of any payment or remittance of tax, penalty, interest or other sum that is reported in a return under section 78 by the applicant.
(2)Where the Minister authorizes an applicant to make a deduction under subsection (1), the Minister shall notify the applicant to that effect in the notice of determination sent to the applicant.
(3)If a deduction is authorized under subsection (1), interest shall be authorized at the prescribed rate as a deduction in accordance with that subsection for the period beginning on the day that is 30 days after the day on which the application for the payment in respect of which the deduction was authorized was received by the Minister and ending on the day on which the notice of determination was sent.
(4)[Repealed, 2003, c. 15, s. 99]
(5)Where an applicant deducts an amount under this section,
(a)the applicant is deemed to have paid, on the day he filed the return in which the amount was deducted, an amount equal to that amount on account of his tax, penalty, interest or other sum payable under this Act in respect of the period for which the return was filed; and
(b)the Minister is deemed to have paid, on the day the notice of determination is sent to the applicant, an amount equal to that amount to the applicant in accordance with section 72.
Recovery of deduction from licensee
(1)Where a licensee makes a deduction under section 73 or 74 in lieu of receiving a payment pursuant to section 68.15, subsection 68.15(3) applies, with such modifications as the circumstances require, with respect to the amount of the deduction as if it were a refunded amount within the meaning of that subsection.
(2)Where a licensed manufacturer makes a deduction under section 73 or 74 in lieu of receiving a payment pursuant to section 68.21, subsection 68.21(3) applies, with such modifications as the circumstances require, with respect to the amount of the deduction as if it were a refunded amount within the meaning of that subsection.
[Repealed, R.S., 1985, c. 7 (2nd Supp.), s. 34]
Calculation of payment or deduction
Where circumstances render it difficult to determine the exact amount of any payment that may be made pursuant to any of sections 68 to 68.29 or any deduction that may be made under section 73 or 74, the Minister, with the consent of the person to whom the payment or by whom the deduction may be made, may in lieu of that amount make a payment pursuant to, or authorize a deduction under, that section in an amount determined, in such manner as the Governor in Council may by regulation prescribe, to be the exact amount of the payment or deduction.
Restriction on refunds and credits
A refund shall not be paid, and a credit shall not be allowed, to a person under this Act until the person has filed with the Minister all returns and other records of which the Minister has knowledge that are required to be filed under the Excise Tax Act, the Income Tax Act, the Air Travellers Security Charge Act, the Excise Act, 2001, the Underused Housing Tax Act, the Select Luxury Items Tax Act and the Global Minimum Tax Act.
Determination of fiscal months
(1)The fiscal months of a person shall be determined in accordance with the following rules:
(a)if fiscal months of the person have been determined under subsection 243(2) or (4) for the purposes of Part IX, each of those fiscal months is a fiscal month of the person for the purposes of this Act;
(b)if fiscal months of the person have not been determined under subsection 243(2) or (4) for the purposes of Part IX, the person may select for the purposes of this Act fiscal months that meet the requirements set out in subsection 243(2); and
(c)if neither paragraph (a) nor paragraph (b) applies, each calendar month is a fiscal month of the person for the purposes of this Act.
(1.1)The fiscal half-years of a person shall be determined in accordance with the following rules:
(a)the period beginning on the first day of the first fiscal month in a fiscal year of the person and ending on the earlier of the last day of the sixth fiscal month and the last day in the fiscal year is a fiscal half-year of the person; and
(b)the period, if any, beginning on the first day of the seventh fiscal month and ending on the last day in the fiscal year of the person is a fiscal half-year of the person.
(2)Every person who is required to file a return shall notify the Minister of their fiscal months in the prescribed form and manner.
Reporting period — general
(1)Subject to this section, the reporting period of a person is a fiscal month.
(2)On application in the prescribed form and manner by a person, the Minister may, in writing, authorize the reporting period of that person to be a fiscal half-year in a particular fiscal year if
(a)the person has been required to pay tax under Part III, or has been holding a licence granted under or in respect of that Part, for a period exceeding twelve consecutive fiscal months;
(b)the total of all taxes payable under Part III by the person and any person associated with the person in the fiscal year ending immediately before the particular fiscal year did not exceed $120,000;
(c)the total of all taxes payable under Part III by the person and any person associated with the person in the particular fiscal year does not exceed $120,000; and
(d)the person is in compliance with this Act.
(3)An authorization under subsection (2) is deemed to be revoked if the total of all taxes payable under Part III by the person and any person associated with the person exceeds $120,000 in a fiscal year, which revocation is effective as of the first day after the end of the fiscal half-year in which the excess occurs.
(4)The Minister may revoke an authorization if
(a)the person requests in writing the Minister to do so;
(b)the person fails to comply with this Act; or
(c)the Minister considers that the authorization is no longer required.
(5)If the Minister revokes an authorization under subsection (4), the Minister shall send a notice in writing of the revocation to the person and shall specify in the notice the fiscal month for which the revocation becomes effective.
(6)If a revocation under subsection (4) becomes effective before the last day of a fiscal half-year of a person that is authorized under subsection (2), the period beginning on the first day of the fiscal half-year and ending immediately before the first day of the fiscal month for which the revocation becomes effective is deemed to be a reporting period of the person.
Returns and payments
(1)Every person who is required to pay tax under Part III and every person who holds a licence granted under or in respect of that Part shall, not later than the last day of the first month after each reporting period of the person,
(a)file a return with the Minister, in the prescribed form and manner, for that reporting period;
(b)calculate, in the return, the total amount of the tax payable, if any, by the person for that reporting period, and
(c)pay that amount to the Receiver General.
(2) and (3)[Repealed, 2010, c. 25, s. 130]
(4)The Minister may, on demand sent by the Minister, require a person to file, within any reasonable time stipulated in the demand, a return under this Act for any period designated in the demand.
(5)Every person who fails to file a return as and when required under a demand issued under subsection (4) is liable to a penalty of $250.
[Repealed, 2006, c. 4, s. 128]
Amounts owing of $2 or less in total
(1)If the Minister determines, at any time, that the total of all amounts owing by a person to Her Majesty in right of Canada under this Act does not exceed two dollars, those amounts are deemed to be nil.
(2)If, at any time, the total of all amounts payable by the Minister to a person under this Act does not exceed two dollars, the Minister may apply those amounts against any amount owing, at that time, by the person to Her Majesty in right of Canada. However, if the person, at that time, does not owe any amount to Her Majesty in right of Canada, those amounts payable are deemed to be nil.
Compound interest on amounts not paid when required
(1)If a person fails to pay an amount to the Receiver General as and when required under this Act, the person shall pay to the Receiver General interest on the amount. The interest shall be compounded daily at the prescribed rate and computed for the period beginning on the first day after the day on which the amount was required to be paid and ending on the day on which the amount is paid.
(2)For the purposes of subsection (1), interest that is compounded on a particular day on an unpaid amount of a person is deemed to be required to be paid by the person to the Receiver General at the end of the particular day, and, if the person has not paid the interest so computed by the end of the day after the particular day, the interest shall be added to the unpaid amount at the end of the particular day.
(3)Despite any other provision of this Act, if the Minister notifies a person that the person is required to pay a specified amount under this Act and the person pays the specified amount in full before the end of the period that the Minister specifies with the notice, interest is not payable on the specified amount for the period.
(4)If, at any time, a person pays an amount not less than the total of all amounts, other than interest and penalty under subsection 7(1.1) or 68.5(9.1) or section 95.1 or 95.2, owing at that time to Her Majesty in right of Canada under this Act for a reporting period of the person and the total amount of interest and penalty payable by the person under this Act for that reporting period is not more than $25.00, the Minister may cancel the interest and penalty.
Compound interest on amounts owed by Her Majesty
Interest shall be compounded daily at the prescribed rate on any amount payable by the Minister to a person. The interest shall be computed for the period beginning on the first day after the day on which the amount is required to be paid and ending on the day on which the amount is paid or is applied against an amount owed by the person to Her Majesty in right of Canada, unless this Act provides otherwise.
Application of interest provisions if Act amended
For greater certainty, if a provision of an Act amends this Act and provides that the amendment comes into force on, or applies as of, a particular day that is before the day on which the provision is assented to, the provisions of this Act that relate to the calculation and payment of interest apply in respect of the amendment as though the provision had been assented to on the particular day.
[Repealed, 2006, c. 4, s. 131]
Filing of return by mail
(1)If a person who is required under this Act to file a return with the Minister does so by mailing the return, the return is deemed to have been filed with the Minister on the day on which the return was mailed and the date of the postmark is evidence of that day.
(2)A person who is required under this Act to pay or remit an amount to the Receiver General shall not be considered as having paid or remitted the amount until it is received by the Receiver General.
Report by licence holders
(1)Every person holding a licence in respect of Part III shall submit to the Minister each year, within six months after the end of that person’s fiscal year, a report in the prescribed form containing details of that person’s sales, taxes paid under this Act and deductions under subsection 69(2) in the fiscal year and any other prescribed information.
(2)Any person filing a return under section 79 may, in lieu of submitting a report under subsection (1), include in the return a report in the prescribed form containing details of the person’s sales, taxes paid under this Act and deductions under subsection 69(2) in the period to which the return relates and any other prescribed information.
Security generally
(1)The Minister may, if he considers it advisable in a particular case, accept security for the payment of any tax, penalty, interest or other sum that is or may become payable under this Act.
(2)Where a person is making an objection to or appealing from an assessment, the Minister shall accept adequate security furnished by or on behalf of that person for the payment of any tax, penalty, interest or other sum that is in controversy.
(3)Where a person who has furnished security, or on whose behalf security has been furnished, under this section requests in writing that the Minister surrender the security or any part thereof, the Minister shall surrender the security to the extent that the value thereof exceeds the amount, at the time the request is received by the Minister, of any tax, penalty, interest or other sum for the payment of which the security was furnished.
(4)The Minister may discharge in writing any security accepted by the Minister pursuant to this section.
Certificate before distribution
(1)Every executor, liquidator of a succession, administrator, assignee, liquidator or other like person, other than a trustee in bankruptcy, shall, before distributing any assets under his control in that capacity, obtain a certificate from the Minister certifying that no tax, penalty, interest or other sum under this Act, other than Part I, chargeable against or payable by that person in that capacity or chargeable against or payable in respect of those assets, remains unpaid or that security for the payment thereof has, in accordance with section 80.1, been accepted by the Minister.
(2)Any person who distributes assets without a certificate as required by subsection (1) is personally liable to pay to Her Majesty an amount equal to the lesser of
(a)the value of the assets so distributed, and
(b)the amount of any tax, penalty, interest or other sum that remains unpaid and for the payment of which security has not been furnished to the Minister.
Assessment
(1)The Minister may, in respect of any matter, assess a person for any tax, penalty, interest or other sum payable by that person under this Act and may, notwithstanding any previous assessment covering, in whole or in part, the same matter, make such additional assessments as the circumstances require.
(2)The Minister may, in respect of any matter covered by an assessment, vary the assessment or reassess the person assessed.
(3)An assessment shall be completed with all due dispatch and may be performed in such manner and form and by such procedure as the Minister considers appropriate.
(4)The Minister is not bound by any return, application or information supplied by or on behalf of any person and may make an assessment, notwithstanding any return, application or information so supplied or that no return, application or information has been supplied.
(5)In making an assessment, the Minister may determine whether an amount is payable to the person being assessed pursuant to any of sections 68 to 68.29.
(6)For the purposes of determining, in making an assessment, whether an amount is payable to the person being assessed pursuant to any of sections 68 to 68.29, the person is deemed to have duly made an application under the section on the day on which the notice of assessment is sent to him.
(7)In making an assessment, the Minister may determine whether a credit may be allowed to the person being assessed pursuant to subsections (8) to (10).
(8)Where an amount would be payable to the person being assessed pursuant to any of sections 68 to 68.29
(a)if that person had duly made an application under the section on the day on which the notice of assessment is sent to him, and
(b)if the reference in the section to “two years” were read as a reference to “four years”,
(9)The aggregate of the credits that may be allowed to the person being assessed shall not exceed the aggregate of the taxes, interest, penalty or other sums, if any, remaining unpaid by that person for the period beginning four years before the day on which the notice of assessment is sent to him and ending immediately before two years before that day.
(10)No credit may be allowed for any amount that the Minister, pursuant to subsection (5), determines is payable to the person being assessed.
Sums not assessable
(1)No assessment shall be made for any penalty or fine imposed pursuant to a conviction for an offence under this Act.
(2)Subject to subsections (3) to (5), no assessment shall be made for any tax, penalty, interest or other sum more than four years after the tax, penalty, interest or sum became payable under this Act.
(3)A variation of an assessment, or a reassessment, may be made at any time pursuant to subsection 81.15(4) or 81.38(1).
(4)An assessment in respect of any matter may be made at any time where the person to be assessed has, in respect of that matter,
(a)made a misrepresentation that is attributable to his neglect, carelessness or wilful default; or
(b)committed fraud in filing or making or failing to file or make a return, or in supplying or failing to supply any information, under this Act.
(5)An assessment in respect of any matter specified in a waiver filed pursuant to subsection (6) may be made at any time within the period specified in the waiver or, if a notice of revocation of the waiver has been filed pursuant to subsection (7), within the period commencing on the day on which the period specified in the waiver commences and ending six months after the day on which the notice is filed.
(6)Any person may, within the time otherwise limited by subsection (2) for assessing that person, waive the application of that subsection to him by filing with the Minister a waiver in the prescribed form specifying the period for which, and the matter in respect of which, the person waives the application of that subsection.
(7)Any person who has filed a waiver pursuant to subsection (6) may revoke the waiver on six months notice to the Minister by filing with the Minister a notice of revocation of the waiver in the prescribed form.
Liability not affected
(1)Liability under this Act for any tax, penalty, interest or other sum is not affected by an incorrect or incomplete assessment or by the fact that no assessment has been made.
(2)An assessment, subject to being varied or vacated on an objection or appeal under this Part and subject to a reassessment, shall be deemed to be valid and binding notwithstanding any irregularity, informality, error, defect or omission therein or in any proceeding under this Act relating thereto.
(3)No assessment shall be vacated or varied on an appeal by reason only of an irregularity, informality, error, defect or omission on the part of any person in the observance of any directory provision of this Act.
Notice of assessment
(1)After completing an assessment, otherwise than pursuant to subsection 81.15(4) or 81.38(1), the Minister shall send to the person assessed a notice of assessment in the prescribed form setting out
(a)the date of the assessment;
(b)the matter covered by the assessment;
(c)the amount owing or overpayment, if any, by the person assessed;
(d)a brief explanation of the assessment; and
(e)the period within which an objection to the assessment may be made under section 81.15.
(2)Where an assessment establishes that any tax, penalty, interest or other sum payable under this Act remains unpaid by the person assessed, the notice of assessment shall set out separately the taxes, penalties, interest and other sums payable and the aggregate thereof.
(3)Where an assessment establishes that an amount is payable pursuant to any of sections 68 to 68.29 to the person assessed, the notice of assessment shall set out the aggregate of the amounts payable.
(4)Where an assessment establishes that a credit is allowable pursuant to section 81.1 to the person assessed, the notice of assessment shall set out the aggregate of the credits allowable.
(5)Where an assessment establishes that
(a)no tax, penalty, interest or other sum payable under this Act remains unpaid by the person assessed,
(b)no amount is payable pursuant to any of sections 68 to 68.29 to the person assessed, or
(c)no credit is allowable pursuant to section 81.1 to the person assessed,
(6)For the purposes of determining the sums, amounts and credits referred to in subsections (2) to (5), where the assessment is a variation of an assessment, or a reassessment, no amount paid by the person assessed or the Minister on account of the amount owing or overpayment as set out in the notice of the original assessment or any subsequent assessment related thereto, and no amount deemed by subsection 81.14(2) to have been paid, shall be taken into consideration.
(7)For the purposes of this section and section 81.14,
amount owing, in respect of a person assessed, means (a) where the assessment is an original assessment, the amount by which (i) the aggregate of all taxes, penalties, interest and other sums remaining unpaid by that person, as set out in the notice of assessment pursuant to subsection (2), exceeds (ii) the aggregate of (A) all amounts payable to that person, as set out in the notice of assessment pursuant to subsection (3), and (B) the credits allowable to that person, as set out in the notice of assessment pursuant to subsection (4), and (b) where the assessment is a variation of an assessment, or a reassessment, the amount by which (i) the amount obtained by subtracting (A) the amount paid by that person on account of the amount owing as set out in the notice of the original assessment or any subsequent assessment related thereto from (B) the aggregate of all taxes, penalties, interest and other sums remaining unpaid by that person, as set out in the notice of the varied assessment or reassessment pursuant to subsection (2), exceeds (ii) the amount obtained by subtracting (A) the amount paid to that person pursuant to subsection 81.14(1) in respect of an overpayment as set out in the notice of the original assessment or any subsequent assessment related thereto from (B) the aggregate of (I) all amounts payable to that person, as set out in the notice of the varied assessment or reassessment pursuant to subsection (3), and (II) the credits allowable to that person, as set out in the notice of the varied assessment or reassessment pursuant to subsection (4); (montant dû)
overpayment, in respect of a person assessed, means (a) where the assessment is an original assessment, the amount by which the aggregate described in subparagraph (a)(ii) of the definition amount owing in this subsection exceeds the aggregate described in subparagraph (a)(i) of that definition, and (b) where the assessment is a variation of an assessment, or a reassessment, the amount by which the amount described in subparagraph (b)(ii) of that definition exceeds the amount described in subparagraph (b)(i) of that definition. (paiement en trop)
Payment by Minister on assessment
(1)Where an assessment establishes that there is an overpayment by the person assessed, the Minister shall pay to that person the amount of the overpayment as set out in the notice of assessment.
(2)Where an assessment establishes that an amount is payable pursuant to any of sections 68 to 68.29, or a credit is allowable pursuant to section 81.1, to the person assessed,
(a)that person is deemed to have paid, on the day on which the notice of assessment is sent to him, an amount equal to the lesser of
(i)where the assessment is an original assessment, the aggregates described in subparagraphs (a)(i) and (ii) of the definition amount owing in subsection 81.13(7), and
(ii)where the assessment is a variation of an assessment, or a reassessment, the amounts described in subparagraphs (b)(i) and (ii) of that definition
(b)the Minister is deemed to have paid, on that day, to the person assessed in accordance with section 72 the amount, if any, by which the amount deemed by paragraph (a) to have been paid exceeds the aggregate of the credits described in clause (a)(ii)(B) or subclause (b)(ii)(B)(II), as the case may be, of that definition.
(3)Subsection (2) ceases to apply in respect of an assessment if the assessment is subsequently vacated or varied or a reassessment is made in respect of any matter covered by the assessment but, for greater certainty, subject to this subsection, where the assessment is varied or the reassessment is made otherwise than pursuant to subsection 81.15(4) or 81.38(1), subsection (2) applies in respect of the varied assessment or the reassessment, as the case may be.
Objection to assessment
(1)Any person who has been assessed, otherwise than pursuant to subsection (4) or 81.38(1), and who objects to the assessment may, within ninety days after the day on which the notice of assessment is sent to him, serve on the Minister a notice of objection in the prescribed form setting out the reasons for the objection and all relevant facts on which that person relies.
(2)Service of a notice of objection on the Minister shall be effected by prepaid mail addressed to the Minister at Ottawa.
(3)The Minister may accept a notice of objection notwithstanding that it was not served in accordance with subsection (2).
(4)Subject to section 81.21, on receipt of a notice of objection, the Minister shall, with all due dispatch, reconsider the assessment and vacate, vary or confirm the assessment or make a reassessment.
(5)After reconsidering an assessment, the Minister shall send to the person objecting a notice of decision in the prescribed form setting out
(a)the date of the decision;
(b)the amount owing or overpayment by the person objecting, where the Minister varies the assessment or makes a reassessment;
(c)a brief explanation of the decision; and
(d)the period within which an appeal may be made under section 81.19 or 81.2.
(6)Where the variation of an assessment, or a reassessment, on an objection establishes that any tax, penalty, interest or other sum payable under this Act remains unpaid by the person objecting, the notice of decision shall set out separately the taxes, penalties, interest and other sums payable and the aggregate thereof.
(7)Where the variation of an assessment, or a reassessment, on an objection establishes that an amount is payable pursuant to any of sections 68 to 68.29 to the person objecting, the notice of decision shall set out the aggregate of the amounts payable.
(8)Where the variation of an assessment, or a reassessment, on an objection establishes that a credit is allowable pursuant to section 81.1 to the person objecting, the notice of decision shall set out the aggregate of the credits allowable.
(9)Where the variation of an assessment, or a reassessment, on an objection establishes that
(a)no tax, penalty, interest or other sum payable under this Act remains unpaid by the person objecting,
(b)no amount is payable pursuant to any of sections 68 to 68.29 to the person objecting, or
(c)no credit is allowable pursuant to section 81.1 to the person objecting,
(10)For the purposes of determining the sums, amounts and credits referred to in subsections (6) to (9), no amount paid by the person objecting or the Minister on account of the amount owing or overpayment as set out in the notice of assessment, and no amount deemed by subsection 81.14(2) to have been paid, shall be taken into consideration.
(11)For the purposes of this section and section 81.16,
amount owing, in respect of a person objecting, means the amount by which (a) the amount obtained by subtracting (i) the amount paid by that person on account of the amount owing as set out in the notice of assessment from (ii) the aggregate of all taxes, penalties, interest and other sums remaining unpaid by that person, as set out in the notice of decision pursuant to subsection (6) exceeds (b) the amount obtained by subtracting (i) the amount paid to that person pursuant to subsection 81.14(1) from (ii) the aggregate of (A) all amounts payable to that person, as set out in the notice of decision pursuant to subsection (7), and (B) the credits allowable to that person, as set out in the notice of decision pursuant to subsection (8); (montant dû)
overpayment, in respect of a person objecting, means the amount by which the amount described in paragraph (b) of the definition amount owing in this subsection exceeds the amount described in paragraph (a) of that definition. (paiement en trop)
Payment by Minister on objection
(1)Where the variation of an assessment, or a reassessment, on an objection establishes that there is an overpayment by the person objecting, the Minister shall pay to that person the amount of the overpayment as set out in the notice of decision.
(2)Where the variation of an assessment, or a reassessment, on an objection establishes that an amount is payable pursuant to any of sections 68 to 68.29, or a credit is allowable pursuant to section 81.1, to the person objecting,
(a)that person is deemed to have paid, on the day on which the notice of decision is sent to him, an amount equal to the lesser of the amounts described in paragraphs (a) and (b) of the definition amount owing in subsection 81.15(11) on account of the person’s tax, penalty, interest or other sum payable under this Act in respect of the matter covered by the varied assessment or reassessment; and
(b)the Minister is deemed to have paid, on that day, to the person assessed in accordance with section 72 the amount, if any, by which the amount deemed by paragraph (a) to have been paid exceeds the aggregate of the credits described in clause (b)(ii)(B) of that definition.
(3)Subject to subsection 81.38(2), subsection (2) ceases to apply in respect of an assessment if the assessment is subsequently vacated or varied or a reassessment is made in respect of any matter covered by the assessment.
(4)Subject to subsection (5), if an amount is paid under subsection (1), interest at the prescribed rate shall be paid, in respect of each day between the date of the notice of the assessment that is the subject of the objection and the day on which the payment was sent.
(5)If a person has paid an amount on account of the amount owing as set out in a notice of assessment and a payment is made to that person under subsection (1) on an objection to the assessment, interest at the prescribed rate shall be paid, in respect of each day between the day on which the amount was paid by that person and the day on which the payment was sent to that person.
(6)[Repealed, 2003, c. 15, s. 104]
Objection to determination
(1)Any person who has made an application under any of sections 68 to 69 and who objects to the determination of the Minister respecting the application may, within ninety days after the day on which the notice of determination is sent to that person, serve on the Minister a notice of objection in the prescribed form setting out the reasons for the objection and all relevant facts on which that person relies.
(2)Service of a notice of objection on the Minister shall be effected by prepaid mail addressed to the Minister at Ottawa.
(3)The Minister may accept a notice of objection notwithstanding that it was not served in accordance with subsection (2).
(4)Subject to section 81.21, on receipt of a notice of objection, the Minister shall, with all due dispatch, reconsider the determination and vacate, vary or confirm the determination.
(5)After reconsidering a determination, the Minister shall send to the person objecting a notice of decision in the prescribed form setting out
(a)the date of the decision;
(b)the amount payable, if any, to the person objecting;
(c)a brief explanation of the decision, where the Minister rejects the objection in whole or in part; and
(d)the period within which an appeal may be taken under section 81.19 or 81.2.
(6)For the purposes of this section and section 81.18, amount payable, in respect of a person objecting, means the amount by which
(a)the aggregate of all amounts payable to that person pursuant to sections 68 to 69
(b)the amount paid to that person pursuant to subsection 72(6) or authorized to be deducted by that person pursuant to subsection 74(1).
Payment by Minister
(1)Subject to subsection (2), where the reconsideration of a determination on an objection establishes that there is an amount payable to the person objecting, the Minister shall pay to that person the amount payable as set out in the notice of decision.
(2)Where the reconsideration of a determination on an objection establishes that there is an amount payable to the person objecting and that person has, in the application that is the subject of the reconsideration, requested the Minister to authorize a deduction under subsection 74(1), the Minister may, in the notice of decision, authorize that person to deduct that amount in accordance with that subsection.
(3)If an amount is paid under subsection (1), interest at the prescribed rate shall be paid, in respect of each day between the day that is 30 days after the day on which the application that is the subject of the reconsideration was received by the Minister and the day on which the payment is sent.
(4)If a deduction is authorized under subsection (2), interest at the prescribed rate shall be authorized as a deduction in accordance with subsection 74(1), calculated in respect of each day between the day that is 30 days after the day on which the application was received by the Minister and the day on which the notice of decision was sent.
(5)[Repealed, 2003, c. 15, s. 105]
Appeal to Tribunal from assessment or determination of Minister
Any person who has served a notice of objection under section 81.15 or 81.17, other than a notice in respect of Part I, may, within ninety days after the day on which the notice of decision on the objection is sent to him, appeal the assessment or determination to the Tribunal.
Appeal to Court from assessment or determination of Minister
(1)Any person who has served a notice of objection under section 81.15 or 81.17, other than a notice in respect of Part I, may, in lieu of appealing to the Tribunal under section 81.19, appeal the assessment or determination to the Federal Court at any time when, under section 81.19, that person could have appealed to the Tribunal.
(2)Any person who has served a notice of objection under section 81.15 or 81.17 in respect of Part I may, within ninety days after the day on which the notice of decision on the objection is sent to him, appeal the assessment or determination to the Federal Court.
Appeal to Tribunal or Court from assessment or determination of Minister
(1)Any person who has served a notice of objection under section 81.15 or 81.17, other than a notice in respect of Part I, and who states therein that he waives reconsideration of the assessment or determination to which the notice relates and wishes to appeal the assessment or determination directly to the Tribunal or to the Federal Court may so appeal if the Minister consents thereto.
(2)Any person who has served a notice of objection under section 81.15 or 81.17 in respect of Part I and who states therein that he waives reconsideration of the assessment or determination to which the notice relates and wishes to appeal the assessment or determination directly to the Federal Court may so appeal if the Minister consents thereto.
(3)Where the Minister consents to an appeal pursuant to subsection (1) or (2), the Minister shall file a copy of the notice of objection with the Tribunal or Federal Court, as the case may be, and send a notice of his action to the person who has served the notice of objection.
Appeal to Tribunal or Court where no decision
(1)Where a person has served a notice of objection under section 81.15 or 81.17, other than a notice in respect of Part I, and the Minister has not sent a notice of his decision to that person within one hundred and eighty days after the notice of objection was served, that person may appeal the assessment or determination to which the notice relates to the Tribunal or the Federal Court.
(2)Where a person has served a notice of objection under section 81.15 or 81.17 in respect of Part I and the Minister has not sent a notice of his decision to that person within one hundred and eighty days after the notice of objection was served, that person may appeal the assessment or determination to which the notice relates to the Federal Court.
(3)No appeal may be instituted pursuant to this section after the Minister has sent a notice of decision to the person who served the notice of objection.
Appeal to Tribunal or Federal Court
(1)Where a person has served a notice of objection under section 81.15 in respect of an assessment and thereafter the Minister, otherwise than pursuant to subsection 81.15(4) or 81.38(1), varies the assessment or makes a reassessment in respect of any matter covered by the assessment and sends to that person a notice of assessment in respect of the varied assessment or reassessment, that person may, without serving a notice of objection to the varied assessment or reassessment,
(a)appeal the varied assessment or reassessment to the Tribunal or the Federal Court in accordance with section 81.19 or 81.2, as the case may be, as if the notice of assessment were a notice of decision of the Minister; or
(b)if an appeal has been instituted in respect of the assessment, amend the appeal by joining thereto an appeal in respect of the varied assessment or reassessment in such manner and on such terms, if any, as the Tribunal or the court hearing the appeal, as the case may be, deems appropriate.
(2)Where a person has appealed an assessment under section 81.22 and thereafter the Minister, pursuant to subsection 81.15(4), varies the assessment or makes a reassessment in respect of any matter covered by the assessment and sends to that person a notice of decision in respect of the varied assessment or reassessment, that person may, without serving a notice of objection to the varied assessment or reassessment, amend the appeal by joining thereto an appeal in respect of the varied assessment or reassessment in such manner and on such terms, if any, as the Tribunal or the Federal Court, as the case may be, deems appropriate.
Appeal to Court from decision of Tribunal
Any party to an appeal to the Tribunal under section 81.19, 81.21, 81.22 or 81.23 may, within one hundred and twenty days after the day on which the decision of the Tribunal is sent to that party, appeal the decision to the Federal Court.
Notice to Commissioner
(1)Where an appeal to the Tribunal is instituted otherwise than pursuant to subsection 81.21(1), the Tribunal shall send a notice of the appeal to the Commissioner at Ottawa.
(2)[Repealed, 2013, c. 34, s. 413]
Hearing of appeal
The Tribunal may hear an appeal under this Part in private if, on application by any party to the appeal, the Tribunal is satisfied that the circumstances of the case justify the hearing being so held.
Disposition of appeal
(1)After hearing an appeal under this Part, the Tribunal may dispose of the appeal by making such finding or declaration as the nature of the matter may require and by making an order
(a)dismissing the appeal; or
(b)allowing the appeal in whole or in part and vacating or varying the assessment or determination or referring it back to the Minister for reconsideration.
(2)No costs may be awarded by the Tribunal on the disposition of an appeal.
(3)A decision of the Tribunal disposing of an appeal shall be recorded in writing and include the reasons for the decision, and a copy thereof shall forthwith be sent to the parties to the appeal.
(4)Where the Tribunal disposes of an appeal in respect of an assessment or where such an appeal to the Tribunal is discontinued or dismissed without a hearing, the Tribunal may, on application by the Minister, order the person instituting the appeal to pay to the Receiver General an amount not exceeding ten per cent of the amount that was in controversy, if the Tribunal determines that there were no reasonable grounds for the appeal and that one of the main purposes for instituting or maintaining the appeal was to defer the payment of any tax, penalty, interest or other sum payable under this Act.
Institution of appeal to Court
(1)An appeal to the Federal Court under section 81.2, 81.22 or 81.24 shall be instituted
(a)in the case of an appeal by a person, other than the Minister, in the manner set out in section 48 of the Federal Courts Act; and
(b)in the case of an appeal by the Minister, in the manner provided by the rules made under the Federal Courts Act for the commencement of an action.
(2)If the respondent in an appeal under section 81.24 from a decision of the Tribunal desires to appeal that decision, the respondent may do so, whether or not the time fixed by that section has expired, by a counter-claim or cross-demand instituted in accordance with the Federal Courts Act and the rules made under that Act.
(3)An appeal to the Federal Court under this Part is deemed to be an action in the Federal Court to which the Federal Courts Act and the rules made under that Act applicable to an ordinary action apply, except as varied by special rules made in respect of such appeals and except that
(a)the rules concerning joinder of parties and causes of action do not apply except to permit the joinder of appeals under this Part;
(b)a copy of a notice of objection filed with the Federal Court under subsection 81.21(3) is deemed to be a statement of claim that is filed with the Court by the person serving the notice and served by that person on the Minister on the day it was so filed by the Minister; and
(c)a copy of a notice of objection filed by the Minister pursuant to subsection 81.21(3) or an originating document filed by the Minister pursuant to subsection (1) shall be served in the manner provided in subsection (4).
(4)Where a copy of a notice of objection is filed by the Minister pursuant to subsection 81.21(3) or an originating document is filed by the Minister pursuant to subsection (1) and he files two copies or additional copies thereof, together with a certificate as to the latest known address of the other party to the appeal, an officer of the Court shall, after verifying the accuracy of the copies, forthwith on behalf of the Minister serve the copy of the notice of objection or the originating document, as the case may be, on that other party by sending the copies or additional copies thereof by registered or certified letter addressed to that other party at the address set out in the certificate.
(5)Where copies have been served on a party pursuant to subsection (4), a certificate signed by an officer of the Court as to the date of filing and the date of mailing of the copies shall be transmitted to the office of the Deputy Attorney General of Canada and is evidence of the date of filing and the date of service of the documents referred to therein.
Notice to Tribunal
(1)Where an appeal is instituted to the Federal Court from a decision of the Tribunal, the Court shall send a notice of the appeal to the Tribunal.
(2)On the receipt of a notice of an appeal under subsection (1), the Tribunal shall send to the Court all material filed with or sent to the Tribunal in connection with the appeal, together with a transcript of the record of proceedings before the Tribunal.
(3)[Repealed, 2013, c. 34, s. 414]
Hearing of appeal
The Federal Court may hear an appeal under this Part in private if, on application by any party to the appeal, the Court is satisfied that the circumstances of the case justify the hearing being so held.
Disposition of appeal
(1)After hearing an appeal under this Part, the Federal Court may dispose of the appeal by making such order, judgment, finding or declaration as the nature of the matter may require including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, an order
(a)dismissing the appeal; or
(b)allowing the appeal in whole or in part and vacating or varying the assessment or determination or referring it back to the Minister for reconsideration.
(2)Subject to subsection (3), on the disposition of an appeal, the Federal Court may order payment or repayment of any tax, penalty, interest, sum or costs.
(3)Where the amount in dispute on an appeal by the Minister, other than by way of counter-claim or cross-demand, from a decision of the Tribunal does not exceed ten thousand dollars, the Minister, on disposition of the appeal, shall pay all reasonable and proper costs of the other party to the appeal in connection therewith.
(4)Where the Federal Court disposes of an appeal in respect of an assessment or where such an appeal to the Court is discontinued or dismissed without a hearing, the Court may, on application by the Minister and whether or not the Court awards costs, order the person instituting the appeal to pay to the Receiver General an amount not exceeding ten per cent of the amount that was in controversy, if the Court determines that there were no reasonable grounds for the appeal and that one of the main purposes for instituting or maintaining the appeal was to defer the payment of any tax, penalty, interest or other sum payable under this Act.
Extension of time by Tribunal
(1)Subject to subsection (6), any person entitled to serve a notice of objection under section 81.15 or 81.17, other than a notice in respect of Part I, or to appeal to the Tribunal under section 81.19 may, at any time before or after the expiration of the time limited by that section for so objecting or appealing, apply to the Tribunal for an order extending that time.
(2)An application under subsection (1) shall be made by filing with the Tribunal three copies of the application.
(3)Subject to subsection (6), any person entitled to serve a notice of objection under section 81.15 or 81.17 in respect of Part I or to appeal to the Federal Court under section 81.2 or 81.24 may, at any time before or after the expiration of the time limited by that section for so objecting or appealing, apply to the Court for an order extending that time.
(4)An application under subsection (3) shall be made by filing a notice of the application with the Court and serving a copy of the notice on the Deputy Attorney General of Canada at least fourteen days before the application is returnable.
(5)An application under subsection (1) or (3) shall set out the reasons why the applicant is or was not able to comply with the time limitation.
(6)No application may be made pursuant to subsection (1) or (3) more than one year after the expiration of the time limited.
(7)On application pursuant to subsection (1) or (3), the Tribunal or Court may grant an order extending the time limited if
(a)it has not previously made an order extending that time; and
(b)it is satisfied that
(i)the circumstances are such that it is just and equitable to extend the time,
(ii)but for the circumstances referred to in subparagraph (i), an objection would have been made or an appeal would have been instituted, as the case may be, within that time,
(iii)the application was brought as soon as circumstances permitted, and
(iv)there are reasonable grounds for the objection or appeal.
Right to institute proceedings or apply for extensions
(1)Subject to this section, where
(a)a vendor of goods has made an application under section 68.2 in respect of the sale of the goods and the application was rejected in whole or in part by the Minister, or
(b)a vendor of goods has not paid tax in respect of the sale of the goods
(i)on the basis that the tax was not payable by virtue of subsection 23(6), (7), (8) or (8.1) or 50(5), or
(ii)on the basis that the goods were sold in circumstances that, by virtue of the nature of the purchaser of the goods or the use to which the goods were to be put or by virtue of both such nature and use, rendered the sale exempt from tax under subsection 51(1)
(2)A purchaser may institute proceedings or apply for an extension of the time limited for instituting proceedings pursuant to subsection (1) only if
(a)the vendor has unconditionally assigned to the purchaser in the prescribed form his rights, if any,
(i)to institute proceedings under sections 81.15, 81.17, 81.19, 81.2, 81.21, 81.22, 81.23 or 81.24,
(ii)to make an application under section 81.32, and
(iii)to receive a payment pursuant to section 81.16, 81.18 or 81.38
(b)the vendor has not, within the time limited for instituting the proceedings, instituted the proceedings or applied for an extension, under section 81.32, of that time; or
(c)the proceedings are an appeal arising from proceedings previously instituted by the purchaser pursuant to subsection (1).
(3)Service of a true copy of an assignment on the Minister shall be effected, by prepaid mail addressed to the Minister at Ottawa, within the time limited for instituting the proceedings to which the assignment relates.
(4)The Minister may accept a true copy of an assignment notwithstanding that it was not served by prepaid mail addressed to the Minister at Ottawa.
(5)For the purpose of permitting a purchaser to institute proceedings or apply for an extension of the time limited for instituting proceedings pursuant to subsection (1) in the circumstances described in paragraph (2)(b), the time limited for instituting the proceedings is deemed to be extended by thirty days.
(6)Proceedings and applications under subsection (1) shall be dealt with in all respects as if the purchaser were the vendor and any amounts found, on the conclusion of the proceedings, to be payable under subsection 81.16(1), 81.18(1) or 81.38(1) shall be paid to the purchaser and not to the vendor.
(7)Where a vendor applies for an extension, under section 81.32, of the time limited for instituting any proceedings after the time has expired, the purchaser may not institute the proceedings or apply for an extension of the time limited for instituting the proceedings pursuant to subsection (1).
(8)Where a purchaser institutes proceedings or applies for an extension of the time limited for instituting proceedings pursuant to subsection (1), the vendor may not apply for an extension, under section 81.32, of the time limited for instituting the proceedings or, in the case described in paragraph (1)(a), make a further application under section 68.2 in respect of the sale.
(9)Notwithstanding section 81.34, a vendor of goods may intervene in any proceedings or application for extension of the time limited for instituting proceedings instituted by a purchaser of the goods pursuant to subsection (1), as a party to the proceedings or application.
Interventions
(1)On application, the Tribunal or Federal Court may make an order permitting any person to intervene in an appeal or a reference to it under this Part as a party thereto, if it is satisfied that the applicant has a substantial and direct interest in the subject-matter of the appeal or reference.
(2)On application, the Tribunal or Federal Court may make an order permitting any person to render assistance to it by way of argument in an appeal or a reference to it under this Part, but such person shall not be added as a party thereto.
(3)The Tribunal or Federal Court may impose such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate in connection with an order under this section.
(4)An application under subsection (1) shall be made by filing a notice of the application with the Tribunal or Court, as the case may be, and serving a copy of the notice on the parties to the appeal or reference at least fourteen days before the application is returnable.
(5)The Tribunal or Court, in any application under this section, shall consider the possibility of undue delay or prejudice or any other matter that it deems appropriate in exercising its discretion pursuant to this section.
[Repealed, R.S., 1985, c. 47 (4th Supp.), s. 52]
Reference to Federal Court
(1)The Minister may refer any question of law, fact or mixed law and fact relating to this Act to the Federal Court for hearing and determination.
(2)A reference under subsection (1) shall set out
(a)the question to be determined;
(b)the names of any specific persons that the Minister seeks to have bound by the determination; and
(c)the facts and arguments on which the Minister intends to rely at the hearing.
(3)A copy of a reference under subsection (1) shall be served by the Minister on the persons, if any, named in the reference pursuant to subsection (2) and on such other persons as, in the opinion of the Court, are likely to be affected by the determination of the question set out in the reference.
(4)Where a reference under subsection (1) is made to the Court and the Court is of the opinion that persons, other than those named in the reference pursuant to subsection (2), are likely to be affected by the determination of the question set out in the reference but that the identity of those persons is not known or readily ascertainable, the Court may direct that notice of the reference be given in such manner as it considers will most likely come to the attention of those other persons.
(5)The period beginning on the day the Minister institutes proceedings in the Court pursuant to subsection (1) to have a question determined and ending on the day the question is finally determined shall not be counted in determining
(a)the time limited by subsection 81.15(1) or 81.17(1) for serving a notice of objection by any person who is served with a copy of the reference pursuant to subsection (3) or who appears as a party at the hearing to determine the question;
(b)the time limited by section 81.19, 81.2 or 81.24 for instituting an appeal by any person referred to in paragraph (a); or
(c)the time limited by section 82 for commencing proceedings to recover any tax, penalty, interest or other sum payable under this Act by any person referred to in paragraph (a).
(6)A determination of the Federal Court under this section is, subject to an appeal, final and binding on any person who is served with a copy of the reference pursuant to subsection (3) or who appears as a party at the hearing to determine the question.
Reference to Federal Court
(1)If the Minister and a person agree in writing that a question of law, fact or mixed law and fact relating to this Act should be determined by the Federal Court, the question shall be determined by that Court under subsection 17(3) of the Federal Courts Act.
(2)The period beginning on the day proceedings are instituted in the Court pursuant to subsection (1) to have a question determined and ending on the day the question is finally determined shall not be counted in determining
(a)the time limited by subsection 81.15(1) or 81.17(1) for serving a notice of objection by the person who agreed to refer the question or any person who appears as a party at the hearing to determine the question;
(b)the time limited by section 81.19, 81.2 or 81.24 for instituting an appeal by any person referred to in paragraph (a); or
(c)the time limited by section 82 for commencing proceedings to recover any tax, penalty, interest or other sum payable under this Act by any person referred to in paragraph (a).
Payment by Minister on appeal
(1)If the Tribunal, the Federal Court, the Federal Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court of Canada has, on the disposition of an appeal under this Part,
(a)vacated or varied an assessment or a determination of the Minister respecting an application under any of sections 68 to 69,
(b)referred an assessment or a determination described in paragraph (a) back to the Minister for reconsideration, or
(c)ordered the Minister to pay or repay any tax, penalty, interest or other sum,
(d)where the assessment or determination is referred back to the Minister, reconsider the assessment or determination and vary the assessment or determination or make a reassessment or a further determination in accordance with the decision of the Tribunal or Court, and
(e)pay or repay, or surrender any security accepted for the payment of, any tax, penalty, interest or other sum in accordance with the varied assessment or determination, the reassessment or further determination of the Minister or the decision or order of the Tribunal or Court.
(2)Subsections 81.15(5) to (11) and 81.16(2) and (3) apply, with such modifications as the circumstances require, to the reconsideration of an assessment under subsection (1) as if
(a)the words “or a notice of decision” were added immediately after the words “notice of assessment” in subsection 81.15(10) and paragraph (a) of the definition amount owing in subsection 81.15(11);
(b)the reference in subsection 81.15(10) to “subsection 81.14(2)” were a reference to “subsection 81.14(2) or 81.16(2)”; and
(c)the reference in paragraph (b) of the definition amount owing in subsection 81.15(11) to “subsection 81.14(1)” were a reference to “subsections 81.14(1), 81.16(1) and 81.38(1)”.
(3)Subsections 81.17(5) and (6) apply, with such modifications as the circumstances require, to the reconsideration of a determination under subsection (1) as if
(a)the reference in paragraph (b) of the definition amount payable in subsection 81.17(6) to “subsection 72(6)” were a reference to “subsections 72(6), 81.18(1) and 81.38(1)”; and
(b)the reference in that paragraph to “subsection 74(1)” were a reference to “subsections 74(1) and 81.18(2)”.
(4)Where, having regard to the reasons given on the disposition of an appeal referred to in subsection (1), the Minister is satisfied that it would be just and equitable to make a payment to, or surrender any security furnished by or on behalf of, any other person who has served a notice of objection or instituted an appeal, the Minister may, with the consent of that person and subject to such terms and conditions as the Minister may prescribe, pay or repay to that person any tax, penalty, interest or other sum or surrender any security accepted for the payment thereof.
(5)Nothing in this section shall be construed as derogating from the right of the Minister to appeal from a decision of the Tribunal or the Federal Court on an appeal referred to in subsection (1), and any such appeal from a decision of the Tribunal shall proceed as if it were an appeal from the assessment or determination that was the subject of the decision.
(6)Subject to subsection (7), if a payment is made under subsection (1) or (4) in respect of an assessment, interest at the prescribed rate shall be paid, in respect of each day between the date of the notice of assessment and the day on which the payment was sent.
(7)If a person has paid an amount on account of the amount owing as set out in a notice of assessment or a notice of decision and a payment is made to that person under subsection (1) or (4) in respect of the assessment, interest at the prescribed rate shall be paid, in respect of each day between the day on which the amount was paid by that person and the day on which the payment was sent to that person.
(8)If a payment is made under subsection (1) or (4) in respect of an application under any of sections 68 to 69, interest at the prescribed rate shall be paid, in respect of each day between the day that is 30 days after the day on which the application was received by the Minister and the day on which the payment was sent.
(8.1)[Repealed, 2001, c. 16, s. 33]
(9)[Repealed, 2003, c. 15, s. 106]
Deemed tax
(1)Subject to subsection (4), if a person has
(a)received a drawback under section 70,
(b)received a payment under subsection 68.16(1) or (2), 72(6) or (7), 81.14(1), 81.16(1), (4) or (5), 81.18(1) or (3) or 120(7), or
(c)made a deduction under subsection 69(2), 73(1), (2) or (3), 74(1) or (3) or 81.18(2) or (4)
(2)If a person has received a payment under subsection 81.38(1), (6), (7) or (8) and, on the final disposition of the appeal by further appeal or otherwise, it is determined that the person was not entitled to the payment or that the payment was in excess of the payment to which the person was entitled, the amount of the payment or the excess is deemed to be a tax under this Act payable by that person on the day the payment was made.
(3)If a person has received a payment under subsection 81.38(4), (6), (7) or (8) and, on the final disposition by further appeal or otherwise of the appeal referred to in subsection 81.38(1) on the basis of which the payment was made, it is determined that the person was not entitled to the payment or that the payment was in excess of the payment to which the person was entitled, the amount of the payment or the excess is deemed to be a tax under this Act payable by that person on the day the payment was made.
(4)If a person is liable to pay an amount under subsection 68.15(3) or 68.21(3), that amount is deemed to be a tax under this Act payable by that person on the day the liability arose.
Dishonoured instruments
For the purposes of this Act and section 155.1 of the Financial Administration Act, any charge that becomes payable at any time by a person under the Financial Administration Act in respect of an instrument tendered in payment or settlement of an amount that is payable under this Act is deemed to be an amount that becomes payable by the person at that time under this Act. In addition, Part II of the Interest and Administrative Charges Regulations does not apply to the charge and any debt under subsection 155.1(3) of the Financial Administration Act in respect of the charge is deemed to be extinguished at the time the total of the amount and any applicable interest under this Act is paid.
Definitions
(1)The following definitions apply in this section.
action means an action to collect a tax debt of a person and includes a proceeding in a court and anything done by the Minister under any provision of this Part. (action)
legal representative of a person means a trustee in bankruptcy, an assignee, a liquidator, a curator, a receiver of any kind, a trustee, an heir, an administrator, an executor, a liquidator of a succession, a committee, or any other like person, administering, winding up, controlling or otherwise dealing in a representative or fiduciary capacity with any property, business, commercial activity or estate that belongs or belonged to, or that is or was held for the benefit of, the person or the person’s estate. (représentant légal)
tax debt means any amount payable by a person under this Act other than Part IX. (dette fiscale)
(1.1)A tax debt is a debt due to Her Majesty in right of Canada and is recoverable as such in the Federal Court or any other court of competent jurisdiction or in any other manner provided under this Part.
(2)Subject to subsection (3), the Minister may not commence a proceeding in a court to collect a tax debt of a person in respect of an amount that may be assessed under this Part, unless when the proceeding is commenced the person has been or may be assessed for that amount.
(2.1)The Minister may not commence an action to collect a tax debt after the end of the limitation period for the collection of the tax debt.
(2.2)The limitation period for the collection of a tax debt of a person
(a)begins
(i)if a notice of assessment in respect of the tax debt is sent to or served on the person after March 3, 2004, on the day that is 90 days after the day on which the notice is sent or served,
(ii)if no notice referred to in subparagraph (i) in respect of the tax debt was sent or served and the earliest day on which the Minister can commence an action to collect that tax debt is after March 3, 2004, on that earliest day, and
(iii)if subparagraphs (i) and (ii) do not apply and the tax debt was payable on March 4, 2004, or would have been payable on that date but for a limitation period that otherwise applied to the collection of the tax debt, on March 4, 2004; and
(b)ends, subject to subsection (2.6), on the day that is 10 years after the day on which it begins.
(2.3)The limitation period described in subsection (2.2) for the collection of a tax debt of a person restarts (and ends, subject to subsection (2.6), on the day that is 10 years after the day on which it restarts) on any day, before it would otherwise end, on which
(a)the person acknowledges the tax debt in accordance with subsection (2.4);
(b)the Minister commences an action to collect the tax debt; or
(c)the Minister, under section 81.1, assesses another person in respect of the tax debt.
(2.4)A person acknowledges a tax debt if the person
(a)promises, in writing, to pay the tax debt;
(b)makes a written acknowledgement of the tax debt, whether or not a promise to pay can be inferred from the acknowledgement and whether or not it contains a refusal to pay; or
(c)makes a payment, including a purported payment by way of a negotiable instrument that is dishonoured, on account of the tax debt.
(2.5)For the purposes of this section, an acknowledgement made by a person’s agent or legal representative has the same effect as if it were made by the person.
(2.6)In computing the day on which a limitation period ends, there shall be added the number of days on which one or more of the following is the case:
(a)the Minister may not, because of any of subsections 86(5) to (8), take any of the actions described in subsection 86(4) in respect of the tax debt;
(b)the Minister has accepted and holds security in lieu of payment of the tax debt;
(c)if the person was resident in Canada on the applicable date described in paragraph (2.2)(a) in respect of the tax debt, the person is non-resident; or
(d)an action that the Minister may otherwise take in respect of the tax debt is restricted or not permitted under any provision of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, of the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act or of the Farm Debt Mediation Act.
(2.7)Despite any law of Canada or a province, Her Majesty in right of Canada is not liable for any claim that arises because the Minister collected a tax debt after the end of any limitation period that applied to the collection of the tax debt and before March 4, 2004.
(2.8)Despite any order or judgment made after March 3, 2004 that declares a tax debt not to be payable by a person, or that orders the Minister to reimburse to a person a tax debt collected by the Minister, because a limitation period that applied to the collection of the tax debt ended before royal assent to any measure giving effect to this section, the tax debt is deemed to have become payable on March 4, 2004.
(3)Proceedings for the recovery of any tax, penalty, interest or other sum payable under this Act may be commenced in a court at any time if payment thereof was avoided by reason of a misrepresentation attributable to neglect, carelessness or wilful default or by reason of fraud.
(4)Where a penalty or fine is imposed on a corporation pursuant to a conviction for an offence under this Act and the conviction or a certified copy thereof is produced to the Federal Court, the conviction shall be registered in the Court and, when registered, has the same force and effect, and all proceedings may be taken thereon, as if the conviction were a judgment obtained in the Court for a debt of the amount of the penalty or fine and costs, if any, specified in the conviction.
(5)Where a judgment is obtained for any tax, penalty, interest or other sum payable under this Act, including a certificate registered under section 83, the provisions of this Act by virtue of which a penalty or interest is payable for failure to pay or remit the sum apply, with such modifications as the circumstances require, to failure to pay the judgment debt, and the penalty and interest are recoverable in the same manner as the judgment debt.
Certificate of default
(1)The Minister may certify that any tax, penalty, interest or other sum payable under this Act has not been paid as and when required by this Act.
(2)On production to the Federal Court, a certificate made under this section shall be registered in the Court and, when registered, has the same force and effect, and all proceedings may be taken thereon, as if the certificate were a judgment obtained in the Court for a debt of the amount specified in the certificate.
(3)All reasonable costs and charges attendant on the registration of the certificate are recoverable in the same manner as if they had been certified and the certificate had been registered under this section.
Garnishment
(1)Where the Minister has knowledge or suspects that a person is or is about to become liable to make a payment to a tax debtor, the Minister may, by a notice served personally or by registered or certified mail, require that person to pay to the Receiver General, on account of the tax debtor’s liability under this Act, the whole or any part of the moneys that would otherwise, within ninety days after the service of the notice, be paid or become payable to the tax debtor.
(2)Where the Minister has, under subsection (1), required a person to pay to the Receiver General moneys otherwise payable to a tax debtor, the requirement applies in respect of all moneys that are or will become payable by that person to the tax debtor within the ninety day period referred to in that subsection until the tax debtor’s liability under this Act is satisfied.
(3)Where the Minister has knowledge or suspects that a person has received, or is about to receive, an assignment of a book debt or of a negotiable instrument of title to a book debt from a tax debtor, the Minister may, by a notice served personally or by registered or certified mail, require that person to pay to the Receiver General, on account of the tax debtor’s liability under this Act, out of any moneys received by that person on account of the debt within ninety days after service of the notice, an amount equal to the amount of any tax, penalty, interest or other sum payable under this Act in respect of the transaction giving rise to the debt assigned.
(4)Any person on whom a notice is served under this section shall pay the Receiver General according to the terms thereof and, in default of payment, is liable to pay to Her Majesty an amount equal to the lesser of
(a)in the case of a person served under subsection (1),
(i)the amount of the tax debtor’s liability under this Act, and
(ii)the amount payable to the tax debtor by that person, and
(b)in the case of a person served under subsection (3),
(i)the amount of any tax, penalty, interest or other sum payable under this Act in respect of the transaction giving rise to the debt assigned to that person, and
(ii)the amount received by that person on account of the debt assigned after receipt of the notice.
(5)Any moneys paid by a person under subsection (4) shall, in addition to being applied to that person’s liability under this section, be applied on account of the tax debtor’s liability under this Act.
(6)The receipt by the Receiver General of moneys paid as required under this section is a good and sufficient discharge of the liability to the tax debtor to the extent of the amount received.
(7)In this section, tax debtor means a person by whom any tax, penalty, interest or other sum is payable under this Act.
(8) and (9)[Repealed, 2003, c. 15, s. 108]
Retention by deduction or set-off
Where a person is indebted to Her Majesty in right of Canada under this Act, the Minister may require the retention, by way of deduction or set-off, out of any amount that may be or become payable to that person by Her Majesty in right of Canada, of such amount as the Minister may specify.
Exclusion of penalties and fines for offences
(1)Subsections 82(3) and (5) and sections 83 to 85 do not apply in respect of any penalty or fine imposed pursuant to a conviction for an offence under this Act.
(2)The Minister shall not certify under section 83 that a sum has not been paid, unless the person by whom the sum is payable has been assessed for that sum under this Part.
(3)The Minister shall not
(a)serve a notice under section 84 in respect of a sum payable under this Act, or
(b)require under section 85 the retention of an amount in respect of a sum payable under this Act,
(4)Where a person has been assessed for any sum payable under this Act, otherwise than pursuant to subsection 81.15(4) or 81.38(1), the Minister shall not, for the purpose of collecting that sum,
(a)commence legal proceedings in a court,
(b)make a certificate under section 83, or
(c)serve a notice under section 84,
(d)[Repealed, 2006, c. 4, s. 133]
(5)If a person has served a notice of objection under section 81.15, otherwise than pursuant to section 81.33, the Minister shall not, for the purpose of collecting the sum in controversy, take any of the actions described in paragraphs (4)(a) to (c) before ninety days after the day on which the notice of decision is sent to that person.
(6)If a person has appealed to the Tribunal or the Federal Court under this Part, otherwise than pursuant to section 81.33, in respect of an assessment, the Minister shall not, for the purpose of collecting the sum in controversy, take any of the actions described in paragraphs (4)(a) to (c),
(a)where the appeal is to the Tribunal, before the day on which a copy of the decision of the Tribunal is sent to that person or that person discontinues the appeal; and
(b)where the appeal is to the Federal Court, before the day on which the judgment of the Court is rendered or that person discontinues the appeal.
(7)If a person is named in a reference under section 81.36, agrees to a reference under section 81.37 or appears as a party at the hearing of any such reference, the Minister shall not, for the purpose of collecting any sum for which that person has been assessed and of which the liability for payment will be affected by the determination of the question, take any of the actions described in paragraphs (4)(a) to (c) before the day on which the question is determined by the Court.
(8)Despite subsections (1) to (7), if a person has served a notice of objection under section 81.15 or has appealed to the Tribunal or the Federal Court under this Part, otherwise than under section 81.33, in respect of an assessment and agrees in writing with the Minister to delay proceedings on the objection or appeal until a decision or judgment is rendered in another action before the Tribunal, the Federal Court, the Federal Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court of Canada in which the issue is the same or substantially the same as that raised in the objection or appeal of that person, the Minister may take any of the actions described in paragraphs (4)(a) to (c) for the purpose of collecting any sum for which that person has been assessed, determined in a manner consistent with the decision or judgment of the Tribunal or Court in the other action, at any time after the Minister notifies the person in writing that the decision or judgment has been rendered.
(9)Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply in respect of any amount deemed to be a tax by subsection 81.39(2) or (3).
Collection in jeopardy
(1)Despite section 86, if it may reasonably be considered that the collection of any sum for which a person has been assessed would be jeopardized by a delay under that section and the Minister has, by a notice served personally or by registered or certified mail, so advised that person and directed them to pay that sum or any part of it, the Minister may without delay take any of the actions described in paragraphs 86(4)(a) to (c) with respect to that sum or part.
(2)Any person on whom a direction is served under subsection (1) may
(a)on three days notice of motion to the Deputy Attorney General of Canada, apply to a judge of a superior court having jurisdiction in the province in which that person resides or to a judge of the Federal Court for an order fixing a day, not earlier than fourteen days nor later than twenty-eight days after the date of the order, and place for the determination of the question whether the direction was justified in the circumstances;
(b)serve a copy of the order on the Deputy Attorney General of Canada within six days after the day on which it was made; and
(c)if that person has proceeded as authorized by paragraph (b), apply at the appointed time and place for an order determining the question.
(3)An application to a judge under paragraph (2)(a) shall be made
(a)within thirty days after the day on which the direction under subsection (1) was served; or
(b)within such further time as the judge, on being satisfied that the application was made as soon as circumstances permitted, may allow.
(4)An application to a judge under paragraph (2)(c) may, on request of the applicant, be heard in private if the applicant establishes to the satisfaction of the judge that the circumstances of the case justify proceedings being held in private.
(5)On the hearing of an application under paragraph (2)(c), the burden of justifying the direction is on the Minister.
(6)On an application under paragraph (2)(c), the judge shall determine the question summarily and may confirm, vacate or vary the direction and make such other order as he considers appropriate.
(7)Where the judge to whom an application has been made under paragraph (2)(a) cannot for any reason act or continue to act in the application under paragraph (2)(c), the application under paragraph (2)(c) may be made to another judge.
(8)No costs may be awarded by a judge on the disposition of an application under subsection (2).
Waiver or cancellation of interest or penalty
(1)The Minister may, on or before the day that is 10 calendar years after the end of a reporting period of a person, or on application by the person on or before that day, waive or cancel any amount otherwise payable to the Receiver General under this Act that is interest or a penalty on an amount that is required to be paid by the person under this Act in respect of the reporting period.
(2)If a person has paid an amount of interest or penalty and the Minister cancels that amount under subsection (1), the Minister shall pay interest on the amount paid by the person beginning on the day that is 30 days after the day on which the Minister received a request in a manner satisfactory to the Minister to apply that subsection and ending on the day on which the amount is refunded or applied against an amount owed by the person to Her Majesty in right of Canada.
[Repealed, R.S., 1985, c. 7 (2nd Supp.), s. 41]
Application of penalties and fines
(1)The amount of all penalties and fines under this Act belong to Her Majesty in right of Canada for the public uses of Canada and form part of the Consolidated Revenue Fund.
(2)Where a penalty calculated by reference to the amount of the tax that should have been paid or collected or the amount of stamps that should have been affixed or cancelled is imposed and recovered under or pursuant to this Act, the Minister may direct that the amount thereof or any portion thereof be applied on account of the tax that should have been paid or collected or the indebtedness arising out of the failure to affix or cancel the stamps.
Failure to file a return when required
Every person who fails to file a return for a reporting period as and when required under subsection 79(1) shall pay a penalty equal to the sum of
(a)an amount equal to 1% of the total of all amounts each of which is an amount that is required to be paid for the reporting period and was not paid on the day on which the return was required to be filed, and
(b)the amount obtained when one quarter of the amount determined under paragraph (a) is multiplied by the number of complete months, not exceeding 12, from the day on which the return was required to be filed to the day on which the return is filed.
False statements or omissions
(1)Every person who knowingly, or under circumstances amounting to gross negligence, makes or participates in, assents to or acquiesces in the making of, a false statement or omission in a return, application, form, certificate, statement, invoice, answer or report (each of which is in this section referred to as a “return”) made in respect of a reporting period is liable to a penalty of the greater of $250 and 25% of the total of
(a)if the false statement or omission is relevant to the determination of an amount of tax payable by the person, the amount, if any, by which
(i)that tax payable
(ii)the amount that would be the tax payable by the person if the tax were determined on the basis of the information provided in the return, and
(b)if the false statement or omission is relevant to the determination of a refund, rebate or any other amount payable to the person (each of which is in this section referred to as a “rebate”) under this Act, the amount, if any, by which
(i)the amount that would be the rebate payable to the person if the rebate were determined on the basis of the information provided in the return
(ii)the amount of the rebate payable to the person.
(2)If, in an appeal under this Act, a penalty assessed by the Minister under this section is in issue, the burden of establishing the facts justifying the assessment of the penalty is on the Minister.
Punishment for failure to pay or collect taxes or affix stamps
(1)Every person who, being required, by or pursuant to this Act, to pay or collect taxes or other sums, or to affix or cancel stamps, fails to do so as required is guilty of an offence and, in addition to any other punishment or liability imposed by law for that failure, is liable on summary conviction to a fine of
(a)not less than the aggregate of twenty-five dollars and an amount equal to the tax or other sum that he should have paid or collected or the amount of stamps that he should have affixed or cancelled, as the case may be, and
(b)not more than the aggregate of one thousand dollars and an amount equal to the tax or other sum or amount of stamps, as the case may be,
(2)Every person who contravenes any of the provisions of this Act or of a regulation made by the Minister under this Act for which no other punishment is provided is liable on summary conviction to a fine of not less than fifty dollars and not more than one thousand dollars.
(3)Where a corporation commits an offence under this Act, any officer, director or agent of the corporation who directed, authorized, assented to, acquiesced in, or participated in the commission of the offence is a party to and guilty of the offence and is liable on summary conviction to the punishment provided for the offence whether or not the corporation has been prosecuted or convicted.
Failing to file return
Every person required, by or pursuant to any Part except Part I, to file a return, who fails to file the return within the time it is required to be filed, is guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of not less than $10 and not more than $100.
Offences for false statements
(1)Every person commits an offence who
(a)makes, or participates in, assents to or acquiesces in the making of, a false or deceptive statement in a return, application, form, certificate, statement, invoice, answer or report filed or made as required by or under this Act or the regulations made under this Act;
(b)for the purpose of evading payment or remittance of any tax under this Act, or obtaining a refund, rebate or other amount to which the person is not entitled under this Act,
(i)destroys, alters, mutilates, conceals or otherwise disposes of any records of a person, or
(ii)makes, or assents to or acquiesces in the making of, a false or deceptive entry, or omits, or assents to or acquiesces in the omission, to enter a material particular in the records of a person;
(c)wilfully, in any manner, evades or attempts to evade compliance with this Act or payment or remittance of tax or any other amount imposed under this Act;
(d)wilfully, in any manner, obtains or attempts to obtain a refund, rebate or other amount to which the person is not entitled under this Act; or
(e)conspires with any person to commit an offence described in any of paragraphs (a) to (d).
(2)Every person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction and, in addition to any penalty otherwise provided, is liable to
(a)a fine of not less than 50%, and not more than 200%, of the amount of the tax that was sought to be evaded, or of the refund, rebate or other amount sought, or, if the amount that was sought to be evaded cannot be ascertained, a fine of not less than $1,000 and not more than $25,000; or
(b)both a fine referred to in paragraph (a) and imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years.
(3)Every person who is charged with an offence described in subsection (1) may, at the election of the Attorney General of Canada, be prosecuted on indictment and, if convicted, is, in addition to any penalty otherwise provided, liable to
(a)a fine of not less than 100%, and not more than 200%, of the amount of the tax that was sought to be evaded, or of the refund, rebate or other amount sought, or, if the amount that was sought to be evaded cannot be ascertained, a fine of not less than $2,000 and not more than $25,000; or
(b)both a fine referred to in paragraph (a) and imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years.
(4)A person that is convicted of an offence under subsection (2) or (3) is not liable to pay a penalty imposed under subsection 79(5) or section 95.1, 95.2 or 109 or under a regulation made under this Act for the same evasion or attempt unless a notice of assessment for that penalty was issued before the information or complaint giving rise to the conviction was laid or made.
(5)If, in any appeal under this Act, substantially the same facts are at issue as those that are at issue in a prosecution under this section, the Minister may file a stay of proceedings with the Federal Court or may file a request for a postponement or adjournment with the Tribunal, as the case may be, and, on doing so, the proceedings before the Federal Court are stayed or the proceedings before the Tribunal are postponed or adjourned, as the case may be, pending final determination of the outcome of the prosecution.
[Repealed, 2002, c. 22, s. 418]
[Repealed, 2001, c. 16, s. 36]
[Repealed, 2002, c. 22, s. 418]
[Repealed, 2001, c. 16, s. 37]
Books and records
(1)Every person who
(a)is required, by or pursuant to this Act, to pay or collect taxes or other sums or to affix or cancel stamps, or
(b)makes an application under any of sections 68 to 70,
(2)Every person required by subsection (1) to keep records and books of account shall retain those records and books of account and every account and voucher necessary to verify the information contained therein until the expiration of six years from the end of the calendar year in respect of which those records and books of account are kept or until written permission for their prior disposal is given by the Minister.
(2.01)Every person required by this section to keep records who does so electronically shall retain them in an electronically readable format for the retention period set out in subsection (2).
(2.02)The Minister may, on such terms and conditions as are acceptable to the Minister, exempt a person or a class of persons from the requirement in subsection (2.01).
(2.1)Notwithstanding subsection (2), where a person required by subsection (1) to keep records and books of account serves a notice of objection under section 81.15 or 81.17 or is a party to an appeal under this Part, he shall retain those records and books of account and every account and voucher necessary to verify the information therein until the objection or appeal has been finally disposed of by appeal or otherwise.
(3)Every person required by subsection (1) to keep records and books of account shall, at all reasonable times, for any purpose related to the administration or enforcement of this Act
(a)make the records and books of account and every account and voucher necessary to verify the information therein available to a particular person that is an officer of the Agency or another person authorized by the Minister;
(b)give the particular person all reasonable assistance to inspect, audit or examine the records, books, accounts and vouchers;
(c)give the particular person all reasonable assistance, answer all proper questions relating to the administration and enforcement of this Act and
(i)attend with the particular person at a place designated by the particular person, or by video-conference or by another form of electronic communication, and answer the questions orally, and
(ii)answer the questions in writing, in any form specified by the particular person; and
(d)give the particular person all reasonable assistance with anything the particular person is authorized to do under this Act.
Inspection
Every person who is authorized under a statute of the Province of Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick or Prince Edward Island to sell manufactured tobacco in the province to a purchaser who is authorized under a statute of the province to retail manufactured tobacco in the province shall, at all reasonable times, make the person’s records and books of account and the records and vouchers necessary to verify the information in them available to officers of the Agency, and to other persons authorized by the Minister for the purpose of this section, for any purpose relating to the administration or enforcement of this Act and give them every facility necessary to inspect the records, books, accounts and vouchers for that purpose.
Electronic funds transfer
For greater certainty, information obtained by the Minister under Part XV.1 of the Income Tax Act may be used for the purposes of this Act.
Provision of documents may be required
(1)Subject to section 102.1, the Minister may, for any purpose related to the administration or enforcement of this Act, or of a listed international agreement, by a notice served or sent in accordance with subsection (1.1), require that any person provide any book, record, writing or other document or any information or further information within any reasonable time that may be stipulated in the notice.
(1.1)A notice referred to in subsection (1) may be
(a)served personally;
(b)sent by registered or certified mail; or
(c)sent electronically to a bank or credit union (as defined in subsection 123(1)) that has provided written consent to receive notices under subsection (1) electronically.
(2)Every person who fails to comply with a notice under subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and, in addition to any penalty otherwise provided, liable on summary conviction to
(a)a fine of not less than two hundred dollars and not more than ten thousand dollars; or
(b)both a fine described in paragraph (a) and imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months.
Order for compliance
(1)Where a person is found guilty of an offence under subsection 99(2) for failing to comply with a notice, the court may make such order as it deems appropriate to enforce compliance with the notice.
(1.1)Where any record or other document is inspected or provided under sections 98 and 99, the person by whom it is inspected, or to whom it is provided or any officer of the Agency may make, or cause to be made, one or more copies thereof and, in the case of an electronic document, make or cause to be made a print-out of the electronic document, and any document purporting to be certified by the Minister or an authorized person to be a copy of the document, or to be a print-out of an electronic document, made under this section is evidence of the nature and content of the original document and has the same probative force as the original document would have if it were proven in the ordinary way.
(2)Where a person required by subsection 98(1) to keep records or books of account has not, in the opinion of the Minister, kept adequate records or books of account, the Minister may prescribe the form of, and the information to be contained in, records or books of account to be kept by that person under that subsection.
(3)Where the form of, or the information to be contained in, records or books of account to be kept by a person has been prescribed under subsection (2), and where that person fails to keep those records or books of account as required, that person is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars and not more than one thousand dollars and in default of payment of the fine to a term of imprisonment of not less than two months and not more than twelve months.
(4)Every person who fails to comply with subsection 98(3) and every person who in any way prevents or attempts to prevent an officer of the Agency or an authorized person from having access to, or from inspecting, records or books of account kept pursuant to subsection 98(1) is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine of not less than two hundred dollars and not more than two thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term of not more than six months or to both fine and imprisonment.
(5)[Repealed, 2002, c. 22, s. 386]
Compliance
Every person who, physically or otherwise, does or attempts to do any of the following:
(a)interfere with or molest any official (in this section having the same meaning as in section 295) doing anything that the official is authorized to do under this Act, or
(b)hinder or prevent any official from doing anything the official is authorized to do under this Act
(c)a fine of not less than $1,000 and not more than $25,000, or
(d)both a fine described in paragraph (c) and imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months.
[Repealed, 2014, c. 20, s. 88]
Unnamed persons
(1)The Minister shall not serve or send a notice under subsection 99(1) with respect to an unnamed person or a group of unnamed persons unless the Minister has been authorized to do so under subsection (2).
(2)A judge of the Federal Court may, on application by the Minister and subject to any conditions that the judge considers appropriate, authorize the Minister to serve or send a notice under subsection 99(1) with respect to an unnamed person or a group of unnamed persons if the judge is satisfied by information on oath that
(a)the person or group is ascertainable; and
(b)the notice would be served or sent in order to verify compliance by the person or group with any duty or obligation of that person or of persons in that group under this Act.
(c) and (d)[Repealed, 1996, c. 21, s. 63]
(3) to (6)[Repealed, 2013, c. 33, s. 42]
Application of Customs Act
Where a tax is payable under this Act on the importation of any goods into Canada, the Customs Act is applicable in the same way and to the same extent as if that tax were payable under the Customs Tariff.
Service
(1)Except as otherwise provided in this Act, if a notice or other document is to be served on a person, other than the Minister or the Commissioner or the Tribunal, the notice or document shall be sent by registered or certified mail addressed to that person at their latest known address or be served personally on that person.
(2)Where a person referred to in subsection (1) carries on business under a name or style other than his own name, the notice or document may be addressed to the name or style under which that person carries on business and, in the case of personal service, is deemed to have been validly served if it has been left with an adult person employed at the place of business of the addressee.
(3)Where a person referred to in subsection (1) carries on business in partnership, the notice or document may be addressed to the name of the partnership and, in the case of personal service, is deemed to have been validly served if it has been served on one of the partners or left with an adult person employed at the place of business of the partnership.
Proof of service by registered or certified mail
(1)Where a notice or other document under this Act or the regulations is sent by registered or certified mail, an affidavit of an officer of the Agency, sworn before a commissioner or other person authorized to take affidavits, setting out
(a)that the officer has knowledge of the facts in the particular case,
(b)that such a notice or document was sent by registered or certified mail on a named day to the person to whom it was addressed, indicating such address, and
(c)that the officer identifies as exhibits annexed to the affidavit the postal certificate of registration or proof of delivery, as the case may be, of the notice or document or a true copy of the relevant portion thereof and a true copy of the notice or document,
(2)Where a notice or other document under this Act or the regulations is served personally, an affidavit of an officer of the Agency, sworn before a commissioner or other person authorized to take affidavits, setting out
(a)that the officer has knowledge of the facts in the particular case,
(b)that such a notice or document was served personally on a named day on the person to whom it was directed, and
(c)that the officer identifies as an exhibit annexed to the affidavit a true copy of the notice or document,
(2.1)If, under this Act or a regulation made under this Act, provision is made for sending a notice to a person electronically, an affidavit of an officer of the Agency, sworn before a commissioner or other person authorized to take affidavits, is evidence of the sending and of the notice if the affidavit sets out that
(a)the officer has knowledge of the facts in the particular case;
(b)the notice was sent electronically to the person on a named day; and
(c)the officer identifies as exhibits annexed to the affidavit copies of
(i)an electronic message confirming that the notice has been sent to the person, and
(ii)the notice.
(3)Where a person is required by this Act or the regulations to file a return or report or to pay any tax, interest, penalty or other sum, an affidavit of an officer of the Agency, sworn before a commissioner or other person authorized to take affidavits, setting out
(a)that the officer has charge of the appropriate records, and
(b)that after careful examination of the records the officer was unable to find in the particular case the return or report or the payment, as the case may be,
(4)Where a person is required or authorized by this Act or the regulations to file an application, notice, return or report or to pay any tax, interest, penalty or other sum, an affidavit of an officer of the Agency, sworn before a commissioner or other person authorized to take affidavits, setting out
(a)that the officer has charge of the appropriate records, and
(b)that after careful examination of the records the officer has found that the application, notice, return or report was filed on a particular day or the payment was received on a particular day, as the case may be,
(5)An affidavit of an officer of the Agency, sworn before a commissioner or other person authorized to take affidavits, setting out
(a)that the officer has charge of the appropriate records, and
(b)that a document annexed to the affidavit is a document or true copy of a document, or a print-out of an electronic document, made by or on behalf of the Minister or a person exercising the powers of the Minister or by or on behalf of a person,
(5.1)An affidavit of an officer of the Canada Border Services Agency, sworn before a commissioner or other person authorized to take affidavits, setting out
(a)that the officer has charge of the appropriate records, and
(b)that a document annexed to the affidavit is a document or a true copy of a document, or a print-out of an electronic document, made by or on behalf of the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness or a person exercising the powers of that Minister or by or on behalf of a person,
(6)An affidavit of an officer of the Agency or the Canada Border Services Agency, sworn before a commissioner or other person authorized to take affidavits, setting out
(a)that the officer has charge of the appropriate records,
(b)that the officer has knowledge of the practice of the Agency or the Canada Border Services Agency, as the case may be,
(c)that an examination of the records shows that a notice of determination or a notice of assessment was sent to a person on a named day pursuant to this Act, and
(d)that after careful examination of the records the officer was unable to find that a notice of objection to the determination or assessment was received within the time limited for it,
(7)An affidavit of an officer of the Agency, sworn before a commissioner or other person authorized to take affidavits, setting out
(a)that the officer has charge of the appropriate records, and
(b)that after careful examination of the records the officer was unable to find that a notice of assignment of the right to institute proceedings under this Act was received within the time limited therefor,
(8)An affidavit of an officer of the Agency, sworn before a commissioner or other person authorized to take affidavits, setting out
(a)that the officer has charge of the appropriate records, and
(b)that after careful examination of the records the officer has found that during a stated period a person was the holder of a licence granted under this Act,
(9)Where evidence is offered under this section by an affidavit from which it appears that the person making the affidavit is an officer of the Agency or the Canada Border Services Agency, as the case may be, it is not necessary to prove his or her signature or that the person is such an officer, nor is it necessary to prove the signature or official character of the person before whom the affidavit was sworn.
Evidence of filing
(1)In any proceedings under or in respect of this Act or the regulations, the production of a return, report, certificate, statement or answer required by or under this Act or the regulations, purporting to have been made, signed or filed by or on behalf of a person, is, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, proof that the return, report, certificate, statement or answer was made, signed or filed by or on behalf of that person.
(2)In any proceedings under or in respect of this Act or the regulations,
(a)a document purporting to be, or purporting to be a copy of or an extract from, a record, book, account, voucher, writing, document or thing inspected, provided or produced pursuant to section 98, 99 or 107 and purporting to be certified by the person by whom it was inspected or to whom it was provided or produced or by an officer of the Agency, and
(b)a document purporting to be certified by an officer of the Agency and setting out the amount of any tax, interest, penalty or other sum paid or payable by any named person or the amount of any payment under this Act paid or payable to any named person
Presumption
(1)Every document purporting to be an order, direction, notice, certificate, requirement, decision, determination, assessment, discharge of mortgage or acquittance of a hypothecary claim or other document and purporting to have been executed under, or in the course of the administration or enforcement of, this Act or the regulations over the name in writing of the Minister, the Deputy Minister of National Revenue, the Commissioner of Customs and Revenue, the Commissioner or an officer authorized by the Minister to exercise his or her powers or perform his or her duties or functions under this Act is deemed to be a document signed, made and issued by the Minister, Deputy Minister, Commissioner of Customs and Revenue, the Commissioner or the officer, unless called into question by the Minister or by some person acting for the Minister or Her Majesty.
(1.1)Every document purporting to be an order, a direction, a notice, a certificate, a requirement, a decision, a determination, an assessment, a discharge of mortgage or an acquittance of a hypothecary claim or other document and purporting to have been executed under, or in the course of the administration or enforcement of, this Act or the regulations over the name in writing of the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, the President of the Canada Border Services Agency or an officer authorized by that Minister to exercise his or her powers or perform his or her duties or functions under this Act is deemed to be a document signed, made and issued by that Minister, the President or the officer, unless called into question by that Minister or by some person acting for that Minister or Her Majesty.
(2)For the purposes of this Act, a notice referred to in subsection 72(6), 81.13(1), 81.15(5) or 81.17(5) that is sent to a person is, in the absence of any evidence to the contrary, deemed to have been sent on the day appearing from the notice to be the date thereof, unless called into question by the Minister or by some person acting for him or Her Majesty.
(3)Where a notice referred to in subsection 72(6), 81.13(1), 81.15(5) or 81.17(5) is sent by the Minister as required by this Act, the determination, assessment or decision to which the notice relates shall be deemed to have been made on the day on which the notice is sent.
(3.1)For the purposes of this Act, if a notice or other communication in respect of a person, other than a notice or other communication that refers to the business number of a person, is made available in electronic format such that it can be read or perceived by a person or a computer system or other similar device, the notice or other communication is presumed to be sent to the person and received by the person on the date that an electronic message is sent, to the electronic address most recently provided before that date by the person to the Minister for the purposes of this subsection, informing the person that a notice or other communication requiring the person’s immediate attention is available in the person’s secure electronic account. A notice or other communication is considered to be made available if it is posted by the Minister in the person’s secure electronic account and the person has authorized that notices or other communications may be made available in this manner and has not before that date revoked that authorization in a manner specified by the Minister.
(3.2)For the purposes of this Act, a notice or other communication in respect of a person that is made available in electronic format such that it can be read or perceived by a person or computer system or other similar device and that refers to the business number of a person is presumed to be sent to the person and received by the person on the date that it is posted by the Minister in the secure electronic account in respect of the business number of the person, unless the person has requested, at least 30 days before that date, in a manner specified by the Minister, that such notices or other communications be sent by mail.
(4)Every form purporting to be a form prescribed by the Minister under this Act shall be deemed to be a form prescribed by the Minister under this Act, unless called into question by the Minister or by some person acting for him or Her Majesty.
Inquiries
(1)Any person designated by the Minister may conduct any inquiry or investigation in matters relating to this Act, and any person so authorized has all the powers and authority of a commissioner appointed under Part I of the Inquiries Act.
(2)A person designated to conduct an inquiry or investigation under subsection (1) may, for the purpose thereof, issue a summons to any person in any part of Canada requiring him to appear at the time and place mentioned therein, to testify to all matters within his knowledge relating to the subject-matter of the inquiry or investigation and to bring with him and produce any document, book or paper that he has in his possession or under his control relating to the subject-matter of the inquiry or investigation.
(3)Reasonable travel expenses shall be paid to any person summoned under subsection (2) at the time of the service of the summons.
(4)Every person who
(a)fails, without valid excuse, to attend an inquiry or investigation as required under this section,
(b)fails to produce any document, book or paper in his possession or under his control, as required under this section, or
(c)at any inquiry or investigation under this section
(i)refuses to be sworn, to affirm or to declare, as the case may be, or
(ii)refuses to answer any proper question put to him by the person conducting the inquiry or investigation,
[Repealed, 2014, c. 20, s. 89]
Penalty for collecting excess sums
Every one liable under this Act to pay to Her Majesty any of the taxes imposed by this Act, or to collect the taxes on Her Majesty’s behalf, who collects, under colour of this Act, any sum of money in excess of such sum as he is hereby required to pay to Her Majesty shall pay to Her Majesty all moneys so collected and shall in addition be liable to a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars.
Time limited for prosecution
An information or complaint under the provisions of the Criminal Code relating to summary convictions, in respect of an offence under this Act, may be laid or made on or before a day three years from the time when the matter or the information or complaint arose or within one year from the day on which evidence, sufficient in the opinion of the Minister to justify a prosecution for the offence, came to his knowledge, and the Minister’s certificate as to the day on which the evidence came to his knowledge is conclusive evidence thereof.
Action against officers
(1)No writ shall be issued against, nor any process served on, any officer for any thing done or purporting to be done in the exercise of his duty as an officer until one month after notice in writing has been served on him, in which notice shall be clearly and explicitly stated the cause of action, the name and place of residence of the person who intends to bring action and the name of his attorney, solicitor or agent.
(2)No evidence of any cause of action shall be produced except of such cause of action as is contained in the notice, and no verdict or judgment shall be given for the plaintiff, unless he proves on the trial that the notice was given, in default of which proof the defendant is entitled to a verdict or judgment and costs.
Time and place of action
(1)Every action referred to in subsection 111(1) shall be brought within three months after the cause thereof arose and shall be laid and tried in the place or district where the acts complained of were committed.
(2)The defendant in an action may plead the general issue and give the special matter in evidence.
(3)If the plaintiff in an action is non-suited or discontinues the action, or if, on demurrer or otherwise, judgment is given against the plaintiff, the defendant may recover costs and have such remedy for the costs as any defendant has in other cases where costs are given.
Officer may tender amends
Any officer or person against whom any action is brought under this Act on account of anything done, or purporting to be done, under the authority of this Act may, within one month after the notice referred to in subsection 111(1) has been served, tender amends to the person complaining or his agent and plead the tender in bar or answer to the action, together with other pleas or defences, and if the court or jury, as the case may be, finds the amends sufficient, a judgment or verdict shall be given for the defendant, and in that case, or if the plaintiff is non-suited or discontinues his action, or judgment is given for the defendant on demurrer or otherwise, the defendant is entitled to the like costs as he would have been entitled to in case he had pleaded the general issue only, but the defendant may, by leave of the court in which the action is brought, at any time before issue is joined, pay money into court as in other actions.
If defendants acted on probable cause
If, in any action under this Act, the court or judge before whom the action is tried certifies that the defendant or defendants in the action acted on probable cause, the plaintiff in the action is not entitled to more than twenty cents damages or to any costs of suit.
Punishment
(1)Notwithstanding any other statute or law, the court in any prosecution, suit or proceeding under this Act has no power to impose less than the minimum punishment prescribed by this Act and the court has no power to suspend sentence.
(2)An information or complaint in respect of a contravention of this Act may be for one or more offences and no information, complaint, warrant, conviction or other proceeding in respect of an offence or offences is objectionable or insufficient on the ground that it relates to two or more offences.
Incorrect statements as to use
(1)Where a purchaser of goods from a wholesaler, producer, manufacturer or importer has incorrectly stated or certified that the goods were intended for a use rendering them exempt from tax under any provision of this Act, the wholesaler, producer, manufacturer or importer, as the case may be, is entitled to recover from the purchaser the taxes paid by him under this Act in respect of those goods.
(2)Where a purchaser of transportation by air from an air carrier has incorrectly stated or certified that the transportation by air was intended for a use rendering the transportation exempt from tax under Part II, the air carrier is entitled to recover from the purchaser the taxes paid by the air carrier under that Part in respect of that transportation by air.
(3)Where a person who acquires a taxable service from a licensee under Part II.1 or II.2 has incorrectly stated or certified that the service was intended for a use rendering the service exempt from tax under that Part, the licensee is entitled to recover from that person the taxes paid or remitted by the licensee under that Part in respect of the amount charged for the service.
(4)Where a manufacturer or wholesaler holding a licence granted under or in respect of Part III or VI has purchased goods from another such licensed manufacturer or licensed wholesaler and has incorrectly stated or certified that the goods were being purchased for a use or under conditions rendering the sale of the goods exempt from any tax imposed by Part III or VI,
(a)the purchaser and not the manufacturer or wholesaler from whom the goods were purchased is liable to pay the tax and any interest under subsection 79.03(1), if
(i)the statement or certificate is in writing, and
(ii)the manufacturer or wholesaler from whom the goods were purchased establishes that he acted with due care and diligence in relying on the statement or certificate of the purchaser; and
(b)in any other case, the purchaser and the manufacturer or wholesaler from whom the goods were purchased are jointly and severally liable to pay the tax and any interest under subsection 79.03(1).
PART VIII — Transitional
Meaning of taxable service
(1)For the purposes of this section, taxable service means a taxable service as defined in subsection 21.1(1) and a taxable service as defined in subsection 21.22(1).
(2)Where the amount charged for a taxable service by a person providing the service is charged
(a)after April 1991, or
(b)after August 1990 for a period beginning after 1990,
(3)Where the amount charged for a taxable service by a person providing the service is charged after August 1990 in respect of a period beginning before 1991 and ending after 1990, no tax shall be imposed or levied under Part II.1 or II.2 or collected under those Parts by the person providing the service in respect of the amount charged, to the extent that the amount charged relates to the portion of the service that is provided after 1990.
Tax under Part VI
(1)No tax shall be imposed, levied or collected under Part VI on any goods
(a)that are sold by a licensed wholesaler and that, before 1991, have not been delivered to the purchaser of the goods, and the property in which has not, before 1991, passed to the purchaser thereof;
(b)the importation of which has not been accounted for under subsection 32(1), (2) or (5) of the Customs Act before 1991;
(c)that are manufactured or produced in Canada and that have not, before 1991, been delivered to a purchaser of the goods, and the property in which has not, before 1991, passed to a purchaser thereof; or
(d)that are retained by the manufacturer or producer thereof or by a licensed wholesaler for that person’s own use after 1990 or for rental after 1990 by that person to others.
(2)Where goods sold by a licensed wholesaler are delivered after 1990 to a purchaser of the goods but property in the goods passed to the purchaser before 1991, the goods shall, for the purposes of paragraph 50(1)(c), be deemed to have been delivered to the purchaser on the day the property in the goods passed to the purchaser.
(3)Where a person is a manufacturer or producer who has, before November 1989, entered into a contract referred to in subparagraph 50(1)(a)(ii) in respect of the sale of goods of the person’s manufacture or production
(a)no tax shall be imposed, levied or collected under Part VI in respect of instalments that become payable under that contract after 1990; and
(b)where an invoice issued or dated before 1991 is issued for an instalment payable under that contract after 1990, subsection 152(1) does not apply in respect of the instalment.
(4)Where a person is a manufacturer or producer who has, after October 1989, entered into a contract referred to in subparagraph 50(1)(a)(ii) in respect of the sale of goods of the person’s manufacture or production and the goods have not been delivered to the purchaser, and the property therein has not passed to the purchaser, before 1991,
(a)no tax shall be imposed, levied or collected under Part VI in respect of instalments that become payable under that contract after 1990; and
(b)where an invoice issued or dated before 1991 is issued for an instalment payable under that contract after 1990, subsection 152(1) does not apply in respect of the instalment.
(5)Where a person who is a manufacturer or producer has, after October 1989, entered into a contract referred to in subparagraph 50(1)(a)(ii) in respect of the sale of goods of the person’s manufacture or production and the goods have been delivered to the purchaser, or the property therein has passed to the purchaser, before 1991, any instalments that become payable under the contract after November 1990 shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to have become payable on December 31, 1990.
(6)Notwithstanding subsection (3), subsection (5) applies in respect of the instalments as set out in a contract entered into before November 1989 where any amendments or alterations to the contract that vary the timing or amounts of the instalment under the contract are made after October 1989 and before 1991, except where the amendments or alterations to the contract are reasonable to accommodate a change in the total consideration payable under the contract.
(6.1)Where any of the events described in subsection 50(7) or (8) in respect of goods occur after 1990, no tax under Part VI shall be imposed, levied or collected under that subsection in respect of the goods.
(7)Where Part VI applies in respect of goods that are delivered on a continuous basis, by means of a wire, pipeline or other conduit, by a vendor who is a licensed wholesaler or the manufacturer or producer of the goods and who invoices on a regular or periodic basis, and the invoice for a sale of the goods is issued by the vendor to the purchaser after August 1990, no tax shall be imposed, levied or collected under Part VI in respect of the goods, to the extent that the goods are delivered and the property therein passes to the purchaser after 1990.
Revocation of approval
(1)Subsection 49(2) does not apply in respect of tax imposed under Part VI where an approval of an application given under subsection 48(3) is revoked after 1990.
(2)Subsection 56(3) does not apply in respect of tax imposed under Part VI where a licence granted under section 55 is cancelled after 1990.
Definitions
(1)In this section,
capital property, in respect of a person, means property that is, or that would be if the person were a taxpayer under the Income Tax Act, capital property of the person within the meaning of that Act, other than property described in Class 12 or 14 of Schedule II to the Income Tax Regulations; (immobilisation)
commercial activity of a person means a business carried on by the person (other than a business carried on by an individual without a reasonable expectation of profit), except to the extent to which the business involves the making of exempt supplies (within the meaning assigned by subsection 123(1)) by the person; (activité commerciale)
inventory of a person as of any time means items of tax-paid goods that are described in the person’s inventory in Canada at that time and that are (a) held at that time for sale, lease or rental separately, for a price or rent in money, to others in the ordinary course of a commercial activity of the person, or (b) building materials held at that time for use by the person in a business of constructing, renovating or improving buildings or structures carried on by the person, but not including any such goods that before that time have been incorporated into new construction or a renovation or improvement or have otherwise been delivered to a construction, renovation or improvement job site, and that are not (c) capital properties of the person, (d) held by the person for use in the construction, renovation or improvement of property that is or is to be capital property of the person, or (e) included in the description of any other person’s inventory at that time; (inventaire)
sales tax means the consumption or sales tax imposed under Part VI; (taxe de vente)
tax-paid goods means goods, acquired before 1991 by a person, that have not been previously written off in the accounting records of the person’s business for the purposes of the Income Tax Act and that are, as of the beginning of January 1, 1991, (a) new goods that are unused, (b) remanufactured or rebuilt goods that are unused in their condition as remanufactured or rebuilt goods, or (c) used goods and on the sale price or on the volume sold of which tax (other than tax payable in accordance with subparagraph 50(1)(a)(ii)) was imposed under subsection 50(1), was paid and is not, but for this section, recoverable. (marchandises libérées de taxe)
(2)Where, under a contract referred to in subsection 118(3), sales tax has been paid on instalments under the contract in respect of any goods included in the purchaser’s inventory and the goods have been delivered to the purchaser, or the title thereto has passed to the purchaser, before 1991, the goods shall be included in the inventory of that purchaser only to the extent of the instalments made before 1991 in respect thereof under the contract.
(2.1)For the purposes of paragraph (a) of the definition inventory in subsection (1), that portion of the tax-paid goods that are described in a person’s inventory in Canada at any time that can reasonably be expected to be consumed or used by the person shall be deemed not to be held at that time for sale, lease or rental.
(3)Subject to this section, where a person who, as of January 1, 1991, is registered under Subdivision D of Division V of Part IX has any tax-paid goods in inventory at the beginning of that day,
(a)where the tax-paid goods are goods other than used goods, the Minister shall, on application made by the person, pay to that person a rebate in accordance with subsections (5) and (8); and
(b)where the tax-paid goods are used goods, the goods shall be deemed, for the purposes of section 176, to be used tangible personal property supplied in Canada by way of sale on January 1, 1991 to the person in respect of which tax was not payable by the person and to have been acquired for the purpose of supply in the course of commercial activities of the person for consideration paid on that day equal to 50% of the amount at which the goods would be required to be valued on that date for the purpose of computing the person’s income from a business for the purposes of the Income Tax Act.
(3.1)Where section 178.3 applies, on January 1, 1991, to a direct seller, exclusive products of the direct seller that, but for this subsection, form part of the inventory at the beginning of that day of an independent sales contractor of the direct seller who is not a distributor in respect of whom an approval granted under subsection 178.2(4) on application made jointly with the direct seller is in effect on that day, shall be deemed, for the purposes of this section, not to form part of that inventory.
(3.2)In subsection (3.1), direct seller, distributor, exclusive product and independent sales contractor have the meanings assigned by section 178.1.
(4)For the purposes of subsection (3), the inventory of a person shall be determined as of the beginning of January 1, 1991, and may be determined
(a)on January 1, 1991;
(b)where the business of the person is not open for active business on January 1, 1991, on the first day after January 1, 1991, or the last day before January 1, 1991, on which the business is open for active business; or
(c)on a day before or after January 1, 1991 where the Minister is satisfied that the inventory system of the person is adequate to permit a reasonable determination of the person’s inventory as of January 1, 1991.
(5)Subject to subsection (8), for the purposes of subsection (3), the rebate payable to a person in respect of the person’s inventory as of the beginning of January 1, 1991 is, subject to subsection 337(7), the amount determined by a prescribed method using prescribed tax factors.
(6)Parts VI and VII, other than subsection 72(7), apply in respect of an application for a rebate and of a payment of a rebate under this section as if the application were an application for a refund under section 68 and the payment were made under section 72.
(7)Where a rebate is paid to a person under this section, interest at the prescribed rate shall be paid to the person beginning on the day that is the later of
(a)March 1, 1991, and
(b)the day that is twenty-one days after the day the application is received by the Minister,
(8)No rebate shall be paid under this section unless the application therefor is filed with the Minister before 1992.
Definitions
(1)In this section,
estimated federal sales tax for a residential complex means the prescribed amount in respect of the complex; (taxe de vente fédérale estimative)
specified residential complex means (a) a multiple unit residential complex containing more than two residential units where the construction or substantial renovation of the complex began before 1991 and subsection 191(3) did not apply and, notwithstanding subsections 191(6) and (7), would not have applied, after the construction or substantial renovation began and before 1991, to deem a supply of the complex to have been made, or (b) a residential condominium unit where the construction or substantial renovation of the condominium complex in which the unit is situated began before 1991 and neither subsection 191(1) nor (2) applied, after the construction or substantial renovation began and before 1991, to deem a supply of the unit to have been made; (immeuble d’habitation déterminé)
specified single unit residential complex means a residential complex (other than a floating home or a mobile home) (a) that is a single unit residential complex or a multiple unit residential complex containing not more than two residential units, (b) the construction or substantial renovation of which began before 1991, and (c) that was not occupied by any individual as a place of residence or lodging after the construction or substantial renovation began and before 1991. (immeuble d’habitation à logement unique déterminé)
(2)Where
(a)a builder of a specified single unit residential complex
(i)gives possession of the complex to a person under a lease, licence or similar arrangement and thereby is deemed under subsection 191(1) or (3) to have made a taxable supply of the complex, or
(ii)makes a taxable supply by way of sale of the complex to an individual,
(b)tax under Part IX is payable in respect of the supply,
(c)the individual or person, as the case may be, first takes possession of the complex after 1990 and before 1995, and
(d)the construction or substantial renovation of the complex is substantially completed
(i)before July 1991, where the individual or person, as the case may be, first takes possession of the complex before July 1991, and
(ii)before 1991, in any other case,
(e)2/3 of the estimated federal sales tax for the complex where, before April 1991, the construction or substantial renovation of the complex is substantially completed and possession of the complex is transferred, and
(f)1/3 of the estimated federal sales tax for the complex in any other case.
(2.1)Where a rebate in respect of a residential complex is paid under subsection (2) to an individual who is not a builder of the complex, or to an assignee of the individual, and
(a)the builder has given to the individual or to the Minister incorrect information in writing as to the substantial completion before 1991 of the construction or substantial renovation of the complex,
(b)the builder knew or ought to have known that the information was incorrect, and
(c)the individual did not know and could not reasonably be expected to have known that the information was incorrect,
(3)Where, immediately before 1991, a builder of a specified residential complex (other than a builder of the complex to whom, because of subsection 191(5) or (6), subsections 191(1) to (4) do not apply) owned or had possession of the complex and had not transferred ownership or possession under an agreement of purchase and sale to any person who is not a builder of the complex, the Minister shall, subject to subsections (4) and (4.1), pay a rebate to the builder equal to
(a)where the complex is a multiple unit residential complex,
(i)50% of the estimated federal sales tax for the complex, where the construction or substantial renovation of the complex was, on January 1, 1991, more than 25% completed and not more than 50% completed, and
(ii)75% of the estimated federal sales tax for the complex, where the construction or substantial renovation of the complex was, on January 1, 1991, more than 50% completed; and
(b)where the complex is a residential condominium unit in a condominium complex,
(i)50% of the estimated federal sales tax for the unit, where the construction or substantial renovation of the condominium complex was, on January 1, 1991, more than 25% completed and not more than 50% completed, and
(ii)75% of the estimated federal sales tax for the unit, where the construction or substantial renovation of the condominium complex was, on January 1, 1991, more than 50% completed.
(4)A rebate in respect of a residential complex shall not be paid under this section to a person where the person fails to apply to the Minister for the rebate in prescribed form and manner before 1995 or where a rebate under this section in respect of the complex was paid to any other person entitled thereto.
(4.1)Where the estimated federal sales tax for a residential complex is an amount based on the consideration, or a portion of the consideration, for a supply of the complex, a rebate in respect of the complex shall not be paid under this section to a person unless the person has applied for the rebate after tax under Part IX became payable in respect of that supply.
(5)For the purposes of this section, section 191 shall be deemed to have been in force at all times before 1991.
(6)Parts VI and VII apply in respect of an application for a rebate and of a payment of a rebate under this section as if the application were an application for a refund under section 68 and the payment were made under section 72.
Application of anti-avoidance rule
Section 274 applies to this Part with such modifications as the circumstances require, and for that purpose every reference in that section to “an assessment, a reassessment or an additional assessment” shall be read as a reference to “an assessment, a reassessment, an additional assessment, a determination or a redetermination”.
PART IX — Goods and Services Tax
Application
This Part is binding
(a)on Her Majesty in right of Canada; and
(b)on Her Majesty in right of a province in respect of obligations as a supplier to collect and to remit tax in respect of taxable supplies made by Her Majesty in right of the province.
(c)[Repealed, 1993, c. 27, s. 9]
Definitions
(1)In section 121, this Part and Schedules V to X,
Agency [Repealed, 2017, c. 33, s. 106]
amount means money, property or a service, expressed in terms of the amount of money or the value in terms of money of the property or service; (montant)
assessment means an assessment under this Part and includes a reassessment under this Part; (cotisation)
asset management service means a service (other than a prescribed service) rendered by a particular person in respect of the assets or liabilities of another person that is a service of (a) managing or administering the assets or liabilities, irrespective of the level of discretionary authority the particular person has to manage some or all of the assets or liabilities, (b) providing research, analysis, advice or reports in respect of the assets or liabilities, (c) determining which assets or liabilities are to be acquired or disposed of, or (d) acting to realize performance targets or other objectives in respect of the assets or liabilities; (service de gestion des actifs)
bank means a bank or an authorized foreign bank within the meaning of section 2 of the Bank Act; (banque)
basic tax content, at a particular time, of property of a person means (a) except where paragraph (b) applies, the amount determined by the formula (A - B) × C where A is the total of (i) the tax that was payable by the person in respect of the last acquisition or importation of the property by the person, (ii) the tax that was payable by the person in respect of improvements to the property acquired, imported or brought into a participating province by the person after the property was last acquired or imported by the person, (iii) the tax under section 165 that would have been payable by the person, in respect of the last acquisition of the property by the person or in respect of improvements to the property acquired by the person after the property was last acquired or imported by the person, in the absence of subsection 153(4), section 167, section 167.11 in the case of property acquired under an agreement for a qualifying supply (as defined in that section) that was not, immediately before that acquisition, capital property of the supplier or the fact that the property or improvements were acquired by the person for consumption, use or supply exclusively in commercial activities, (iv) the tax under any of sections 218 and 218.1 and Division IV.1 that would have become payable by the person in respect of the last acquisition or importation of the property by the person, and the tax thereunder that would have become payable by the person in respect of improvements to the property acquired, imported or brought into a participating province by the person after the property was last acquired or imported by the person, but for the fact that the person acquired or imported the property or improvement or brought the improvement into the participating province, as the case may be, for consumption, use or supply exclusively in the course of commercial activities of the person, and (v) all amounts determined by the formula D × E × F/G where D is an amount of tax (other than tax that the person was exempt from paying under any other Act or law) under subsection 165(1) or section 212 or 218 referred to in any of subparagraphs (i) to (iii) of the description of A that became payable, or would have become payable in the circumstances described in that subparagraph, by the person while the person was a selected listed financial institution, E is the person’s percentage for a participating province determined for the purposes of subsection 225.2(2) for the person’s taxation year that includes the time that amount so became payable, or would have so become payable, F is that province’s tax rate, and G is (A) 7%, if the amount determined for D is included, or would be included if the tax became payable, in the description of A in subsection 225.2(2) for a reporting period of the selected listed financial institution that ends before July 1, 2006, (B) 6%, if the amount determined for D is included, or would be included if the tax became payable, in the description of A in subsection 225.2(2) for a reporting period of the selected listed financial institution that ends after June 30, 2006, but before January 1, 2008, and (C) 5%, in any other case, B is the total of (i) all tax referred to in subparagraphs (i) to (iv) of the description of A that the person was exempt from paying under any other Act or law, (ii) all tax (other than tax referred to in subparagraph (i)) under subsection 165(2) and section 212.1 referred to in any of subparagraphs (i) to (iv) of the description of A that became payable by the person, or would have become payable by the person in the circumstances described in that subparagraph, while the person was a selected listed financial institution, (iii) all amounts (other than input tax credits and amounts referred to in subparagraphs (i) and (ii)) in respect of tax referred to in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of the description of A that the person was entitled to recover by way of rebate, refund, remission or otherwise under this or any other Act or law or would have been entitled to so recover if the property or improvement had been acquired for use exclusively in activities that are not commercial activities, and (iv) all amounts (other than input tax credits and amounts referred to in subparagraphs (i) and (ii)) in respect of tax referred to in subparagraphs (iii) and (iv) of the description of A that the person would have been entitled to recover by way of rebate, refund, remission or otherwise under this or any other Act or law if that tax had been payable and the property or improvement had been acquired for use exclusively in activities that are not commercial activities, and C is the lesser of 1 and the fraction H/I where H is the fair market value of the property at the particular time, and I is the total of (i) the value of the consideration for the last supply to the person of the property or, where the property was last imported by the person, the value of the property determined under section 215, and (ii) where the person acquired or imported improvements to the property after the property was last so acquired or imported, the total of all amounts each of which is the value of the consideration for a supply to the person of such an improvement or, where such an improvement is property that was imported or brought into a participating province by the person, the value of the property determined under section 215 or subsection 220.05(1), 220.06(1) or 220.07(3), as the case may require, and (b) if the person brought the property into a participating province from another province for consumption, use or supply in the participating province in circumstances in which the person was required to pay tax in respect of the property under section 220.05, or would have been required to pay that tax but for the fact that the property was brought into that province for consumption, use or supply exclusively in commercial activities or the person was exempt from paying that tax under any other Act or law, the amount determined by the formula (J - K) × L where J is the total of (i) the basic tax content of the property, determined under paragraph (a), immediately before the property was brought into the province, (ii) the tax that became payable by the person in respect of the property under section 220.05 when the property was brought into the participating province, (iii) the tax that was payable by the person in respect of improvements to the property acquired, imported or brought into a participating province by the person after the property was brought into the participating province, (iv) the tax under section 165 that would have been payable by the person, in respect of improvements to the property acquired by the person after the property was brought into the participating province, in the absence of subsection 153(4), section 167, section 167.11 in the case of property acquired under an agreement for a qualifying supply (as defined in that section) that was not, immediately before that acquisition, capital property of the supplier or the fact that the improvements were acquired by the person for consumption, use or supply exclusively in commercial activities, or (v) the tax under section 220.05 that would have become payable by the person in respect of the property, and the tax under any of sections 218 and 218.1 and Division IV.1 that would have become payable by the person in respect of improvements to the property acquired, imported or brought into a participating province by the person after the property was brought into the participating province, but for the fact that the person brought the property into the participating province, or acquired or imported the improvement or brought it into the province, as the case may be, for consumption, use or supply exclusively in the course of commercial activities of the person, and (vi) all amounts determined by the formula M × N × O/P where M is an amount of tax (other than tax that the person was exempt from paying under any other Act or law) under subsection 165(1) or section 212 or 218 referred to in subparagraph (iii) or (iv) of the description of J that became payable, or would have become payable in the circumstances described in that subparagraph, by the person after the property was brought into the participating province and while the person was a selected listed financial institution, N is the person’s percentage for a participating province determined for the purposes of subsection 225.2(2) for the person’s taxation year that includes the time that amount so became payable, or would have so become payable, O is that province’s tax rate, and P is (A) 7%, if the amount determined for M is included, or would be included if the tax became payable, in the description of A in subsection 225.2(2) for a reporting period of the selected listed financial institution that ends before July 1, 2006, (B) 6%, if the amount determined for M is included, or would be included if the tax became payable, in the description of A in subsection 225.2(2) for a reporting period of the selected listed financial institution that ends after June 30, 2006, but before January 1, 2008, and (C) 5%, in any other case, K is the total of (i) all tax referred to in subparagraphs (ii) to (v) of the description of J that the person was exempt from paying under any other Act or law, (ii) all tax (other than tax referred to in subparagraph (i)) under subsection 165(2) and section 212.1 referred to in any of subparagraphs (ii) to (v) of the description of J that became payable by the person, or would have become payable by the person in the circumstances described in that subparagraph, while the person was a selected listed financial institution, (iii) all amounts (other than input tax credits and amounts referred to in subparagraphs (i) and (ii)) in respect of tax referred to in subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of the description of J that the person was entitled to recover by way of rebate, refund, remission or otherwise under this or any other Act or law or would have been entitled to so recover if the property or improvement had been acquired for use exclusively in activities that are not commercial activities, and (iv) all amounts (other than input tax credits and amounts referred to in subparagraphs (i) and (ii)) in respect of tax referred to in subparagraphs (iv) and (v) of the description of J that the person would have been entitled to recover by way of rebate, refund, remission or otherwise under this or any other Act or law if that tax had been payable and the property or improvement had been acquired for use exclusively in activities that are not commercial activities, and L is lesser of 1 and the fraction Q/R where Q is the fair market value of the property at the particular time, and R is the total of (i) the value of the property determined under subsection 220.05(1), 220.06(1) or 220.07(3), as the case may require, at the time the property was brought into the participating province, and (ii) where the person acquired or imported improvements to the property after the property was brought into the participating province, the total of all amounts each of which is the value of the consideration for a supply to the person of such an improvement or, where such an improvement is property that was imported or brought into a participating province by the person, the value of the improvement determined under section 215 or subsection 220.05(1), 220.06(1) or 220.07(3), as the case may require; (teneur en taxe)
builder of a residential complex or of an addition to a multiple unit residential complex means a person who (a) at a time when the person has an interest in the real property on which the complex is situated, carries on or engages another person to carry on for the person (i) in the case of an addition to a multiple unit residential complex, the construction of the addition to the multiple unit residential complex, and (ii) [Repealed, 2014, c. 39, s. 92] (iii) in any other case, the construction or substantial renovation of the complex, (b) acquires an interest in the complex at a time when (i) in the case of an addition to a multiple unit residential complex, the addition is under construction, and (ii) in any other case, the complex is under construction or substantial renovation, (c) in the case of a mobile home or floating home, makes a supply of the home before the home has been used or occupied by any individual as a place of residence, (d) acquires an interest in the complex (i) in the case of a condominium complex or residential condominium unit, at a time when the complex is not registered as a condominium, or (ii) in any case, before it has been occupied by an individual as a place of residence or lodging, for the primary purpose of (iii) making one or more supplies of the complex or parts thereof or interests therein by way of sale, or (iv) making one or more supplies of the complex or parts thereof by way of lease, licence or similar arrangement to persons other than to individuals who are acquiring the complex or parts otherwise than in the course of a business or an adventure or concern in the nature of trade, or (e) in any case, is deemed under subsection 190(1) to be a builder of the complex, but does not include (f) an individual described in paragraph (a), (b) or (d) who (i) carries on the construction or substantial renovation, (ii) engages another person to carry on the construction or substantial renovation for the individual, or (iii) acquires the complex or interest in it, otherwise than in the course of a business or an adventure or concern in the nature of trade, (g) an individual described in paragraph (c) who makes a supply of the mobile home or floating home otherwise than in the course of a business or an adventure or concern in the nature of trade, or (h) a person described in any of paragraphs (a) to (c) whose only interest in the complex is a right to purchase the complex or an interest in it from a builder of the complex; (constructeur)
business includes a profession, calling, trade, manufacture or undertaking of any kind whatever, whether the activity or undertaking is engaged in for profit, and any activity engaged in on a regular or continuous basis that involves the supply of property by way of lease, licence or similar arrangement, but does not include an office or employment; (entreprise)
calendar quarter means a period of three months beginning on the first day of January, April, July or October in each calendar year; (trimestre civil)
capital property, in respect of a person, means property that is, or would be if the person were a taxpayer under the Income Tax Act, capital property of the person within the meaning of that Act, other than property described in Class 12, 14, 14.1 or 44 of Schedule II to the Income Tax Regulations; (immobilisation)
carrier means a person who supplies a freight transportation service within the meaning assigned by subsection 1(1) of Part VII of Schedule VI; (transporteur)
charity means a registered charity or registered Canadian amateur athletic association within the meaning assigned to those expressions by subsection 248(1) of the Income Tax Act, but does not include a public institution; (organisme de bienfaisance)
closely related group means a group of corporations, each member of which is a registrant resident in Canada and is closely related, within the meaning assigned by section 128, to each other member of the group, and for the purposes of this definition, (a) a non-resident insurer that has a permanent establishment in Canada is deemed to be resident in Canada, and (b) credit unions and members of a mutual insurance group are deemed to be registrants; (groupe étroitement lié)
commercial activity of a person means (a) a business carried on by the person (other than a business carried on without a reasonable expectation of profit by an individual, a personal trust or a partnership, all of the members of which are individuals), except to the extent to which the business involves the making of exempt supplies by the person, (b) an adventure or concern of the person in the nature of trade (other than an adventure or concern engaged in without a reasonable expectation of profit by an individual, a personal trust or a partnership, all of the members of which are individuals), except to the extent to which the adventure or concern involves the making of exempt supplies by the person, and (c) the making of a supply (other than an exempt supply) by the person of real property of the person, including anything done by the person in the course of or in connection with the making of the supply; (activité commerciale)
commercial service, in respect of tangible personal property, means any service in respect of the property other than (a) a service of shipping the property supplied by a carrier, (b) a financial service, and (c) a service that is acquired for consumption, use or supply in the course of, or in connection with, the performance of a mining activity (as defined in subsection 188.2(1)) in Canada; (service commercial)
Commissioner means the Commissioner of Revenue appointed under section 25 of the Canada Revenue Agency Act; (commissaire)
common-law partner of an individual at any time means a person who is the common-law partner of the individual at that time for the purposes of the Income Tax Act; (conjoint de fait)
condominium complex means a residential complex that contains more than one residential condominium unit; (immeuble d’habitation en copropriété)
consideration includes any amount that is payable for a supply by operation of law; (contrepartie)
consideration fraction [Repealed, 1997, c. 10, s. 150]
consumer of property or a service means a particular individual who acquires or imports the property or service for the particular individual’s personal consumption, use or enjoyment or the personal consumption, use or enjoyment of any other individual at the particular individual’s expense, but does not include an individual who acquires or imports the property or service for consumption, use or supply in the course of commercial activities of the individual or other activities in the course of which the individual makes exempt supplies; (consommateur)
continuous transmission commodity means electricity, crude oil, natural gas, or any tangible personal property, that is transportable by means of a wire, pipeline or other conduit; (produit transporté en continu)
convention means a formal meeting or assembly that is not open to the general public, but does not include a meeting or assembly the principal purpose of which is (a) to provide any type of amusement, entertainment or recreation, (b) to conduct contests or games of chance, or (c) to transact the business of the convenor or attendees (i) in the course of a trade show that is open to the general public, or (ii) otherwise than in the course of a trade show; (congrès)
convention facility means real property that is acquired by way of lease, licence or similar arrangement by the sponsor or organizer of a convention for use exclusively as the site for the convention; (centre de congrès)
cooperative corporation means a cooperative housing corporation and any other cooperative corporation within the meaning assigned by subsection 136(2) of the Income Tax Act; (coopérative)
cooperative housing corporation means a corporation that was incorporated, by or under a law of Canada or a province providing for the establishment of the corporation or respecting the establishment of cooperative corporations, for the purpose of making supplies by way of lease, licence or similar arrangement of residential units to its members for the purpose of their occupancy as places of residence for individuals where (a) the statute by or under which it was incorporated, its charter, articles of association or by-laws or its contracts with its members require that the activities of the corporation be engaged in at or near cost after providing for reasonable reserves and hold forth the prospect that surplus funds arising from those activities will be distributed among its members in proportion to patronage, (b) none of its members (except other cooperative corporations) have more than one vote in the conduct of the affairs of the corporation, and (c) at least 90% of its members are individuals or other cooperative corporations and at least 90% of its shares are held by such persons; (coopérative d’habitation)
courier has the meaning assigned by subsection 2(1) of the Customs Act; (messager)
credit note means a credit note issued under subsection 232(3); (note de crédit)
credit union has the meaning assigned by subsection 137(6) of the Income Tax Act and includes a corporation described in paragraph (a) of the definition deposit insurance corporation in subsection 137.1(5) of that Act; (caisse de crédit)
debit note means a debit note issued under subsection 232(3); (note de débit)
debt security means a right to be paid money and includes a deposit of money, but does not include a lease, licence or similar arrangement for the use of, or the right to use, property other than a financial instrument; (titre de créance)
Department [Repealed, 1999, c. 17, s. 152]
Deputy Minister [Repealed, 1999, c. 17, s. 152]
designated municipal property means property (a) that is property of a person who is at any time designated to be a municipality for the purposes of section 259, (b) that the person intended at that time to consume, use or supply in the course of activities specified in the designation and otherwise than exclusively in the course of activities that are not activities specified in the designation, and (c) in respect of which, or in respect of an improvement to which, an amount included in the total tax charged in respect of the property or service under paragraph (a) of the definition non-creditable tax charged in subsection 259(1) is (i) an amount of tax in respect of a supply made to, or the importation or bringing into a participating province of the property or an improvement to it by, the person at that time, (ii) an amount deemed to have been paid or collected at that time by the person, (iii) an amount required to be added under subsection 129(7) in determining the person’s net tax as a result of a branch or division of the person becoming a small supplier division at that time, or (iv) an amount required to be added under paragraph 171(4)(b) in determining the person’s net tax as a result of the person ceasing at that time to be a registrant; (bien municipal désigné)
direct cost of a supply of tangible personal property or a service means the total of all amounts each of which is the consideration paid or payable by the supplier (a) for the property or service if it was purchased by the supplier for the purpose of making a supply by way of sale of the property or service, or (b) for an article or material (other than capital property of the supplier) that was purchased by the supplier, to the extent that the article or material is to be incorporated into or is to form a constituent or component part of the property, or is to be consumed or expended directly in the process of manufacturing, producing, processing or packaging the property and, for the purposes of this definition, the consideration paid or payable by a supplier for property or a service is deemed to include (c) tax under this Part payable by the supplier in respect of the acquisition or importation of the property or service by the supplier, (d) if the property was brought into a participating province from another province, any tax under this Part payable by the supplier in respect of the bringing in of the property into the participating province, and (e) any tax, duty or fee payable in respect of the acquisition or importation of the property or service by the supplier and prescribed for the purposes of section 154, excluding the portion of the tax (other than tax that became payable under the first paragraph of section 16 of An Act respecting the Québec sales tax, R.S.Q., c. T-0.1, by the supplier at a time when the supplier was a registrant as defined in section 1 of that Act), duty or fee that is recovered or recoverable by the supplier; (coût direct)
document includes money, a security and a record; (document)
emission allowance means (a) an allowance, credit or similar instrument (other than a prescribed allowance, credit or instrument) that (i) is issued or created by, or on behalf of, (A) a government, a government of a foreign country, a government of a political subdivision of a country, a supranational organization or an international organization (each of which is in this definition referred to as a “regulator”), (B) a board, commission or other body established by a regulator, or (C) an agency of a regulator, (ii) can be used to satisfy a requirement under (A) a scheme or arrangement implemented by, or on behalf of, a regulator to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, or (B) a prescribed scheme or arrangement, and (iii) represents a specific quantity of greenhouse gas emissions expressed as carbon dioxide equivalent, or (b) a prescribed property; (unité d’émission)
employee includes an officer; (salarié)
employer, in relation to an officer, means the person from whom the officer receives remuneration; (employeur)
equity security means a share of the capital stock of a corporation or any interest in or right to such a share; (titre de participation)
excisable goods means beer or malt liquor (within the meaning assigned by section 4 of the Excise Act) and spirits, wine, tobacco products, cannabis products and vaping products (within the meaning assigned by section 2 of the Excise Act, 2001); (produit soumis à l’accise)
exclusive means (a) in respect of the consumption, use or supply of property or a service by a person that is not a financial institution, all or substantially all of the consumption, use or supply of the property or service, and (b) in respect of the consumption, use or supply of property or a service by a financial institution, all of the consumption, use or supply of the property or service; (exclusif)
exempt supply means a supply included in Schedule V; (fourniture exonérée)
export means export from Canada; (exportation)
fair market value of property or a service supplied to a person means the fair market value of the property or service without reference to any tax excluded by section 154 from the consideration for the supply; (juste valeur marchande)
financial institution, at any time, means a person who is at that time a financial institution under section 149; (institution financière)
financial instrument means (a) a debt security, (b) an equity security, (b.1) a right (other than a right as a creditor), whether absolute or contingent, conferred by a corporation that does not have capital divided into shares to receive, either immediately or in the future, an amount that can reasonably be regarded as all or any part of the capital, revenue or income of the corporation, (c) an insurance policy, (d) an interest in a partnership, a trust or the estate of a deceased individual, or any right in respect of such an interest, (e) a precious metal, (f) an option or a contract for the future supply of a commodity, where the option or contract is traded on a recognized commodity exchange, (f.1) a virtual payment instrument, (g) a prescribed instrument, (h) a guarantee, an acceptance or an indemnity in respect of anything described in any of paragraphs (a) to (b.1), (d), (e) and (g), or (i) an option or a contract for the future supply of money or anything described in any of paragraphs (a) to (h); (effet financier)
financial service means (a) the exchange, payment, issue, receipt or transfer of money, whether effected by the exchange of currency, by crediting or debiting accounts or otherwise, (b) the operation or maintenance of a savings, chequing, deposit, loan, charge or other account, (c) the lending or borrowing of a financial instrument, (d) the issue, granting, allotment, acceptance, endorsement, renewal, processing, variation, transfer of ownership or repayment of a financial instrument, (e) the provision, variation, release or receipt of a guarantee, an acceptance or an indemnity in respect of a financial instrument, (f) the payment or receipt of money as dividends (other than patronage dividends), interest, principal, benefits or any similar payment or receipt of money in respect of a financial instrument, (f.1) the payment or receipt of an amount in full or partial satisfaction of a claim arising under an insurance policy, (g) the making of any advance, the granting of any credit or the lending of money, (h) the underwriting of a financial instrument, (i) any service provided pursuant to the terms and conditions of any agreement relating to payments of amounts for which a credit card voucher or charge card voucher has been issued, (j) the service of investigating and recommending the compensation in satisfaction of a claim where (i) the claim is made under a marine insurance policy, or (ii) the claim is made under an insurance policy that is not in the nature of accident and sickness or life insurance and (A) the service is supplied by an insurer or by a person who is licensed under the laws of a province to provide such a service, or (B) the service is supplied to an insurer or a group of insurers by a person who would be required to be so licensed but for the fact that the person is relieved from that requirement under the laws of a province, (j.1) the service of providing an insurer or a person who supplies a service referred to in paragraph (j) with an appraisal of the damage caused to property, or in the case of a loss of property, the value of the property, where the supplier of the appraisal inspects the property, or in the case of a loss of the property, the last-known place where the property was situated before the loss, (k) any supply deemed by subsection 150(1) or section 158 to be a supply of a financial service, (l) the agreeing to provide, or the arranging for, a service that is (i) referred to in any of paragraphs (a) to (i), and (ii) not referred to in any of paragraphs (n) to (t), or (m) a prescribed service, but does not include (n) the payment or receipt of money as consideration for the supply of property other than a financial instrument or of a service other than a financial service, (o) the payment or receipt of money in settlement of a claim (other than a claim under an insurance policy) under a warranty, guarantee or similar arrangement in respect of property other than a financial instrument or a service other than a financial service, (p) the service of providing advice, other than a service included in this definition because of paragraph (j) or (j.1), (q) the provision, to an investment plan (as defined in subsection 149(5)) or any corporation, partnership or trust whose principal activity is the investing of funds, of (i) a management or administrative service, or (ii) any other service (other than a prescribed service), if the supplier is a person who provides management or administrative services to the investment plan, corporation, partnership or trust, (q.1) an asset management service, (r) a professional service provided by an accountant, actuary, lawyer or notary in the course of a professional practice, (r.1) the arranging for the transfer of ownership of shares of a cooperative housing corporation, (r.2) a debt collection service, rendered under an agreement between a person agreeing to provide, or arranging for, the service and a particular person other than the debtor, in respect of all or part of a debt, including a service of attempting to collect, arranging for the collection of, negotiating the payment of, or realizing or attempting to realize on any security given for, the debt, but does not include a service that consists solely of accepting from a person (other than the particular person) a payment of all or part of an account unless (i) under the terms of the agreement the person rendering the service may attempt to collect all or part of the account or may realize or attempt to realize on any security given for the account, or (ii) the principal business of the person rendering the service is the collection of debt, (r.3) a service (other than a prescribed service) of managing credit that is in respect of credit cards, charge cards, credit accounts, charge accounts, loan accounts or accounts in respect of any advance and is provided to a person granting, or potentially granting, credit in respect of those cards or accounts, including a service provided to the person of (i) checking, evaluating or authorizing credit, (ii) making decisions on behalf of the person in relation to a grant, or an application for a grant, of credit, (iii) creating or maintaining records for the person in relation to a grant, or an application for a grant, of credit or in relation to the cards or accounts, or (iv) monitoring another person’s payment record or dealing with payments made, or to be made, by the other person, (r.4) a service (other than a prescribed service) that is preparatory to the provision or the potential provision of a service referred to in any of paragraphs (a) to (i) and (l), or that is provided in conjunction with a service referred to in any of those paragraphs, and that is (i) a service of collecting, collating or providing information, or (ii) a market research, product design, document preparation, document processing, customer assistance, promotional or advertising service or a similar service, (r.5) property (other than a financial instrument or prescribed property) that is delivered or made available to a person in conjunction with the rendering by the person of a service referred to in any of paragraphs (a) to (i) and (l), (r.6) a service (other than a prescribed service) that is supplied by a payment card network operator in respect of a payment card network (as those terms are defined in section 3 of the Payment Card Networks Act) where the supply includes the provision of (i) a service in respect of the authorization of a transaction in respect of money, an account, a credit card voucher, a charge card voucher or a financial instrument, (ii) a clearing or settlement service in respect of money, an account, a credit card voucher, a charge card voucher or a financial instrument, or (iii) a service rendered in conjunction with a service referred to in subparagraph (i) or (ii), (s) any service the supply of which is deemed under this Part to be a taxable supply, or (t) a prescribed service; (service financier)
first-time home buyer, at a particular time, means a particular individual in respect of whom the following conditions are met: (a) the particular individual is 18 years of age or older at the particular time, (b) the particular individual is, at the particular time, a Canadian citizen or permanent resident within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, (c) at no time in the period that begins at the beginning of the fourth preceding calendar year that ended before the particular time and that ends on the day before the day that includes the particular time did the particular individual occupy a residential unit situated in or outside Canada as their primary place of residence while being an owner of (i) the residential complex in which the residential unit is located, (ii) the building, or a part of the building, in which the residential unit is located, (iii) in the case of a residential unit situated in Canada, a share of the capital stock of a cooperative housing corporation which entitles the particular individual to possess the residential unit, or (iv) in the case of a residential unit situated outside Canada, a share of the capital stock of, or an interest in, an entity that is similar to a cooperative housing corporation, which share or interest entitles the particular individual to possess the residential unit, and (d) if another individual is a spouse or common-law partner of the particular individual at the particular time, at no time in the period referred to in paragraph (c) did the particular individual occupy a residential unit situated in or outside Canada as their primary place of residence while the other individual is an owner of (i) the residential complex in which the residential unit is located, (ii) the building, or a part of the building, in which the residential unit is located, (iii) in the case of a residential unit situated in Canada, a share of the capital stock of a cooperative housing corporation which entitles the other individual to possess the residential unit, or (iv) in the case of a residential unit situated outside Canada, a share of the capital stock of, or an interest in, an entity that is similar to a cooperative housing corporation, which share or interest entitles the other individual to possess the residential unit; (acheteur d’une première habitation)
fiscal month of a person means a period that is determined under section 243 to be the fiscal month of the person; (mois d’exercice)
fiscal quarter of a person means a period that is determined under section 243 to be the fiscal quarter of the person; (trimestre d’exercice)
fiscal year of a person means (a) if section 244.1 applies to the person, the period determined under that section, (b) if section 244.1 does not apply to the person and the person has made an election under section 244 that is in effect, the period that the person elected to be the fiscal year of the person, and (c) in all other cases, the taxation year of the person; (exercice)
floating home means a structure that is composed of a floating platform and a building designed to be occupied as a place of residence for individuals that is permanently affixed to the platform, but does not include any freestanding appliances or furniture sold with the structure or any structure that has means of, or is capable of being readily adapted for, self-propulsion; (maison flottante)
foreign convention means a convention (a) at least 75% of the admissions to which are, at the time the sponsor of the convention determines the amount to be charged as consideration therefor, reasonably expected to be supplied to non-resident persons, and (b) the sponsor of which is an organization whose head office is situated outside Canada or, where the organization has no head office, the member, or majority of members, of which having management and control of the organization is or are non-resident; (congrès étranger)
former spouse [Repealed, 2000, c. 12, s. 111]
game of chance means a lottery or other scheme under which prizes or winnings are awarded by way of chance or by way of a mixture of chance and other factors where the result depends more on chance than on the other factors; (jeu de hasard)
goods has the same meaning as in the Customs Act; (produits)
government means Her Majesty in right of Canada or a province; (gouvernement)
harmonization date for a participating province means (a) April 1, 1997 in the case of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, the Nova Scotia offshore area or the Newfoundland offshore area, (b) July 1, 2010 in the case of Ontario, and (c) the prescribed date in the case of another participating province; (date d’harmonisation)
hospital authority means an organization that operates a public hospital and that is designated by the Minister as a hospital authority for the purposes of this Part; (administration hospitalière)
import means import into Canada; (importation)
improvement, in respect of property of a person, means any property or service supplied to, or goods imported by, the person for the purpose of improving the property, to the extent that the consideration paid or payable by the person for the property or service or the value of the goods is, or would be if the person were a taxpayer under the Income Tax Act, included in determining the cost or, in the case of property that is capital property of the person, the adjusted cost base to the person of the property for the purposes of that Act; (améliorations)
individual means a natural person; (Version anglaise seulement)
insurance policy means (a) a policy or contract of insurance (other than a warranty in respect of the quality, fitness or performance of tangible property, where the warranty is supplied to a person who acquires the property otherwise than for resale) that is issued by an insurer, including (i) a policy of reinsurance issued by an insurer, (ii) an annuity contract issued by an insurer, or a contract issued by an insurer that would be an annuity contract except that the payments under the contract (A) are payable on a periodic basis at intervals that are longer or shorter than one year, or (B) vary in amount depending on the value of a specified group of assets or on changes in interest rates, and (iii) a contract issued by an insurer all or part of the insurer’s reserves for which vary in amount depending on the value of a specified group of assets, (b) a policy or contract in the nature of accident and sickness insurance, whether the policy is issued, or the contract is entered into, by an insurer, and (c) a bid, performance, maintenance or payment bond issued in respect of a construction contract; (police d’assurance)
insurer means a person who is licensed or otherwise authorized under the laws of Canada or a province to carry on in Canada an insurance business or under the laws of another jurisdiction to carry on in that other jurisdiction an insurance business; (assureur)
inter vivos trust means a trust other than a testamentary trust; (Version anglaise seulement)
investment limited partnership means a limited partnership, the primary purpose of which is to invest funds in property consisting primarily of financial instruments, if (a) the limited partnership is, or forms part of an arrangement or structure that is, represented or promoted as a hedge fund, investment limited partnership, mutual fund, private equity fund, venture capital fund or other similar collective investment vehicle, or (b) the total value of all interests in the limited partnership held by listed financial institutions is 50% or more of the total value of all interests in the limited partnership; (société en commandite de placement)
invoice includes a statement of account, a bill and any other similar record, regardless of its form or characteristics, and a cash register slip or receipt; (facture)
listed financial institution means a person referred to in paragraph 149(1)(a); (institution financière désignée)
listed international agreement means (a) the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, concluded at Strasbourg on January 25, 1988, as amended from time to time by a protocol, or other international instrument, as ratified by Canada, or (b) a comprehensive tax information exchange agreement that Canada has entered into and that has effect, in respect of another country or jurisdiction; (accord international désigné)
management or administrative service includes an asset management service; (service de gestion ou d’administration)
master pension entity of a pension plan means a person that is not a pension entity of the pension plan and that is (a) a corporation described in paragraph 149(1)(o.2) of the Income Tax Act, one or more shares of which are owned by a pension entity of the pension plan, or (b) a trust prescribed to be a master trust for the purposes of paragraph 149(1)(o.4) of the Income Tax Act, one or more units of which are owned by a pension entity of the pension plan; (entité de gestion principale)
master pension factor means, in respect of a pension plan for a fiscal year of a master pension entity, the amount (expressed as a percentage) determined by the formula A/B where A is the total value, on the first day of the fiscal year, of the units or shares of the master pension entity that are held by pension entities of the pension plan on that day, and B is the total value, on the first day of the fiscal year, of the units or shares of the master pension entity; (facteur d’entité de gestion principale)
membership includes a right granted by a particular person that entitles another person to services that are provided by, or to the use of facilities that are operated by, the particular person and that are not available, or are not available to the same extent or for the same fee or charge, to persons to whom such a right has not been granted, and also includes such a right that is conditional on the acquisition or ownership of a share, bond, debenture or other security; (droit d’adhésion)
mineral includes ammonite gemstone, bituminous sands, calcium chloride, coal, gravel, kaolin, oil shale, silica, sand and petroleum, natural gas and related hydrocarbons; (minéral)
Minister means the Minister of National Revenue; (ministre)
mobile home means a building, the manufacture and assembly of which is completed or substantially completed, that is equipped with complete plumbing, electrical and heating facilities and that is designed to be moved to a site for installation on a foundation and connection to service facilities and to be occupied as a place of residence, but does not include any travel trailer, motor home, camping trailer or other vehicle or trailer designed for recreational use; (maison mobile)
money includes any currency, cheque, promissory note, letter of credit, draft, traveller’s cheque, bill of exchange, postal note, money order, postal remittance and other similar instrument, whether Canadian or foreign, but does not include currency the fair market value of which exceeds its stated value as legal tender in the country of issuance or currency that is supplied or held for its numismatic value; (argent)
month means a period beginning on a particular day in a calendar month and ending on (a) the day immediately before the day in the next calendar month that has the same calendar number as the particular day, or (b) where the next calendar month does not have a day that has the same calendar number as the particular day, the last day of that next calendar month; (mois)
multiple unit residential complex means a residential complex that contains more than one residential unit, but does not include a condominium complex; (immeuble d’habitation à logements multiples)
municipality means (a) an incorporated city, town, village, metropolitan authority, township, district, county or rural municipality or other incorporated municipal body however designated, and (b) such other local authority as the Minister may determine to be a municipality for the purposes of this Part; (municipalité)
mutual insurance federation means a corporation each member of which is a mutual insurance corporation that is required, under an Act of the legislature of a province, to be a member of the corporation, but does not include a corporation the main purpose of which is (a) related to automobile insurance, (b) to provide compensation to insurance policy holders of, or claimants on, insolvent insurers, or (c) to establish and manage a guarantee fund, cash reserve fund, mutual aid fund or similar fund for the benefit of its members and to provide financial assistance with regard to losses sustained on the winding-up or dissolution of its members; (fédération de sociétés mutuelles d’assurance)
mutual insurance group means a group that consists of (a) a mutual insurance federation and its members, (b) where the members of the mutual insurance federation are the sole investors in an investment fund, that fund, and (c) where there exists a mutual reinsurance corporation each member of which is a member of the mutual insurance federation and is not entitled to obtain reinsurance from any other reinsurance corporation, that mutual reinsurance corporation; (regroupement de sociétés mutuelles d’assurance)
Newfoundland offshore area means the offshore area as defined in section 2 of the Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act; (zone extracôtière de Terre-Neuve)
new harmonized value-added tax system has the same meaning as in subsection 277.1(1); (nouveau régime de la taxe à valeur ajoutée harmonisée)
non-participating province means (a) a province that is not a participating province, or (b) another area in Canada that is outside the participating provinces; (province non participante)
non-profit organization means a person (other than an individual, an estate, a trust, a charity, a public institution, a municipality or a government) that was organized and is operated solely for a purpose other than profit, no part of the income of which is payable to, or otherwise available for the personal benefit of, any proprietor, member or shareholder thereof unless the proprietor, member or shareholder is a club, a society or an association the primary purpose and function of which is the promotion of amateur athletics in Canada; (organisme à but non lucratif)
non-resident means not resident in Canada; (non résidant)
Nova Scotia offshore area means the offshore area as defined in section 2 of the Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act; (zone extracôtière de la Nouvelle-Écosse)
office has the meaning assigned by subsection 248(1) of the Income Tax Act, but does not include (a) the position of trustee in bankruptcy, (b) the position of receiver (including the position of a receiver within the meaning assigned by subsection 266(1)), or (c) the position of trustee of a trust or personal representative of a deceased individual where the person who acts in that capacity is entitled to an amount for doing so that is included in computing, for the purposes of that Act, the person’s income or, where the person is an individual, the person’s income from a business; (charge)
officer means a person who holds an office; (cadre)
offshore activity means (a) when used in connection with an activity carried on in the Nova Scotia offshore area, an activity in respect of which tax would be imposed under section 212 of the Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act if this Part were included in the definition Consumption Tax Acts in section 211 of the Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act; and (b) when used in connection with an activity carried on in the Newfoundland offshore area, an activity in respect of which tax would be imposed under section 207 of the Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act if this Part were included in the definition Consumption Tax Acts in section 206 of the Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act; (activité extracôtière)
organizer of a convention means a person who acquires the convention facility or related convention supplies and who organizes the convention for another person who is the sponsor of the convention; (organisateur)
participating employer of a pension plan means (a) in the case of a registered pension plan, an employer that has made, or is required to make, contributions to the pension plan in respect of the employer’s employees or former employees, or payments under the pension plan to the employer’s employees or former employees, and includes an employer prescribed for the purposes of the definition participating employer in subsection 147.1(1) of the Income Tax Act, and (b) in the case of a pooled registered pension plan, an employer that (i) has made, or is required to make, contributions to the pension plan in respect of all or a class of its employees or former employees, or (ii) has remitted, or is required to remit, to the PRPP administrator of the pension plan contributions made by members (as defined in subsection 147.5(1) of the Income Tax Act) of the pension plan under a contract with the PRPP administrator in respect of all or a class of its employees; (employeur participant)
participating province means (a) a province or area referred to in Schedule VIII, but does not include the Nova Scotia offshore area or the Newfoundland offshore area except to the extent that offshore activities are carried on in that area, and (b) if there is a sales tax harmonization agreement with the government of a province relating to the new harmonized value-added tax system and the province is a prescribed province, that province; (province participante)
passenger vehicle means a passenger vehicle or a zero-emission passenger vehicle, as those terms are defined in subsection 248(1) of the Income Tax Act; (voiture de tourisme)
patronage dividend means an amount that is deductible under section 135 of the Income Tax Act in computing, for the purposes of that Act, the income of the person paying the amount; (ristourne)
pension entity of a pension plan means a person in respect of the pension plan that is (a) a trust governed by the pension plan, (b) a corporation referred to in paragraph (b) of the definition pension plan, or (c) a prescribed person; (entité de gestion)
pension plan means a registered pension plan or a pooled registered pension plan (a) that governs a trust, (b) in respect of which a corporation (i) is incorporated and operated either (A) solely for the administration of the plan, or (B) for the administration of the plan and for no other purpose other than acting as trustee of, or administering, a trust governed by a retirement compensation arrangement (as defined in subsection 248(1) of the Income Tax Act), where the terms of the arrangement provide for benefits only in respect of individuals who are provided with benefits under the plan, (ii) in the case of a registered pension plan, is accepted by the Minister, under subparagraph 149(1)(o.1)(ii) of the Income Tax Act, as a funding medium for the purpose of the registration of the plan under that Act, and (iii) in the case of a pooled registered pension plan, is a corporation (A) that is described in paragraph 149(1)(o.2) of the Income Tax Act, and (B) all of the shares, and rights to acquire shares, of the capital stock of which are owned, at all times since the date on which it was incorporated, by the plan, or (c) in respect of which a person is prescribed for the purposes of the definition pension entity; (régime de pension)
permanent establishment, in respect of a particular person, means (a) a fixed place of business of the particular person, including (i) a place of management, a branch, an office, a factory or a workshop, and (ii) a mine, an oil or gas well, a quarry, timberland or any other place of extraction of natural resources, through which the particular person makes supplies, or (b) a fixed place of business of another person (other than a broker, general commission agent or other independent agent acting in the ordinary course of business) who is acting in Canada on behalf of the particular person and through whom the particular person makes supplies in the ordinary course of business; (établissement stable)
person means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, the estate of a deceased individual, a trust, or a body that is a society, union, club, association, commission or other organization of any kind; (personne)
personal property means property that is not real property; (bien meuble)
personal representative, of a deceased individual or the estate of a deceased individual, means the executor of the individual’s will, the liquidator of the individual’s succession, the administrator of the estate or any person who is responsible under the appropriate law for the proper collection, administration, disposition and distribution of the assets of the estate; (représentant personnel)
personal trust means (a) a testamentary trust, or (b) an inter vivos trust that is a personal trust (within the meaning assigned by subsection 248(1) of the Income Tax Act) all the beneficiaries (other than contingent beneficiaries) of which are individuals and all the contingent beneficiaries of which, if any, are individuals, charities or public institutions; (fiducie personnelle)
place of amusement means any premises or place, whether or not enclosed, at or in any part of which is staged or held any (a) film, slide show, sound and light or similar presentation, (b) artistic, literary, theatrical, musical or other performance, entertainment or exhibition, (c) fair, circus, menagerie, rodeo or similar event, or (d) race, game of chance, athletic contest or other contest or game, and includes a museum, historical site, zoo, wildlife or other park, place where bets are placed and any place, structure, apparatus, machine or device the purpose of which is to provide any type of amusement or recreation; (lieu de divertissement)
pooled registered pension plan has the same meaning as in paragraph 149(5)(a); (régime de pension agréé collectif)
precious metal means a bar, ingot, coin or wafer that is composed of gold, silver or platinum and that is refined to a purity level of at least (a) 99.5% in the case of gold and platinum, and (b) 99.9% in the case of silver; (métal précieux)
prescribed means (a) in the case of a form or the manner of filing a form, authorized by the Minister, (b) in the case of the information to be given on a form, specified by the Minister, (c) in the case of the manner of making or filing an election, authorized by the Minister, and (d) in any other case, prescribed by regulation or determined in accordance with rules prescribed by regulation; (Version anglaise seulement)
property means any property, whether real or personal, movable or immovable, tangible or intangible, corporeal or incorporeal, and includes a right or interest of any kind, a share and a chose in action, but does not include money; (bien)
province includes a participating province; (province)
PRPP administrator of a pooled registered pension plan has the meaning assigned by the definition administrator in subsection 147.5(1) of the Income Tax Act; (administrateur de RPAC)
public college means an organization that operates a post-secondary college or post-secondary technical institute (a) that receives from a government or a municipality funds that are paid for the purpose of assisting the organization in the ongoing provision of educational services to the general public, and (b) the primary purpose of which is to provide programs of instruction in one or more fields of vocational, technical or general education; (collège public)
public institution means a registered charity (within the meaning assigned by subsection 248(1) of the Income Tax Act) that is a school authority, a public college, a university, a hospital authority or a local authority determined under paragraph (b) of the definition municipality to be a municipality; (institution publique)
public sector body means a government or a public service body; (organisme du secteur public)
public service body means a non-profit organization, a charity, a municipality, a school authority, a hospital authority, a public college or a university; (organisme de services publics)
qualifying subsidiary of a particular corporation means another corporation in respect of which the particular corporation holds qualifying voting control and owns not less than 90% of the value and number of the issued and outstanding shares, having full voting rights under all circumstances, of the capital stock of the other corporation, and includes (a) a corporation that is a qualifying subsidiary of a qualifying subsidiary of the particular corporation, (b) where the particular corporation is a credit union, every other credit union, and (c) where the particular corporation is a member of a mutual insurance group, every other member of that group; (filiale déterminée)
real property includes (a) in respect of property in the Province of Quebec, immovable property and every lease thereof, (b) in respect of property in any other place in Canada, messuages, lands and tenements of every nature and description and every estate or interest in real property, whether legal or equitable, and (c) a mobile home, a floating home and any leasehold or proprietary interest therein; (immeuble)
recipient of a supply of property or a service means (a) where consideration for the supply is payable under an agreement for the supply, the person who is liable under the agreement to pay that consideration, (b) where paragraph (a) does not apply and consideration is payable for the supply, the person who is liable to pay that consideration, and (c) where no consideration is payable for the supply, (i) in the case of a supply of property by way of sale, the person to whom the property is delivered or made available, (ii) in the case of a supply of property otherwise than by way of sale, the person to whom possession or use of the property is given or made available, and (iii) in the case of a supply of a service, the person to whom the service is rendered, and any reference to a person to whom a supply is made shall be read as a reference to the recipient of the supply; (acquéreur)
record includes an account, an agreement, a book, a chart or table, a diagram, a form, an image, an invoice, a letter, a map, a memorandum, a plan, a return, a statement, a telegram, a voucher, and any other thing containing information, whether in writing or in any other form; (registre)
registered pension plan has the same meaning as in paragraph 149(5)(a); (régime de pension agréé)
registrant means a person who is registered, or who is required to be registered, under Subdivision D of Division V; (inscrit)
related convention supplies means property or services acquired, imported or brought into a participating province by a person exclusively for consumption, use or supply by the person in connection with a convention, but does not include (a) transportation services, other than a chartered service acquired by the person solely for the purpose of transporting attendees of the convention between any of the convention facilities, places of lodging of the attendees or transportation terminals, (b) entertainment, (c) except for the purposes of subsection 167.2(1) and section 252.4, property or services that are food or beverages or are supplied to the person under a contract for catering, or (d) property or services supplied by the person in connection with the convention for consideration that is separate from the consideration for the admission to the convention, unless the recipient of the supply is acquiring the property or services exclusively for consumption or use in the course of promoting, at the convention, property or services supplied by, or a business of, the recipient; (fournitures liées à un congrès)
release has the same meaning as in the Customs Act; (dédouanement)
reporting period of a person means the reporting period of the person as determined under sections 211.18 and 245 to 251; (période de déclaration)
residential complex means (a) that part of a building in which one or more residential units are located, together with (i) that part of any common areas and other appurtenances to the building and the land immediately contiguous to the building that is reasonably necessary for the use and enjoyment of the building as a place of residence for individuals, and (ii) that proportion of the land subjacent to the building that that part of the building is of the whole building, (b) that part of a building that is (i) the whole or part of a semi-detached house, rowhouse unit, residential condominium unit or other similar premises that is, or is intended to be, a separate parcel or other division of real property owned, or intended to be owned, apart from any other unit in the building, and (ii) a residential unit, together with that proportion of any common areas and other appurtenances to the building and the land subjacent or immediately contiguous to the building that is attributable to the unit and that is reasonably necessary for its use and enjoyment as a place of residence for individuals, (c) the whole of a building described in paragraph (a), or the whole of a premises described in subparagraph (b)(i), that is owned by or has been supplied by way of sale to an individual and that is used primarily as a place of residence of the individual, an individual related to the individual or a former spouse or common-law partner of the individual, together with (i) in the case of a building described in paragraph (a), any appurtenances to the building, the land subjacent to the building and that part of the land immediately contiguous to the building, that are reasonably necessary for the use and enjoyment of the building, and (ii) in the case of a premises described in subparagraph (b)(i), that part of any common areas and other appurtenances to the building and the land subjacent or immediately contiguous to the building that is attributable to the unit and that is reasonably necessary for the use and enjoyment of the unit, (d) a mobile home, together with any appurtenances to the home and, where the home is affixed to land (other than a site in a residential trailer park) for the purpose of its use and enjoyment as a place of residence for individuals, the land subjacent or immediately contiguous to the home that is attributable to the home and is reasonably necessary for that purpose, and (e) a floating home, but does not include a building, or that part of a building, that is a hotel, a motel, an inn, a boarding house, a lodging house or other similar premises, or the land and appurtenances attributable to the building or part, where the building is not described in paragraph (c) and all or substantially all of the leases, licences or similar arrangements, under which residential units in the building or part are supplied, provide, or are expected to provide, for periods of continuous possession or use of less than sixty days; (immeuble d’habitation)
residential condominium unit means a residential complex that is, or is intended to be, a bounded space in a building designated or described as a separate unit on a registered condominium or strata lot plan or description, or a similar plan or description registered under the laws of a province, and includes any interest in land pertaining to ownership of the unit; (logement en copropriété)
residential trailer park of a person means the land that is included in a trailer park of the person or, where the person has two or more trailer parks that are immediately contiguous to each other, the land that is included in those contiguous trailer parks, and any buildings, fixtures and other appurtenances to the land that are reasonably necessary for (a) the use and enjoyment of sites in the trailer parks by individuals residing in or occupying mobile homes, or travel trailers, motor homes or similar vehicles or trailers, situated or to be situated on those sites, or (b) the purpose of engaging in the business of supplying those sites by way of lease, licence or similar arrangement, but does not include such land and appurtenances or any part of them unless the land encompasses at least two sites and all or substantially all of the sites in the trailer parks (c) are supplied, or are intended to be supplied, under a lease, licence or similar arrangement under which continuous possession or use of a site is provided for a period of at least (i) one month, in the case of a mobile home or other residential unit, and (ii) twelve months, in the case of a travel trailer, motor home or similar vehicle or trailer that is not a residential unit, and (d) if the sites were occupied by mobile homes, would be suitable for use by individuals as places of residence throughout the year; (parc à roulottes résidentiel)
residential unit means (a) a detached house, semi-detached house, rowhouse unit, condominium unit, mobile home, floating home or apartment, (b) a suite or room in a hotel, a motel, an inn, a boarding house or a lodging house or in a residence for students, seniors, individuals with a disability or other individuals, or (c) any other similar premises, or that part thereof that (d) is occupied by an individual as a place of residence or lodging, (e) is supplied by way of lease, licence or similar arrangement for the occupancy thereof as a place of residence or lodging for individuals, (f) is vacant, but was last occupied or supplied as a place of residence or lodging for individuals, or (g) has never been used or occupied for any purpose, but is intended to be used as a place of residence or lodging for individuals; (habitation)
sale, in respect of property, includes any transfer of the ownership of the property and a transfer of the possession of the property under an agreement to transfer ownership of the property; (vente)
sales tax harmonization agreement has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act; (accord d’harmonisation de la taxe de vente)
school authority means an organization that operates an elementary or secondary school in which it provides instruction that meets the standards of educational instruction established by the government of the province in which the school is operated; (administration scolaire)
secured creditor means (a) a particular person who has a security interest in the property of another person, or (b) a person who acts for or on behalf of the particular person with respect to the security interest and includes (i) a trustee appointed under a trust deed relating to a security interest, (ii) a receiver or receiver-manager appointed by the particular person or appointed by a court on the application of the particular person, (iii) a sequestrator, or (iv) any other person performing a function similar to that of a person referred to in any of subparagraphs (i) to (iii); (créancier garanti)
security interest means any interest in property that secures payment or performance of an obligation, and includes an interest created by or arising out of a debenture, mortgage, hypothec, lien, pledge, charge, deemed or actual trust, assignment or encumbrance of any kind whatever, however or whenever arising, created, deemed to arise or otherwise provided for; (droit en garantie)
segregated fund of an insurer means a specified group of properties that is held in respect of insurance policies all or part of the reserves for which vary in amount depending on the fair market value of the properties; (fonds réservé)
selected listed financial institution means, at any time, a listed financial institution who is at that time a selected listed financial institution under subsection 225.2(1); (institution financière désignée particulière)
self-contained domestic establishment has the meaning assigned by subsection 248(1) of the Income Tax Act; (établissement domestique autonome)
service means anything other than (a) property, (b) money, and (c) anything that is supplied to an employer by a person who is or agrees to become an employee of the employer in the course of or in relation to the office or employment of that person; (service)
short-term accommodation means a residential complex or a residential unit that is supplied to a recipient by way of lease, licence or similar arrangement for the purpose of its occupancy by an individual as a place of residence or lodging, if the period throughout which the individual is given continuous occupancy of the complex or unit is less than one month and, for the purposes of section 252.4, (a) includes any type of overnight shelter (other than shelter on a train, trailer, boat or structure that has means of, or is capable of being readily adapted for, self-propulsion) when supplied as part of a tour package (within the meaning assigned by subsection 163(3)) that also includes food and the services of a guide, and (b) does not include a complex or unit when it (i) is supplied to the recipient under a timeshare arrangement, or (ii) is included in that part of a tour package that is not the taxable portion of the tour package (within the meaning assigned to those expressions by subsection 163(3)); (logement provisoire)
single unit residential complex means a residential complex that does not contain more than one residential unit, but does not include a residential condominium unit; (immeuble d’habitation à logement unique)
small supplier, at any time, means a person who is at that time a small supplier under section 148 or 148.1; (petit fournisseur)
specified Crown agent means (a) a prescribed agent of Her Majesty in right of Canada, or (b) an agent of Her Majesty in right of a province (i) that pays tax because of an agreement under section 32 of the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act entered into by the government of the province, or (ii) that is prescribed; (mandataire de la Couronne désigné)
specified motor vehicle means (a) goods that are or would, if they were imported, be classified under any of tariff item 8701.20.00, subheading Nos. 8701.30 and 8701.90, heading No. 87.02, tariff item 8703.10.10, subheading Nos. 8703.21 to 8703.90 and 8704.21 to 8704.90, heading 87.05, tariff items 8711.20.00 to 8711.90.00 and 8713.90.00, 8716.10.21, 8716.10.29 and 8716.39.30 to 8716.40.00 and subheading No. 8716.80 of Schedule I to the Customs Tariff, other than racing cars classified under heading No. 87.03 of that Schedule and prescribed motor vehicles, and (b) prescribed motor vehicles; (véhicule à moteur déterminé)
specified tangible personal property means property that is, or is an interest in, (a) a print, an etching, a drawing, a painting, a sculpture or other similar work of art, (b) jewellery, (c) a rare folio, a rare manuscript or a rare book, (d) a stamp, (e) a coin, or (f) prescribed personal property; (bien meuble corporel désigné)
sponsor of a convention means the person who convenes the convention and supplies admissions to it; (promoteur)
straddle plant means a natural gas processing plant devoted primarily to the recovery of natural gas liquids or ethane from natural gas that is transported by pipeline to the plant by a common carrier of natural gas; (installation de traitement complémentaire)
substantial renovation of a residential complex means the renovation or alteration of the whole or that part of a building, as described in whichever of paragraphs (a) to (e) of the definition residential complex is applicable to the residential complex, in which one or more residential units are located to such an extent that all or substantially all of the building or part, as the case may be, other than the foundation, external walls, interior supporting walls, floors, roof, staircases and, in the case of that part of a building described in paragraph (b) of that definition, the common areas and other appurtenances, that existed immediately before the renovation or alteration was begun has been removed or replaced if, after completion of the renovation or alteration, the building or part, as the case may be, is, or forms part of, a residential complex; (rénovations majeures)
Superintendent means the Superintendent of Financial Institutions appointed pursuant to the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Act; (surintendant)
supplier, in respect of a supply, means the person making the supply; (Version anglaise seulement)
supply means, subject to sections 133 and 134, the provision of property or a service in any manner, including sale, transfer, barter, exchange, licence, rental, lease, gift or disposition; (fourniture)
tax means tax payable under this Part; (taxe)
(a)where the person is a taxpayer, within the meaning of that term in the Income Tax Act (other than an unincorporated person exempt because of subsection 149(1) of that Act from tax under Part I of that Act on all or part of the person’s taxable income), the taxation year of the person for the purposes of that Act,
(b)where the person is a partnership described in subparagraph 249.1(1)(b)(ii) of that Act, the fiscal period of the person’s business determined under subsection 249.1(1) of that Act, and
(c)in any other case, the period that would be the taxation year of the person for the purposes of that Act if the person were a corporation other than a professional corporation (within the meaning assigned by subsection 248(1) of that Act); (année d’imposition)
(a)a business carried on in Canada of transporting passengers by taxi or other similar vehicle for fares that are regulated under the laws of Canada or a province, or
(b)a business carried on in Canada by a person of transporting passengers for fares by motor vehicle — being a vehicle that would be an automobile, as defined in subsection 248(1) of the Income Tax Act, if that definition were read without reference to “a motor vehicle acquired primarily for use as a taxi,” in its paragraph (c) and without reference to its paragraph (e) — within a particular municipality and its environs if the transportation is arranged or coordinated through an electronic platform or system, other than
(i)the part of the business that does not involve the making of taxable supplies by the person,
(ii)the part of the business that is the operation of a sightseeing service or the school transportation of elementary or secondary students, or
(iii)a prescribed business or a prescribed activity of a business; (entreprise de taxis)
(a)if there is a sales tax harmonization agreement with the government of the participating province relating to the new harmonized value-added tax system, the rate that is prescribed for the participating province,
(b)if the participating province is an offshore area referred to in the definition participating province, the rate that is prescribed for the participating province, and
(c)in the absence of a rate that is prescribed for the participating province, the rate set opposite the name of the participating province in Schedule VIII; (taux de taxe)
(a)the service of emitting, transmitting or receiving signs, signals, writing, images or sounds or intelligence of any nature by wire, cable, radio, optical or other electromagnetic system, or by any similar technical system, or
(b)making available for such emission, transmission or reception telecommunications facilities of a person who carries on the business of supplying services referred to in paragraph (a); (service de télécommunication)
(a)one or more sites each of which is, or is intended to be, supplied by the person by way of lease, licence or similar arrangement to the owner, lessee or person in occupation or possession of a mobile home, or a travel trailer, motor home or similar vehicle or trailer, situated or to be situated on the site, and
(b)other land that is reasonably necessary for
(i)the use and enjoyment of the sites by individuals residing in or occupying mobile homes, or travel trailers, motor homes or similar vehicles or trailers, situated or to be situated on those sites, or
(ii)the purpose of engaging in the business of supplying the sites by way of lease, licence or similar arrangement; (parc à roulottes)
(a)confers a right, whether immediate or future and whether absolute or contingent, to be exchanged or redeemed for money or specific property or services or to be converted into money or specific property or services,
(b)is primarily for use within, or as part of, a gaming platform, an affinity or rewards program or a similar platform or program, or
(c)is prescribed property; (effet de paiement virtuel)
(2)Subject to subsection (3), in this Part, Canada includes
(a)the sea bed and subsoil of the submarine areas adjacent to the coasts of Canada in respect of which the government of Canada or of a province may grant a right, licence or privilege to explore for or exploit any minerals; and
(b)the seas and airspace above the submarine areas referred to in paragraph (a) in respect of any activities carried on in connection with the exploration for or exploitation of minerals.
(3)In or in respect of Division III, Canada has the same meaning as in the Customs Act.
(4)Any provision of this Part that applies for the purposes of this Part also applies for the purposes of Schedules V to X.
Compound interest
(1)Interest computed at a prescribed rate and any penalty computed at a rate per year under any provision of this Part shall be compounded daily.
(2)Where, on any day, both penalty computed at a rate per year and interest are required to be compounded, they shall, on that day, be compounded together at a single rate equal to the total of the penalty rate and the interest rate as though both the penalty and interest were interest computed at that single rate.
(3)Where an amendment to this Part, or an amendment or an enactment that relates to this Part,
(a)applies to a person who did something or to or for whom something was done,
(b)applies to property or a service that was supplied or in respect of which something was done,
(c)applies to an event or a transaction that occurred,
(d)applies to a period all or part of which is, or
(e)comes into force on a particular day that is,
(4)Subsection (3) does not apply for the purposes of computing any penalties under this Part.
Negative amounts
Except as specifically otherwise provided, where an amount or a number is required under this Part to be determined or calculated by or in accordance with an algebraic formula, if the amount or number when so determined or calculated would, but for this section, be a negative amount or number, it shall be deemed to be nil.
Arm’s length
(1)For the purposes of this Part, related persons shall be deemed not to deal with each other at arm’s length and it is a question of fact whether persons not related to each other were, at any particular time, dealing with each other at arm’s length.
(2)Persons are related to each other for the purposes of this Part if, by reason of subsections 251(2) to (6) of the Income Tax Act, they are related to each other for the purposes of that Act.
(3)For the purposes of this Part, a member of a partnership shall be deemed to be related to the partnership.
Associated persons
(1)A particular corporation is associated with another corporation for the purposes of this Part if, by reason of subsections 256(1) to (6) of the Income Tax Act, the particular corporation is associated with the other corporation for the purposes of that Act.
(2)A person other than a corporation is associated with a particular corporation for the purposes of this Part if the particular corporation is controlled by the person or by a group of persons of which the person is a member and each of whom is associated with each of the others.
(3)For the purposes of this Part, a person is associated with
(a)a partnership if the total of the shares of the profits of the partnership to which the person and all other persons who are associated with the person are entitled is more than half of the total profits of the partnership, or would be more than half of the total profits of the partnership if it had profits; and
(b)a trust if the total of the values of the interests in the trust of the person and all other persons who are associated with the person is more than half of the total value of all interests in the trust.
(4)For the purposes of this Part, a person is associated with another person if each of them is associated with the same third person.
Closely related corporation
(1)For the purposes of this Part, a particular corporation and another corporation are closely related to each other at any time if at that time
(a)qualifying voting control in respect of the other corporation is held by, and not less than 90% of the value and number of the issued and outstanding shares, having full voting rights under all circumstances, of the capital stock of the other corporation are owned by,
(i)the particular corporation,
(ii)a qualifying subsidiary of the particular corporation,
(iii)a corporation of which the particular corporation is a qualifying subsidiary,
(iv)a qualifying subsidiary of a corporation of which the particular corporation is a qualifying subsidiary, or
(v)any combination of the corporations or subsidiaries referred to in subparagraphs (i) to (iv); or
(vi)[Repealed, 1993, c. 27, s. 12]
(b)the other corporation is a prescribed corporation in relation to the particular corporation.
(1.1)For the purposes of this Part, a person or a group of persons holds qualifying voting control in respect of a corporation at any time if at that time
(a)the person, or the members of the group collectively, as the case may be, own shares of the corporation to which are attached not less than 90% of the shareholder votes that may be cast in respect of each matter, other than a matter
(i)for which a statute of a country, or of a state, province, or other political subdivision of a country, that applies to the corporation provides, in respect of the vote of the shareholders of the corporation on the matter, that
(ii)that is a prescribed matter or a matter that meets prescribed conditions or arises in prescribed circumstances; or
(b)the person or group, as the case may be, is a prescribed person or group in relation to the corporation.
(2)If under subsection (1) two corporations are closely related to the same corporation, they are closely related to each other for the purposes of this Part.
(3)For the purposes of this section, an investment fund that is a member of a mutual insurance group is deemed to be a corporation.
(4)For the purposes of subsection (1.1), a particular person is deemed not to own a share at a particular time if
(a)another person has a right under a contract, in equity or otherwise, either immediately or in the future and either absolutely or contingently, to control the voting rights attached to the share, unless the right is not exercisable at the particular time because its exercise is contingent on the death, bankruptcy or permanent disability of an individual; and
(b)the other person is not closely related to the particular person at the particular time.
Meaning of small supplier division
(1)In this section and section 129.1, small supplier division of a public service body, at any time, means a branch or division of the body that, at that time,
(a)is a branch or division designated by the Minister as an eligible division for the purposes of this section; and
(b)would be a small supplier under section 148 if
(i)the branch or division were a person separate from the body and its other branches or divisions,
(ii)the branch or division were not associated with any other person, and
(iii)every supply made by the body through the branch or division were made by the branch or division.
(2)A public service body that is engaged in one or more activities in separate branches or divisions may apply to the Minister, in prescribed form containing prescribed information, to have a branch or division specified in the application designated by the Minister as an eligible division for the purposes of this section.
(3)Where the Minister receives an application under subsection (2), the Minister may, by notice in writing, designate a branch or division specified in the application as an eligible division for the purposes of this section, effective on a day specified in the notice, if the Minister is satisfied that
(a)the branch or division can be separately identified by reference to its location or the nature of the activities engaged in by it;
(b)separate records, books of account and accounting systems are maintained in respect of the branch or division; and
(c)a revocation under subsection (4) pursuant to a request made by the body in respect of the branch or division has not become effective in the 365-day period ending on that day.
(4)The Minister may, in writing, revoke a designation under subsection (3) of a branch or division of a public service body where the conditions described in paragraph (3)(a) or (b) are no longer met in respect of the branch or division or the body makes a request in writing to the Minister that the designation be revoked.
(5)Where, under subsection (4), the Minister revokes a designation of a branch or division of a public service body, the Minister shall send a notice in writing of the revocation to the body and shall specify in the notice the effective date of the revocation.
(6)For the purposes of this Part, where a branch or division of a public service body that is a registrant becomes at any time a small supplier division and the body does not, at that time, cease to be a registrant, the body shall be deemed
(a)to have made, immediately before that time, a supply of each of its properties, other than capital property or an improvement thereto, that was held immediately before that time for consumption, use or supply in the course of commercial activities of the body and that the body begins, immediately after that time, to hold for consumption, use or supply primarily in the course of activities engaged in by the body through its small supplier divisions; and
(b)except where the supply is an exempt supply, to have collected, immediately before that time, tax in respect of the supply equal to the total of all input tax credits in respect of the property that the body was entitled to claim at or before that time.
(7)Where,
(a)at any time in a particular reporting period of a public service body that is a registrant, a branch or division of the body becomes a small supplier division,
(b)the body does not, at that time, cease to be a registrant, and
(c)in or before that period, tax became payable, or was paid without having become payable, by the body and is calculated on consideration, or a part thereof,
(i)that is a rent, royalty or similar payment in respect of property and that is reasonably attributable to a period (in this subsection referred to as the “lease period”) after that time, or
(ii)that is reasonably attributable to services that are to be rendered after that time,
(d)there shall not be included, in determining the input tax credits in respect of that tax that are claimed by the body in the return under section 238 for that or any subsequent reporting period, any portion of the amount determined by the formula
(e)where all or any portion of the amount determined under paragraph (d) was included in determining an input tax credit claimed by the body in a return under section 238 for a reporting period of the body ending before the particular reporting period, that amount or portion thereof shall be added in determining the net tax for the particular reporting period.
Supply by small supplier division
(1)If a public service body makes a taxable supply through a branch or division of the body and the consideration or a part of the consideration for the supply becomes due to the body at a time when the branch or division is a small supplier division or is paid to the body at such a time without having become due, the consideration or the part of the consideration, as the case may be, shall not be included in calculating the tax payable in respect of the supply or in determining a threshold amount of the body under section 249 and that supply is, for the purposes of this Part, deemed not to have been made by a registrant, except if the supply is
(a)a supply by way of sale of real property;
(b)a supply by way of sale of personal property by a municipality that is capital property of the municipality; or
(c)a supply by way of sale of designated municipal property of a person designated to be a municipality for the purposes of section 259 that is capital property of the person.
(2)In determining an input tax credit of a public service body, there shall not be included an amount in respect of tax that, at any time after March 27, 1991, became payable, or was paid without having become payable, by the body, to the extent that the tax
(a)is in respect of property (other than capital property or improvements thereto) acquired, imported or brought into a participating province by the body for the purpose of consumption, use or supply in the course of activities engaged in by the body through a small supplier division of the body; or
(b)is calculated on consideration, or a part thereof, that is reasonably attributable to services that were, before that time, consumed, used or supplied by the body in the course of activities engaged in by the body through a small supplier division of the body or that are, at that time, intended to be so consumed, used or supplied.
(3)[Repealed, 1997, c. 10, s. 151]
(4)Where
(a)at any time after March 27, 1991, a public service body that is a registrant begins to hold property of the body (other than capital property) for consumption, use or supply primarily in the course of activities engaged in by the body through its small supplier divisions, and
(b)immediately before that time, the body was holding the property for consumption, use or supply
(i)in the course of commercial activities of the body, and
(ii)otherwise than primarily in the course of activities engaged in by the body through its small supplier divisions,
(5)Where
(a)a public service body begins, at any time after March 27, 1991, to hold property of the body (other than capital property) for consumption, use or supply primarily in the course of activities engaged in by the body otherwise than through its small supplier divisions,
(b)immediately before that time the property was held by the body for consumption, use or supply primarily in the course of activities engaged in by the body through its small supplier divisions, and
(c)immediately after that time the property is held by the body for consumption, use or supply in the course of commercial activities engaged in by the body otherwise than through its small supplier divisions,
(d)the amount, if any, by which
(i)the total of all amounts each of which is tax that, before that time, was paid or became payable by the body in respect of the last acquisition or importation of the property by the body or that was deemed under subsection 129(6) to have been collected by the body in respect of the property
(ii)the total of all input tax credits and rebates that the body was entitled to claim under this Part before that time in respect of that acquisition or importation, and
(e)tax calculated on the fair market value of the property at that time.
(6)For the purposes of determining an input tax credit in respect of capital property of a public service body and for the purposes of Subdivision D of Division II, an activity engaged in by a public service body shall be deemed not to be a commercial activity of the body to the extent that the activity is engaged in through a small supplier division of the body.
(7)Subsections 200(2) and 206(4) and (5) do not apply to a public service body in respect of a reduction in the extent to which property is used in commercial activities of the body where the reduction in use occurs
(a)before March 28, 1991; and
(b)as a result of the application of subsection (6) but not as a result of a branch or division of the body becoming a small supplier division.
Members of unincorporated organizations
(1)Where a particular unincorporated organization is a member of another unincorporated organization, the particular organization and the other organization may apply jointly to the Minister, in prescribed form containing prescribed information, to have the particular organization deemed to be a branch of the other organization and not to be a separate person.
(2)Where the Minister receives an application under subsection (1) in respect of a particular organization that is a member of another organization and is satisfied that it is appropriate, for the purposes of this Part, to approve the application, the Minister may, in writing, approve the application and, subject to subsection (3), the particular organization shall, for the purposes of this Part (other than the purposes for which the particular organization is deemed under subsection 129(2) to be a separate person), be deemed to be a branch of the other organization and not to be a separate person.
(3)Where
(a)the Minister has approved an application made under subsection (1) in respect of a particular organization that is a member of another organization, and
(b)either the particular organization or the other organization requests the Minister in writing to revoke the approval,
(4)Where under subsection (3) the Minister revokes an approval, the Minister shall send a notice in writing of the revocation to the organizations affected and shall specify therein the effective date of the revocation.
Arrangements deemed to be trusts
If an arrangement is deemed to be a trust under paragraph 248(3)(b) or (c) of the Income Tax Act, the following rules apply for the purposes of this Part:
(a)the arrangement is deemed to be a trust;
(b)property subject to rights and obligations under the arrangement is deemed to be held in trust and not otherwise;
(c)in the case of an arrangement referred to in paragraph 248(3)(b) of that Act, a person that has a right (whether immediate or future and whether absolute or contingent) to receive all or part of the income or capital in respect of property that is referred to in that paragraph is deemed to be beneficially interested in the trust; and
(d)in the case of an arrangement referred to in paragraph 248(3)(c) of that Act, any property contributed at any time to the arrangement by an annuitant, a holder or a subscriber of the arrangement, as the case may be, is deemed to have been transferred, at that time, to the trust by the contributor.
Segregated fund a separate person
(1)For the purposes of this Part, a segregated fund of an insurer shall be deemed to be a trust that is a separate person from the insurer and that does not deal at arm’s length with the insurer and
(a)the insurer shall be deemed to be a trustee of that trust;
(b)the activities of the segregated fund shall be deemed to be activities of the trust and not activities of the insurer; and
(c)where, at any time, an amount (other than an amount in respect of tax under this Part) is deducted from the fund,
(i)if the amount is in respect of property or a service that the fund is, because of the operation of this Part other than this paragraph, considered to have acquired from the insurer, that supply shall be deemed to be a taxable supply and the amount shall be deemed to be consideration for that supply that becomes due at that time, and
(ii)if the amount is not in respect of property or a service that the fund is, because of the operation of this Part other than this paragraph, considered to have acquired either from the insurer or another person, the insurer shall be deemed to have made, and the fund shall be deemed to have received, at that time, a taxable supply of a service and the amount shall be deemed to be consideration for the supply that becomes due at that time.
(2)Paragraph (1)(c) does not apply to an amount deducted from a segregated fund of an insurer if
(a)the amount is a distribution of income, a payment of a benefit, or the amount of a redemption, in respect of an interest of another person in the fund; or
(b)the amount is a prescribed amount.
Person resident in Canada
(1)For the purposes of this Part, a person shall be deemed to be resident in Canada at any time
(a)in the case of a corporation, if the corporation is incorporated or continued in Canada and not continued elsewhere;
(b)in the case of a partnership, an unincorporated society, a club, an association or an organization, or a branch thereof, if the member, or a majority of the members, having management and control thereof is or are resident in Canada at that time;
(c)in the case of a labour union, if it is carrying on activities as such in Canada and has a local union or branch in Canada at that time; or
(d)in the case of an individual, if the individual is deemed under any of paragraphs 250(1)(b) to (f) of the Income Tax Act to be resident in Canada at that time.
(2)For the purposes of this Part, where a non-resident person has a permanent establishment in Canada, the person shall be deemed to be resident in Canada in respect of, but only in respect of, activities of the person carried on through that establishment.
(3)For the purposes of this Part, where a person who is resident in Canada has a permanent establishment in a country other than Canada, the person shall be deemed to be a non-resident person in respect of, but only in respect of, activities of the person carried on through that establishment.
(4)For the purposes of this Part, where a person carries on a business through a permanent establishment of the person in Canada and through another permanent establishment of the person outside Canada,
(a)any transfer of personal property or rendering of a service by the establishment in Canada to the establishment outside Canada shall be deemed to be a supply of the property or service; and
(b)in respect of that supply, the permanent establishments shall be deemed to be separate persons who deal with each other at arm’s length.
(5)Where under subsection 250(6) of the Income Tax Act a corporation is deemed for the purposes of that Act to be resident in a country other than Canada throughout a taxation year of the corporation and not to be resident in Canada at any time in the year, the corporation shall, for the purposes of this Part but subject to subsection (2), be deemed to be resident in that other country throughout the year and not to be resident in Canada at any time in the year.
(6)For the purposes of this Part but subject to subsection (2), an investment limited partnership is deemed not to be resident in Canada at any time if, at that time, the total value of all interests in the partnership held by non-resident members of the partnership (other than prescribed members) is 95% or more of the total value of all interests in the partnership.
Person resident in a province
(1)For the purposes of this Part, other than determining the place of residence of an individual in the individual’s capacity as a consumer, a person is deemed to be resident in a province if the person is resident in Canada and
(a)in the case of a corporation, the corporation is incorporated or continued under the laws of that province and not continued elsewhere;
(b)in the case of a partnership, an unincorporated society, a club, an association or an organization, or a branch thereof, the member, or a majority of the members, having management and control thereof is or are resident in that province;
(c)in the case of a labour union, it is carrying on activities as such in that province and has a local union or branch in that province; or
(d)in any case, the person has a permanent establishment in that province.
(2)In this section and Schedule IX, permanent establishment of a person means
(a)in the case of an individual, the estate of a deceased individual or a trust that carries on a business (within the meaning assigned by subsection 248(1) of the Income Tax Act), a permanent establishment (as defined for the purposes of Part XXVI of the Income Tax Regulations) of the person;
(b)in the case of a corporation that carries on a business (within the meaning assigned by subsection 248(1) of that Act), a permanent establishment (as defined for the purposes of Part IV of those Regulations) of the person;
(c)in the case of a particular partnership
(i)a permanent establishment (as defined for the purposes of Part XXVI of those Regulations) of a member that is an individual, the estate of a deceased individual or a trust where the establishment relates to a business (within the meaning assigned by subsection 248(1) of that Act) carried on through the partnership,
(ii)a permanent establishment (as defined for the purposes of Part IV of those Regulations) of a member that is a corporation where the establishment relates to a business (within the meaning assigned by subsection 248(1) of that Act) carried on by the particular partnership, or
(iii)a permanent establishment (within the meaning of this subsection) of a member that is a partnership where the establishment relates to a business (within the meaning assigned by subsection 248(1) of that Act) carried on by the particular partnership; and
(d)in any other case, a place that would be a permanent establishment (as defined for the purposes of Part IV of those Regulations) of the person if the person were a corporation and its activities were a business for purposes of that Act.
(3)A prescribed person, or a person of a prescribed class, is deemed, under prescribed circumstances and for prescribed purposes, to have a permanent establishment in a prescribed province.
Agreement as supply
For the purposes of this Part, where an agreement is entered into to provide property or a service,
(a)the entering into of the agreement shall be deemed to be a supply of the property or service made at the time the agreement is entered into; and
(b)the provision, if any, of property or a service under the agreement shall be deemed to be part of the supply referred to in paragraph (a) and not a separate supply.
Transfer of security interest
For the purposes of this Part, where, under an agreement entered into in respect of a debt or obligation, a person transfers property or an interest in property for the purpose of securing payment of the debt or performance of the obligation, the transfer shall be deemed not to be a supply, and where, on payment of the debt or performance of the obligation or the forgiveness of the debt or obligation, the property or interest is retransferred, the retransfer of the property or interest shall be deemed not to be a supply.
Sponsorship of public sector bodies
For the purposes of this Part, where a public sector body makes
(a)a supply of a service, or
(b)a supply by way of licence of the use of a copyright, trademark, trade-name or other similar property of the body,
Lease etc. of property
(1)For the purposes of this Part, a supply, by way of lease, licence or similar arrangement, of the use or right to use real property or tangible personal property shall be deemed to be a supply of real property or tangible personal property, as the case may be.
(2)For the purposes of this Part, where a supply of real property includes the provision of
(a)real property that is
(i)a residential complex,
(ii)land, a building or part of a building that forms or is reasonably expected to form part of a residential complex, or
(iii)a residential trailer park, and
(b)other real property that is not part of the property referred to in paragraph (a),
(2.1)[Repealed, 1997, c. 10, s. 153]
(3)For the purposes of this Part, where a builder of an addition to a multiple unit residential complex makes a supply of the complex or an interest in it by way of sale that, but for this subsection, would be a taxable supply and, but for the construction of the addition, would be an exempt supply described in section 5 of Part I of Schedule V, the addition and the remainder of the complex shall each be deemed to be a separate property and the sale of the addition or the interest in it shall be deemed to be a separate supply from the sale of the remainder of the complex or the interest in it, and neither supply is incidental to the other.
(4)For the purposes of this Part, where a person who has increased the area of land included in a residential trailer park of the person makes a supply of the park or an interest in it that, but for this subsection, would be a taxable supply and, but for the increase in the area of land included in the park, would be an exempt supply described in section 5.3 of Part I of Schedule V, the area of land by which the park was increased and the remainder of the park shall each be deemed to be a separate property and the sale of the additional area or the interest therein shall be deemed to be a supply separate from the sale of the remainder of the park or the interest in the park, and neither supply is incidental to the other.
Lease, etc. of property
(1)For the purposes of this Part, where a supply of property is made by way of lease, licence or similar arrangement to a person for consideration that includes a payment that is attributable to a period (in this subsection referred to as the “lease interval”) that is the whole or a part of the period during which possession or use of the property is provided under the arrangement,
(a)the supplier is deemed to have made, and the person is deemed to have received, a separate supply of the property for the lease interval;
(b)the supply of the property for the lease interval is deemed to be made on the earliest of
(i)the first day of the lease interval,
(ii)the day on which the payment that is attributable to the lease interval becomes due, and
(iii)the day on which the payment that is attributable to the lease interval is paid;
(c)the payment that is attributable to the lease interval is deemed to be consideration payable in respect of the supply of the property for the lease interval; and
(d)if, in the absence of paragraph (a), the supply of the property under the arrangement would be deemed to be made in or outside Canada, all of the supplies of the property that are, because of that paragraph, deemed to be made under the arrangement are deemed to be made in or outside Canada, as the case may be.
(1.1)For the purposes of this Part, if a recipient of a supply by way of lease, licence or similar arrangement of tangible personal property exercises an option to purchase the property that is provided for under the arrangement and the recipient begins to have possession of the property under the agreement of purchase and sale of the property at the same time and place as the recipient ceases to have possession of the property as lessee or licensee under the arrangement, that time and place is, for greater certainty, deemed to be the time and place at which the property is delivered or made available to the recipient in respect of the supply by way of sale of the property to the recipient.
(2)For the purposes of this Part, where a supply of a service is made to a person for consideration that includes a payment that is attributable to a period (in this subsection referred to as a “billing period”) that is the whole or a part of the period during which the service is or is to be rendered under the agreement for the supply,
(a)the supplier is deemed to have made, and the person is deemed to have received, a separate supply of the service for the billing period;
(b)the supply of the service for the billing period is deemed to be made on the earliest of
(i)the first day of the billing period,
(ii)the day on which the payment that is attributable to the billing period becomes due, and
(iii)the day on which the payment that is attributable to the billing period is made;
(c)the payment that is attributable to the billing period is deemed to be consideration payable in respect of the supply of the service for the billing period; and
(d)if, in the absence of paragraph (a), the supply of the service under the agreement would be deemed to be made in or outside Canada, all of the supplies of the service that are, because of that paragraph, deemed to be made under the agreement are, except in the case of a telecommunication service, deemed to be made in or outside Canada, as the case may be.
Supply of real property partly outside province
For the purposes of determining in which participating province, if any, a taxable supply of real property is made and determining the tax payable, if any, under subsection 165(2) in respect of the supply for the purposes of this Part, where the supply includes the provision of real property situated in a particular province and real property situated in another province or outside Canada, the provision of the part of the real property that is situated in the particular province and the provision of the part of the real property that is situated in the other province or outside Canada, as the case may be, are each deemed to be a separate taxable supply made for separate consideration equal to the portion of the total consideration for all the property that is reasonably attributable to the part.
Separate supplies of freight services
For the purposes of determining, for the purposes of this Part, the tax payable, if any, under subsection 165(2) in respect of a supply of a freight transportation service (within the meaning of Part VI of Schedule IX) that includes the provision of a service of transporting particular tangible personal property to a destination in a province and other tangible personal property to a destination outside the province and determining in which participating province, if any, the supply is made, the provision of the service of transporting the particular property and the provision of the service of transporting the other property are each deemed to be a separate supply made for separate consideration equal to the portion of the total consideration for the supply that is reasonably attributable to the transportation of the particular property or other property, as the case may be.
Definition telecommunications channel
(1)In this section, telecommunications channel means a telecommunications circuit, line, frequency, channel, partial channel or other means of sending or receiving a telecommunication but does not include a satellite channel.
(2)For the purposes of this Part, where a person supplies a telecommunication service of granting to the recipient of the supply sole access to a telecommunications channel for transmitting telecommunications between a place in a particular province and a place in another province,
(a)the person is deemed to have made a separate supply of the service in each of those two provinces and in each province, if any, that is between those provinces; and
(b)the consideration for the supply in each province is deemed to be equal to the amount determined by the formula
Coverings and containers
For the purposes of this Part, where tangible personal property of a particular class is supplied in a covering or container that is usual for that class of property, the covering or container shall be deemed to form part of the property so supplied.
Incidental supplies
For the purposes of this Part, where
(a)a particular property or service is supplied together with any other property or service for a single consideration, and
(b)it may reasonably be regarded that the provision of the other property or service is incidental to the provision of the particular property or service,
Financial services in mixed supply
For the purposes of this Part, where
(a)one or more financial services are supplied together with one or more other services that are not financial services, or with properties that are not capital properties of the supplier, for a single consideration,
(b)the financial services are related to the other services or the properties, as the case may be,
(c)it is the usual practice of the supplier to supply those or similar services, or those or similar properties and services, together in the ordinary course of the business of the supplier, and
(d)the total of all amounts, each of which would be the consideration for a financial service so supplied if that financial service had been supplied separately, is greater than 50% of the total of all amounts, each of which would be the consideration for a service or property so supplied if that service or property had been supplied separately,
Supply of membership with security
For the purposes of this Part, where
(a)a person makes a supply of a share, bond, debenture or other security (other than a share in a credit union or in a cooperative corporation the main purpose of which is not to provide dining, recreational or sporting facilities) that represents capital stock or debt of a particular organization, and
(b)ownership of the security by the recipient of the supply is a condition of the recipient’s, or another person’s, obtaining a membership, or a right to acquire a membership, in the particular organization or in another organization that is related to the particular organization,
Use in commercial activities
(1)For the purposes of this Part, where substantially all of the consumption or use of property or a service by a person, other than a financial institution, is in the course of the person’s commercial activities, all of the consumption or use of the property or service by the person shall be deemed to be in the course of those activities.
(2)For the purposes of this Part, where substantially all of the consumption or use for which a person, other than a financial institution, acquires or imports property or a service or brings it into a participating province is in the course of the person’s commercial activities, all of the consumption or use for which the person acquired or imported the property or service or brought it into the province, as the case may be, is deemed to be in the course of those activities.
(3)For the purposes of this Part, where substantially all of the consumption or use of property or a service by a person, other than a financial institution, is in the course of particular activities of the person that are not commercial activities, all of the consumption or use of the property or service by the person shall be deemed to be in the course of those particular activities.
(4)For the purposes of this Part, where substantially all of the consumption or use for which a person, other than a financial institution, acquires or imports property or a service or brings it into a participating province is in the course of particular activities of the person that are not commercial activities, all of the consumption or use for which the person acquired or imported the property or service or brought it into the province, as the case may be, is deemed to be in the course of those particular activities.
(5)For the purposes of subsections (1) to (4), where real property includes a residential complex and another part that is not part of the residential complex,
(a)the residential complex and the other part shall each be deemed to be a separate property; and
(b)where property or a service is acquired, imported or brought into a participating province for consumption or use in relation to the real property, subsections (1) to (4) apply to the property or service only to the extent it is acquired, imported or brought into the province, as the case may be, for consumption or use in relation to the part that is not part of the residential complex.
Meaning of endeavour
(1)In this section, endeavour of a person means
(a)a business of the person;
(b)an adventure or concern in the nature of trade of the person; or
(c)the making of a supply by the person of real property of the person, including anything done by the person in the course of or in connection with the making of the supply.
(1.1)In subsections (1.2), (2) and (3), consideration does not include nominal consideration.
(1.2)Where a registrant receives an amount that is not consideration for a supply and is a grant, subsidy, forgivable loan or other form of assistance provided by a person who is
(a)a government, a municipality or a band (within the meaning assigned by section 2 of the Indian Act),
(b)a corporation that is controlled by a person referred to in paragraph (a) and one of the main purposes of which is to provide such assistance, or
(c)a trust, board, commission or other body that is established by a person referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) and one of the main purposes of which is to provide such assistance,
(2)Where a person acquires or imports property or a service or brings it into a participating province for consumption or use in the course of an endeavour of the person, the person shall, for the purposes of this Part, be deemed to have acquired or imported the property or service or brought it into the province, as the case may be,
(a)for consumption or use in the course of commercial activities of the person, to the extent that the property or service is acquired, imported or brought into the province by the person for the purpose of making taxable supplies for consideration in the course of that endeavour; and
(b)for consumption or use otherwise than in the course of commercial activities of the person, to the extent that the property or service is acquired, imported or brought into the province by the person
(i)for the purpose of making supplies in the course of that endeavour that are not taxable supplies made for consideration, or
(ii)for a purpose other than the making of supplies in the course of that endeavour.
(3)Where a person consumes or uses property or a service in the course of an endeavour of the person, that consumption or use shall, for the purposes of this Part, be deemed to be
(a)in the course of commercial activities of the person, to the extent that the consumption or use is for the purpose of making taxable supplies for consideration in the course of that endeavour; and
(b)otherwise than in the course of commercial activities of the person, to the extent that the consumption or use is
(i)for the purpose of making supplies in the course of that endeavour that are not taxable supplies made for consideration, or
(ii)for a purpose other than the making of supplies in the course of that endeavour.
(4)Where
(a)a supplier makes a taxable supply (in this subsection referred to as a “free supply”) of property or a service for no consideration or nominal consideration in the course of a particular endeavour of the supplier, and
(b)it can reasonably be regarded that among the purposes (in this subsection referred to as the “specified purposes”) for which the free supply is made is the purpose of facilitating, furthering or promoting
(i)the acquisition, consumption or use of other property or services by any other person, or
(ii)an endeavour of any person,
(c)to the extent that the supplier acquired or imported a particular property or service or brought it into a participating province for the purpose of making the free supply of that property or service or for consumption or use in the course of making the free supply, the supplier shall be deemed, for the purposes of subsection (2), to have acquired or imported the particular property or service or brought it into the province, as the case may be,
(i)for use in the course of the particular endeavour, and
(ii)for the specified purposes and not for the purpose of making the free supply, and
(d)to the extent that the supplier consumed or used a particular property or service for the purpose of making the free supply, the supplier shall be deemed, for the purposes of subsection (3), to have consumed or used the particular property or service for the specified purposes and not for the purpose of making the free supply.
(5)Subject to section 141.02, the methods used by a person in a fiscal year to determine
(a)the extent to which properties or services are acquired, imported or brought into a participating province by the person for the purpose of making taxable supplies for consideration or for other purposes, and
(b)the extent to which the consumption or use of properties or services is for the purpose of making taxable supplies for consideration or for other purposes,
(6)Where
(a)a particular provision of this Part, other than subsections (2) to (4), deems certain circumstances or facts to exist, and
(b)that deeming is dependent, in whole or in part, on the particular circumstance that property or a service is or was consumed or used, or acquired, imported or brought into a participating province for consumption or use, to a certain extent in the course of, or otherwise than in the course of, commercial activities or other activities,
(7)Where a provision of this Part deems the consideration for a supply not to be consideration for the supply, a supply to be made for no consideration or a supply not to have been made by a person, that deeming shall not apply for the purposes of any of subsections (1) to (4).
Definitions
(1)The definitions in this subsection apply in this section.
adjusted tax credit amount means the amount determined, for a fiscal year of a person, by the formula A × 365/B where A is the tax credit amount of the person for the fiscal year; and B is the number of days in the fiscal year. (montant de crédit de taxe rajusté)
adjusted total tax amount means the amount determined, for a fiscal year of a person, by the formula A × 365/B where A is the total tax amount of the person for the fiscal year; and B is the number of days in the fiscal year. (montant total de taxe rajusté)
business input means an excluded input, an exclusive input or a residual input. (intrant d’entreprise)
direct attribution method means a method, conforming to criteria, rules, terms and conditions specified by the Minister, of determining in the most direct manner the operative extent and the procurative extent of property or a service. (méthode d’attribution directe)
direct input means property or a service, other than (a) an excluded input; (b) an exclusive input; or (c) a non-attributable input. (intrant direct)
excluded input of a person means (a) property that is for use by the person as capital property; (b) property or a service that is acquired, imported or brought into a participating province by the person for use as an improvement to property described in paragraph (a); or (c) a prescribed property or service. (intrant exclu)
exclusive input of a person means property or a service (other than an excluded input) that is acquired, imported or brought into a participating province by the person for consumption or use directly and exclusively for the purpose of making taxable supplies for consideration or directly and exclusively for purposes other than making taxable supplies for consideration. (intrant exclusif)
non-attributable input of a person means property or a service that is (a) not an excluded input or an exclusive input of the person; (b) acquired, imported or brought into a participating province by the person; and (c) not attributable to the making of any particular supply by the person. (intrant non attribuable)
operative extent of property or a service means, as the case may be, the extent to which the consumption or use of the property or service is for the purpose of making taxable supplies for consideration or the extent to which the consumption or use of the property or service is for purposes other than making taxable supplies for consideration. (mesure d’utilisation)
procurative extent of property or a service means, as the case may be, the extent to which the property or service is acquired, imported or brought into a participating province for the purpose of making taxable supplies for consideration or the extent to which the property or service is acquired, imported or brought into a participating province for purposes other than making taxable supplies for consideration. (mesure d’acquisition)
qualifying institution for a particular fiscal year means a person that (a) is a financial institution of a prescribed class throughout the particular fiscal year of the person; and (b) has two fiscal years immediately preceding the particular fiscal year and, for each of those two fiscal years, (i) the adjusted tax credit amount of the person equals or exceeds the prescribed amount for that prescribed class for the particular fiscal year, and (ii) the tax credit rate of the person equals or exceeds the prescribed percentage for that prescribed class for the particular fiscal year. (institution admissible)
requested information means any information, additional information or document in respect of an application made by a person under subsection (18) that the Minister requests in writing from the person. (renseignement demandé)
residual input means a direct input or a non-attributable input. (intrant résiduel)
residual input tax amount of a person for a fiscal year means (a) if the person is a selected listed financial institution at any time in the fiscal year, an amount of tax under any of subsection 165(1) and sections 212, 218 and 218.01 in respect of a supply or importation of a residual input that became payable by the person during the fiscal year without having been paid before the fiscal year or was paid by the person during the fiscal year without having become payable; and (b) in any other case, an amount of tax in respect of a supply, importation or bringing into a participating province of a residual input that became payable by the person during the fiscal year without having been paid before the fiscal year or was paid by the person during the fiscal year without having become payable. (montant de taxe pour intrant résiduel)
specified method means a method, conforming to criteria, rules, terms and conditions specified by the Minister, of determining the operative extent and the procurative extent of property or a service. (méthode déterminée)
tax credit amount of a person for a fiscal year of the person means (a) if the person has made an election under subsection (9) in respect of the fiscal year, the total of all amounts each of which is an input tax credit for the fiscal year in respect of a residual input tax amount of the person for the fiscal year that the person would, in the absence of that subsection, be entitled to claim under this Part; (b) if the person is a qualifying institution for the fiscal year, has not made an election under subsection (7) or (27) in respect of the fiscal year and has not received an authorization from the Minister to use for the fiscal year the particular methods set out in an application made under subsection (18), the total of all amounts each of which is an input tax credit for the fiscal year in respect of a residual input tax amount of the person for the fiscal year that the person would, if the person were not a qualifying institution for the fiscal year and did not make an election under subsection (9) in respect of the fiscal year, be entitled to claim under this Part; and (c) in any other case, the total of all amounts each of which is an input tax credit for the fiscal year in respect of a residual input tax amount of the person for the fiscal year that the person is entitled to claim under this Part. (montant de crédit de taxe)
tax credit rate of a person for a fiscal year of the person means the quotient, expressed as a percentage, determined by dividing the tax credit amount of the person for the fiscal year by the total tax amount of the person for the fiscal year. (taux de crédit de taxe)
total tax amount of a person for a fiscal year of the person means the total of all amounts each of which is a residual input tax amount of the person for the fiscal year. (montant total de taxe)
(2)In this section, consideration does not include nominal consideration.
(3)For the purposes of this section, a person is a financial institution of a prescribed class throughout a particular fiscal year of the person if the person is a financial institution of that class at any time in the particular fiscal year.
(4)If two or more corporations (each of which is referred to in this subsection as a “predecessor”) are merged or amalgamated to form one corporation (in this subsection referred to as the “new corporation”), otherwise than as the result of the acquisition of property of one corporation by another corporation pursuant to the purchase of the property by the other corporation or as the result of the distribution of the property to the other corporation on the winding-up of the corporation, despite section 271 and for the purposes of determining the tax credit amount and the tax credit rate of the new corporation for a fiscal year of the new corporation, the following rules apply:
(a)the new corporation is deemed to have had two fiscal years, each of 365 days, immediately preceding the first fiscal year of the new corporation;
(b)the tax credit amount of the new corporation for the fiscal year of the new corporation (in this subsection referred to as the “prior year of the new corporation”) immediately preceding the first fiscal year of the new corporation is deemed to be equal to the total of all amounts each of which is the adjusted tax credit amount of a predecessor for the last fiscal year, if any, of the predecessor (in this subsection referred to as the “prior year of the predecessor”) ending before the time of the merger or amalgamation otherwise than as a result of the merger or amalgamation;
(c)the tax credit amount of the new corporation for the fiscal year of the new corporation (in this subsection referred to as the “second prior year of the new corporation”) immediately preceding the prior year of the new corporation is deemed to be equal to the total of all amounts each of which is the adjusted tax credit amount of a predecessor for the fiscal year, if any, of the predecessor (in this subsection referred to as the “second prior year of the predecessor”) immediately preceding the prior year of the predecessor;
(d)the total tax amount of the new corporation for the prior year of the new corporation is deemed to be the total of all amounts, each of which is the adjusted total tax amount of a predecessor for the prior year of the predecessor, if any; and
(e)the total tax amount of the new corporation for the second prior year of the new corporation is deemed to be the total of all amounts, each of which is the adjusted total tax amount of a predecessor for the second prior year of the predecessor, if any.
(5)If at any time a particular corporation is wound up and not less than 90% of the issued shares of each class of the capital stock of the particular corporation were, immediately before that time, owned by another corporation, despite section 272 and for the purposes of determining the tax credit amount and the tax credit rate of the other corporation for a fiscal year of the other corporation, the following rules apply:
(a)the tax credit amount of the other corporation for the fiscal year of the other corporation (in this subsection referred to as the “specified year of the other corporation”) that includes the day on which the particular corporation is wound up is deemed to be equal to the total of
(i)the amount that would, if this subsection did not apply to the winding-up of the particular corporation, be the adjusted tax credit amount of the other corporation for the specified year of the other corporation, and
(ii)the amount that is the adjusted tax credit amount of the particular corporation for the last fiscal year, if any, of the particular corporation (in this subsection referred to as the “prior year of the particular corporation”) ending before the day on which the particular corporation is wound up;
(b)the tax credit amount of the other corporation for the fiscal year, if any, of the other corporation (in this subsection referred to as the “prior year of the other corporation”) immediately preceding the specified year of the other corporation is deemed to be equal to the total of
(i)the amount that would, if this subsection did not apply to the winding-up of the particular corporation, be the adjusted tax credit amount of the other corporation for the prior year of the other corporation, and
(ii)the amount that is the adjusted tax credit amount of the particular corporation for the fiscal year, if any, of the particular corporation (in this subsection referred to as the “second prior year of the particular corporation”) immediately preceding the prior year of the particular corporation;
(c)the total tax amount of the other corporation for the specified year of the other corporation is deemed to be the total of
(i)the amount that would, if this subsection did not apply to the winding-up of the particular corporation, be the adjusted total tax amount of the other corporation for the specified year of the other corporation, and
(ii)the amount that is the adjusted total tax amount of the particular corporation for the prior year of the particular corporation, if any; and
(d)the total tax amount of the other corporation for the prior year of the other corporation, if any, is deemed to be the total of
(i)the amount that would, if this subsection did not apply to the winding-up of the particular corporation, be the adjusted total tax amount of the other corporation for the prior year of the other corporation, and
(ii)the amount that is the adjusted total tax amount of the particular corporation for the second prior year of the particular corporation, if any.
(6)For the purposes of this Part, the following rules apply in respect of any exclusive input of a financial institution:
(a)if the exclusive input is acquired, imported or brought into a participating province for consumption or use directly and exclusively for the purpose of making taxable supplies for consideration, the financial institution is deemed to have acquired, imported or brought into the participating province the exclusive input for consumption or use exclusively in the course of commercial activities of the financial institution; and
(b)if the exclusive input is acquired, imported or brought into a participating province for consumption or use directly and exclusively for purposes other than making taxable supplies for consideration, the financial institution is deemed to have acquired, imported or brought into the participating province the exclusive input for consumption or use exclusively otherwise than in the course of commercial activities of the financial institution.
(7)If a person is a qualifying institution for the first fiscal year of the person that begins after March 2007, the Minister has assessed the net tax of the person for any reporting period included in any of the four fiscal years immediately preceding that first fiscal year, the notice of assessment, subsequent assessment or reassessment in respect of the reporting period does not reflect any inappropriateness in respect of the methods used by the person for the purpose of determining input tax credits in respect of residual inputs of the person and those methods would be fair and reasonable if used in the same manner by the person in that first fiscal year for the purposes of determining the operative extent and the procurative extent of all residual inputs of the person, the person may elect to use those methods in that same manner for that first fiscal year to determine, for the purposes of this Part, the operative extent and the procurative extent of all residual inputs of the person.
(8)For the purposes of this Part, if a financial institution is a qualifying institution for a fiscal year of the financial institution and has not made an election under subsection (7) for the fiscal year, the following rules apply for the fiscal year in respect of each residual input of the financial institution:
(a)the extent to which the consumption or use of the residual input is for the purpose of making taxable supplies for consideration is deemed to be equal to the prescribed percentage for the prescribed class of the financial institution;
(b)the extent to which the consumption or use of the residual input is for purposes other than making taxable supplies for consideration is deemed to be equal to the difference between 100% and the prescribed percentage for the prescribed class of the financial institution;
(c)the extent to which the residual input is acquired, imported or brought into a participating province by the qualifying institution for the purpose of making taxable supplies for consideration is deemed to be equal to the prescribed percentage for the prescribed class of the financial institution;
(d)the extent to which the residual input is acquired, imported or brought into a participating province by the qualifying institution for purposes other than making taxable supplies for consideration is deemed to be equal to the difference between 100% and the prescribed percentage for the prescribed class of the financial institution; and
(e)for the purpose of determining an input tax credit in respect of the residual input, the description of B in the formula in subsection 169(1) is deemed to be equal to the prescribed percentage for the prescribed class of the financial institution.
(9)For the purposes of this Part, if a person is a financial institution (other than a qualifying institution) of a prescribed class throughout a particular fiscal year of the person and the tax credit rate of the person for each of the two fiscal years immediately preceding the particular fiscal year equals or exceeds the prescribed percentage for the prescribed class of financial institutions of the person for the particular fiscal year, the person may elect to have the following rules apply for the particular fiscal year in respect of each residual input of the person:
(a)the extent to which the consumption or use of the residual input is for the purpose of making taxable supplies for consideration is deemed to be equal to the prescribed percentage for the prescribed class;
(b)the extent to which the consumption or use of the residual input is for purposes other than making taxable supplies for consideration is deemed to be equal to the difference between 100% and the prescribed percentage for the prescribed class;
(c)the extent to which the residual input is acquired, imported or brought into a participating province by the person for the purpose of making taxable supplies for consideration is deemed to be equal to the prescribed percentage for the prescribed class;
(d)the extent to which the residual input is acquired, imported or brought into a participating province by the person for purposes other than making taxable supplies for consideration is deemed to be equal to the difference between 100% and the prescribed percentage for the prescribed class; and
(e)for the purpose of determining an input tax credit in respect of the residual input, the description of B in the formula in subsection 169(1) is deemed to be equal to the prescribed percentage for the prescribed class.
(10)For the purposes of this Part, if a financial institution (other than a qualifying institution) has not made an election under subsection (9) in respect of a fiscal year of the financial institution, the financial institution shall use a specified method to determine for the fiscal year the operative extent and the procurative extent of each non-attributable input of the financial institution.
(11)For the purposes of this Part, despite subsection (10), if a financial institution (other than a qualifying institution) has not made an election under subsection (9) in respect of a fiscal year of the financial institution and no specified method applies during the fiscal year to a particular non-attributable input of the financial institution, the financial institution shall use another attribution method to determine for the fiscal year the operative extent and the procurative extent of the particular non-attributable input.
(12)For the purposes of this Part, if a financial institution (other than a qualifying institution) has not made an election under subsection (9) in respect of a fiscal year of the financial institution, the financial institution shall use a direct attribution method to determine for the fiscal year the operative extent and the procurative extent of each direct input of the financial institution.
(13)For the purposes of this Part, despite subsection (12), if a financial institution (other than a qualifying institution) has not made an election under subsection (9) in respect of a fiscal year of the financial institution and no direct attribution method applies during the fiscal year to a particular direct input of the financial institution, the financial institution shall use another attribution method to determine in the most direct manner for the fiscal year the operative extent and the procurative extent of the particular direct input.
(14)For the purposes of this Part, a financial institution shall use a specified method to determine for a fiscal year of the financial institution the operative extent and the procurative extent of each excluded input of the financial institution.
(15)For the purposes of this Part, despite subsection (14), if no specified method applies during a fiscal year of a financial institution to a particular excluded input of the financial institution, the financial institution shall use another attribution method to determine for the fiscal year the operative extent and the procurative extent of the particular excluded input.
(16)Any method that a financial institution is required in accordance with any of subsections (10) to (15) to use in respect of a fiscal year of the financial institution shall be
(a)fair and reasonable;
(b)used consistently by the financial institution throughout the fiscal year; and
(c)subject to subsection (17), determined by the financial institution no later than the day on or before which the financial institution is required to file a return under Division V with the Minister for the first reporting period in the fiscal year.
(17)Any method used by a financial institution under any of subsections (10) to (15) in respect of a fiscal year of the financial institution shall not, after the day on or before which the financial institution is required to file a return under Division V with the Minister for the first reporting period in the fiscal year, be altered or be substituted with another method by the financial institution for the fiscal year without the written consent of the Minister.
(18)A person that is, or is reasonably expected to be, a qualifying institution for a fiscal year may apply to the Minister to use particular methods to determine for the fiscal year the operative extent and the procurative extent of each business input of the person.
(19)An application made by a person under subsection (18) shall
(a)be made in prescribed form containing prescribed information, including the particular method to be used in respect of each direct input, excluded input, exclusive input and non-attributable input of the person; and
(b)be filed by the person with the Minister in prescribed manner on or before
(i)the day that is 180 days before the first day of the fiscal year to which the application applies, or
(ii)any later day that the Minister may allow on application by the person.
(20)On receipt of an application made under subsection (18), the Minister shall
(a)consider the application and authorize or deny the use of the particular methods; and
(b)notify the person in writing of the decision on or before
(i)the later of
(ii)any later day that the Minister may specify, if the day is set out in a written application filed by the person with the Minister.
(21)For the purposes of this Part, if the Minister under subsection (20) authorizes the use of particular methods for a fiscal year of the person,
(a)the particular methods shall be used consistently, and as indicated in the application, by the person throughout the fiscal year to determine the operative extent and the procurative extent of each business input of the person; and
(b)subsections (6) to (15) and (27) do not apply, for the fiscal year, in respect of any business input of the person.
(22)If the Minister denies under subsection (20) the use of the particular methods specified in an application made under subsection (18) and the person has, in respect of the application, complied with the requirements set out in subsection (19) and provided to the Minister all requested information within any reasonable time set out in the written notice requesting the information, the Minister shall notify the person in writing of the reasons for not authorizing the use of the particular methods on or before the particular day that is the later of
(a)the day that is 60 days after the day the person last provided any requested information to the Minister; and
(b)the day on or before which the notification of the decision is required to be given to the person under subsection (20).
(23)An authorization granted under subsection (20) to a person in respect of a fiscal year of the person ceases to have effect on the first day of the fiscal year and, for the purposes of this Part, is deemed never to have been granted, if
(a)the Minister revokes the authorization and sends a notice of revocation to the person on or before the day that is 60 days before the day that is the first day of the fiscal year;
(b)the person files in prescribed manner with the Minister a notice of revocation in prescribed form containing prescribed information on or before the day that is 60 days before the first day of the fiscal year; or
(c)the person is not a qualifying institution for the fiscal year.
(24)A person may apply to the Minister, in prescribed form containing prescribed information, to be designated as a qualifying institution for a particular fiscal year of the person if
(a)the person is, or is reasonably expected to be, a financial institution of a prescribed class throughout the particular fiscal year; and
(b)it is the case that
(i)the person has two fiscal years immediately preceding the particular fiscal year and, for each of those two fiscal years, the adjusted tax credit amount of the person equals or exceeds, or is reasonably expected to equal or exceed, the prescribed amount for that class for the particular fiscal year, or
(ii)an authorization under subsection (20) for the particular fiscal year has ceased to have effect only because of the application of paragraph (23)(c).
(25)On receipt of the application made under subsection (24) in respect of a fiscal year of a person, the Minister shall, with all due dispatch, consider the application and notify the person in writing of the decision and, if the Minister makes the designation, the person is deemed for the purposes of subsection (18) and paragraph (23)(c) to be a qualifying institution for the fiscal year.
(26)A designation made under subsection (25) in respect of a fiscal year of a person ceases to have effect on the first day of the fiscal year and is deemed, for the purposes of this Part, to have never been granted if, on or before the day that is 60 days before the first day of the fiscal year
(a)the Minister revokes the designation and sends a notice of revocation to the person; or
(b)the person files in prescribed manner with the Minister a notice of revocation of the designation in prescribed form containing prescribed information.
(27)Despite subsections (6), (8), (14) and (15), a qualifying institution for a fiscal year may elect to use particular methods for the fiscal year to determine, for the purposes of this Part, the operative extent and the procurative extent of every business input of the qualifying institution, if
(a)the particular methods were specified in an application filed under subsection (18) by the qualifying institution for the fiscal year that
(i)complies with the requirements set out in subsection (19), and
(ii)is the last such application filed by the qualifying institution for the fiscal year;
(b)the use of the particular methods was not authorized by the Minister under paragraph (20)(a);
(c)the qualifying institution has provided all requested information within the time set out in the written notice requesting the information;
(d)the Minister has not complied with the notification requirements set out in paragraph (20)(b) and subsection (22) in respect of the application; and
(e)if the Minister has provided modifications in writing to the particular methods on or before the particular day described in subsection (22), the particular methods with those modifications (in this section referred to as the “modified methods”) are not fair and reasonable for the purpose of determining the operative extent and the procurative extent of the business inputs of the qualifying institution for the fiscal year.
(28)If a qualifying institution makes an election under subsection (27), the particular methods shall be
(a)fair and reasonable for the purpose of determining the operative extent and the procurative extent of the business inputs of the qualifying institution for the fiscal year; and
(b)used consistently, and as indicated in the application referred to in paragraph (27)(a), by the qualifying institution throughout the fiscal year.
(29)An election under subsection (7), (9) or (27) in respect of a fiscal year of a person shall be
(a)made in prescribed form containing prescribed information; and
(b)filed by the person with the Minister in prescribed manner on or before the day that is
(i)the day on or before which a return under Division V for the first reporting period of the fiscal year is required to be filed, or
(ii)any later day that the Minister may allow on application by the person.
(30)An election under subsection (7), (9) or (27) in respect of a fiscal year of a person ceases to have effect on the first day of the fiscal year and is deemed, for the purposes of this Part, never to have been made if
(a)a notice of revocation of the election in prescribed form containing prescribed information is filed in prescribed manner with the Minister on or before the day on or before which the return under Division V is required to be filed for the first reporting period of the fiscal year;
(b)in the case of an election under subsection (7) to use methods for the fiscal year to determine, for the purposes of this Part, the operative extent and the procurative extent of all residual inputs of the person,
(i)the person is not a qualifying institution for the fiscal year, or
(ii)the methods are
(c)in the case of an election made under subsection (9),
(i)the person is not a financial institution of a prescribed class throughout the fiscal year, or
(ii)the tax credit rate of the person for each of the two fiscal years immediately preceding the fiscal year does not equal or exceed the prescribed percentage for the prescribed class of financial institutions of the person for the fiscal year; or
(d)in the case of an election made under subsection (27),
(i)any of the requirements to make the election that are set out in that subsection is not met, or
(ii)the particular methods referred to in that subsection are
(31)If a financial institution appeals an assessment under this Part for a reporting period in a fiscal year of the financial institution in respect of an issue relating to the determination, under any of subsections (7), (10) to (15), (21) and (27), of the operative extent or the procurative extent of a business input, the financial institution must establish on a balance of probabilities in any court proceeding relating to the assessment that
(a)in the case of the determination, under subsection (7), of the operative extent or the procurative extent of the business input, the methods used by the financial institution to determine the operative extent and the procurative extent of all residual inputs of the financial institution for the fiscal year were
(i)fair and reasonable, and
(ii)used consistently by the financial institution throughout the fiscal year;
(b)in the case of the determination, under subsection (10) or (14), of the operative extent or the procurative extent of the business input, the financial institution used a specified method consistently throughout the fiscal year to determine that extent;
(c)in the case of the determination, under subsection (11) or (15), of the operative extent or the procurative extent of the business input, no specified method applied to the business input and the other attribution method used by the financial institution to determine that extent was fair and reasonable and used consistently by the financial institution throughout the fiscal year;
(d)in the case of the determination, under subsection (12), of the operative extent or the procurative extent of the business input, the financial institution used a direct attribution method consistently throughout the fiscal year to determine that extent;
(e)in the case of the determination, under subsection (13), of the operative extent or the procurative extent of the business input, no direct attribution method applied to the business input and the other attribution method used by the financial institution to determine that extent was fair and reasonable and used consistently by the financial institution throughout the fiscal year;
(f)in the case of the determination, under subsection (21), of the operative extent or the procurative extent of the business input, the particular methods referred to in that subsection were used consistently, and as indicated in the application referred to in that subsection, throughout the fiscal year; and
(g)in the case of the determination, under subsection (27), of the operative extent or the procurative extent of the business input,
(i)the methods specified by the financial institution in the application referred to in that subsection were
(ii)if the Minister has provided modifications to those methods as described in paragraph (27)(e), the modified methods are not fair and reasonable for the purpose of determining the operative extent and the procurative extent of the business inputs of the financial institution for the fiscal year.
(32)If a financial institution is required to use a method (in this subsection referred to as the “previous method”) in accordance with any of subsections (10) to (15) in respect of a fiscal year of the financial institution, the Minister may at any time, by notice in writing, direct the financial institution to use, for the purposes of determining for the fiscal year, and any subsequent fiscal year, the operative extent and the procurative extent of each business input referred to in that subsection, another method that is fair and reasonable and, if the Minister so directs, the other method, and not the previous method, shall apply for those purposes.
(33)If under subsection (32) the Minister directs a financial institution to use a method in respect of a business input for a fiscal year, the Minister assesses the net tax of the financial institution for a reporting period included in the fiscal year and the financial institution appeals the assessment under this Part in respect of an issue relating to the application of that subsection,
(a)the Minister shall establish on a balance of probabilities that the method is fair and reasonable; and
(b)if the final determination of the courts is that the method is not fair and reasonable, the Minister shall not direct the financial institution under subsection (32) to use another method for the fiscal year in respect of the business input.
Disposition of personal property
(1)For the purposes of this Part,
(a)where a person makes a supply (other than an exempt supply) of personal property that
(i)was last acquired or imported by the person, or was brought into a participating province by the person after it was last acquired or imported by the person, for consumption or use in the course of commercial activities of the person or was consumed or used by the person in the course of a commercial activity of the person after it was last acquired or imported by the person, or
(ii)was manufactured or produced by the person in the course of a commercial activity of the person or for consumption or use in the course of a commercial activity of the person, or was manufactured or produced by the person and consumed or used in the course of a commercial activity of the person, and was not deemed under this Part to have been acquired by the person,
(b)where a person makes a supply (other than a supply made by way of lease, licence or similar arrangement in the course of a business of the person) of personal property that
(i)was last acquired or imported by the person exclusively for consumption or use in the course of activities of the person that are not commercial activities, was not brought into a participating province for consumption or use in the course of commercial activities of the person after it was last acquired or imported by the person and was not consumed or used by the person in the course of commercial activities of the person after it was last acquired or imported by the person, or
(ii)was manufactured or produced by the person in the course of activities of the person that are not commercial activities exclusively for consumption or use in the course of activities of the person that are not commercial activities, was not brought into a participating province for consumption or use in the course of commercial activities of the person and was not consumed or used in the course of a commercial activity of the person and was not deemed under this Part to have been acquired by the person,
(2)For the purposes of this Part,
(a)where a person makes a particular supply by way of sale of personal property or a service that was acquired, imported, brought into a participating province, manufactured or produced by the person exclusively for the purpose of making a supply of that property or service by way of sale in the course of a business of the person or in the course of an adventure or concern of the person in the nature of trade, except where
(i)the particular supply is an exempt supply,
(ii)paragraph (b) applies in respect of the particular supply, or
(iii)the person is an individual or a partnership, all of the members of which are individuals, who carries on the business or engages in the adventure or concern without a reasonable expectation of profit,
(b)where a person makes a supply by way of sale of personal property or a service that was acquired, imported, manufactured or produced by the person exclusively for the purpose of making an exempt supply of the property or service by way of sale, the person shall be deemed to have made the supply otherwise than in the course of commercial activities.
(3)For the purposes of this Part,
(a)to the extent that a person does anything (other than make a supply) in connection with the acquisition, establishment, disposition or termination of a commercial activity of the person, the person shall be deemed to have done that thing in the course of commercial activities of the person; and
(b)to the extent that a person does anything (other than make a supply) in connection with the acquisition, establishment, disposition or termination of an activity of the person that is not a commercial activity, the person shall be deemed to have done that thing otherwise than in the course of commercial activities.
Sale of personal property of a municipality
(1)Despite section 141.1, for the purposes of this Part, a supply (other than an exempt supply) made by way of sale of personal property of a municipality is deemed to have been made in the course of its commercial activities.
(2)Despite section 141.1, for the purposes of this Part, a supply (other than an exempt supply) made by way of sale of personal property of a person designated to be a municipality for the purposes of section 259 is deemed to have been made in the course of its commercial activities if the property is designated municipal property of the person.
General rule — in Canada
(1)For the purposes of this Part, subject to sections 143, 144 and 179, a supply shall be deemed to be made in Canada if
(a)in the case of a supply by way of sale of tangible personal property, the property is, or is to be, delivered or made available in Canada to the recipient of the supply;
(b)in the case of a supply of tangible personal property otherwise than by way of sale, possession or use of the property is given or made available in Canada to the recipient of the supply;
(c)in the case of a supply of intangible personal property,
(i)the property may be used in whole or in part in Canada, or
(ii)the property relates to real property situated in Canada, to tangible personal property ordinarily situated in Canada or to a service to be performed in Canada;
(d)in the case of a supply of real property or of a service in relation to real property, the real property is situated in Canada;
(e)[Repealed, 1997, c. 10, s. 6]
(f)the supply is a supply of a prescribed service; or
(g)in the case of a supply of any other service, the service is, or is to be, performed in whole or in part in Canada.
(2)For the purposes of this Part, a supply shall be deemed to be made outside Canada if
(a)in the case of a supply by way of sale of tangible personal property, the property is, or is to be, delivered or made available outside Canada to the recipient of the supply;
(b)in the case of a supply of tangible personal property otherwise than by way of sale, possession or use of the property is given or made available outside Canada to the recipient of the supply;
(c)in the case of a supply of intangible personal property,
(i)the property may not be used in Canada, or
(ii)the property relates to real property situated outside Canada, to tangible personal property ordinarily situated outside Canada or to a service to be performed wholly outside Canada;
(d)in the case of a supply of real property or a service in relation to real property, the real property is situated outside Canada;
(e)[Repealed, 1997, c. 10, s. 6]
(f)the supply is a supply of a prescribed service; or
(g)in the case of a supply of any other service, the service is, or is to be, performed wholly outside Canada.
(3)For the purposes of this section,
(a)a floating home, and
(b)a mobile home that is not affixed to land
Billing location
(1)For the purposes of this section, the billing location for a telecommunication service supplied to a recipient is in Canada if
(a)where the consideration payable for the service is charged or applied to an account that the recipient has with a person who carries on the business of supplying telecommunication services and the account relates to a telecommunications facility that is used or is available for use by the recipient to obtain telecommunication services, that telecommunications facility is ordinarily located in Canada; and
(b)in any other case, the telecommunications facility used to initiate the service is located in Canada.
(2)Notwithstanding section 142 and subject to section 143, for the purposes of this Part, a supply of a telecommunication service is deemed to be made in Canada where
(a)in the case of a telecommunication service of making telecommunications facilities available, the facilities or any part thereof are located in Canada; and
(b)in any other case,
(i)the telecommunication is emitted and received in Canada, or
(ii)the telecommunication is emitted or received in Canada and the billing location for the service is in Canada.
Supply by non-resident
(1)For the purposes of this Part, a supply of personal property or a service made in Canada by a non-resident person shall be deemed to be made outside Canada, unless
(a)the supply is made in the course of a business carried on in Canada;
(b)at the time the supply is made, the person is registered under Subdivision D of Division V;
(b.1)the supply is a qualifying tangible personal property supply (as defined in subsection 211.1(1)) and the person is required under section 211.22 to be registered under Subdivision D of Division V at the time the supply is made; or
(c)the supply is the supply of an admission in respect of a place of amusement, a seminar, an activity or an event where the non-resident person did not acquire the admission from another person.
(2)[Repealed, 1993, c. 27, s. 20]
Supply by mail or courier
Notwithstanding subsections 142(2) and 143(1), for the purposes of this Part, a supply of prescribed tangible personal property made by a person who is registered under Subdivision D of Division V shall be deemed to be made in Canada if the property is sent, by mail or courier, to the recipient of the supply at an address in Canada.
Supply before release
For the purposes of this Part, a supply of goods that have been imported in compliance with the Customs Act or any other Act of Parliament that prohibits, controls or regulates the importation of goods, but have not been released before the goods are delivered or made available in Canada to the recipient of the supply, shall be deemed to be made outside Canada.
Property in transit
For the purposes of this Part (other than sections 4, 15.3 and 15.4 of Part V of Schedule VI), if a continuous transmission commodity is transported by means of a wire, pipeline or other conduit
(a)outside Canada in the course of, and solely for the purpose of, being delivered by that means from a place in Canada to another place in Canada,
(b)in Canada in the course of, and solely for the purpose of, being delivered by that means from a place outside Canada to another place outside Canada,
(c)from a place in Canada to a place outside Canada where it is stored or taken up as surplus for a period until further transported by that means to a place in Canada in the same measure and state except to the extent of any consumption or alteration necessary or incidental to its transportation, or
(d)from a place outside Canada to a place in Canada where it is stored or taken up as surplus for a period until further transported by that means to a place outside Canada in the same measure and state except to the extent of any consumption or alteration necessary or incidental to its transportation,
Supply in a province
For the purposes of this Part, a supply is deemed to be made in a province if it is made in Canada and is, under the rules set out in Schedule IX, made in the province, but is deemed to be made outside the province in any other case and a supply made in Canada that is not made in any participating province is deemed to be made in a non-participating province.
[Repealed, 1997, c. 10, s. 8]
Supplies by governments and municipalities
For the purposes of this Part, the following supplies, when made for consideration by a government or municipality or a board, commission or other body established by a government or municipality, shall, for greater certainty, be deemed to be made in the course of a commercial activity, except where the supply is an exempt supply:
(a)a supply of a service of testing or inspecting any property for the purpose of verifying or certifying that the property meets particular standards of quality or is suitable for consumption, use or supply in a particular manner;
(b)a supply to a consumer of a right to hunt or fish;
(c)a supply of a right to take or remove forestry products, products that grow in water, fishery products, minerals or peat, where the supply is made to
(i)a consumer, or
(ii)a person who is not a registrant and who acquires the right in the course of a business of the person of making supplies of the products, minerals or peat to consumers;
(d)a supply of a licence, permit, quota or similar right in respect of the importation of alcoholic beverages; and
(e)a supply of a right to enter, to have access to or to use property of the government, municipality or other body.
[Repealed, 1994, c. 9, s. 5]
Small suppliers
(1)For the purposes of this Part, a person is a small supplier throughout a particular calendar quarter and the first month immediately following the particular calendar quarter if
(a)the total of all amounts each of which is the value of the consideration (other than consideration referred to in section 167.1 that is attributable to goodwill of a business) that became due in the four calendar quarters immediately preceding the particular calendar quarter, or that was paid in those four calendar quarters without having become due, to the person or an associate of the person at the beginning of the particular calendar quarter for taxable supplies (other than supplies of financial services and supplies by way of sale of capital property of the person or associate) made inside or outside Canada by the person or associate
(b)$30,000 or, where the person is a public service body, $50,000, and
(c)where, in the four calendar quarters immediately preceding the particular calendar quarter, the person or an associate of the person at the beginning of the particular calendar quarter made a taxable supply of a right to participate in a game of chance or is deemed, under section 187, to have made a supply in respect of a bet and the supply is a taxable supply, the total of all amounts each of which is
(i)an amount of money paid or payable by the person or the associate as a prize or winnings in the game or in satisfaction of the bet, or
(ii)consideration paid or payable by the person or the associate for property or a service that is given as a prize or winnings in the game or in satisfaction of the bet.
(2)Notwithstanding subsection (1), where at any time in a calendar quarter
(a)the total of all amounts each of which is the value of the consideration (other than consideration referred to in section 167.1 that is attributable to goodwill of a business) that became due in the calendar quarter, or that was paid in that calendar quarter without having become due, to a person or an associate of the person at the beginning of the calendar quarter for taxable supplies (other than supplies of financial services and supplies by way of sale of capital property of the person or associate) made inside or outside Canada by the person or associate
(b)$30,000 or, where the person is a public service body, $50,000, and
(c)where, in the calendar quarter, the person or an associate of the person at the beginning of the calendar quarter made a taxable supply of a right to participate in a game of chance or is deemed, under section 187, to have made a supply in respect of a bet and the supply is a taxable supply, the total of all amounts each of which is
(i)an amount of money paid or payable by the person or the associate as a prize or winnings in the game or in satisfaction of the bet, or
(ii)consideration paid or payable by the person or the associate for property or a service that is given as a prize or winnings in the game or in satisfaction of the bet,
(3)This section does not apply to
(a)a person registered under Subdivision E of Division II; or
(b)a non-resident person that makes a supply in Canada of admissions in respect of a place of amusement, a seminar, an activity or an event and whose only business carried on in Canada is the making of such supplies.
(4)In this section, associate of a particular person at any time means another person who is associated at that time with the particular person.
Meaning of gross revenue
(1)In this section, gross revenue of a person for a fiscal year of the person means the amount, if any, by which
(a)the total of all amounts each of which is
(i)a gift that is received or becomes receivable (depending on the method, in this paragraph referred to as the “accounting method”, followed by the person in determining the person’s revenue for the year) by the person during the fiscal year,
(ii)a grant, subsidy, forgivable loan or other assistance (other than a refund or rebate of, or credit in respect of, taxes, duties or fees imposed by an Act of Parliament or the legislature of a province) in the form of money that is received or becomes receivable (depending on the accounting method) by the person during the fiscal year from a government, municipality or other public authority,
(iii)revenue that is or would be, if the person were a taxpayer under the Income Tax Act, included for the purposes of that Act in determining the person’s income for the fiscal year from property, a business, an adventure or concern in the nature of trade or other source and that is not included in subparagraph (ii),
(iv)an amount that is or would be, if the person were a taxpayer under the Income Tax Act, a capital gain for the fiscal year for the purposes of that Act from the disposition of property of the person, or
(v)other revenue of any kind whatever (other than an amount that is or would be, if the person were a taxpayer under the Income Tax Act, included in determining the amount of a capital gain or loss of the person for the purposes of that Act) that is received or becomes receivable (depending on the accounting method) by the person during the fiscal year,
(b)the total of all amounts each of which is or would be, if the person were a taxpayer under the Income Tax Act, a capital loss for the fiscal year for the purposes of that Act from the disposition of property of the person.
(2)For the purposes of this Part, a person that is a charity or a public institution at any time in a particular fiscal year of the person is a small supplier throughout the particular fiscal year if
(a)the particular fiscal year is the first fiscal year of the person;
(b)the particular fiscal year is the second fiscal year of the person and the gross revenue of the person for the first fiscal year of the person was $250,000 or less; or
(c)the particular fiscal year is not the first or second fiscal year of the person and the gross revenue of the person for either of the two fiscal years of the person immediately preceding the particular fiscal year was $250,000 or less.
Financial institutions
(1)For the purposes of this Part, a person is a financial institution throughout a particular taxation year of the person if
(a)the person is
(i)a bank,
(ii)a corporation that is licensed or otherwise authorized under the laws of Canada or a province to carry on in Canada the business of offering to the public its services as a trustee,
(iii)a person whose principal business is as a trader or dealer in, or as a broker or salesperson of, financial instruments or money,
(iv)a credit union,
(v)an insurer or any other person whose principal business is providing insurance under insurance policies,
(vi)a segregated fund of an insurer,
(vii)the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation,
(viii)a person whose principal business is the lending of money or the purchasing of debt securities or a combination thereof,
(ix)an investment plan,
(x)a person providing services referred to in section 158, or
(xi)a corporation deemed under section 151 to be a financial institution,
(b)the total (in this section referred to as the “financial revenue”) of all amounts each of which is an amount that is interest, a dividend (other than a dividend in kind or a patronage dividend) or a separate fee or charge for a financial service and that is included in computing, for the purposes of the Income Tax Act, the person’s income, or, if the person is an individual, the person’s income from a business, for the taxation year of the person preceding the particular year exceeds the greater of
(i)10% of the total of
(ii)the amount determined by the formula
(c)the total of all amounts each of which is an amount that is included in computing, for the purposes of that Act, the person’s income, or, where the person is an individual, the person’s income from a business, for that preceding taxation year and that is interest, or a separate fee or charge, with respect to
(i)a credit card or charge card issued by the person, or
(ii)the making of an advance, the lending of money or the granting of credit
(iii)the amount determined by the formula
(2)For the purposes of this Part, where
(a)at any time two or more corporations (in this subsection referred to as the “predecessors”) are merged or amalgamated to form one corporation (in this subsection referred to as the “new corporation”), and
(b)the principal business of the new corporation immediately after that time is the same as or similar to the business of one or more of the predecessors that immediately before that time was a financial institution,
(3)For the purposes of this Part, where
(a)a particular person, at any time in a taxation year of the particular person, acquires a business as a going concern from another person who was immediately before that time a financial institution, and
(b)immediately after that time the principal business of the particular person is the business so acquired,
(4)In determining a total for a person under paragraph (1)(b) or (c), there shall not be included interest, or any dividend, from
(a)if the person is a partnership, a corporation that is controlled by
(i)the person,
(ii)a corporation that is controlled by the person,
(iii)a corporation that is related to a corporation described in subparagraph (ii), or
(iv)a combination of persons described in subparagraphs (i) to (iii); or
(b)in any other case, a corporation related to the person.
(4.01)In determining an amount of financial revenue, there shall not be included a separate fee or charge for a financial service the supply of which is a zero-rated supply described by section 3 of Part IX of Schedule VI.
(4.02)In determining a total under paragraph (1)(c) for a person (in this subsection and subsection (4.03) referred to as the “depositor”), interest from another person in respect of a deposit of money received or held by the other person in the usual course of its deposit-taking business is not to be included if
(a)the other person is
(i)a bank,
(ii)a credit union,
(iii)a corporation authorized under the laws of Canada or a province to carry on the business of offering to the public its services as a trustee, or
(iv)a corporation authorized under the laws of Canada or a province to accept deposits from the public and that carries on the business of lending money on the security of real property or investing in indebtedness on the security of mortgages or hypothecs on real property; and
(b)the other person is obligated, or may by the demand of the depositor become obligated, to repay the money on or before the particular day that is 364 days after the day on which the deposit of money is made.
(4.03)For the purpose of paragraph (4.02)(b), in determining whether the other person is obligated, or may by the demand of the depositor become obligated, to repay the money on or before the particular day that is 364 days after the day on which the deposit of money is made, the following rules apply:
(a)if the other person is obligated to repay the money to the depositor on a fixed day and also is or may become obligated to repay the money on an earlier day by virtue of a right of withdrawal, reinvestment or other right afforded to the depositor by the terms under which the money was solicited or received or is held, then only the obligation to repay on the fixed day is to be considered, whether or not the right is exercised; and
(b)if the other person is obligated to repay the money to the depositor on a fixed day and also is or may become obligated to repay the money on a later day by virtue of a right afforded to any person to extend the term of the deposit at a rate or rates of interest determined at the time the money was solicited or received, then only the obligation to repay on the later day is to be considered, whether or not the right is exercised.
(4.1)Paragraphs (1)(b) and (c) do not apply for the purpose of determining if a person is a financial institution throughout a particular taxation year where the person is
(a)at the beginning of the particular year,
(i)a charity, municipality, school authority, hospital authority, public college or university, or
(ii)a non-profit organization that operated, otherwise than for profit, a health care facility within the meaning of paragraph (c) of the definition of that expression in section 1 of Part II of Schedule V; or
(b)on the last day of the taxation year of the person preceding the particular year, a qualifying non-profit organization (within the meaning of subsection 259(2)).
(5)In this section, investment plan means
(a)a trust governed by
(i)a registered pension plan,
(i.1)a pooled registered pension plan,
(ii)an employees profit sharing plan,
(iii)a registered supplementary unemployment benefit plan,
(iv)a registered retirement savings plan,
(iv.1)a TFSA,
(v)a deferred profit sharing plan,
(vi)a registered education savings plan,
(vi.1)a registered disability savings plan,
(vii)a registered retirement income fund,
(viii)an employee benefit plan,
(ix)an employee trust,
(x)a mutual fund trust,
(xi)[Repealed, 2017, c. 33, s. 109]
(xii)a unit trust, or
(xiii)a retirement compensation arrangement,
(b)an investment corporation, as that term is defined for the purposes of that Act;
(c)a mortgage investment corporation, as that term is defined for the purposes of that Act;
(d)a mutual fund corporation, as that term is defined for the purposes of that Act;
(e)a non-resident owned investment corporation, as that term is defined for the purposes of that Act;
(f)a corporation exempt from tax under that Act by reason of paragraph 149(1)(o.1) or (o.2) of that Act;
(f.1)an investment limited partnership; and
(g)a prescribed person or a person of a prescribed class.
Election for exempt supplies
(1)For the purposes of this Part, where at any time a person who is a member of a closely related group of which a listed financial institution is a member files an election made jointly by the person and a corporation that is also a member of the group at that time, every supply between the person and the corporation of property by way of lease, licence or similar arrangement or of a service that is made at a time when the election is in effect and that would, but for this subsection, be a taxable supply is deemed to be a supply of a financial service.
(2)Subsection (1) does not apply to
(a)property held or services rendered by a member of a closely related group as a participant in a joint venture with another person while an election under section 273 made jointly by the member and the other person is in effect;
(b)an imported taxable supply, as defined in section 217; or
(c)a supply of services in relation to the clearing or settlement of cheques and other payment items under the national payments system of the Canadian Payments Association if the recipient (in this paragraph referred to as the “related purchaser”) is acquiring all or part of those services for the purpose of making a supply of exempt services to
(i)an unrelated party, or
(ii)a supplier that is a member of a closely related group of which the related purchaser is a member and that acquires all or part of the exempt services for the purpose of making a supply of exempt services to an unrelated party or to a supplier described by this subparagraph.
(2.1)The following definitions apply in subsection (2).
exempt services means services prescribed by section 3 of the Financial Services (GST/HST) Regulations. (services exonérés)
unrelated party, in respect of a supply of services, means a person that is not a member of a closely related group of which the supplier is a member and that is acquiring the services for the purpose of making a supply of services in relation to the clearing or settlement of cheques and other payment items under the national payments system of the Canadian Payments Association. (tiers non lié)
(3)An election under subsection (1) relating to supplies between a member of a closely related group and a corporation shall
(a)be made in prescribed form containing prescribed information;
(b)specify the day the election is to become effective; and
(c)be filed by the member with the Minister in prescribed manner on or before the day on or before which a return under Division V for the reporting period of the member in which the election is to become effective is required to be filed.
(4)An election under subsection (1) shall be effective for the period beginning on the day specified in the election and ending on the earliest of
(a)the day either member ceases to be a member of the closely related group,
(b)the first day the closely related group does not include a listed financial institution (other than a person that is a financial institution only by reason of section 151), and
(c)the day specified in the revocation of the election, which day is at least 365 days after the day specified in the election.
(4.1)A revocation of an election made under subsection (1) by a member of a closely related group and a corporation shall
(a)be made jointly in prescribed form containing prescribed information by the member and the corporation;
(b)specify the day on which the revocation is to become effective; and
(c)be filed with the Minister in prescribed manner on or before
(i)the particular day that is the earlier of
(ii)any day after the particular day that the Minister may allow.
(5)Where an election made under subsection (1) jointly by a member of a closely related group and a corporation ceases to be effective, the member and the corporation shall not thereafter make an election jointly under subsection (1) without the written concurrence of the Minister.
(6)For the purposes of this Part,
(a)every credit union shall be deemed to be at all times a member of a closely related group of which every other credit union is a member;
(b)every credit union shall be deemed to have made an election under subsection (1) with every other credit union that is in effect at all times; and
(c)every supply of tangible personal property by a credit union, other than a capital property of the credit union, to another credit union shall be deemed to be a supply of a financial service.
(d)[Repealed, 1993, c. 27, s. 25]
(7)For the purposes of this Part, every member of a mutual insurance group shall be deemed
(a)to be at all times a member of a closely related group of which every other member of the mutual insurance group is a member; and
(b)to have made, with every other member of the group, an election under subsection (1) that is in effect at all times.
Effect of election under subsection 150(1)
For the purposes of this Part, where a corporation that is a member of a closely related group has made an election under subsection 150(1), the corporation shall be deemed to be a financial institution throughout the period during which the election is in effect.
When consideration due
(1)For the purposes of this Part, the consideration, or a part thereof, for a taxable supply shall be deemed to become due on the earliest of
(a)the earlier of the day the supplier first issues an invoice in respect of the supply for that consideration or part and the date of that invoice,
(b)the day the supplier would have, but for an undue delay, issued an invoice in respect of the supply for that consideration or part, and
(c)the day the recipient is required to pay that consideration or part to the supplier pursuant to an agreement in writing.
(2)Notwithstanding subsection (1), where property is supplied by way of lease, licence or similar arrangement under an agreement in writing, the consideration, or any part thereof, for the supply shall, for the purposes of this Part, be deemed to become due on the day the recipient is required to pay the consideration or part to the supplier pursuant to the agreement.
(3)For the purposes of this Part, where consideration that is not money is given or required to be given, the consideration that is given or required to be given shall be deemed to be paid or required to be paid, as the case may be.
Value of consideration
(1)Subject to this Division, the value of the consideration, or any part thereof, for a supply shall, for the purposes of this Part, be deemed to be equal to
(a)where the consideration or that part is expressed in money, the amount of the money; and
(b)where the consideration or that part is other than money, the fair market value of the consideration or that part at the time the supply was made.
(2)For the purposes of this Part, where
(a)consideration is paid for a supply and other consideration is paid for one or more other supplies or matters, and
(b)the consideration for one of the supplies or matters exceeds the consideration that would be reasonable if the other supply were not made or the other matter were not provided,
(3)Where
(a)the consideration or a part of the consideration for a supply of property of a particular class or kind is property of that class or kind,
(b)both the supplier and the recipient are registrants, and
(c)the property is acquired by the recipient and the consideration or that part thereof is acquired by the supplier as inventory for use exclusively in commercial activities of the recipient or supplier, as the case may be,
(4)Where, at the time a supplier makes a supply of tangible personal property to a recipient, the supplier accepts, in full or partial consideration for the supply, other property (in this subsection and subsection (5) referred to as the “trade-in”) that
(a)is used tangible personal property or a leasehold interest therein, and
(b)is acquired for consumption, use or supply in the course of a commercial activity of the supplier,
(c)except where paragraph (d) applies, the amount credited to the recipient in respect of the trade-in, and
(d)where the supplier and the recipient are not dealing with each other at arm’s length at the time the supply is made and the amount credited to the recipient in respect of the trade-in exceeds the fair market value of the trade-in at the time ownership thereof is transferred to the supplier, that fair market value.
(4.1)For the purposes of this Part, if
(a)a person (in this subsection and subsections (4.2) to (4.5) referred to as the “lessee”) makes a supply by way of sale of tangible personal property to another person (in this subsection referred to as the “lessor”),
(b)the lessee is not required to collect tax in respect of that supply, and
(c)the lessor immediately makes a taxable supply by way of lease of the property to the lessee under an agreement (in this subsection and subsections (4.2) to (4.5) referred to as the “original leaseback agreement”),
(4.2)In subsection (4.1), the specified number of remaining lease payments, at a particular time, in respect of a particular agreement for the supply of property by way of lease that is an original leaseback agreement or a subsequent lease in respect of that agreement, is the amount determined by the formula
(4.3)In subsections (4.1) to (4.5), subsequent lease, in respect of an original leaseback agreement for the supply by way of lease of property to a lessee, means
(a)an agreement for the supply by way of lease of the property that constitutes a new agreement between the lessee and an assignee of the rights and obligations of the person who is the supplier under the original leaseback agreement or under an agreement referred to in this paragraph or in paragraph (b); or
(b)an agreement for the supply of the property to the lessee by way of lease that succeeds, as a new agreement, either the original leaseback agreement or a particular agreement referred to in paragraph (a) or in this paragraph upon a renewal or variation of that original leaseback agreement or particular agreement.
(4.4)For the purposes of subsections (4.1), (4.2) and (4.5), if a supplier agrees, at any time, to renew, vary, terminate (otherwise than upon the exercise of an option to purchase) or assign a particular agreement for the supply of property to a lessee by way of lease that is an original leaseback agreement or a subsequent lease in respect of that agreement and the renewal, variation, termination or assignment does not constitute a novation of the particular agreement but has the effect of changing the number of payments that the lessee is obligated to make for supplies by way of lease of the property under the particular agreement,
(a)the supplier and lessee are deemed to have, at that time, entered into a subsequent lease in respect of the original leaseback agreement; and
(b)all supplies by way of lease for which consideration becomes due, or is paid without having become due, at or after the time the renewal, variation, termination or assignment takes effect that would, but for this subsection, be made under the particular agreement are deemed to be made under that subsequent lease and not under the particular agreement.
(4.5)For the purposes of this Part other than a purpose referred to in paragraph (5)(a), if
(a)a supply by way of sale of property is made to a lessee on the exercise by the lessee of an option to purchase the property provided for in an original leaseback agreement entered into by the lessee in respect of the property, or in a subsequent lease in respect of that agreement, to which subsection (4.1) applied, and
(b)immediately before the earliest time at which consideration for the supply becomes due or is paid without having become due, there is an unused total purchase credit in respect of the property,
(c)the value of the consideration for the supply is deemed to be equal to the amount determined by the formula
(d)subsection (4.1) does not apply to any consideration that, after that earliest time, becomes due or is paid without having become due for any supply by way of lease of the property that was made under the original leaseback agreement or under a subsequent lease in respect of that agreement.
(4.6)For the purposes of subsection (4.1), if a person makes a supply by way of sale of property to a recipient with whom the person is not dealing at arm’s length and the consideration for the supply exceeds the fair market value of the property at the time ownership of the property is transferred to the recipient, the consideration for the supply is deemed to be equal to that fair market value.
(5)Subsections (4) and (4.1) do not apply
(a)for the purpose of determining, for the purposes of any provision of this Part or any Schedule to this Act other than Schedules I to IV, whether the value of consideration for a supply of property equals, exceeds or is less than another amount specified in the provision;
(b)for the purposes of section 148 or 249; or
(c)if the supply of the trade-in, or the supply by way of sale referred to in paragraph (4.1)(a), as the case may be, is
(i)a zero-rated supply,
(ii)a supply made outside Canada, or
(iii)a supply in respect of which no tax is payable because of subsection 156(2) or paragraph 167(1.1)(a).
(6)For the purposes of this Part, if
(a)natural gas is transported by pipeline to a straddle plant at which natural gas liquids or ethane (each of which is, in this subsection, referred to as “natural gas liquids”) is recovered from the natural gas,
(b)the residue gas is returned to the pipeline after the recovery along with other natural gas (in this subsection referred to as “make-up gas”) that is supplied solely to make up for the loss of energy content due to the recovery, and
(c)the consideration or a part of the consideration for any supply of the natural gas liquids (or the right to recover the liquids) or any supply of the make-up gas is
(i)in the case of a supply of the natural gas liquids or the right to recover the liquids, the make-up gas, and
(ii)in the case of a supply of the make-up gas, the natural gas liquids or the right to recover the liquids,
Meaning of provincial levy
(1)In this section, provincial levy means a tax, duty or fee imposed under an Act of the legislature of a province in respect of the supply, consumption or use of property or a service.
(2)For the purposes of this Part, the consideration for a supply of property or a service includes
(a)any tax, duty or fee imposed under an Act of Parliament that is payable by the recipient, or payable or collectible by the supplier, in respect of that supply or in respect of the production, importation, consumption or use of the property or service, other than tax under this Part that is payable by the recipient;
(b)any provincial levy that is payable by the recipient, or payable or collectible by the supplier, in respect of that supply or in respect of the consumption or use of the property or service, other than a prescribed provincial levy that is payable by the recipient; and
(c)any other amount that is collectible by the supplier under an Act of the legislature of a province and that is equal to, or is collectible on account of or in lieu of, a provincial levy, except where the amount is payable by the recipient and the provincial levy is a prescribed provincial levy.
(3)If, under this Part, a person is deemed to be the recipient of a supply in respect of which another person would, but for that deeming, be the recipient, a reference in this section to the recipient of the supply shall be read as a reference to that other person.
Non-arm’s length supplies
(1)For the purposes of this Part, where a supply of property or a service is made between persons not dealing with each other at arm’s length for no consideration or for consideration less than the fair market value of the property or service at the time the supply is made, and the recipient of the supply is not a registrant who is acquiring the property or service for consumption, use or supply exclusively in the course of commercial activities of the recipient,
(a)if no consideration is paid for the supply, the supply shall be deemed to be made for consideration, paid at that time, of a value equal to the fair market value of the property or service at that time; and
(b)if consideration is paid for the supply, the value of the consideration shall be deemed to be equal to the fair market value of the property or service at that time.
(2)Subsection (1) does not apply to a supply of property or a service by a person where
(a)an amount is deemed under section 173 to be the total consideration for the supply; or
(b)in the absence of subsection (1),
(i)the person, because of subsection 170(1), would not be entitled to claim an input tax credit in respect of the acquisition or importation of the property or service by the person,
(ii)subsection 172(2) would apply to the supply, or
(iii)the supply would be an exempt supply included in Part V.1 or VI of Schedule V.
Definitions
(1)The definitions in this subsection apply in this section.
Canadian partnership [Repealed, 2024, c. 15, s. 133]
distribution has the meaning assigned by subsection 55(1) of the Income Tax Act. (attribution)
qualifying group means (a) a group of corporations, each member of which is closely related, within the meaning assigned by section 128, to each other member of the group; or (b) a group of specified partnerships, or of specified partnerships and corporations, each member of which is closely related, within the meaning of this section, to each other member of the group. (groupe admissible)
qualifying member of a qualifying group means a registrant that is a corporation resident in Canada or a specified partnership, each member of which is resident in Canada, and that meets the following conditions: (a) the registrant is a member of the group; (b) the registrant is not a party to an election under subsection 150(1); and (c) one of the following conditions is met: (i) the registrant has property (other than financial instruments and property having a nominal value) and has last manufactured, produced, acquired or imported all or substantially all of its property (other than financial instruments and property having a nominal value) for consumption, use or supply exclusively in the course of commercial activities of the registrant, (ii) the registrant has no property (other than financial instruments and property having a nominal value) and has made supplies and all or substantially all of the supplies made by the registrant are taxable supplies, or (iii) the registrant has no property (other than financial instruments and property having a nominal value) and has not made taxable supplies and it is reasonable to expect that (A) the registrant will be making supplies throughout the next 12 months, (B) all or substantially all of those supplies will be taxable supplies, and (C) all or substantially all of the property (other than financial instruments and property having a nominal value) to be manufactured, produced, acquired or imported by the registrant within the next 12 months will be for consumption, use or supply exclusively in the course of commercial activities of the registrant. (membre admissible)
secured creditor [Repealed, 2000, c. 30, s. 25]
security interest [Repealed, 2000, c. 30, s. 25]
specified member of a qualifying group means (a) a qualifying member of the group; or (b) a temporary member of the group during the course of the reorganization referred to in paragraph (f) of the definition temporary member. (membre déterminé)
specified partnership means a partnership each member of which is a corporation or a partnership. (société de personnes déterminée)
temporary member of a qualifying group means a particular corporation (a) that is a registrant; (b) that is resident in Canada; (c) that is a member of the qualifying group; (d) that is not a qualifying member of the qualifying group; (e) that is not a party to an election under subsection 150(1); (f) that receives a supply of property that meets the following conditions: (i) the supply is made by another corporation that is a qualifying member of the qualifying group and in contemplation of a distribution made in the course of a reorganization whereby the shares of the particular corporation are to be transferred upon the distribution to one or more corporations (in this definition referred to as the “transferee corporations”), (ii) the supplied property includes property that is neither a financial instrument nor property having a nominal value, and (iii) all or substantially all of the supplied property (other than financial instruments and property having a nominal value) (A) was last manufactured, produced, acquired or imported by the other corporation for consumption, use or supply exclusively in the course of the commercial activities of the other corporation, (B) is not consumed, used or supplied by the particular corporation otherwise than exclusively in the course of its commercial activities, and (C) may reasonably be expected to be consumed, used or supplied by the transferee corporations exclusively in the course of their commercial activities within 12 months after the time the supply is made; (g) that, before receiving the supply, does not carry on any business or have any property (other than financial instruments); and (h) the shares of which are transferred to the transferee corporations upon the distribution referred to in subparagraph (f)(i). (membre temporaire)
(1.1)For the purposes of this section, a particular specified partnership and another person that is a specified partnership or a corporation are closely related to each other at any time if, at that time,
(a)in the case where the other person is a specified partnership,
(i)all or substantially all of the interest in the other person is held by
(ii)the particular partnership
(b)in the case where the other person is a corporation,
(i)qualifying voting control in respect of the other person is held by, and not less than 90% of the value and number of the issued and outstanding shares, having full voting rights under all circumstances, of the capital stock of the other person are owned by,
(ii)qualifying voting control in respect of a corporation is held by, and not less than 90% of the value and number of the issued and outstanding shares, having full voting rights under all circumstances, of the capital stock of the corporation are owned by,
(iii)all or substantially all of the interest in the particular partnership is held by
(iv)all or substantially all of the interest in a specified partnership is held by
(1.2)If, under subsection (1.1), two persons are closely related to the same corporation or specified partnership, the two persons are closely related to each other for the purposes of this section.
(1.3)For the purposes of this section, a person, or a group of persons, holds, at any time, all or substantially all of the interest in a partnership only if, at that time,
(a)the person, or every person in the group of persons, is a member of the partnership; and
(b)the person, or the members of the group collectively, as the case may be, is or are
(i)entitled to receive at least 90% of
(ii)entitled to receive at least 90% of the total amount that would be paid to all members of the partnership (otherwise than as a share of any income of the partnership) if it were wound up at that time, and
(iii)able to direct the business and affairs of the partnership or would be so able if no secured creditor had any security interest in an interest in, or the property of, the partnership.
(2)For the purposes of this Part, if at any time after 2014 a person that is a specified member of a qualifying group files an election made jointly by the person and another specified member of the group, every taxable supply made between the person and the other specified member at a time when the election is in effect is deemed to have been made for no consideration.
(2.01)For the purposes of this section, if an election made under this section has been filed by any person before January 1, 2015, the election is deemed never to have been filed.
(2.1)Subsection (2) does not apply to
(a)a supply by way of sale of real property;
(b)a supply of property, or of a service, that is not acquired by the recipient for consumption, use or supply exclusively in the course of commercial activities of the recipient; or
(c)a supply that is not a supply of property that meets the conditions set out in paragraph (f) of the definition temporary member in subsection (1), if the recipient of the supply is a temporary member.
(3)An election under subsection (2) made jointly by a particular member of a qualifying group and another member of the group ceases to have effect on the earliest of
(a)the day on which the particular member ceases to be a specified member of the group,
(b)the day on which the other member ceases to be a specified member of the group, and
(c)the day on which the election is revoked jointly by those members.
(4)An election under subsection (2) made jointly by a particular specified member of a qualifying group and another specified member of the group and a revocation of the election by those specified members shall
(a)be made in prescribed form containing prescribed information and specify the day (in this subsection referred to as the “effective day”) on which the election or revocation is to become effective; and
(b)be filed with the Minister in prescribed manner on or before
(i)the particular day that is the earlier of
(ii)any day after the particular day that the Minister may allow.
(5)A particular person and another person are jointly and severally, or solidarily, liable for all obligations under this Part that result upon, or as a consequence of, a failure to account for or pay as and when required under this Part an amount of net tax of the particular person or of the other person if that tax is attributable to a supply made at any time between the particular person and the other person and if
(a)an election under subsection (2) made jointly by the particular person and the other person
(i)is in effect at that time, or
(ii)ceased to be in effect before that time but the particular person and the other person are conducting themselves as if the election were in effect at that time; or
(b)the particular person and the other person purport to have jointly made an election under subsection (2) before that time and are conducting themselves as if an election under subsection (2) made jointly by the particular person and the other person were in effect at that time.
Meaning of selected qualifying employer
(1)For the purposes of this section, selected qualifying employer has the meaning assigned by subsection 172.1(9).
(2)For the purposes of this Part, if a participating employer of a pension plan elects jointly with a pension entity of the pension plan, every taxable supply made by the participating employer to the pension entity at a time when the election is in effect is deemed to have been made for no consideration.
(2.1)A person that is a participating employer of a pension plan and a master pension entity of the pension plan may jointly make an election in respect of taxable supplies made by the person to the master pension entity if
(2.2)For the purposes of this Part, every taxable supply made by a participating employer to a master pension entity at a time when a joint election made under subsection (2.1) by the participating employer and the master pension entity is in effect is deemed to have been made for no consideration.
(3)Subsection (2) does not apply to
(a)a supply deemed under section 172.1 to have been made;
(b)a supply of property or a service that is not acquired by a pension entity of a pension plan for consumption, use or supply by the pension entity in the course of pension activities (as defined in subsection 172.1(1)) in respect of the pension plan;
(c)a supply made by a participating employer of a pension plan to a pension entity of the pension plan of all or part of property or a service if, at the time the participating employer acquires the property or service, the participating employer is a selected qualifying employer of the pension plan;
(d)a supply made by a participating employer of a pension plan to a pension entity of the pension plan of property or a service if, at the time the participating employer consumes or uses an employer resource (as defined in subsection 172.1(1)) of the participating employer for the purpose of making the supply, the participating employer is a selected qualifying employer of the pension plan; or
(e)a supply made in prescribed circumstances or made by a prescribed person.
(3.1)Subsection (2.2) does not apply to
(a)a supply deemed under section 172.1 to have been made;
(b)a supply of property or a service that is not acquired by a master pension entity of a pension plan for consumption, use or supply by the master pension entity in the course of pension activities (as defined in subsection 172.1(1)) in respect of the pension plan;
(c)a supply made by a participating employer of a pension plan to a master pension entity of the pension plan of all or part of property or a service if, at the time the participating employer acquires the property or service, the master pension entity is a master pension entity of one or more pension plans of which the participating employer is a selected qualifying employer;
(d)a supply made by a participating employer of a pension plan to a master pension entity of the pension plan of property or a service if, at the time the participating employer consumes or uses an employer resource (as defined in subsection 172.1(1)) of the participating employer for the purpose of making the supply, the master pension entity is a master pension entity of one or more pension plans of which the participating employer is a selected qualifying employer; or
(e)a supply made in prescribed circumstances or made by a prescribed person.
(4)The persons that have jointly made an election under subsection (2) or (2.1) may jointly revoke the election.
(5)An election under subsection (2) or (2.1) and a revocation of an election under subsection (4) must
(a)be made in prescribed form containing prescribed information;
(b)specify the day on which the election or the revocation is to become effective, which must be the first day of a fiscal year of the participating employer; and
(c)be filed by the participating employer with the Minister in prescribed manner on or before the day that is the day on which the election or the revocation is to become effective or any later day that the Minister may allow.
(6)An election made jointly under subsection (2) or (2.1) by a person that is a participating employer of a pension plan and by another person that is a pension entity of the pension plan or a master pension entity of the pension plan ceases to have effect on the earliest of
(a)the day on which the person ceases to be a participating employer of the pension plan,
(b)the day on which the other person ceases to be a pension entity of the pension plan or a master pension entity of the pension plan, as the case may be,
(c)the day on which a joint revocation of the election under subsection (4) becomes effective,
(d)the day specified in a notice of revocation of the election sent to the person under subsection (9), and
(e)in the case of an election under subsection (2.1), the first day of a fiscal year of the other person for which
(7)If an election made jointly under subsection (2) or (2.1) by a participating employer of a pension plan and by a pension entity of the pension plan or a master pension entity of the pension plan is in effect at any time in a fiscal year of the participating employer and if the participating employer fails to account for, as and when required under this Part, any tax deemed to have been collected by the participating employer on the last day of the fiscal year under any of subsections 172.1(5) to (6.1) in respect of the pension plan, the Minister may send a notice in writing (in this section referred to as a “notice of intent”) to the participating employer and to the pension entity or the master pension entity, as the case may be, that the Minister proposes to revoke the election as of the first day of the fiscal year.
(8)Upon receipt of a notice of intent, a participating employer must establish to the satisfaction of the Minister that the participating employer did not fail to account for, as and when required under this Part, tax deemed to have been collected by the participating employer under any of subsections 172.1(5) to (6.1) in respect of the pension plan.
(9)If, after 60 days after the day on which the notice of intent was sent by the Minister to the participating employer, the Minister is not satisfied that the participating employer did not fail to account for, as and when required under this Part, tax deemed to have been collected by the participating employer on the last day of a particular fiscal year under any of subsections 172.1(5) to (6.1) in respect of the pension plan, the Minister may send a notice in writing (in this section referred to as a “notice of revocation”) to the participating employer and to the pension entity or master pension entity with which the participating employer made the election that the election is revoked as of the day specified in the notice of revocation, and that day is not to be earlier than the day specified in the notice of intent and must be the first day of any particular fiscal year.
(10)For the purposes of this Part, an election under subsection (2) or (2.1) that has been revoked by the Minister under subsection (9) is deemed never to have been in effect on any day on or after the day specified in the notice of revocation.
Tax refund discounts
For the purposes of this Part, where a discounter (within the meaning of the Tax Rebate Discounting Act) pays an amount to a person to acquire from the person a right to a refund of tax (within the meaning of that Act), notwithstanding section 139, the discounter shall be deemed to have made
(a)a taxable supply of a service for consideration equal to the lesser of
(i)2/3 of the amount, if any, by which the amount of the refund exceeds the amount paid by the discounter to the person to acquire the right, and
(ii)$30; and
(b)a separate supply of a financial service for consideration equal to the amount by which the amount of the refund exceeds the total of the amount paid by the discounter to the person to acquire the right and the amount determined under paragraph (a).
Value in Canadian currency
Where the consideration for a supply is expressed in a foreign currency, the value of the consideration shall, for the purposes of this Part, be computed on the basis of the value of that foreign currency in Canadian currency on the day the tax is payable, or on such other day as is acceptable to the Minister.
Coin-operated devices
Where a supply is made, and the consideration therefor is paid, by means of a coin-operated device, the following rules apply for the purposes of this Part:
(a)the recipient shall be deemed to have
(i)received the supply,
(ii)paid the consideration for the supply, and
(iii)paid any tax payable in respect of the supply,
(b)the supplier shall be deemed to have
(i)made the supply,
(ii)received the consideration for the supply, and
(iii)collected any tax payable in respect of the supply,
Early or late payments
For the purposes of this Part, where tangible personal property or services are supplied and the amount of consideration for the supply shown in the invoice in respect of the supply may be reduced if the amount thereof is paid within a time specified in the invoice or an additional amount is charged to the recipient by the supplier if the amount of the consideration is not paid within a reasonable period specified in the invoice, the consideration due shall be deemed to be the amount of consideration shown in the invoice.
Definitions
(1)The definitions in this subsection apply in this section.
estimated reserves of minerals means the estimated quantities of minerals that geological and engineering data demonstrate, with reasonable certainty, to be recoverable under existing economic and operating conditions. (réserves estimées)
farm-out agreement means an agreement referred to in subsection (4). (accord d’amodiation)
natural resource right means (a) a right to explore for or exploit a mineral deposit; (b) a right of entry or user relating to a right referred to in paragraph (a); or (c) a right to an amount computed by reference to the production (including profit) from, or to the value of production from, a mineral deposit. (droit relatif à des ressources)
specified mining or well-site equipment, in relation to the exploration or development of unproven property under a farm-out agreement, means (a) equipment, installations and structures for use at a mine site in the production of minerals from the mine and not in the milling, smelting, refining or other processing of the minerals after production; and (b) equipment, installations and structures for use at a well site in the production of minerals from the well, including a heater, dehydrator or other well-site facility for the initial treatment of substances produced from the well to prepare such production for transportation but excluding (i) any equipment, installation, structure or facility that serves or is intended to serve a well that has not been drilled in the course of the exploration or development under that agreement, and (ii) any equipment, installation, structure or facility for use in the refining of oil or the processing of natural gas including the separation therefrom of liquid hydrocarbons, sulphur or other joint products or by-products. (matériel déterminé)
unproven property means real property for which estimated reserves of minerals have not been attributed. (bien non prouvé)
(2)For the purposes of this Part, the supply of
(a)a right to explore for or exploit a mineral deposit, a peat bog or deposit of peat or a forestry, water or fishery resource,
(b)a right of entry or user relating to a right referred to in paragraph (a),
(c)a right to an amount computed by reference to the production (including profit) from, or to the value of production from, any such deposit, bog or resource, or
(d)a right to enter or use land to generate, or evaluate the feasibility of generating, electricity from the sun or wind,
(3)Subsection (2) does not apply to a supply of a right to take or remove forestry products, products that grow in water, fishery products, minerals or peat, a right of entry or user relating thereto or a right referred to in paragraph (2)(d), if the supply is made to
(a)a consumer; or
(b)a person who is not a registrant and who acquires the right in the course of a business of the person of making supplies of the products, minerals, peat or electricity to consumers.
(4)For the purposes of this Part, if, under an agreement in writing between a person (in this subsection referred to as the “farmor”) and another person (in this subsection referred to as the “farmee”), the farmor transfers to the farmee particular natural resource rights, or portions of them, relating to unproven property in consideration or part consideration for the farmee undertaking the exploration of the property for mineral deposits, providing information (or the right to it) gathered from the exploration and, subject to any conditions that may be provided in the agreement, developing the property for the production of minerals,
(a)the value, as consideration, of any property or service given by the farmor to the farmee under the agreement is deemed to be nil to the extent that the property or service is given as consideration for any of the following (each of which is referred to in this subsection as the “farmee’s contribution”):
(i)the undertaking of that exploration or development,
(ii)the provision of that information (or the right to it), and
(iii)any transfer under the agreement by the farmee to the farmor of any interest in specified mining or well-site equipment that is used by the farmee exclusively in that exploration or development;
(b)the value of the farmee’s contribution as consideration for any property or service given by the farmor to the farmee under the agreement is deemed to be nil; and
(c)if part of the consideration given by the farmor for the farmee’s contribution is a service or property (each of which is referred to in this paragraph as the “farmor’s additional contribution”) that is not a natural resource right relating to unproven property,
(i)the farmee is deemed to have made, at the place at which the unproven property is situated, a taxable supply of a service to the farmor separate from any supply by the farmee under the agreement and that service is deemed to be consideration for the farmor’s additional contribution,
(ii)the value of that service and the value of the farmor’s additional contribution as consideration for the supply of that service are each deemed to be equal to the fair market value of the farmor’s additional contribution determined at the time (in this paragraph referred to as the “time of transfer”) that
(iii)all of the consideration for the farmor’s additional contribution and the consideration for the service deemed to have been supplied by the farmee are deemed to become due at the time of transfer, and
(iv)if, in addition to the farmee’s contribution, the farmee supplies to the farmor other property or services (other than the service deemed under subparagraph (i) to have been supplied) for which part of the consideration is the farmor’s additional contribution, the value of the consideration for the supply of the other property or services is deemed to be equal to the amount, if any, by which the value of that consideration, determined without reference to this subparagraph, exceeds the fair market value of the farmor’s additional contribution.
Rolling stock penalties and demurrage
For the purposes of this Part, an amount that is paid
(a)as or on account of demurrage, or
(b)by one railway corporation to another railway corporation as or on account of a penalty for failure to return rolling stock within a stipulated time,
Consideration for portions of tour package
(1)For the purposes of determining tax payable in respect of portions of a tour package, the consideration for a supply of the provincially taxable portion of the tour package or the non-provincially taxable portion of the tour package, as the case may be, (in this subsection referred to as the “relevant portion”) is deemed to be
(a)where the supply is made by the first supplier of the tour package, the amount determined by the formula
(b)where the supply is made by any other person, the amount determined by the formula
(2)For the purpose of determining tax payable in respect of a tour package and for the purposes of Part VI of Schedule VI, the provision of all that part of the taxable portion of a tour package that is not included in the provincially taxable portions of the tour package and the provision of the part of the tour package that is not included in the taxable portion of the tour package are each deemed to be a supply separate from, and not incidental to, the provision of the remaining parts of the tour package.
(2.1)For the purpose of determining tax payable in respect of a tour package and for the purposes of Part VI of Schedule VI, the provision of the part of the taxable portion of a tour package that is the provincially taxable portion of the tour package in respect of a participating province is deemed to be a supply made in the participating province that is separate from, and not incidental to, the provision of the other parts, if any, of the tour package and those other parts are deemed to be supplied outside the participating province.
(2.2)Where a supply of a provincially taxable portion of a tour package in respect of a participating province is made by a supplier who acquired the tour package from another person and was not required to pay tax under subsection 165(2) in respect of the tour package, the supplier is deemed to be the first supplier of the tour package for the purposes of determining the base percentage, initial taxable percentage and taxable percentage, in respect of the provincially taxable portion of the tour package and the non-provincially taxable portion of the tour package.
(3)In this section and in Part VI of Schedule VI,
base fraction [Repealed, 1997, c. 10, s. 159]
base percentage, at any time, in respect of the provincially taxable portion of a tour package or the non-provincially taxable portion of a tour package, as the case may be, (in this definition referred to as the relevant portion) means the percentage determined by the formula A/B where A is the part of the amount (in this definition referred to as the base price) that would be charged by the first supplier of the tour package for a supply at that time of the tour package that is, at that time, reasonably attributable to the relevant portion, and B is the base price; (pourcentage de référence)
first supplier of a tour package means the person who first supplies the package in Canada; (premier fournisseur)
initial taxable percentage in respect of the provincially taxable portion of a tour package or the non-provincially taxable portion of a tour package, as the case may be, (in this definition referred to as the relevant portion) means the percentage determined, at the time the first supplier of the tour package first determines the amount (in this definition referred to as the initial price) to be charged by that supplier for a supply of the tour package, by the formula A/B where A is the part of the initial price that is, at that time, reasonably attributable to the relevant portion, and B is the initial price; (pourcentage taxable initial)
non-provincially taxable portion of a tour package means all property and services included in the taxable portion of the tour package that are not included in the provincially taxable portions of the tour package; (partie non taxable au provincial)
provincially taxable portion of a tour package, in respect of a participating province, means all property and services that are included in the tour package and the supplies of which, if made otherwise than as part of the tour package, would be supplies made in the participating province in respect of which tax under subsection 165(2) would be payable; (partie taxable au provincial)
taxable percentage, at a particular time, in respect of the provincially taxable portion of a tour package or the non-provincially taxable portion of a tour package, as the case may be, (in this definition referred to as the relevant portion) means (a) where the difference between the base percentage at that time in respect of the relevant portion and either the initial taxable percentage in respect of the relevant portion or the base percentage at an earlier time in respect of the relevant portion is more than 10 percentage points, the base percentage at the particular time in respect of the relevant portion, and (b) in any other case, the initial taxable percentage in respect of the relevant portion; (pourcentage taxable)
taxable portion of a tour package means all property and services included in the tour package and in respect of which tax under Division II would be payable if the property or service were supplied otherwise than as part of a tour package; (partie taxable)
tour package means a combination of two or more services, or of property and services, that includes transportation services, accommodation, a right to use a campground or trailer park, or guide or interpreter services, where the property and services are supplied together for an all-inclusive price. (voyage organisé)
Donation — value of consideration
For the purposes of this Part, if a charity or a public institution makes a taxable supply of property or service to another person, if the value of the property or service is included in determining the amount of the advantage in respect of a gift by the other person to the charity or public institution under subsection 248(32) of the Income Tax Act and if a receipt referred to in subsection 110.1(2) or 118.1(2) of that Act may be issued, or could be issued if the other person were an individual, in respect of part of the consideration for the supply, then the value of the consideration for the supply is deemed to be equal to the fair market value of the property or service at the time the supply is made.
Meaning of feed
(1)For the purposes of this section, feed means
(a)grain, seed or fodder that is described in section 2 of Part IV of Schedule VI and used as feed for farm livestock that is ordinarily raised or kept to produce, or to be used as, food for human consumption or to produce wool;
(b)feed that is a complete feed, supplement, macro-premix, micro-premix or mineral feed (other than a trace mineral salt feed), the supply of which in bulk quantities of at least 20 kg would be a zero-rated supply included in Part IV of Schedule VI; and
(c)by-products of the food processing industry and plant or animal products, the supply of which in bulk quantities of at least 20 kg would be a zero-rated supply included in Part IV of Schedule VI.
(2)For the purposes of this Part, where, in the course of operating a feedlot that is a farming business within the meaning of the Income Tax Act, a person makes a supply of a service and the consideration for the supply (in this subsection referred to as the “total charge”) includes a particular amount that is identified in the invoice or agreement in writing for the supply as being attributable to feed,
(a)the provision of the feed shall be deemed to be a supply separate from the supply of the service and not to be incidental to the provision of any other property or service;
(b)the portion, not exceeding 90%, of the total charge that is reasonably attributable to the feed and is included in the particular amount shall be deemed to be the consideration for the supply of the feed; and
(c)the difference between the total charge and the consideration for the supply of the feed shall be deemed to be the consideration for the supply of the service.
Payments by unions or associations
For the purposes of this Part, where
(a)an individual, because of membership in a trade union or association referred to in paragraph 189(a), participates in activities of the union or association and, as a consequence, is unable to perform duties, under a contract of employment, for the individual’s employer during a period during which the individual would, were it not for the individual’s participation in those activities, be obligated to provide such services, and
(b)the union or association pays an amount to the employer as compensation for expenses incurred by the employer as a consequence of the individual’s participation in those activities or for remuneration or benefits given by the employer to the individual in respect of that period,
Imposition of goods and services tax
(1)Subject to this Part, every recipient of a taxable supply made in Canada shall pay to Her Majesty in right of Canada tax in respect of the supply calculated at the rate of 5% on the value of the consideration for the supply.
(2)Subject to this Part, every recipient of a taxable supply made in a participating province shall pay to Her Majesty in right of Canada, in addition to the tax imposed by subsection (1), tax in respect of the supply calculated at the tax rate for that province on the value of the consideration for the supply.
(3)The tax rate in respect of a taxable supply that is a zero-rated supply is 0%.
(4)Subsection (2) does not apply to a supply of property or a service made in the Nova Scotia offshore area or the Newfoundland offshore area unless the supplier makes the supply in the course of an offshore activity or the recipient of the supply acquires the property or service for consumption, use or supply in the course of an offshore activity.
Pay telephones
(1)Where the consideration for a supply of a telecommunication service is paid by depositing coins in a coin-operated telephone, the tax payable in respect of the supply is equal to
(a)zero where the amount deposited for the supply does not exceed $0.25; and
(b)in any other case, the total of the amounts computed in accordance with subsections 165(1) and (2), except that where that total is equal to a multiple of $0.05 plus a fraction of $0.05, the fraction
(i)if less than $0.025, may be disregarded for the purposes of this Part, and
(ii)if equal to or greater than $0.025, shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Part, to be an amount equal to $0.05.
(2)Where the consideration for a supply of tangible personal property or a service is paid by depositing a single coin in a mechanical coin-operated device that is designed to accept only a single coin of twenty-five cents or less as the total consideration for the supply and the tangible personal property is dispensed from the device or the service is rendered through the operation of the device, the tax payable in respect of the supply is equal to zero.
(3)For the purpose of subsection (2), a supply of a right to use a device described in that subsection is deemed to be a supply of a service rendered through the operation of the device.
Calculation of tax on several supplies
(1)Where two or more taxable supplies are included in an invoice, receipt or agreement and tax under section 165 is imposed in respect of each of those supplies at the same rate or rates, the tax payable in respect of those supplies, calculated on the consideration for those supplies that is included in the invoice, receipt or agreement, may be calculated on the total of that consideration.
(2)Where tax that is at any time payable under this Division in respect of one or more supplies included in an invoice, receipt or agreement is an amount that includes a fraction of a cent, the fraction
(a)if less than half of a cent, may be disregarded for the purposes of this Part; and
(b)if equal to or greater than half of a cent, shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Part, to be an amount equal to one cent.
Supply by small supplier not a registrant
If a person makes a taxable supply and the consideration or a part of it for the supply becomes due, or is paid before it becomes due, at a time when the person is a small supplier who is not a registrant, that consideration or part, as the case may be, shall not be included in calculating the tax payable in respect of the supply except if the supply is
(a)a supply by way of sale of real property;
(b)a supply by way of sale of personal property by a municipality that is capital property of the municipality; or
(c)a supply by way of sale of designated municipal property of a person designated to be a municipality for the purposes of section 259 that is capital property of the person.
Supply of assets of business
(1)Where a supplier makes a supply of a business or part of a business that was established or carried on by the supplier or that was established or carried on by another person and acquired by the supplier, and, under the agreement for the supply, the recipient is acquiring ownership, possession or use of all or substantially all of the property that can reasonably be regarded as being necessary for the recipient to be capable of carrying on the business or part as a business,
(a)for the purposes of this Part, the supplier shall be deemed to have made a separate supply of each property and service that is supplied under the agreement for consideration equal to that part of the consideration for the supply of the business or part that can reasonably be attributed to that property or service; and
(b)except where the supplier is a registrant and the recipient is not a registrant, the supplier and the recipient may make a joint election in prescribed form containing prescribed information to have subsection (1.1) apply to those supplies.
(1.1)Where a supplier and a recipient make a joint election under subsection (1) in respect of a supply of a business or part of a business and the recipient, if a registrant, files the election with the Minister not later than the day on or before which the return under Division V is required to be filed for the recipient’s first reporting period in which tax would, but for this subsection, have become payable in respect of the supply of any property or service made under the agreement for the supply of the business or part, or on such later day as the Minister may determine on application of the recipient,
(a)no tax is payable in respect of a supply of any property or service made under the agreement other than
(i)a taxable supply of a service that is to be rendered by the supplier,
(ii)a taxable supply of property by way of lease, licence or similar arrangement, and
(iii)where the recipient is not a registrant, a taxable supply by way of sale of real property; and
(b)for the purposes of this Part,
(i)where, but for this subsection, tax would have been payable by the recipient in respect of a supply made under the agreement of property that was capital property of the supplier and that is being acquired by the recipient for use as capital property of the recipient, the recipient shall be deemed to have so acquired the property for use exclusively in the course of commercial activities of the recipient, and
(ii)where, notwithstanding this subsection, tax would not have been payable by the recipient in respect of a supply made under the agreement of property that was capital property of the supplier and that is being acquired by the recipient for use as capital property of the recipient, the recipient shall be deemed to have so acquired the property for use exclusively in activities of the recipient that are not commercial activities.
(2)Where
(a)immediately before death, an individual held property for consumption, use or supply in the course of a business carried on immediately before the individual’s death,
(b)the estate of the deceased individual makes a supply, in accordance with the individual’s will or the laws relating to the succession of property on death, of the property to another individual who is a beneficiary of the estate and a registrant,
(c)the property is received for consumption, use or supply in the course of commercial activities of the other individual, and
(d)the estate and the other individual jointly elect under this subsection,
Goodwill
For the purposes of this Part, where a supplier makes a supply of a business or part of a business that was established or carried on by the supplier or that was established or carried on by another person and acquired by the supplier, the recipient is acquiring ownership, possession or use of all or substantially all of the property that can reasonably be regarded as being necessary for the recipient to be capable of carrying on the business or part as a business, and part of the consideration for the supply can reasonably be attributed to goodwill of the business or part, that part of the consideration shall not be included in calculating the tax payable in respect of the supply.
Definitions
(1)The following definitions apply in this section.
authorized foreign bank has the meaning assigned by section 2 of the Bank Act. (banque étrangère autorisée)
foreign bank branch means a branch as defined in paragraph (b) of the definition branch in section 2 of the Bank Act. (succursale de banque étrangère)
qualifying supply means a supply of property or a service that is made in Canada under an agreement for the supply (other than an agreement between a supplier that is a registrant and a recipient that is not a registrant at the time the agreement is entered into) and (a) that is made by a corporation resident in Canada related to the recipient; (b) that is made after June 27, 1999, and before (i) if the Superintendent makes an order under subsection 534(1) of the Bank Act in respect of the recipient after the particular day on which the Act enacting this section receives royal assent but before the day that is one year after the particular day, the day that is one year after the day on which the Superintendent makes the order, and (ii) in any other case, the day that is one year after the particular day referred to in subparagraph (i); and (c) that is received by a recipient that (i) is a non-resident person, (ii) is, or has filed an application with the Superintendent for an order under subsection 524(1) of the Bank Act to become, an authorized foreign bank, and (iii) acquired the property or service for consumption, use or supply by the recipient for the purpose of the establishment and commencement of business in Canada by the recipient as an authorized foreign bank at a foreign bank branch of the authorized foreign bank. (fourniture admissible)
(2)For the purposes of this Part, if a supplier and a recipient of a qualifying supply make a joint election in accordance with subsection (7) in respect of the qualifying supply,
(a)the supplier is deemed to have made, and the recipient is deemed to have received, a separate supply of each property and service that is supplied under the agreement for the qualifying supply for consideration equal to that part of the consideration for the qualifying supply that can reasonably be attributed to that property or service;
(b)any part of the consideration for the qualifying supply attributed to goodwill is deemed to be attributed to a taxable supply of intangible personal property unless section 167.1 applies to the qualifying supply; and
(c)subsections (3) to (6) apply to the supply of each property and service that is supplied under the agreement for the qualifying supply.
(3)For the purposes of this Part, if a supplier and a recipient make a joint election referred to in subsection (2) in respect of a qualifying supply made at any time,
(a)no tax is payable in respect of a supply of any property or service made under the agreement for the qualifying supply other than
(i)a taxable supply of a service that is to be rendered by the supplier,
(ii)a taxable supply of a service unless paragraph 167(1)(a) applies to the qualifying supply,
(iii)a taxable supply of property by way of lease, licence or similar arrangement,
(iv)if the recipient is not a registrant, a taxable supply by way of sale of real property,
(v)a taxable supply of property or a service, if the property or service was previously supplied under an agreement for a qualifying supply and, by reason of this subsection, no tax was payable in respect of that previous supply of property or service, and
(vi)a taxable supply of intangible personal property (other than capital property) if the percentage determined by the following formula is greater than 10%:
(b)if, in the absence of this subsection, tax would have been payable by the recipient in respect of a supply of property made under the agreement for the qualifying supply, the property was capital property of the supplier and the property is being acquired by the recipient for use as capital property of the recipient, the recipient is deemed to have so acquired the property for use exclusively in the course of commercial activities of the recipient;
(c)if, despite this subsection, tax would not have been payable by the recipient in respect of a supply of property made under the agreement for the qualifying supply, the property was capital property of the supplier and the property is being acquired by the recipient for use as capital property of the recipient, the recipient is deemed to have so acquired the property for use exclusively in activities of the recipient that are not commercial activities; and
(d)if the recipient acquires under the agreement for the qualifying supply property of the supplier that was used by the supplier immediately before that time otherwise than as capital property of the supplier and, in the absence of this paragraph, tax would have been payable by the recipient in respect of the supply of the property, the recipient is deemed to have acquired the property for consumption, use or supply in the course of commercial activities and otherwise than as capital property of the recipient.
(4)For the purposes of this Part, if a supplier and a recipient make a joint election referred to in subsection (2) in respect of a qualifying supply and, under the agreement for the qualifying supply, the supplier makes a supply of property that is, immediately before the time the qualifying supply is made, capital property of the supplier and, by reason of subsection (3), no tax is payable in respect of the supply of the property, the basic tax content of the property of the recipient at any time shall be determined by applying the following rules:
(a)if the last acquisition of the property by the recipient is the acquisition by the recipient at the time the qualifying supply is made, any reference in paragraphs (a) and (b) of the definition basic tax content in subsection 123(1) to the last acquisition or importation of the property by the person shall be read as a reference to the last acquisition or importation of the property by the supplier and not the acquisition by the recipient at the time the qualifying supply is made;
(b)if the last supply to the recipient of the property is the supply to the recipient at the time the qualifying supply is made, the reference in paragraph (a) of the definition basic tax content in subsection 123(1) to the last supply of the property to the person shall be read as a reference to the last supply of the property to the supplier and not the supply to the recipient at the time the qualifying supply is made; and
(c)if, at any particular time on or after the last acquisition or importation of the property by the supplier and before the time the qualifying supply is made, the property is acquired, imported or brought into a participating province or an improvement to the property is acquired, imported or brought into a participating province, any reference in paragraphs (a) and (b) of the definition basic tax content in subsection 123(1) to
(i)any acquisition, importation or bringing into a participating province of the property at that particular time or any acquisition, importation or bringing into a participating province of an improvement to the property at that particular time (in this paragraph referred to as the “actions”) by the person shall be read as a reference to actions by the supplier and not actions by the recipient,
(ii)any tax that was payable, that would have been or would have become payable, that became payable or that had been payable by the person in respect of those actions at that particular time shall be read as a reference to tax that was payable, that would have been or would have become payable, that became payable or that had been payable by the supplier and not by the recipient,
(iii)the person in respect of those actions at that particular time, or in respect of a particular status of the person at that particular time, shall be read as a reference to the supplier and not to the recipient,
(iv)any tax that the person was exempt from paying in respect of those actions at that particular time shall be read as a reference to tax that the supplier, and not the recipient, was exempt from paying,
(v)the person’s percentage for a participating province determined for the purposes of subsection 225.2(2) for the person’s taxation year that includes the time that an amount of tax became payable, or would have become payable by the person while the person was a selected listed financial institution, shall be read as a reference to the supplier’s percentage for a participating province determined for the purposes of subsection 225.2(2) for the supplier’s taxation year that includes the time that an amount of tax became payable, or would have become payable while the supplier was a selected listed financial institution, and
(vi)all amounts that the person was, or would have been, entitled to recover by way of rebate, refund, remission or otherwise in respect of those actions at that particular time shall be read as a reference to all amounts that the supplier, and not the recipient, was, or would have been, entitled to recover by way of rebate, refund, remission or otherwise in respect of those actions.
(5)For the purposes of this Part, if a supplier and a recipient make a joint election referred to in subsection (2) in respect of a qualifying supply made before November 17, 2005 under an agreement for the qualifying supply and tax is paid by the recipient in respect of property or a service supplied under the agreement for the qualifying supply despite no tax being payable in respect of that supply as a result of subsection (3), the tax is deemed, except for the purposes of subsection (4) and despite subsection (3), to have been payable by the recipient in respect of the supply of the property or service and, in determining the net tax for the particular reporting period of the recipient in which the election is filed with the Minister, the recipient may deduct in determining the net tax of the recipient for the particular reporting period the total of all amounts each of which is an amount determined by the formula
(6)If a supplier and a recipient make a joint election referred to in subsection (2) in respect of a qualifying supply, section 298 applies to any assessment, reassessment or additional assessment of an amount payable by the recipient in respect of a supply of property or a service made under the agreement for the qualifying supply, but the Minister has until the day that is four years after the later of the day on which the election under subsection (2) is filed with the Minister and the day on which the qualifying supply is made, to make any assessment, reassessment or additional assessment solely for the purpose of taking into account any tax, net tax or any other amount payable by the recipient or remittable by the supplier in respect of a supply of property or a service made under the agreement for the qualifying supply.
(7)A joint election referred to in subsection (2) made by a supplier and a recipient in respect of a qualifying supply is valid only if
(a)the recipient files the election with the Minister in prescribed form containing prescribed information not later than the particular day that is the latest of
(i)if the recipient is
(ii)the day that is one year after the day on which the Act enacting this section receives royal assent, and
(iii)the day that the Minister may determine on application of the recipient;
(b)the qualifying supply is made on or before the day that is one year after the day on which the recipient received for the first time a qualifying supply in respect of which an election under subsection (2) has been made; and
(c)on or before the day on which the election referred to in subsection (2) is filed in respect of the qualifying supply, the recipient has not made an election under subsection 167(1.1) in respect of the qualifying supply.
Supplies to non-resident persons of admissions to conventions
(1)If a sponsor of a convention makes a taxable supply of an admission to the convention to a non-resident person, the following shall not be included in calculating the tax payable in respect of the supply:
(a)that portion of the consideration for the admission that is reasonably attributable to the provision of the convention facility or related convention supplies other than property or services that are food or beverages or are supplied under a contract for catering; and
(b)50% of that portion of the consideration for the admission that is reasonably attributable to the provision of related convention supplies that are food or beverages or are supplied under a contract for catering.
(2)Where a sponsor of a convention makes a taxable supply by way of lease, licence or similar arrangement to a non-resident person of real property that is acquired by the person exclusively for use as a site for the promotion, at the convention, of property or services supplied by, or of a business of, the person, no tax is payable in respect of that supply to the person or in respect of any supply by the sponsor to the person of property or services that are acquired by the person for consumption or use as related convention supplies in respect of the convention.
General rule
(1)Tax under this Division in respect of a taxable supply is payable by the recipient on the earlier of the day the consideration for the supply is paid and the day the consideration for the supply becomes due.
(2)Notwithstanding subsection (1), where consideration for a taxable supply is paid or becomes due on more than one day,
(a)tax under this Division in respect of the supply is payable on each day that is the earlier of the day a part of the consideration is paid and the day that part becomes due; and
(b)the tax that is payable on each such day shall be calculated on the value of the part of the consideration that is paid or becomes due, as the case may be, on that day.
(3)Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), where all or any part of the consideration for a taxable supply has not been paid or become due on or before the last day of the calendar month immediately following the first calendar month in which
(a)where the supply is of tangible personal property by way of sale, other than a supply described in paragraph (b) or (c), the ownership or possession of the property is transferred to the recipient,
(b)where the supply is of tangible personal property by way of sale under which the supplier delivers the property to the recipient on approval, consignment, sale-or-return basis or other similar terms, the recipient acquires ownership of the property or makes a supply of it to any person, other than the supplier, or
(c)where the supply is under an agreement in writing for the construction, renovation or alteration of, or repair to,
(i)any real property, or
(ii)any ship or other marine vessel, and it may reasonably be expected that the construction, renovation, alteration or repair will require more than three months to complete,
(4)Subsection (3) does not apply in respect of a supply of water, electricity, natural gas, steam or any other property where the property is delivered or made available to the recipient on a continuous basis by means of a wire, pipeline or other conduit and the supplier invoices the recipient in respect of that supply on a regular or periodic basis.
(5)Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), tax under this Division in respect of a taxable supply of real property by way of sale is payable
(a)in the case of a supply of a residential condominium unit where possession of the unit is transferred, after 1990 and before the condominium complex in which the unit is situated is registered as a condominium, to the recipient under the agreement for the supply, on the earlier of the day ownership of the unit is transferred to the recipient and the day that is sixty days after the day the condominium complex is registered as a condominium; and
(b)in any other case, on the earlier of the day ownership of the property is transferred to the recipient and the day possession of the property is transferred to the recipient under the agreement for the supply.
(6)Where under subsection (3) or (5) tax is payable on a day and the value of the consideration, or any part thereof, for the taxable supply is not ascertainable on that day,
(a)tax calculated on the value of the consideration or part, as the case may be, that is ascertainable on that day is payable on that day; and
(b)tax calculated on the value of the consideration or part, as the case may be, that is not ascertainable on that day is payable on the day the value becomes ascertainable.
(7)Notwithstanding subsections (1), (2), (3), (5) and (6), where the recipient of a taxable supply retains, pursuant to
(a)an Act of Parliament or of the legislature of a province, or
(b)an agreement in writing for the construction, renovation or alteration of, or repair to, any real property or any ship or other marine vessel,
(8)For the purposes of this section, where a supply of any combination of service, personal property or real property (each of which is in this subsection referred to as an “element”) is made and the consideration for each element is not separately identified,
(a)where the value of a particular element can reasonably be regarded as exceeding the value of each of the other elements, the supply of all of the elements shall be deemed to be a supply only of the particular element; and
(b)in any other case, the supply of all of the elements shall be deemed
(i)where one of the elements is real property, to be a supply only of real property, and
(ii)in any other case, to be a supply only of a service.
(9)For the purposes of this section, a deposit (other than a deposit in respect of a covering or container in respect of which section 137 applies), whether refundable or not, given in respect of a supply shall not be considered as consideration paid for the supply unless and until the supplier applies the deposit as consideration for the supply.
General rule for credits
(1)Subject to this Part, where a person acquires or imports property or a service or brings it into a participating province and, during a reporting period of the person during which the person is a registrant, tax in respect of the supply, importation or bringing in becomes payable by the person or is paid by the person without having become payable, the amount determined by the following formula is an input tax credit of the person in respect of the property or service for the period:
(1.1)Where a person acquires or imports property or a service or brings it into a participating province partly for use in improving capital property of the person and partly for another purpose, for the purpose of determining an input tax credit of the person in respect of the property or service,
(a)notwithstanding section 138, that part of the property or service that is for use in improving the capital property and the remaining part of the property or service are each deemed to be a separate property or service that does not form part of the other;
(b)the tax payable in respect of the supply, importation or bringing in, as the case may be, of that part of the property or service that is for use in improving the capital property is deemed to be equal to the amount determined by the formula
(c)the tax payable in respect of that part of the property or service that is not for use in improving the capital property is deemed to be equal to the difference between the total tax payable and the amount determined under paragraph (b).
(1.2) and (1.3)[Repealed, 1997, c. 10, s. 161]
(2)Subject to this Part, where a registrant imports goods of a non-resident person who is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V for the purpose of making a taxable supply to the non-resident person of a commercial service in respect of the goods and, during a reporting period of the registrant, tax in respect of the importation becomes payable by the registrant or is paid by the registrant without having become payable, the input tax credit of the registrant in respect of the goods for the reporting period is an amount equal to that tax.
(3)No amount shall be included in determining an input tax credit of a person in respect of tax that becomes payable by the person under subsection 165(2) or section 212.1 while the person is a selected listed financial institution unless
(a)the input tax credit is in respect of
(i)tax that the person is deemed to have paid under subsection 171(1), 171.1(2), 206(2) or (3) or 208(2) or (3), or
(ii)an amount of tax that is prescribed for the purposes of paragraph (a) of the description of F in subsection 225.2(2);
(b)the person is permitted to claim the input tax credit under subsection 193(1) or (2); or
(c)the amount is a prescribed amount.
(4)A registrant may not claim an input tax credit for a reporting period unless, before filing the return in which the credit is claimed,
(a)the registrant has obtained sufficient evidence in such form containing such information as will enable the amount of the input tax credit to be determined, including any such information as may be prescribed; and
(b)where the credit is in respect of property or a service supplied to the registrant in circumstances in which the registrant is required to report the tax payable in respect of the supply in a return filed with the Minister under this Part, the registrant has so reported the tax in a return filed under this Part.
(5)Where the Minister is satisfied that there are or will be sufficient records available to establish the particulars of any supply or importation or of any supply or importation of a specified class and the tax in respect of the supply or importation paid or payable under this Part, the Minister may
(a)exempt a specified registrant, a specified class of registrants or registrants generally from any of the requirements of subsection (4) in respect of that supply or importation or a supply or importation of that class; and
(b)specify terms and conditions of the exemption.
Restriction
(1)In determining an input tax credit of a registrant, no amount shall be included in respect of the tax payable by the registrant in respect of
(a)a supply of a membership, or a right to acquire a membership, in a club the main purpose of which is to provide dining, recreational or sporting facilities, except where the registrant acquires the membership or right, as the case may be, exclusively for supply in the ordinary course of a business of the registrant of supplying such memberships or rights;
(a.1)a supply, importation or bringing into a participating province of property or a service that is acquired, imported or brought in by the registrant for consumption or use by the registrant (or, where the registrant is a partnership, an individual who is a member of the partnership) in relation to any part (in this paragraph referred to as the “work space”) of a self-contained domestic establishment in which the registrant or the individual, as the case may be, resides unless the work space
(i)is the principal place of business of the registrant, or
(ii)is used exclusively for the purpose of earning income from a business and is used on a regular and continuous basis for meeting clients, customers or patients of the registrant in respect of the business;
(b)a supply, importation or bringing into a participating province of property or a service that is acquired, imported or brought in by the registrant at any time in or before a reporting period of the registrant exclusively for the personal consumption, use or enjoyment (in this paragraph referred to as the “benefit”) in that period of a particular individual who was, is or agrees to become an officer or employee of the registrant, or of another individual related to the particular individual, except where
(i)the registrant makes a taxable supply of the property or service to the particular individual or the other individual for consideration that becomes due in that period and that is equal to the fair market value of the property or service at the time the consideration becomes due, or
(ii)if no amount were payable by the particular individual for the benefit, no amount would be included under section 6 of the Income Tax Act in respect of the benefit in computing the income of the particular individual for the purposes of that Act; and
(c)a supply made in or before a reporting period of the registrant of property, by way of lease, licence or similar arrangement, primarily for the personal consumption, use or enjoyment in that period of
(i)where the registrant is an individual, the registrant or another individual related to the registrant,
(ii)where the registrant is a partnership, an individual who is a member of the partnership or another individual who is an employee, officer or shareholder of, or related to, a member of the partnership,
(iii)where the registrant is a corporation, an individual who is a shareholder of the corporation or another individual related to the shareholder, and
(iv)where the registrant is a trust, an individual who is a beneficiary of the trust or another individual related to the beneficiary,
(2)In determining an input tax credit of a registrant, no amount shall be included in respect of the tax payable by the registrant in respect of property or a service acquired, imported or brought into a participating province by the registrant, except to the extent that
(a)the consumption or use of property or services of such quality, nature or cost is reasonable in the circumstances, having regard to the nature of the commercial activities of the registrant; and
(b)the amount is calculated on consideration for the property or service or on a value of the property that is reasonable in the circumstances.
Person becoming registrant
(1)Where at any time a person becomes a registrant and immediately before that time the person was a small supplier, for the purpose of determining an input tax credit of the person, the person shall be deemed
(a)to have received, at that time, a supply by way of sale of each property of the person that was held immediately before that time for consumption, use or supply in the course of commercial activities of the person; and
(b)to have paid, at that time, tax in respect of the supply equal to the basic tax content of the property at that time.
(2)Subject to this Division, where at any time a person becomes a registrant, in determining the input tax credits of the person for the first reporting period of the person ending after that time,
(a)there may be included the total of any tax that became payable by the person before that time, to the extent that the tax was payable in respect of services to be supplied to the person after that time for consumption, use or supply in the course of commercial activities of the person or was calculated on the value of consideration that is a rent, royalty or similar payment attributable to a period after that time in respect of property that is used in the course of commercial activities of the person; and
(b)there shall not be included any tax that becomes payable by the person after that time, to the extent that the tax is payable in respect of services supplied to the person before that time or is calculated on the value of consideration that is a rent, royalty or similar payment attributable to a period before that time.
(3)For the purposes of this Part, where a person ceases at any time to be a registrant,
(a)the person shall be deemed
(i)to have made, immediately before that time, a supply of each property of the person (other than capital property) that immediately before that time was held by the person for consumption, use or supply in the course of commercial activities of the person and to have collected, immediately before that time, tax in respect of the supply, calculated on the fair market value of the property at that time, and
(ii)to have received, at that time, a supply of the property by way of sale and to have paid, at that time, tax in respect of the supply equal to the amount determined under subparagraph (i); and
(b)where the person was, immediately before that time, using capital property of the person in commercial activities of the person, the person shall be deemed to have, immediately before that time, ceased using the property in commercial activities.
(4)Where a person who engages in commercial activities ceases at any time to be a registrant,
(a)in determining the input tax credits of the person for the last reporting period of the person beginning before that time, there may be included the total of any tax that becomes payable by the person after that time, to the extent that the tax is payable in respect of services that were supplied to the person before that time for consumption, use or supply in the course of commercial activities of the person or is calculated on the value of consideration that is a rent, royalty or similar payment attributable to a period before that time in respect of property that is used in the course of commercial activities of the person; and
(b)in determining the net tax of the person for the last reporting period of the person beginning before that time, there shall be added to the total for A in the formula set out in subsection 225(1) any input tax credit claimed by the person before that time, to the extent that it relates to services to be supplied to the person after that time or to the value of consideration that is a rent, royalty or similar payment attributable to a period after that time.
(5)Subsections (1) to (4) do not apply where section 171.1 applies and subsection (3) does not apply to property held by a person immediately before the person ceases to be a registrant where subsection 178.3(1), 178.4(1) or 178.5(1) or (2) applied to that property at an earlier time.
Small suppliers
(1)Where at any time a person who is a small supplier is engaged in a taxi business and other commercial activities in Canada, other than the supply by way of sale of real property, and the registration of the person under this Part does not apply to those other activities,
(a)the person shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Part, not to be a registrant at that time except in respect of that business and anything done by the person in the course of that business or in connection with it; and
(b)for the purposes of section 169 and Subdivision D, those other activities shall be deemed not to be commercial activities of the person at that time.
(2)Where at any time a person is engaged in a taxi business and other commercial activities in Canada, other than the supply by way of sale of real property, and the person’s registration under this Part begins, at that time, to apply to those other activities, the following rules apply:
(a)for the purpose of determining an input tax credit of the person, the person is deemed to have received, at that time, a supply by way of sale of each property of the person, other than capital property, that was held immediately before that time for consumption, use or supply in the course of those other activities and to have paid, at that time, tax in respect of the supply equal to the basic tax content of the property at that time; and
(b)for the purpose of determining the input tax credits of the person for the reporting period that includes that time, there may be included the total of any tax that became payable by the person before that time, to the extent that the tax is calculated on consideration, or a part thereof,
(i)that is reasonably attributable to a service that is to be rendered to the person after that time and that was acquired by the person for consumption, use or supply in the course of those other activities, or
(ii)that is a rent, royalty or similar payment in respect of property and that is reasonably attributable to a period after that time during which the property is used in the course of those other activities.
(3)Where at any time a person is engaged in a taxi business and other commercial activities in Canada, other than the supply by way of sale of real property, and the person’s registration under this Part ceases, at that time, to apply to those other activities, the following rules apply:
(a)for the purposes of this Part, the person shall be deemed
(i)to have made, immediately before that time, a supply of each property of the person, other than capital property, that was held immediately before that time for consumption, use or supply in the course of those other activities, and to have collected, immediately before that time, tax in respect of the supply calculated on the fair market value of the property at that time, and
(ii)to have received, at that time, a supply of the property by way of sale and to have paid, at that time, tax in respect of the supply equal to the amount determined under subparagraph (i);
(b)in determining the input tax credits of the person for the reporting period that includes that time, there may be included tax that becomes payable by the person after that time, to the extent that the tax is calculated on consideration, or a part thereof,
(i)that is reasonably attributable to services that were rendered to the person before that time and that were acquired by the person for consumption, use or supply in the course of those other activities, or
(ii)that is a rent, royalty or similar payment in respect of property and that is reasonably attributable to a period before that time during which the property was used in the course of those other activities; and
(c)where, in determining an input tax credit claimed by the person in a return under section 238 for a reporting period of the person ending before that time, there was included an amount in respect of tax calculated on consideration, or a part thereof,
(i)that is reasonably attributable to services that are to be rendered to the person after that time, or
(ii)that is a rent, royalty or similar payment in respect of property and that is reasonably attributable to a period (in this paragraph referred to as the “lease period”) after that time,
Use by registrant
(1)For the purposes of this Part, where a registrant who is an individual and who has, in the course of commercial activities of the registrant, acquired, manufactured or produced any property (other than capital property of the registrant) or acquired or performed any service appropriates the property or service, at any time, for the personal use, consumption or enjoyment of the registrant or another individual related to the registrant, the registrant shall be deemed
(a)to have made a supply of the property or service for consideration paid at that time equal to the fair market value of the property or service at that time; and
(b)except where the supply is an exempt supply, to have collected, at that time, tax in respect of the supply, calculated on that consideration.
(2)For the purposes of this Part, where at any time a registrant that is a corporation, partnership, trust, charity, public institution or non-profit organization appropriates any property (other than capital property of the registrant) that was acquired, manufactured or produced, or any service acquired or performed, in the course of commercial activities of the registrant, to or for the benefit of a shareholder, partner, beneficiary or member of the registrant or any individual related to such a shareholder, partner, beneficiary or member, in any manner whatever (otherwise than by way of a supply made for consideration equal to the fair market value of the property or service), the registrant is deemed
(a)to have made a supply of the property or service for consideration paid at that time equal to the fair market value of the property or service at that time; and
(b)except where the supply is an exempt supply, to have collected, at that time, tax in respect of the supply, calculated on that consideration.
(3)This section does not apply to property or a service appropriated by a registrant to or for the benefit of a person where
(a)the registrant was, because of section 170, not entitled to claim an input tax credit in respect of the last acquisition or importation of the property or service by the registrant; or
(b)section 173 applies to the property or service so appropriated for the purpose of making it available to the person.
Definitions
(1)The following definitions apply in this section and in section 172.2.
active member has the meaning assigned by subsection 8500(1) of the Income Tax Regulations. (participant actif)
defined benefits pension plan means the part of a pension plan that is in respect of benefits under the plan that are determined in accordance with a formula set forth in the plan and under which the employer contributions are not determined in accordance with a formula set forth in the plan. (régime de pension à prestations déterminées)
defined contribution pension plan means the part of a pension plan that is not a defined benefits pension plan. (régime de pension à cotisations déterminées)
employer resource of a person means (a) all or part of a labour activity of the person, other than the part of the labour activity consumed or used by the person in the process of creating, developing or bringing into existence property; (b) all or part of property or a service supplied to the person, other than the part of the property or service consumed or used by the person in the process of creating, developing or bringing into existence property; (c) all or part of property created, developed or brought into existence by the person; or (d) any combination of the items referred to in paragraphs (a) to (c). (ressource d’employeur)
excluded activity, in respect of a pension plan, means an activity undertaken exclusively (a) for compliance by a participating employer of the pension plan as an issuer, or prospective issuer, of securities with reporting requirements under a law of Canada or of a province in respect of the regulation of securities; (b) for evaluating the feasibility or financial impact on a participating employer of the pension plan of establishing, altering or winding-up the pension plan, other than an activity that relates to the preparation of an actuarial report in respect of the plan required under a law of Canada or of a province; (c) for evaluating the financial impact of the pension plan on the assets and liabilities of a participating employer of the pension plan; (d) for negotiating changes to the benefits under the pension plan with a union or similar organization of employees; (e) if the pension plan is a pooled registered pension plan, for compliance by a participating employer of the pension plan as a PRPP administrator of the pension plan with requirements under the Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act or a similar law of a province, provided the activity is undertaken exclusively for the purpose of making a taxable supply of a service to a pension entity of the pension plan that is to be made (i) for consideration that is not less than the fair market value of the service, and (ii) at a time when no election under subsection 157(2) made jointly by the participating employer and the pension entity is in effect; or (f) in relation to a part of the pension plan that is a defined contribution pension plan or that is a defined benefits pension plan, if no pension entity of the pension plan administers that part of the pension plan or holds assets in respect of that part of the pension plan; or (g) for prescribed purposes. (activité exclue)
labour activity of a person means anything done by an individual who is or agrees to become an employee of the person in the course of, or in relation to, the office or employment of that individual. (activité de main-d’oeuvre)
master pension group in respect of a particular person and another person means the group of one or more pension plans that consists of every pension plan that meets the following conditions: (a) the particular person is a participating employer of the pension plan; and (b) the other person is a master pension entity of the pension plan. (groupe de pension principal)
participating employer [Repealed, 2012, c. 31, s. 75]
pension activity, in respect of a pension plan, means an activity (other than an excluded activity) that relates to (a) the establishment, management or administration of the pension plan or of a pension entity or master pension entity of the pension plan; or (b) the management or administration of assets in respect of the pension plan, including assets held by a pension entity or master pension entity of the pension plan. (activité de pension)
pension entity [Repealed, 2012, c. 31, s. 75]
pension plan [Repealed, 2012, c. 31, s. 75]
provincial factor in respect of a pension plan and a participating province, for a fiscal year of a person that is a participating employer of the pension plan, means the amount (expressed as a percentage) determined by the formula A × B where A is the tax rate for the participating province on the last day of the fiscal year; and B is (a) if the person made contributions to the pension plan during the fiscal year that may be deducted by the person under paragraph 20(1)(q) of the Income Tax Act in computing its income (in this paragraph referred to as “pension contributions”) and the number of active members of the pension plan who were employees of the person on the particular day that is the last day of the last calendar year ending on or before the last day of the fiscal year is greater than zero, the amount determined by the formula [(C/D) + (E/F)]/2 where C is the total of all pension contributions made to the pension plan by the person during the fiscal year in respect of employees of the person who were resident in the participating province on the particular day, D is the total of all pension contributions made to the pension plan by the person during the fiscal year in respect of employees of the person, E is the number of active members of the pension plan who were, on the particular day, employees of the person and resident in the participating province, and F is the number of active members of the pension plan who were, on the particular day, employees of the person; (b) if paragraph (a) does not apply and the number of active members of the pension plan who were employees of the person on the particular day that is the last day of the last calendar year ending on or before the last day of the fiscal year is greater than zero, the amount determined by the formula G/H where G is the number of active members of the pension plan who were, on the particular day, employees of the person and resident in the participating province, and H is the number of active members of the pension plan who were, on the particular day, employees of the person; or (c) in any other case, zero. (facteur provincial)
specified resource means property or a service that is acquired by a person for the purpose of making a supply of all or part of the property or service to a pension entity or a master pension entity of a pension plan of which the person is a participating employer. (ressource déterminée)
specified supply of a participating employer of a pension plan to the pension plan means (a) a taxable supply deemed to have been made under subsection (5) or (5.1) of all or part of property or a service that the participating employer acquired for the purpose of making a supply of all or part of the property or service to a pension entity or master pension entity of the pension plan; (b) a taxable supply deemed to have been made under subsection (6) or (6.1) of an employer resource of the participating employer that the participating employer consumed or used for the purpose of making a supply of property or a service to a pension entity or master pension entity of the pension plan; or (c) a taxable supply deemed to have been made under subsection (7) or (7.1) of an employer resource of the participating employer that the participating employer consumed or used in the course of pension activities in respect of the pension plan. (fourniture déterminée)
(2)For the purposes of this section, property or a service that is supplied to a particular person that is a participating employer of a pension plan by another person is an excluded resource of the particular person in respect of the pension plan if
(a)for each pension entity and master pension entity of the pension plan, no tax would become payable under this Part in respect of the supply if
(i)the supply were made by the other person to the pension entity or to the master pension entity, as the case may be, and not to the particular person, and
(ii)the pension entity or the master pension entity, as the case may be, and the other person were dealing at arm’s length; and
(b)where the supply is a supply of tangible personal property made outside Canada, the supply would not be an imported taxable supply (as defined in section 217) if the particular person were a registrant not engaged exclusively in commercial activities.
(3)For the purposes of this section, if, at a particular time, a supply of property described in paragraph 142(2)(a) or (b) is made to a person who is a participating employer of a pension plan and, at a later time, tax under section 212 becomes payable by the person in respect of the property
(a)the supply is deemed to have been made to the person at the later time and not at the particular time; and
(b)tax is deemed to have been payable in respect of the supply at the later time.
(4)For the purposes of this section, if a person is a participating employer of a pension plan and the pension plan has,
(a)at all times in a fiscal year of the person, no more than one pension entity, that pension entity is the specified pension entity of the pension plan in respect of the person for the fiscal year; and
(b)in the fiscal year, two or more pension entities, the person and one of those pension entities may jointly elect, in prescribed form containing prescribed information, for that pension entity to be the specified pension entity of the pension plan in respect of the person for the fiscal year.
(5)If a person is both a registrant and a participating employer of a pension plan at any time in a particular fiscal year of the person and is not a selected qualifying employer of the pension plan at that time, if the person acquires at that time a specified resource for the purpose of making a supply of all or part of the specified resource to a pension entity of the pension plan for consumption, use or supply by the pension entity in the course of pension activities in respect of the pension plan and if the specified resource is not an excluded resource of the person in respect of the pension plan, the following rules apply:
(a)for the purposes of this Part, the person is deemed to have made a taxable supply of the specified resource or part on the last day of the particular fiscal year;
(b)for the purposes of this Part, tax in respect of the taxable supply is deemed to have become payable on the last day of the particular fiscal year and the person is deemed to have collected that tax on that day;
(c)for the purposes of this Part, the tax referred to in paragraph (b) is deemed to be equal to the amount determined by the formula
(d)for the purpose of determining an input tax credit of the pension entity under this Part and for the purposes of sections 232.01, 232.02 and 261.01, the pension entity is deemed
(i)to have received a supply of the specified resource or part on the last day of the particular fiscal year,
(ii)to have paid tax in respect of that supply on that day equal to the amount determined by the formula
(iii)to have acquired the specified resource or part for consumption, use or supply in the course of its commercial activities to the same extent that the specified resource or part was acquired by the person for the purpose of making a supply of the specified resource or part to the pension entity for consumption, use or supply by the pension entity in the course of pension activities in respect of the pension plan that are commercial activities of the pension entity.
(5.1)If a person that is a registrant acquires at any time in a particular fiscal year of the person a specified resource for the purpose of making a supply of all or part of the specified resource to a master pension entity for consumption, use or supply by the master pension entity in the course of pension activities in respect of any pension plan that is in the master pension group in respect of the person and the master pension entity at that time, if the person is not at that time a selected qualifying employer of any pension plan in the master pension group and if it is not the case that the specified resource is an excluded resource of the person in respect of any pension plan in the master pension group, the following rules apply:
(a)for the purposes of this Part, the person is deemed to have made a taxable supply of the specified resource or part on the last day of the particular fiscal year;
(b)for the purposes of this Part, tax in respect of the taxable supply is deemed to have become payable on the last day of the particular fiscal year and the person is deemed to have collected that tax on that day;
(c)for the purposes of this Part, the tax referred to in paragraph (b) is deemed to be equal to the total of all amounts, each of which is determined for each pension plan in the master pension group by the formula
(d)for each pension plan in the master pension group, the specified pension entity of the pension plan is deemed for the purpose of determining an input tax credit of the specified pension entity under this Part and for the purposes of sections 232.01, 232.02 and 261.01,
(i)to have received a supply of the specified resource or part on the last day of the particular fiscal year,
(ii)to have paid tax in respect of that supply on that day equal to the amount determined by the formula
(iii)to have acquired the specified resource or part for consumption, use or supply in the course of its commercial activities to the same extent that the specified resource or part was acquired by the person for the purpose of making a supply of the specified resource or part to the master pension entity for consumption, use or supply by the master pension entity in the course of pension activities of the master pension entity that are commercial activities of the master pension entity.
(6)If a person is both a registrant and a participating employer of a pension plan at any time in a particular fiscal year of the person and is not a selected qualifying employer of the pension plan at that time, if the person consumes or uses at that time an employer resource of the person for the purpose of making a supply of property or a service (in this subsection referred to as the “pension supply”) to a pension entity of the pension plan for consumption, use or supply by the pension entity in the course of pension activities in respect of the pension plan and if the employer resource is not an excluded resource of the person in respect of the pension plan, the following rules apply:
(a)for the purposes of this Part, the person is deemed to have made a taxable supply of the employer resource (in this subsection referred to as the “employer resource supply”) on the last day of the particular fiscal year;
(b)for the purposes of this Part, tax in respect of the employer resource supply is deemed to have become payable on the last day of the particular fiscal year and the person is deemed to have collected that tax on that day;
(c)for the purposes of this Part, the tax referred to in paragraph (b) is deemed to be equal to the amount determined by the formula
(d)for the purpose of determining an input tax credit of the pension entity under this Part and for the purposes of sections 232.01, 232.02 and 261.01, the pension entity is deemed
(i)to have received a supply of the employer resource on the last day of the particular fiscal year,
(ii)to have paid tax in respect of that supply on that day equal to the amount determined by the formula
(iii)to have acquired the employer resource for consumption, use or supply in the course of its commercial activities to the same extent that the property or service supplied in the pension supply was acquired by the pension entity for consumption, use or supply by the pension entity in pension activities in respect of the pension plan that are commercial activities of the pension entity.
(6.1)If a person that is a registrant consumes or uses at any time in a particular fiscal year of the person an employer resource of the person for the purpose of making a supply of property or a service (in this subsection referred to as the “pension supply”) to a master pension entity for consumption, use or supply by the master pension entity in the course of pension activities in respect of any pension plan that is in the master pension group in respect of the person and the master pension entity at that time, if the person is not at that time a selected qualifying employer of any pension plan in the master pension group and if it is not the case that the employer resource is an excluded resource of the person in respect of any pension plan in the master pension group, the following rules apply:
(a)for the purposes of this Part, the person is deemed to have made a taxable supply of the employer resource (in this subsection referred to as the “employer resource supply”) on the last day of the particular fiscal year;
(b)for the purposes of this Part, tax in respect of the employer resource supply is deemed to have become payable on the last day of the particular fiscal year and the person is deemed to have collected that tax on that day;
(c)for the purposes of this Part, the tax referred to in paragraph (b) is deemed to be equal to the total of all amounts, each of which is determined for each pension plan in the master pension group by the formula
(d)for each pension plan in the master pension group, the specified pension entity of the pension plan is deemed for the purpose of determining an input tax credit of the specified pension entity under this Part and for the purposes of sections 232.01, 232.02 and 261.01,
(i)to have received a supply of the employer resource on the last day of the particular fiscal year,
(ii)to have paid tax in respect of that supply on that day equal to the amount determined by the formula
(iii)to have acquired the employer resource for consumption, use or supply in the course of its commercial activities to the same extent that the property or service supplied in the pension supply was acquired by the master pension entity for consumption, use or supply by the master pension entity in the course of pension activities of the master pension entity that are commercial activities of the master pension entity.
(7)If a person is both a registrant and a participating employer of a pension plan at any time in a particular fiscal year of the person and is not a qualifying employer of the pension plan at that time, if the person consumes or uses at that time an employer resource of the person in the course of pension activities in respect of the pension plan, if the employer resource is not an excluded resource of the person in respect of the pension plan and if none of subsections (6), (6.1) and (7.1) applies to that consumption or use, the following rules apply:
(a)for the purposes of this Part, the person is deemed to have made a taxable supply of the employer resource (in this subsection referred to as the “employer resource supply”) on the last day of the particular fiscal year;
(b)for the purposes of this Part, tax in respect of the employer resource supply is deemed to have become payable on the last day of the particular fiscal year and the person is deemed to have collected that tax on that day;
(c)for the purposes of this Part, the tax referred to in paragraph (b) is deemed to be equal to the amount determined by the formula
(d)for the purposes of determining, under section 261.01, an eligible amount of the specified pension entity of the pension plan in respect of the person for the particular fiscal year, the specified pension entity is deemed to have paid tax on the last day of the particular fiscal year equal to the amount determined by the formula
(7.1)If a person that is a registrant consumes or uses at any time in a particular fiscal year of the person an employer resource of the person in the course of pension activities in respect of one or more pension plans that are in the master pension group in respect of the person and a master pension entity at that time, if the person is not at that time a qualifying employer of any pension plan in the master pension group, if it is not the case that the employer resource is an excluded resource of the person in respect of any pension plan in the master pension group, if the pension activities relate exclusively to the establishment, management or administration of the master pension entity or the management or administration of assets held by the master pension entity and if neither of subsections (6) and (6.1) applies to that consumption or use, the following rules apply:
(a)for the purposes of this Part, the person is deemed to have made a taxable supply of the employer resource (in this subsection referred to as the “employer resource supply”) on the last day of the particular fiscal year;
(b)for the purposes of this Part, tax in respect of the employer resource supply is deemed to have become payable on the last day of the particular fiscal year and the person is deemed to have collected that tax on that day;
(c)for the purposes of this Part, the tax referred to in paragraph (b) is deemed to be equal to the total of all amounts, each of which is determined for each particular pension plan in the master pension group by the formula
(d)for each pension plan in the master pension group, the specified pension entity of the pension plan is deemed — for the purposes of determining, under section 261.01, an eligible amount of the specified pension entity of the pension plan in respect of the person for the particular fiscal year — to have paid tax on the last day of the particular fiscal year equal to the amount determined by the formula
(8)If any of subsections (5) to (7.1) applies in respect of a person that is a participating employer of a pension plan, the person shall, in prescribed form and in a manner satisfactory to the Minister, provide prescribed information to the pension entity of the pension plan that is deemed to have paid tax under that subsection.
(8.01)If, in making an assessment of the net tax for a reporting period of a person, the Minister determines that the tax in respect of a supply of all or part of a specified resource deemed to have been made by the person under paragraph (5)(a) or (5.1)(a) or in respect of a supply of an employer resource deemed to have been made by the person under any of paragraphs (6)(a), (6.1)(a), (7)(a) and (7.1)(a) is greater than the amount of tax that had been accounted for in respect of the supply prior to the Minister’s assessment of the net tax for the reporting period and if the person has paid or remitted all amounts owing to the Receiver General in respect of the net tax for the reporting period, if any, the following rules apply:
(a)the person shall, in prescribed form and in a manner satisfactory to the Minister, provide prescribed information in respect of the supply to each pension entity that is deemed to have paid tax in respect of the specified resource or part or in respect of the employer resource, as the case may be, under whichever of paragraphs (5)(d), (5.1)(d), (6)(d), (6.1)(d), (7)(d) and (7.1)(d) is applicable (in this subsection referred to as the “applicable paragraph”) before the day that is one year after the later of
(i)the day on which the Minister sends the notice of the assessment, and
(ii)the first day on which all amounts owing to the Receiver General in respect of the net tax for the reporting period, if any, have been paid or remitted; and
(b)if the person provides the prescribed information to a particular pension entity in accordance with paragraph (a) and if the prescribed information is received by the particular pension entity on a particular day that is after the end of the last claim period (as defined in subsection 259(1)) of the particular pension entity that ends within two years after the day on which the supply was deemed to have been made, for the purposes referred to in the applicable paragraph,
(i)the particular pension entity is deemed to have paid on the particular day tax equal to the amount determined by the formula
(ii)if the applicable paragraph is paragraph (5)(d), (5.1)(d), (6)(d) or (6.1)(d), the tax that the particular pension entity is deemed to have paid under subparagraph (i) is deemed to be paid in respect of the supply of the specified resource or part or in respect of the supply of the employer resource, as the case may be, that the particular pension entity is deemed to have received under the applicable paragraph.
(8.1)A master pension entity of a pension plan shall, in a manner satisfactory to the Minister, provide the master pension factor in respect of the pension plan for a fiscal year of the master pension entity, and any other information that the Minister may specify, to each participating employer of the pension plan on or before the day that is 30 days after the first day of the fiscal year.
(9)For the purposes of this section, a particular participating employer of a pension plan is a selected qualifying employer of the pension plan for a particular fiscal year of the particular participating employer if no election under subsection 157(2) made jointly by the particular participating employer and a pension entity of the pension plan is in effect in the particular fiscal year, if no election under subsection 157(2.1) made jointly by the particular participating employer and a master pension entity of the pension plan is in effect in the particular fiscal year, if the particular participating employer did not become a participating employer of the pension plan in the particular fiscal year, if the amount determined for A in the following formula is less than $5,000 and if the amount (expressed as a percentage) determined by the following formula is less than 10%:
(10)For the purposes of this section, a particular participating employer of a pension plan is a qualifying employer of the pension plan for a particular fiscal year of the particular participating employer if the particular participating employer did not become a participating employer of the pension plan in the particular fiscal year, if the amount determined for A in the following formula is less than $5,000 and if the amount (expressed as a percentage) determined by the following formula is less than 10%:
(11)For the purposes of this section, if a person becomes a participating employer of a pension plan in a particular fiscal year, the person is
(a)a selected qualifying employer of the pension plan for the particular fiscal year if it is reasonable to expect, at the time the person becomes a participating employer of the pension plan, that the person will be a selected qualifying employer of the pension plan for the fiscal year of the person following the particular fiscal year; and
(b)a qualifying employer of the pension plan for the particular fiscal year if it is reasonable to expect, at the time the person becomes a participating employer of the pension plan, that the person will be a qualifying employer of the pension plan for the fiscal year of the person following the particular fiscal year.
(12)If two or more corporations (each of which is referred to in this subsection as a “predecessor”), any of which is a participating employer of a pension plan, are merged or amalgamated to form one corporation (in this subsection referred to as the “new corporation”) that is a participating employer of the pension plan, otherwise than as the result of the acquisition of property of one corporation by another corporation pursuant to the purchase of the property by the other corporation or as the result of the distribution of the property to the other corporation on the winding-up of the corporation, despite section 271 and for the purposes of applying subsections (9) to (11) to the new corporation, the following rules apply:
(a)the new corporation is deemed to have a fiscal year (in this subsection referred to as the “prior fiscal year of the new corporation”) of 365 days immediately preceding the first fiscal year of the new corporation;
(b)any amount of tax deemed to have been collected under any of subsections (5) to (7.1) by a predecessor, or that would have been deemed to have been collected under any of those subsections if the predecessor were neither a selected qualifying employer nor a qualifying employer, at any time during the period of 365 days preceding the first fiscal year of the new corporation is deemed to have been collected under the same subsection by the new corporation, and not by a predecessor, on the last day of the prior fiscal year of the new corporation;
(c)any specified supply of a predecessor to the pension plan in respect of a taxable supply deemed to have been made under any of subsections (5) to (7.1), or that would have been deemed to have been made under any of those subsections if the predecessor were neither a selected qualifying employer nor a qualifying employer, at any time during the period of 365 days preceding the first fiscal year of the new corporation is deemed to be a specified supply of the new corporation to the pension plan and not of the predecessor; and
(d)the new corporation is deemed not to have become a participating employer of the pension plan.
(13)If at any time a particular corporation that is a participating employer of a pension plan is wound up and not less than 90% of the issued shares of each class of the capital stock of the particular corporation were, immediately before that time, owned by another corporation that is a participating employer of the pension plan, despite subsection (11) and section 272 and for the purposes of applying the definition specified supply in subsection (1) in respect of the other corporation and applying subsections (9) and (10) to the other corporation, the other corporation is deemed to be the same corporation as, and a continuation of, the particular corporation.
Pension entity — assessment of supplier
For the purposes of sections 225.2, 232.01, 232.02 and 261.01 and the Selected Listed Financial Institutions Attribution Method (GST/HST) Regulations, tax in respect of a supply of property or a service that became payable by a pension entity of a pension plan on a particular day is deemed to have become payable by the pension entity on the day on which the pension entity pays that tax and not to have become payable on the particular day if
(a)the supplier did not, before the end of the last claim period (as defined in subsection 259(1)) of the pension entity that ends within two years after the end of the claim period of the pension entity that includes the particular day, charge that tax;
(b)the supplier discloses in writing to the pension entity that the Minister has assessed the supplier for that tax;
(c)the pension entity pays that tax after the end of that last claim period; and
(d)that tax is not included in determining
(i)a rebate under subsection 261.01(2) that is claimed by the pension entity for that last claim period or an earlier claim period of the pension entity, or
(ii)an amount that a qualifying employer (as defined in subsection 261.01(1)) of the pension plan deducts in determining its net tax for a reporting period as a result of a joint election made under any of subsections 261.01(5), (6) and (9) with the pension entity for that last claim period or an earlier claim period of the pension entity.
Excluded amount
(1)For the purposes of this section, an excluded amount of a master pension entity is an amount of tax that
(a)is deemed to have been paid by the master pension entity under this Part (other than section 191);
(b)became payable, or was paid without having become payable, by the master pension entity at a time when it was entitled to claim a rebate under section 259; or
(c)is payable under subsection 165(1), or is deemed under section 191 to have been paid, by the master pension entity in respect of a taxable supply to the master pension entity of a residential complex, an addition to a residential complex or land if, in respect of that supply, the master pension entity is entitled to claim a rebate under section 256.2 or would be so entitled after paying the tax payable in respect of that supply.
(2)For the purposes of this section,
(a)if a person is a master pension entity of a pension plan having, at any time, only one pension entity, that pension entity is, at that time, the designated pension entity of the pension plan in respect of the person; and
(b)if a person is a master pension entity of a pension plan having, at any time, two or more pension entities and if an election made jointly under subsection (4) by the person and one of those pension entities is in effect at that time, that pension entity is, at that time, the designated pension entity of the pension plan in respect of the person.
(3)For the purposes of section 261.01, if a particular amount of tax becomes payable, or is paid without having become payable, by a master pension entity of one or more pension plans at any time in a fiscal year of the master pension entity and if the particular amount of tax is not an excluded amount of the master pension entity, then, for each of those pension plans, the designated pension entity of the pension plan at that time in respect of the master pension entity is deemed to have paid at that time an amount of tax equal to the amount determined by the formula
(3.1)For the purposes of subsection (3), tax in respect of a supply of property or a service that became payable by a master pension entity on a particular day is deemed to have become payable by the master pension entity on the day on which the master pension entity pays that tax and not to have become payable on the particular day if
(a)the supplier did not, within two years after the particular day, charge that tax;
(b)the supplier discloses in writing to the master pension entity that the Minister has assessed the supplier for that tax; and
(c)the master pension entity pays that tax on a day that is more than two years after the particular day.
(4)A master pension entity of a pension plan having two or more pension entities may jointly elect with one of those pension entities, in prescribed form containing prescribed information, to have that pension entity be, while the election is in effect, the designated pension entity of the pension plan in respect of the master pension entity for the purposes of this section.
(5)An election made under subsection (4) by a particular person that is a master pension entity of a pension plan and by another person that is a pension entity of the pension plan becomes effective on the day set out in the election and ceases to have effect on the earliest of
(a)the day on which the particular person ceases to be a master pension entity of the pension plan,
(b)the day on which the other person ceases to be a pension entity of the pension plan,
(c)the day on which an election made under subsection (4) by the particular person and by a third person that is a pension entity of the pension plan becomes effective, and
(d)the day specified in a revocation of the election made under subsection (6).
(6)A master pension entity and a pension entity that have jointly made an election under subsection (4) may jointly revoke the election, in prescribed form containing prescribed information, effective on the day specified in the revocation.
Employee and shareholder benefits
(1)Where a registrant makes a supply (other than an exempt or zero-rated supply) of property or a service to an individual or a person related to the individual and
(a)an amount (in this subsection referred to as the “benefit amount”) in respect of the supply is required under paragraph 6(1)(a), (e), (k) or (l) or subsection 15(1) of the Income Tax Act to be included in computing the individual’s income for a taxation year of the individual, or
(b)the supply relates to the use or operation of an automobile and an amount (in this subsection referred to as a “reimbursement”) is paid by the individual or a person related to the individual that reduces the amount in respect of the supply that would otherwise be required under paragraph 6(1)(e), (k) or (l) or subsection 15(1) of that Act to be so included,
(c)in the case of a supply of property otherwise than by way of sale, the use made by the registrant in so providing the property to the individual or person related to the individual is deemed, for the purposes of this Part, to be use in commercial activities of the registrant and, to the extent that the registrant acquired or imported the property or brought it into a participating province for the purpose of making that supply, the registrant is deemed, for the purposes of this Part, to have so acquired or imported the property or brought it into the province, as the case may be, for use in commercial activities of the registrant, and
(d)in any case, except where
(i)the registrant was, because of section 170, not entitled to claim an input tax credit in respect of the last acquisition, importation or bringing into a participating province of the property or service by the registrant,
(ii)an election under subsection (2) by the registrant in respect of the property is in effect at the beginning of the taxation year,
(iii)the registrant is an individual or a partnership and the property is a passenger vehicle or aircraft of the registrant that is not used by the registrant exclusively in commercial activities of the registrant, or
(iv)the registrant is not an individual, a partnership or a financial institution and the property is a passenger vehicle or aircraft of the registrant that is not used by the registrant primarily in commercial activities of the registrant,
(v)the total of the benefit amount and all reimbursements is deemed to be the total consideration payable in respect of the provision during the year of the property or service to the individual or person related to the individual,
(vi)the tax calculated on the total consideration is deemed to be equal to
(vii)that tax is deemed to have become collectible, and to have been collected, by the registrant
(2)Where
(a)in a reporting period of a registrant other than a financial institution, the registrant acquires a passenger vehicle or aircraft by way of lease for use otherwise than primarily in commercial activities of the registrant or the registrant uses, otherwise than primarily in commercial activities of the registrant, a passenger vehicle or aircraft that was last acquired by the registrant by way of lease, or
(b)in a reporting period of a registrant that is a financial institution, the registrant acquires a passenger vehicle or aircraft by way of purchase or lease or uses a passenger vehicle or aircraft that was last so acquired by the registrant,
(3)For the purposes of this Part, where an election made by a registrant under subsection (2) in respect of property becomes effective on a day in a particular reporting period of the registrant,
(a)notwithstanding paragraph (1)(c), the registrant is deemed to have begun, on that day, to use the property exclusively in activities of the registrant that are not commercial activities and, at all times thereafter until the registrant next disposes of or ceases to lease the property, the registrant is deemed to use the property exclusively in activities of the registrant that are not commercial activities;
(b)where the property was last supplied to the registrant by way of lease,
(i)there shall not be included, in determining an input tax credit claimed by the registrant in the return under section 238 for the particular or any subsequent reporting period, tax calculated on consideration, or a part thereof, for that supply that is reasonably attributable to a period after that day, and
(ii)where an amount in respect of any tax referred to in subparagraph (i) was included in determining an input tax credit claimed by the registrant in a return under section 238 for a reporting period ending before the particular reporting period, that amount shall be added in determining the net tax of the registrant for the particular reporting period;
(c)where the property was last supplied to the registrant by way of sale, the registrant is a financial institution and the cost of the property to the registrant did not exceed $50,000,
(i)there shall not be included, in determining an input tax credit claimed by the registrant in the return under section 238 for the particular or any subsequent reporting period, tax that is calculated on consideration or part thereof, for that supply or that is in respect of an improvement to the property acquired, imported or brought into a participating province by the registrant after the property was last so acquired, imported or brought in, as the case may be, and
(ii)where an amount in respect of any tax referred to in subparagraph (i) was included in determining an input tax credit claimed by the registrant in a return under section 238 for a reporting period of the registrant ending before the particular reporting period, that amount shall be added in determining the net tax of the registrant for the particular reporting period; and
(d)there shall not be included, in determining an input tax credit claimed by the registrant in the return under section 238 for the particular or any subsequent reporting period, tax calculated on an amount of consideration, or a value determined under section 215 or subsection 220.05(1), 220.06(1) or 220.07(1), that can reasonably be attributed to
(i)any property that is acquired, imported or brought into a participating province for consumption or use in operating the vehicle or aircraft in respect of which the election is made and that is, or is to be used, or consumed after that day, or
(ii)that portion of any service relating to the operation of that vehicle or aircraft that is, or is to be, rendered after that day; and
(e)where an amount in respect of any tax referred to in paragraph (d) was included in determining an input tax credit claimed by the registrant in a return under section 238 for a reporting period ending before the particular reporting period, that amount shall be added in determining the net tax of the registrant for the particular reporting period.
(4)An election made under subsection (2) shall be made in prescribed form containing prescribed information.
Travel and other allowances
For the purposes of this Part, where
(a)a person pays an allowance
(i)to an employee of the person,
(ii)where the person is a partnership, to a member of the partnership, or
(iii)where the person is a charity or a public institution, to a volunteer who gives services to the charity or institution
(iv)supplies all or substantially all of which are taxable supplies (other than zero-rated supplies) of property or services acquired in Canada by the employee, member or volunteer in relation to activities engaged in by the person, or
(v)the use in Canada, in relation to activities engaged in by the person, of a motor vehicle,
(b)an amount in respect of the allowance is deductible in computing the income of the person for a taxation year of the person for the purposes of the Income Tax Act, or would have been so deductible if the person were a taxpayer under that Act and the activity were a business, and
(c)in the case of an allowance to which subparagraph 6(1)(b)(v), (vi), (vii) or (vii.1) of that Act would apply
(i)if the allowance were a reasonable allowance for the purposes of that subparagraph, and
(ii)where the person is a partnership and the allowance is paid to a member of the partnership, if the member were an employee of the partnership, or, where the person is a charity or a public institution and the allowance is paid to a volunteer, if the volunteer were an employee of the charity or institution,
(d)the person is deemed to have received a supply of the property or service,
(e)any consumption or use of the property or service by the employee, member or volunteer is deemed to be consumption or use by the person and not by the employee, member or volunteer, and
(f)the person is deemed to have paid, at the time the allowance is paid, tax in respect of the supply equal to the amount determined by the formula
Employee, partner or volunteer reimbursement
(1)Where an employee of an employer, a member of a partnership or a volunteer who gives services to a charity or public institution acquires or imports property or a service or brings it into a participating province for consumption or use in relation to activities of the employer, partnership, charity or public institution (each of which is referred to in this subsection as the “person”), the employee, member or volunteer paid the tax payable in respect of that acquisition, importation or bringing in and the person pays an amount to the employee, member or volunteer as a reimbursement in respect of the property or service, for the purposes of this Part,
(a)the person is deemed to have received a supply of the property or service;
(b)any consumption or use of the property or service by the employee, member or volunteer in relation to activities of the person is deemed to be consumption or use by the person and not by the employee, member or volunteer; and
(c)the person is deemed to have paid, at the time the reimbursement is paid, tax in respect of the supply equal to the amount determined by the formula
(2)Subsection (1) does not apply to a reimbursement in respect of property or a service acquired, imported or brought into a participating province by a member of a partnership where paragraph 272.1(2)(b) applies to the acquisition, importation or bringing in, as the case may be, and the reimbursement is paid to the member after the member files with the Minister a return of the member under section 238 in which an input tax credit in respect of the property or service is claimed.
Warrantee reimbursement
Where
(a)the beneficiary of a warranty (other than an insurance policy) in respect of the quality, fitness or performance of tangible property acquires or imports property or a service or brings it into a participating province and tax is payable by the beneficiary in respect of the acquisition, importation or bringing in, and
(b)a registrant pays to the beneficiary, under the terms of the warranty, an amount as a reimbursement in respect of the property or service and therewith provides written indication that a portion of the amount is on account of tax,
(c)the registrant may claim an input tax credit, for the reporting period of the registrant in which the reimbursement is paid, equal to the amount (referred to in this section as the “tax reimbursed”) determined by the formula
(d)where the beneficiary is a registrant who was entitled to claim an input tax credit, or a rebate under Division VI, in respect of the property or service, the beneficiary is deemed, for the purposes of this Part, to have made a taxable supply and to have collected, at the time the reimbursement is paid, tax in respect of the supply equal to the amount determined by the formula
Acquisition of used returnable containers
(1)Subject to this Division, if
(a)a registrant is the recipient of a supply made in Canada by way of sale of used tangible personal property (other than a returnable container as defined in subsection 226(1)) that is a usual covering or container of a class of coverings or containers in which property (other than property the supply of which is a zero-rated supply) is delivered,
(b)tax is not payable by the registrant in respect of the supply,
(c)the property is acquired for the purpose of consumption, use or supply in the course of commercial activities of the registrant, and
(d)the registrant pays consideration for the supply that is not less than the total of
(i)the consideration that the registrant charges for supplies by the registrant of used coverings or containers of that class, and
(ii)all tax calculated on that consideration,
(2)For the purposes of subsection (1), where a person makes a supply of used tangible personal property to a registrant with whom the person is not dealing at arm’s length for consideration that exceeds the fair market value of the property at the time ownership of the property is transferred to the registrant, the value of the consideration for the supply shall be deemed to be equal to the fair market value of the property at that time.
(3) to (7)[Repealed, 1997, c. 10, s. 25]
Supply on behalf of person not required to collect tax
(1)Where
(a)a person (in this subsection referred to as the “principal”) makes a supply (other than an exempt or zero-rated supply) of tangible personal property to a recipient (otherwise than by auction),
(b)the principal is not required to collect tax in respect of the supply except as provided in this subsection, and
(c)a registrant (in this subsection referred to as the “agent”), in the course of a commercial activity of the agent, acts as agent in making the supply on behalf of the principal,
(d)where the principal is a registrant and the property was last used, or acquired for consumption or use, by the principal in an endeavour of the principal, within the meaning of subsection 141.01(1), and the principal and agent jointly elect in writing, the supply of the property to the recipient is deemed to be a taxable supply for the following purposes:
(i)all purposes of this Part, other than determining whether the principal may claim an input tax credit in respect of property or services acquired or imported by the principal for consumption or use in making the supply to the recipient, and
(ii)the purpose of determining whether the principal may claim an input tax credit in respect of services supplied by the agent relating to the supply of the property to the recipient, and
(e)in any other case, the supply of the property to the recipient is deemed, for the purposes of this Part, to be a taxable supply made by the agent and not by the principal and the agent is deemed, for the purposes of this Part other than section 180, not to have made a supply to the principal of services relating to the supply of the property to the recipient.
(1.1)Where a registrant, in the course of a commercial activity of the registrant, acts as agent in making a supply (otherwise than by auction) on behalf of a person who is required to collect tax in respect of the supply otherwise than as a consequence of the application of paragraph (1)(d) and the registrant and the person jointly elect in prescribed form containing prescribed information,
(a)the tax collectible in respect of the supply or any amount charged or collected by the registrant on behalf of the person as or on account of tax in respect of the supply is deemed to be collectible, charged or collected, as the case may be, by the registrant, and not by the person, for the purposes of
(i)determining the net tax of the registrant and of the person, and
(ii)applying sections 222 and 232;
(b)the registrant and the person are jointly and severally, or solidarily, liable for all obligations under this Part that arise upon or as a consequence of
(i)the tax becoming collectible,
(ii)a failure to account for or pay as and when required under this Part an amount of net tax of the registrant, or an amount required under section 230.1 to be paid by the registrant, that is reasonably attributable to the supply,
(iii)the registrant claiming, in respect of the supply, an amount as a deduction under section 231 or 232 to which the registrant was not entitled or in excess of the amount to which the registrant was entitled,
(iv)a failure to pay as and when required under this Part the amount of any underpayment of net tax by the registrant, or an amount required under section 230.1 to be paid by the registrant, that is reasonably attributable to a claim referred to in subparagraph (iii),
(v)a recovery of all or part of a bad debt relating to the supply in respect of which the registrant claimed a deduction under subsection 231(1), or
(vi)a failure to account for or pay as and when required under this Part an amount of net tax of the registrant, or an amount required under section 230.1 to be paid by the registrant, that is reasonably attributable to an amount required under subsection 231(3) to be added to the net tax of the registrant in respect of a bad debt referred to in subparagraph (v); and
(c)the threshold amounts of the registrant and of the person under subsections 249(1) and (2) shall be determined as if any consideration that became due to the person, or was paid to the person without having become due, in respect of the supply had become due to the registrant, or had been paid to the registrant without having become due, as the case may be, and not to the person.
(1.11)If a registrant acts as agent of a supplier in charging and collecting consideration and tax payable in respect of a supply made by the supplier but the registrant does not act as agent in making the supply, the registrant is deemed to have acted as agent of the supplier in making the supply for the purposes of
(a)subsection (1.1); and
(b)if an election under subsection (1.1) is made in respect of the supply, any other provision that refers to a supply in respect of which an election under that subsection has been made.
(1.12)A registrant and a supplier who have jointly made an election under subsection (1.1) may, in prescribed form containing prescribed information, jointly revoke the election with respect to any supply made on or after the effective date specified in the revocation, and the election is thereby deemed, for the purposes of this Part, not to have been made with respect to that supply.
(1.2)Where a registrant (in this subsection referred to as the “auctioneer”), acting as auctioneer and agent for another person (in this subsection referred to as the “principal”) in the course of a commercial activity of the auctioneer, makes on behalf of the principal a supply by auction of tangible personal property to a recipient, the supply is deemed, for the purposes of this Part, to be a taxable supply made by the auctioneer and not by the principal and the auctioneer is deemed, for the purposes of this Part other than section 180, not to have made a supply to the principal of services relating to the supply of the property to the recipient.
(1.3)Where
(a)a registrant (in this subsection referred to as the “auctioneer”), on a particular day, makes a particular supply by auction of prescribed property on behalf of another registrant (in this subsection referred to as the “principal”) and, but for subsection (1.2), that supply would be a taxable supply made by the principal,
(b)the auctioneer and principal jointly elect in prescribed form containing prescribed information in respect of the particular supply, and
(c)all or substantially all of the consideration for supplies made by auction on the particular day by the auctioneer on behalf of the principal is attributable to supplies of prescribed property in respect of which the auctioneer and principal have elected under this subsection,
(1.4)[Repealed, 1997, c. 10, s. 26]
(2)For the purposes of this Part other than sections 148 and 249, where a prescribed registrant, acting in the course of a commercial activity, makes a supply on behalf of another person of intangible personal property in respect of a product of an author, performing artist, painter, sculptor or other artist, the following rules apply:
(a)the other person shall be deemed not to have made the supply to the recipient;
(b)the registrant shall be deemed to have made the supply to the recipient; and
(c)the registrant shall be deemed not to have made a supply to the other person of a service in relation to the supply to the recipient.
Meaning of collective society
(1)In this section, collective society means a collective society, as defined in section 2 of the Copyright Act, that is a registrant.
(2)In this section, the expressions collecting body, eligible author, eligible maker and eligible performer have the same meanings as in section 79 of the Copyright Act.
(3)If a collecting body or a collective society makes a taxable supply to a person that is an eligible author, eligible maker, eligible performer or a collective society and the supply includes a service of collecting or distributing the levy payable under section 82 of the Copyright Act, the value of the consideration for the supply is, for the purpose of determining tax payable in respect of the supply, deemed to be equal to the amount determined by the formula:
Definitions
(1)The following definitions apply in this section and section 236.5.
network commission of a sales representative of a person means an amount that is payable by the person to the sales representative under an agreement between the person and the sales representative (a) as consideration for a supply of a service, made by the sales representative, of arranging for the sale of a select product or a sales aid of the person; or (b) solely as a consequence of a supply of a service, made by any sales representative of the person described in paragraph (a) of the definition sales representative, of arranging for the sale of a select product or a sales aid of the person. (commission de réseau)
network seller means a person notified by the Minister of an approval under subsection (5). (vendeur de réseau)
sales aid of a particular person that is a network seller or a sales representative of a network seller means property (other than a select product of any person) that (a) is a customized business form or a sample, demonstration kit, promotional or instructional item, catalogue or similar personal property acquired, manufactured or produced by the particular person for sale to assist in the promotion, sale or distribution of select products of the network seller; and (b) is neither sold nor held for sale by the particular person to a sales representative of the network seller that is acquiring the property for use as capital property. (matériel de promotion)
sales representative of a particular person means (a) a person (other than a person that is an employee of the particular person or that acts, in the course of its commercial activities, as agent in making supplies of select products of the particular person on behalf of the particular person) that (i) has a contractual right under an agreement with the particular person to arrange for the sale of select products of the particular person, and (ii) does not arrange for the sale of select products of the particular person primarily at a fixed place of business of the person other than a private residence; or (b) a person (other than a person that is an employee of the particular person or that acts, in the course of its commercial activities, as agent in making supplies of select products of the particular person on behalf of the particular person) that has a contractual right under an agreement with the particular person to be paid an amount by the particular person solely as a consequence of a supply of a service, made by a person described in paragraph (a), of arranging for the sale of a select product or a sales aid of the particular person. (représentant commercial)
select product of a person means tangible personal property that (a) is acquired, manufactured or produced by the person for supply by the person for consideration, otherwise than as used property, in the ordinary course of business of the person; and (b) is ordinarily acquired by consumers by way of sale. (produit déterminé)
(2)For the purposes of this section, a person is a qualifying network seller throughout a fiscal year of the person if
(a)all or substantially all of the total of all consideration, included in determining the income from a business of the person for the fiscal year, for supplies made in Canada by way of sale is for
(i)supplies of select products of the person, made by the person, by way of sales that are arranged for by sales representatives of the person (in this subsection referred to as “select supplies”), or
(ii)where the person is a direct seller (as defined in section 178.1), supplies by way of sale of exclusive products (as defined in that section) of the person made by the person to independent sales contractors (as defined in that section) of the person at any time when an approval of the Minister for the application of section 178.3 to the person is in effect;
(b)all or substantially all of the total of all consideration, included in determining the income from a business of the person for the fiscal year, for select supplies is for select supplies made to consumers;
(c)all or substantially all of the sales representatives of the person to which network commissions become payable by the person during the fiscal year are sales representatives, each having a total of such network commissions of not more than the amount determined by the formula
(d)the person and each of its sales representatives have made joint elections under subsection (4).
(3)A person may apply to the Minister, in prescribed form containing prescribed information, to have subsection (7) apply to the person and each of its sales representatives, beginning on the first day of a fiscal year of the person, if the person
(a)is registered under Subdivision D of Division V and is reasonably expected to be, throughout the fiscal year,
(i)engaged exclusively in commercial activities, and
(ii)a qualifying network seller; and
(b)files the application in prescribed manner before
(i)in the case of a person that has never made a supply of a select product of the person, the day in the fiscal year on which the person first makes a supply of a select product of the person, and
(ii)in any other case, the first day of the fiscal year.
(4)If subsection (3) applies to a person or a person is a network seller, the person and a sales representative of the person may jointly elect, in prescribed form containing prescribed information, to have subsection (7) apply to them at all times when an approval granted under subsection (5) is in effect.
(5)If the Minister receives an application under subsection (3) from a person, the Minister may approve the application of subsection (7) to the person and each of its sales representatives beginning on the first day of a fiscal year of the person or may refuse the application and the Minister shall notify the person in writing of the approval and the day on which it becomes effective or of the refusal.
(6)Every network seller shall maintain evidence satisfactory to the Minister that the network seller and each of its sales representatives have made joint elections under subsection (4).
(7)For the purposes of this Part, if, at any time when an approval granted under subsection (5) in respect of a network seller and each of its sales representatives is in effect, a network commission becomes payable by the network seller to a sales representative of the network seller as consideration for a taxable supply (other than a zero-rated supply) of a service made in Canada by the sales representative, the taxable supply is deemed not to be a supply.
(8)For the purposes of this Part, if, at any time when an approval granted under subsection (5) in respect of a network seller and each of its sales representatives is in effect, the network seller or a sales representative of the network seller makes in Canada a taxable supply by way of sale of a sales aid of the network seller or of the sales representative, as the case may be, to a sales representative of the network seller, the taxable supply is deemed not to be a supply.
(9)For the purposes of this Part, if, at any time when an approval granted under subsection (5) in respect of a network seller and each of its sales representatives is in effect, the network seller or a particular sales representative of the network seller makes a supply of property to an individual as consideration for the supply by the individual of a service of acting as a host at an occasion that is organized for the purpose of allowing a sales representative of the network seller or the particular sales representative, as the case may be, to promote, or to arrange for the sale of, select products of the network seller, the individual is deemed not to have made a supply of the service and the service is deemed not to be consideration for a supply.
(10)If the Minister notifies a person of a refusal under subsection (5) at any time when the person and a sales representative of the person have made a joint election under subsection (4), the person shall forthwith notify the sales representative of the refusal in a manner satisfactory to the Minister.
(11)The Minister may revoke an approval granted under subsection (5) in respect of a network seller and each of its sales representatives, effective on the first day of a fiscal year of the network seller, if, before that day, the Minister notifies the network seller of the revocation and the day on which it becomes effective and if
(a)the network seller fails to comply with any provision of this Part;
(b)it can reasonably be expected that the network seller will not be a qualifying network seller throughout the fiscal year;
(c)the network seller requests in writing that the Minister revoke the approval;
(d)the notice referred to in subsection 242(1) has been given to, or the request referred to in subsection 242(2) has been filed by, the network seller; or
(e)it can reasonably be expected that the network seller will not be engaged exclusively in commercial activities throughout the fiscal year.
(12)If an approval granted under subsection (5) in respect of a network seller and each of its sales representatives is in effect at any time in a particular fiscal year of the network seller and, at any time during the particular fiscal year, the network seller ceases to be engaged exclusively in commercial activities or the Minister cancels the registration of the network seller, the approval is deemed to be revoked, effective on the first day of the fiscal year of the network seller immediately following the particular fiscal year, unless, on that first day, the network seller is registered under Subdivision D of Division V and it is reasonably expected that the network seller will be engaged exclusively in commercial activities throughout that following fiscal year.
(13)If an approval granted under subsection (5) in respect of a network seller and each of its sales representatives is revoked under subsection (11) or (12), the following rules apply:
(a)the approval ceases to have effect immediately before the day on which the revocation becomes effective;
(b)the network seller shall forthwith notify each of its sales representatives in a manner satisfactory to the Minister of the revocation and the day on which it becomes effective; and
(c)a subsequent approval granted under subsection (5) in respect of the network seller and each of its sales representatives shall not become effective before the first day of a fiscal year of the network seller that is at least two years after the day on which the revocation became effective.
(14)For the purposes of this Part, a taxable supply (other than a zero-rated supply) of a service made in Canada by a sales representative of a network seller is deemed not to be a supply if
(a)the consideration for the taxable supply is a network commission that becomes payable by the network seller to the sales representative at any time after an approval granted under subsection (5) in respect of the network seller and each of its sales representatives ceases to have effect as a consequence of a revocation on the basis of any of paragraphs (11)(a) to (c);
(b)the approval could not have been revoked on the basis of paragraph (11)(d) or (e) and would not have otherwise been revoked under subsection (12);
(c)at the time the network commission becomes payable, the sales representative
(i)has not been notified of the revocation by the network seller, as required under paragraph (13)(b), or by the Minister, and
(ii)neither knows, nor ought to know, that the approval ceased to have effect; and
(d)an amount has not been charged or collected as or on account of tax in respect of the taxable supply.
(15)Subsection (16) applies if the following conditions are satisfied:
(a)the consideration for a taxable supply (other than a zero-rated supply) of a service made in Canada by a sales representative of a network seller is a network commission that becomes payable by the network seller to the sales representative at any time after an approval granted under subsection (5) in respect of the network seller and each of its sales representatives ceases to have effect as a consequence of a revocation under subsection (11) or (12);
(b)the approval was, or could at any time otherwise have been, revoked on the basis of paragraph (11)(d) or (e) or was, or would at any time otherwise have been, revoked under subsection (12);
(c)at the time the network commission becomes payable, the sales representative
(i)has not been notified of the revocation by the network seller, as required under paragraph (13)(b), or by the Minister, and
(ii)neither knows, nor ought to know, that the approval ceased to have effect; and
(d)an amount has not been charged or collected as or on account of tax in respect of the taxable supply.
(16)If the conditions described in paragraphs (15)(a) to (d) are satisfied, the following rules apply for the purposes of this Part:
(a)section 166 shall not apply in respect of the taxable supply described in paragraph (15)(a);
(b)tax that becomes payable or that would, in the absence of section 166, become payable in respect of the taxable supply shall not be included in determining the net tax of the sales representative referred to in paragraph (15)(a); and
(c)the consideration for the taxable supply shall not, in determining whether the sales representative is a small supplier, be included in the total referred to in paragraph 148(1)(a) or (2)(a).
(17)For the purposes of this Part, a taxable supply of a sales aid of a particular sales representative of a network seller made in Canada by way of sale to another sales representative of the network seller is deemed not to be a supply if
(a)the consideration for the taxable supply becomes payable at any time after an approval granted under subsection (5) in respect of the network seller and each of its sales representatives ceases to have effect as a consequence of a revocation under subsection (11) or (12);
(b)at the time the consideration becomes payable, the particular sales representative
(i)has not been notified of the revocation by the network seller, as required under paragraph (13)(b), or by the Minister, and
(ii)neither knows, nor ought to know, that the approval ceased to have effect; and
(c)an amount has not been charged or collected as or on account of tax in respect of the taxable supply.
(18)If
(a)a registrant that is a network seller in respect of which an approval granted under subsection (5) is in effect acquires or imports property (other than a select product of the network seller) or a service or brings it into a participating province for supply to a sales representative of the network seller or an individual related to the sales representative,
(b)tax becomes payable in respect of the acquisition, importation or bringing in, as the case may be,
(c)the property or service is so supplied by the registrant for no consideration or for consideration that is less than the fair market value of the property or service, and
(d)the sales representative or individual is not acquiring the property or service for consumption, use or supply exclusively in the course of commercial activities of the sales representative or individual, as the case may be,
(e)no tax is payable in respect of the supply, and
(f)in determining an input tax credit of the registrant, no amount shall be included in respect of tax that becomes payable, or is paid without having become payable, by the registrant in respect of the property or service.
(19)For the purposes of this Part, if a registrant that is a network seller in respect of which an approval granted under subsection (5) is in effect appropriates, at any time, property (other than a select product of the network seller) that was acquired, manufactured or produced, or any service acquired or performed, in the course of commercial activities of the registrant, to or for the benefit of a sales representative of the network seller, or any individual related to the sales representative, that is not acquiring the property or service for consumption, use or supply exclusively in the course of commercial activities of the sales representative or individual, in any manner (otherwise than by way of supply for consideration equal to the fair market value of the property or service), the registrant shall be deemed
(a)to have made a supply of the property or service for consideration paid at that time equal to the fair market value of the property or service at that time; and
(b)except where the supply is an exempt supply, to have collected, at that time, tax in respect of the supply calculated on that consideration.
(20)Subsection (19) does not apply to property or a service appropriated by a registrant if the registrant was not entitled to claim an input tax credit in respect of the property or service because of section 170.
(21)If, at any time when an approval granted under subsection (5) in respect of a network seller and each of its sales representatives is in effect, a sales representative of the network seller ceases to be a registrant, paragraph 171(3)(a) does not apply to sales aids of the sales representative that were supplied to the sales representative by the network seller or another sales representative of the network seller at any time when the approval was in effect.
(22)Section 155 does not apply to the supply described in subsection (9) made to an individual acting as a host.
Definitions
In this section and sections 178.2 to 178.5,
applicable provincial tax means any amount that can reasonably be attributed to a tax, duty or fee imposed under an Act of the legislature of a province and prescribed for the purposes of section 154; (taxe provinciale applicable)
direct seller means a person who sells exclusive products of the person to independent sales contractors of the person; (démarcheur)
distributor of a direct seller means a person who is an independent sales contractor of the direct seller and who, in the course of the contractor’s business, sells some or all of the exclusive products of the direct seller acquired by the contractor to other independent sales contractors of the direct seller; (distributeur)
exclusive product of a direct seller means personal property that is acquired, manufactured or produced by the direct seller for sale, in the ordinary course of a business of the direct seller, to an independent sales contractor of the direct seller, with the expectation that the property would be ultimately sold, otherwise than as used property, by an independent sales contractor of the direct seller, in the ordinary course of a business of the contractor, for consideration to a person other than another independent sales contractor of the direct seller; (produit exclusif)
independent sales contractor of a direct seller means a person (other than an agent or employee of the direct seller or of a distributor of the direct seller) who (a) has a contractual right to purchase exclusive products of the direct seller from the direct seller or from a distributor of the direct seller, (b) purchases exclusive products of the direct seller for the purpose of resale to other independent sales contractors of the direct seller or to purchasers, and (c) does not solicit, negotiate or enter into contracts for the sale of exclusive products of the direct seller to purchasers primarily at a fixed place of business of the person other than a private residence; (entrepreneur indépendant)
purchaser of an exclusive product of a direct seller means a person who is the recipient of a supply of the product and who is not acquiring the product for the purpose of supplying it for consideration; (acheteur)
sales aid of a person who is a direct seller or an independent sales contractor of a direct seller means (a) property (other than an exclusive product of the direct seller) (i) that is a customized business form or a sample, demonstration kit, promotional or instructional item, catalogue or other personal property acquired, manufactured or produced by the person for sale to assist in the promotion, sale or distribution of exclusive products of the direct seller, and (ii) that is neither sold nor held for sale by the person to an independent sales contractor of the direct seller who is acquiring the property for use as capital property, and (b) the service of shipping or handling, or processing an order for, either property included in paragraph (a) or an exclusive product of the direct seller; (matériel de promotion)
suggested retail price at any time of an exclusive product of a direct seller means the lowest price published by the direct seller applicable to supplies of the product made at that time to purchasers, but does not include any amount on account of tax. (prix de vente au détail suggéré)
Application for alternate collection method
(1)A direct seller who is a registrant may apply, in prescribed form containing prescribed information and filed in prescribed manner, to the Minister to have section 178.3 apply to the direct seller.
(2)Where a direct seller and a distributor of the direct seller are registrants, they may apply jointly, in prescribed form containing prescribed information and filed in prescribed manner, to the Minister to have section 178.4 apply to the distributor.
(3)Where the Minister receives an application under subsection (1) from a direct seller, the Minister may approve in writing the application of section 178.3 to the direct seller, and the Minister shall, in writing, notify the direct seller of the approval and the day on which it becomes effective.
(4)Where the Minister receives a joint application under subsection (2) from a direct seller and a distributor of the direct seller, the Minister may approve in writing the application of section 178.4 to the distributor, and the Minister shall, in writing, notify both the distributor and the direct seller of the approval and the day on which it becomes effective.
(5)Where, at a time when an approval for the application of section 178.3 to a direct seller would not, but for this subsection, be in effect, an approval granted under subsection (4) in respect of a distributor of the direct seller becomes effective and no other approval under that subsection in respect of a distributor of the direct seller is in effect at that time, the direct seller shall be deemed, for the purposes of this section and sections 178.3 to 178.5, to have been granted an approval under subsection (3) that becomes effective immediately before that time.
(6)The Minister may, effective on any day, revoke an approval granted under subsection (3) in respect of a direct seller where an approval granted under subsection (4) in respect of a distributor of the direct seller is not in effect on that day and
(a)the direct seller fails to comply with any provision of this Part, or
(b)except in the case of an approval deemed under subsection (5) to have been granted, the direct seller requests, in writing, the Minister to revoke the approval,
(7)The Minister may revoke an approval granted under subsection (4) in respect of a distributor of a direct seller where the distributor fails to comply with any provision of this Part or the distributor and the direct seller, in writing, jointly request the Minister to revoke the approval, and the Minister shall, in writing, notify both the distributor and the direct seller of the revocation and the day on which it becomes effective.
(8)An approval granted under subsection (3) in respect of a direct seller ceases to have effect on the earliest of
(a)the day the direct seller ceases to be a registrant,
(b)the day an approval granted under subsection (4) in respect of any distributor of the direct seller ceases to have effect and there is no other approval granted under that subsection in respect of any distributor of the direct seller in effect, and
(c)the day a revocation of the approval under subsection (6) becomes effective.
(9)An approval granted under subsection (4) on the joint application of a direct seller and a distributor of the direct seller ceases to have effect on the earliest of
(a)the day the direct seller ceases to be a registrant,
(b)the day the distributor ceases to be a registrant, and
(c)the day a revocation of the approval under subsection (7) becomes effective.
Effect of approval for direct seller
(1)For the purposes of this Part, where at any time when an approval of the Minister for the application of this section to a direct seller is in effect, the direct seller makes in Canada a taxable supply by way of sale (other than a zero-rated supply) of an exclusive product of the direct seller to an independent sales contractor of the direct seller who is not a distributor in respect of whom an approval granted under subsection 178.2(4) on application made jointly with the direct seller is in effect at that time or becomes effective immediately after that time, the following rules apply:
(a)the supply shall be deemed to have been made for consideration
(i)that becomes due, and is paid, at the particular time that is the earliest time at which any consideration for the supply becomes due or is paid, and
(ii)that is equal to the suggested retail price of the product at the time the supply is made;
(b)tax is deemed not to be payable by the contractor in respect of the supply;
(c)the contractor is not entitled to any rebate under section 261 in respect of the supply; and
(d)in determining the net tax of the direct seller for the reporting period of the direct seller that includes the particular time, there shall be added an amount equal to tax calculated on the suggested retail price of the product at the time the supply is made.
(2)Where
(a)at any time when an approval of the Minister for the application of this section to a direct seller is in effect, a particular independent sales contractor of the direct seller makes in Canada a particular taxable supply by way of sale (other than a zero-rated supply) of an exclusive product of the direct seller,
(b)the particular contractor is not a distributor in respect of whom an approval granted under subsection 178.2(4) on application made jointly with the direct seller is in effect at that time or becomes effective immediately after that time, and
(c)subsection (1) applied to a supply of the product made at an earlier time or subsection 178.5(1) applied to the product at an earlier time,
(d)if the recipient of the particular supply is another independent sales contractor of the direct seller, the particular supply shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Part except section 178.1 and this section, not to have been made by the particular contractor and not to have been received by the other contractor, and
(e)if the recipient of the particular supply is any person (other than the direct seller and another independent sales contractor of the direct seller),
(i)the particular supply is deemed, for the purposes of this Part except section 178.1 and subsections (4) to (6) and 178.5(7), to be a taxable supply made by the direct seller, and not by the particular contractor, for consideration equal to the lesser of the actual consideration for the supply and the suggested retail price of the product at the time the particular supply is made,
(ii)any tax in respect of the particular supply that is collected by the particular contractor shall be deemed to have been collected on behalf of the direct seller, and
(iii)tax in respect of the particular supply shall not be included in determining the net tax of the direct seller for any reporting period.
(3)For the purposes of this Part, where a direct seller has made a supply of an exclusive product of the direct seller in circumstances in which an amount was required under paragraph (1)(d) to be added in determining the net tax of the direct seller and an independent sales contractor of the direct seller subsequently supplies the product to the direct seller in a particular reporting period of the direct seller, the contractor is deemed not to have so supplied the product and the amount may be deducted, in determining the net tax of the direct seller for the particular reporting period or a subsequent reporting period, in a return under Division V filed by the direct seller within four years after the day on or before which the return under Division V for the particular reporting period is required to be filed.
(4)Where
(a)at a particular time a direct seller makes a supply of an exclusive product of the direct seller in circumstances in which an amount is required under paragraph (1)(d) to be added in determining the net tax of the direct seller,
(b)after March 1993 a particular independent sales contractor of the direct seller
(i)makes a supply of the product that is
(ii)makes a supply of the product to a person other than an independent sales contractor of the direct seller for consideration
(iii)makes a supply of the product to a person other than an independent sales contractor of the direct seller for no consideration or for nominal consideration or appropriates the product for the consumption, use or enjoyment of the particular contractor, and
(c)the direct seller pays to, or credits in favour of, the particular contractor an amount in respect of the product equal to
(i)where subparagraph (b)(i) applies, tax calculated on the suggested retail price of the product at the particular time, and
(ii)where subparagraph (b)(ii) or (iii) applies, the amount determined by the formula
(5)Where
(a)at a particular time a direct seller makes a supply in a participating province of an exclusive product of the direct seller in circumstances in which an amount is required under paragraph (1)(d) to be added in determining the net tax of the direct seller,
(b)included in the amount required under paragraph (1)(d) to be added in determining the net tax of the direct seller is tax payable under subsection 165(2) in respect of the supply,
(c)a particular independent sales contractor of the direct seller makes a supply of the product outside the participating provinces, and
(d)the direct seller pays to, or credits in favour of, the particular contractor an amount in respect of the product equal to the amount of the tax payable under subsection 165(2) calculated on the suggested retail price of the product at the particular time,
(6)Where
(a)a direct seller makes a supply outside the participating provinces of an exclusive product of the direct seller in circumstances in which an amount is required under paragraph (1)(d) to be added in determining the net tax of the direct seller,
(b)no tax under subsection 165(2) in respect of the supply is included in the amount required under paragraph (1)(d) to be added in determining the net tax of the direct seller, and
(c)an independent sales contractor of the direct seller makes at a particular time a supply of the product in a participating province,
(6.1)In determining the net tax of a direct seller for a reporting period of the direct seller that includes a prescribed time, the direct seller shall add or may deduct, as the case may require, an amount determined in prescribed manner if
(a)the direct seller makes a supply in a participating province of an exclusive product of the direct seller in circumstances in which an amount is required under paragraph (1)(d) to be added in determining the net tax of the direct seller;
(b)tax payable under subsection 165(2) in respect of the supply is included in the amount required under paragraph (1)(d) to be added in determining the net tax of the direct seller;
(c)an independent sales contractor of the direct seller makes a supply of the exclusive product in another participating province; and
(d)prescribed conditions, if any, are satisfied.
(7)If
(a)a direct seller has made a supply of an exclusive product of the direct seller in circumstances in which an amount was required under paragraph (1)(d) to be added in determining the net tax of the direct seller,
(b)a particular independent sales contractor of the direct seller has or would have, but for paragraph (2)(e), also made a supply of the product to a person with whom the particular contractor was dealing at arm’s length (other than the direct seller and another independent sales contractor of the direct seller),
(c)the direct seller has obtained evidence satisfactory to the Minister that the consideration and the tax payable in respect of the supply by the particular contractor have become in whole or in part a bad debt and that the amount of the bad debt has, at a particular time, been written off in the particular contractor’s books of account, and
(d)the direct seller pays to, or credits in favour of, the particular contractor an amount in respect of the product equal to the amount determined by the formula
(8)If all or part of a bad debt in respect of which a direct seller has made a deduction under subsection (7) is recovered, the direct seller shall, in determining the net tax for the direct seller’s reporting period in which the bad debt or that part is recovered, add the amount determined by the formula
Effect of approval for distributor
(1)For the purposes of this Part, where at any time when an approval of the Minister for the application of this section to a distributor of a direct seller is in effect, the distributor makes in Canada a taxable supply by way of sale (other than a zero-rated supply) of an exclusive product of the direct seller to an independent sales contractor of the direct seller who is not a distributor in respect of whom an approval granted under subsection 178.2(4) on application made jointly with the direct seller is in effect at that time or becomes effective immediately after that time, the following rules apply:
(a)the supply shall be deemed to have been made for consideration
(i)that becomes due, and is paid, at the particular time that is the earliest time at which any consideration for the supply becomes due or is paid, and
(ii)that is equal to the suggested retail price of the product at the time the supply is made;
(b)tax is deemed not to be payable by the contractor in respect of the supply;
(c)the contractor is not entitled to any rebate under section 261 in respect of the supply; and
(d)in determining the net tax of the distributor for the reporting period of the distributor that includes the particular time, there shall be added an amount equal to tax calculated on the suggested retail price of the product at the time the supply is made.
(2)Where
(a)at any time when an approval of the Minister for the application of this section to a distributor of a direct seller is in effect, a particular independent sales contractor of the direct seller (other than the distributor) makes in Canada a particular taxable supply by way of sale (other than a zero-rated supply) of an exclusive product of the direct seller, and
(b)subsection (1) applied to a supply of the product made at an earlier time by an independent sales contractor of the direct seller or subsection 178.5(2) applied, at an earlier time, to the product,
(c)if the recipient of the particular supply is a person who is an independent sales contractor of the direct seller (other than the distributor), the particular supply shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Part except section 178.1 and this section, not to have been made by the particular contractor and not to have been received by the person, and
(d)if the recipient of the particular supply is a person (other than the distributor and another independent sales contractor of the direct seller),
(i)the particular supply is deemed, for the purposes of this Part except section 178.1 and subsections (4) to (6) and 178.5(7), to be a taxable supply made by the distributor, and not by the particular contractor, for consideration equal to the lesser of the actual consideration for the supply and the suggested retail price of the product at the time the particular supply is made,
(ii)any tax in respect of the particular supply that is collected by the particular contractor shall be deemed to have been collected on behalf of the distributor, and
(iii)tax in respect of the particular supply shall not be included in determining the net tax of the distributor for any reporting period.
(3)For the purposes of this Part, where a distributor of a direct seller has made a supply of an exclusive product of the direct seller in circumstances in which an amount was required under paragraph (1)(d) to be added in determining the net tax of the distributor and another independent sales contractor of the direct seller subsequently supplies the product to the distributor in a particular reporting period of the distributor, the other contractor is deemed not to have so supplied the product and the amount may be deducted, in determining the net tax of the distributor for the particular reporting period or a subsequent reporting period, in a return under Division V filed by the distributor within four years after the day on or before which the return under Division V for the particular reporting period is required to be filed.
(4)Where
(a)at a particular time a distributor of a direct seller makes a supply of an exclusive product of the direct seller in circumstances in which an amount is required under paragraph (1)(d) to be added in determining the net tax of the distributor,
(b)after March 1993 a particular independent sales contractor of the direct seller (other than the distributor)
(i)makes a supply of the product that is
(ii)makes a supply of the product to a person other than an independent sales contractor of the direct seller for consideration
(iii)makes a supply of the product to a person other than an independent sales contractor of the direct seller for no consideration or for nominal consideration or appropriates the product for the consumption, use or enjoyment of the particular contractor, and
(c)the distributor pays to, or credits in favour of, the particular contractor an amount in respect of the product equal to
(i)where subparagraph (b)(i) applies, tax calculated on the suggested retail price of the product at the particular time, and
(ii)where subparagraph (b)(ii) or (iii) applies, the amount determined by the formula
(5)Where
(a)at a particular time a distributor of a direct seller makes a supply in a participating province of an exclusive product of the direct seller in circumstances in which an amount is required under paragraph (1)(d) to be added in determining the net tax of the distributor,
(b)included in the amount required under paragraph (1)(d) to be added in determining the net tax of the distributor is tax payable under subsection 165(2) in respect of the supply,
(c)a particular independent sales contractor of the direct seller (other than the distributor) makes a supply of the product outside the participating provinces, and
(d)the distributor pays to, or credits in favour of, the particular contractor an amount in respect of the product equal to the amount of the tax payable under subsection 165(2) calculated on the suggested retail price of the product at the particular time,
(6)Where
(a)a distributor of a direct seller makes a supply outside the participating provinces of an exclusive product of the direct seller in circumstances in which an amount is required under paragraph (1)(d) to be added in determining the net tax of the distributor,
(b)no tax under subsection 165(2) in respect of the supply is included in the amount required under paragraph (1)(d) to be added in determining the net tax of the distributor, and
(c)a particular independent sales contractor of the direct seller (other than the distributor) makes at a particular time a supply of the product in a participating province,
(6.1)In determining the net tax of a distributor of a direct seller for a reporting period of the distributor that includes a prescribed time, the distributor shall add or may deduct, as the case may require, an amount determined in prescribed manner if
(a)the distributor makes a supply of an exclusive product of the direct seller in a participating province in circumstances in which an amount is required under paragraph (1)(d) to be added in determining the net tax of the distributor;
(b)tax payable under subsection 165(2) in respect of the supply is included in the amount required under paragraph (1)(d) to be added in determining the net tax of the distributor;
(c)a particular independent sales contractor of the direct seller (other than the distributor) makes a supply of the exclusive product in another participating province; and
(d)prescribed conditions, if any, are satisfied.
(7)If
(a)a distributor of a direct seller has made a supply of an exclusive product of the direct seller in circumstances in which an amount was required under paragraph (1)(d) to be added in determining the net tax of the distributor,
(b)a particular independent sales contractor of the direct seller (other than the distributor) has or would have, but for paragraph (2)(d), also made a supply of the product to a person with whom the particular contractor was dealing at arm’s length (other than the direct seller, distributor and another independent sales contractor of the direct seller),
(c)the distributor has obtained evidence satisfactory to the Minister that the consideration and the tax payable in respect of the supply by the particular contractor have become in whole or in part a bad debt and that the amount of the bad debt has, at a particular time, been written off in the particular contractor’s books of account, and
(d)the distributor pays to, or credits in favour of, the particular contractor an amount in respect of the product equal to the amount determined by the formula
(8)If all or part of a bad debt in respect of which a distributor of a direct seller has made a deduction under subsection (7) is recovered, the distributor shall, in determining the net tax for the distributor’s reporting period in which the bad debt or that part is recovered, add the amount determined by the formula
Products held at time of approval
(1)Where
(a)an approval granted under subsection 178.2(3) in respect of a direct seller becomes effective at any time after January 1, 1991,
(b)a registrant who is an independent sales contractor of the direct seller has, at that time, in inventory an exclusive product of the direct seller, and
(c)the registrant is not a distributor in respect of whom an approval granted under subsection 178.2(4) on application made jointly with the direct seller is in effect at that time or becomes effective immediately after that time,
(d)to have made, immediately before that time, a supply of the product for consideration, that becomes due and is paid immediately before that time, equal to the suggested retail price of the product at that time, and
(e)to have collected, immediately before that time, tax in respect of the supply calculated on that consideration.
(2)Where, at the time an approval granted under subsection 178.2(4) in respect of a distributor of a direct seller ceases to have effect, the distributor has in inventory an exclusive product of the direct seller and an approval granted under subsection 178.2(3) in respect of the direct seller does not cease to have effect at that time, the distributor shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Part except sections 148 and 249,
(a)to have made, immediately before that time, a supply of the product for consideration, that becomes due and is paid immediately before that time, equal to the suggested retail price of the product at that time; and
(b)to have collected, immediately before that time, tax in respect of the supply calculated on that consideration.
(3)For the purposes of this Part, where an approval granted under subsection 178.2(4) in respect of a distributor of a direct seller ceases to have effect at the same time as an approval granted under subsection 178.2(3) in respect of the direct seller ceases to have effect, each independent sales contractor of the direct seller, other than a distributor in respect of whom an approval granted under subsection 178.2(4) ceases to have effect at that time, shall be deemed
(a)to have received, immediately after that time, a supply of each exclusive product of the direct seller that the contractor has in inventory at that time for consideration, that becomes due and is paid immediately after that time, equal to the suggested retail price of the product at that time; and
(b)to have paid, immediately after that time, tax in respect of the supply calculated on that consideration.
(4)For the purposes of this Part, where an approval granted under subsection 178.2(3) in respect of a direct seller ceases, at any time after March 1993, to have effect and subsection (3) does not apply, each independent sales contractor of the direct seller shall be deemed
(a)to have received, immediately after that time, a supply of each exclusive product of the direct seller that the contractor has in inventory at that time for consideration, that becomes due and is paid immediately after that time, equal to the suggested retail price of the product at that time; and
(b)to have paid, immediately after that time, tax in respect of the supply calculated on that consideration.
(5)For the purposes of this Part, where at any time when an approval of the Minister for the application of section 178.3 to a direct seller is in effect, the direct seller or an independent sales contractor of the direct seller makes in Canada a taxable supply by way of sale of a sales aid of the direct seller or of the contractor, as the case may be, to an independent sales contractor of the direct seller, the supply shall be deemed not to be a supply.
(6)For the purposes of this Part, where, at any time after March 1993 when an approval of the Minister for the application of section 178.3 to a direct seller is in effect, an amount is paid or payable by the direct seller or an independent sales contractor of the direct seller to an independent sales contractor of the direct seller because of the volume of purchases or sales of exclusive products of the direct seller or of sales aids and otherwise than as consideration for a supply of such a product or sales aid, the amount shall be deemed not to be consideration for a supply.
(7)For the purposes of this Part, where, at any time after March 1993 when an approval of the Minister for the application of section 178.3 to a direct seller is in effect, an independent sales contractor of the direct seller, who is not a distributor in respect of whom an approval granted under subsection 178.2(4) on application made jointly with the direct seller is in effect at that time or becomes effective immediately after that time, makes a supply of property to a person as consideration for the supply by the person of a service of acting as a host at an occasion that is organized for the purpose of the promotion or distribution by the contractor of exclusive products of the direct seller, the person shall be deemed not to have made a supply of the service and the service shall be deemed not to be consideration for a supply.
(8)Where
(a)after March, 1993 a registrant, who is a direct seller in respect of whom an approval granted under subsection 178.2(3) is in effect or who is a distributor of such a direct seller, acquires or imports property (other than an exclusive product of the direct seller) or a service or brings it into a participating province for supply to an independent sales contractor of the direct seller or an individual related thereto,
(b)the property or service is so supplied by the registrant for no consideration or for consideration that is less than the fair market value of the property or service, and
(c)the contractor or individual is not acquiring the property or service for consumption, use or supply exclusively in the course of commercial activities of the contractor or individual, as the case may be,
(d)no tax is payable in respect of the supply, and
(e)in determining an input tax credit of the registrant, no amount shall be included in respect of tax that becomes payable, or is paid without having become payable, by the registrant in respect of the property or service.
(9)For the purposes of this Part, where a registrant who is a direct seller in respect of whom an approval granted under subsection 178.2(3) is in effect or who is a distributor of such a direct seller appropriates, at any time after March 1993, property (other than an exclusive product of the direct seller) that was acquired, manufactured or produced, or any service acquired or performed, in the course of commercial activities of the registrant, to or for the benefit of an independent sales contractor of the direct seller, or any individual related thereto, who is not acquiring the property or service for consumption, use or supply exclusively in the course of commercial activities of the contractor or individual, in any manner whatever (otherwise than by way of supply for consideration equal to the fair market value of the property or service), the registrant shall be deemed
(a)to have made a supply of the property or service for consideration paid at that time equal to the fair market value of the property or service at that time; and
(b)except where the supply is an exempt supply, to have collected, at that time, tax in respect of the supply calculated on that consideration.
(10)Subsection (9) does not apply to property or a service appropriated by a registrant where the registrant was not entitled to claim an input tax credit in respect of the property or service because of section 170.
(11)Where, at any time after March 1993 when an approval granted under subsection 178.2(3) in respect of a direct seller is in effect, an independent sales contractor of the direct seller ceases to be a registrant, paragraph 171(3)(a) does not apply to sales aids of the contractor that were supplied to the contractor by the direct seller or another independent sales contractor of the direct seller at any time when the approval was in effect.
(12)Section 155 does not apply to a supply described in subparagraph 178.3(4)(b)(ii) or (iii) or 178.4(4)(b)(ii) or (iii) or subsection (7).
Definitions
(1)In this section,
original supplier of tangible personal property or a service means a person who makes a taxable supply of the property or service to another person who, in turn, supplies the property or service by way of a pass-through supply; (fournisseur initial)
pass-through supply means a taxable supply of tangible personal property or a service made by a person for consideration that is equal to the consideration paid or payable by the person to the supplier who supplied the property or service to the person; (fourniture intermédiaire)
ultimate recipient means a recipient of a pass-through supply. (dernier acquéreur)
(2)Where
(a)all or substantially all of the supplies of property and services made by a particular person in the ordinary course of the particular person’s business are pass-through supplies,
(b)in respect of each pass-through supply of tangible personal property or a service made by the particular person, the original supplier of the property or service causes physical possession of the property to be transferred to, or renders the service to, the ultimate recipient, or to another person on behalf of the ultimate recipient, and not to the particular person, and
(c)in respect of each pass-through supply of tangible personal property or a service made by the particular person, the ultimate recipient pays, on behalf of the particular person, to the original supplier of the property or service, the amount payable by the particular person to the original supplier as consideration for the property or service,
(3)Where the Minister receives an application of a person under subsection (2), the Minister may, subject to such conditions as the Minister may at any time impose, designate the person as a buyer and notify the person in writing of the designation and the day it becomes effective.
(4)The Minister may revoke a designation of a person made under subsection (3)
(a)on application of the person, or
(b)where the person fails to comply with any condition imposed in respect of the designation,
(5)Where a person makes a pass-through supply of tangible personal property or a service at a time when a designation of the person as a buyer under subsection (3) is in effect, for the purposes of this Part (other than section 148, this section and Subdivision E of Division V), the following rules apply:
(a)the supply of the property or service by the original supplier of the property or service shall be deemed to have been made to the ultimate recipient and not to the person;
(b)the person shall be deemed not to have received a supply of the property or service from the original supplier nor to have supplied the property or service to the ultimate recipient;
(c)the consideration payable for, and the tax payable in respect of, the supply by the original supplier of the property or service shall be deemed to be payable by the ultimate recipient and any amount paid in respect of the consideration or tax shall be deemed to have been paid by the ultimate recipient;
(d)despite paragraph (c), the person and the ultimate recipient are jointly and severally, or solidarily, liable for the payment of the tax in respect of the supply made by the original supplier; and
(e)if the amount charged or collected by the original supplier of the property or service as or on account of tax under Division II in respect of the supply exceeds the tax that was collectible under that Division in respect of the supply, or if the amount of tax collectible under that Division in respect of the supply is reduced because of a reduction in the consideration for the supply, and the original supplier issues to, or receives from, the person a credit note or a debit note in respect of the supply, the person shall be deemed to have received or issued the note on behalf of the ultimate recipient.
Meaning of specified service
(1)For the purposes of this section, specified service means any service, other than a service
(a)that is
(i)the care, employment or training for employment of individuals with disabilities,
(ii)an employment placement service rendered to such individuals, or
(iii)the provision of instruction to assist such individuals in securing employment; and
(b)the recipient of which is a public sector body or a board, commission or other body established by a government or a municipality.
(2)A charity may apply to the Minister, in prescribed form containing prescribed information, to be designated for the purposes of paragraph 1(d.1) of Part V.1 of Schedule V if
(a)one of the main purposes of the charity is the provision of employment, training for employment or employment placement services for individuals with disabilities or the provision of instructional services to assist such individuals in securing employment; and
(b)the charity supplies, on a regular basis, specified services that are performed, in whole or in part, by individuals with disabilities.
(3)On application by a charity under subsection (2), the Minister may, by notice in writing, designate the charity for the purposes of paragraph 1(d.1) of Part V.1 of Schedule V, effective on the first day of a reporting period specified in the notice, if
(a)the Minister is satisfied that the conditions described in paragraphs (2)(a) and (b) are met; and
(b)a revocation under subsection (4) pursuant to a request made by the charity has not become effective in the 365-day period ending immediately before that day.
(4)The Minister may, by notice in writing, revoke a designation of a charity, effective on the first day of a reporting period specified in the notice, if
(a)the Minister is satisfied that the conditions described in paragraphs (2)(a) and (b) are no longer met; or
(b)the charity makes a request in writing to the Minister that the designation be revoked and the designation had not become effective in the 365-day period ending immediately before that day.
Definition of specified supply
(1)In this section, specified supply means a supply of goods that
(a)are, at any time after the supply is made, imported; or
(b)have been imported in circumstances in which section 144 deems the supply to have been made outside Canada.
(2)Subject to subsections (4) and (7), if a recipient of a specified supply of goods made outside Canada does not, at any time before the release of the goods, supply the goods outside Canada and the recipient or any other person imported the goods for consumption, use or supply by the recipient (in this section referred to as the “constructive importer”), the constructive importer is deemed to have so imported the goods, and any amount paid or payable as or on account of tax on the goods under Division III in respect of the importation is deemed to have been paid or payable, as the case may be, by or on behalf of the constructive importer and not by or on behalf of any other person.
(3)If a registrant makes a specified supply of goods outside Canada that is a taxable supply, the recipient of the supply is the constructive importer of the goods and an amount is, in the absence of subsection (2), paid or payable by or on behalf of the registrant as or on account of tax on the goods under Division III in respect of the importation, the registrant and the recipient may at any time agree, in prescribed form containing prescribed information, to have subsection (4) apply in respect of the supply and importation.
(4)If a registrant and the constructive importer of goods have entered into an agreement under subsection (3) in respect of the supply and importation of the goods and the constructive importer has not entered into an agreement under subsection (5) in respect of any amount paid as or on account of tax on the goods under Division III in respect of the importation,
(a)the supply is deemed to have been made in Canada
(i)in the case of a constructive importer who is an individual to whom the goods are shipped to a destination in Canada by another person, at the address to which the goods are sent by mail or courier by the shipper or at the destination that is specified in the contract for carriage of the goods or at which the shipper has directed a common carrier or consignee retained on behalf of the constructive importer to transfer physical possession of the goods, and
(ii)in any other case, at the place at which the goods are released;
(b)except if subsection 155(1) applies, the consideration for the supply is deemed to be equal to the amount otherwise determined for the purposes of this Part plus any amount (in this paragraph referred to as “additional consideration”) not otherwise included in that consideration that the constructive importer at a particular time pays or is required to pay to the registrant in respect of duties or taxes payable on the goods under this Act (other than this Part), the Customs Tariff, the Excise Act, 2001, the Special Import Measures Act or any other law relating to customs and, despite section 168, the tax in respect of the supply that is calculated on the additional consideration becomes payable at the particular time;
(c)the registrant is deemed to have imported the goods for the purpose of supply in the course of commercial activities of the registrant; and
(d)any amount paid or payable as or on account of tax on the goods under Division III in respect of the importation is deemed to have been paid or payable, as the case may be, by or on behalf of the registrant and not by or on behalf of any other person.
(5)If the constructive importer of goods is deemed under subsection (2) to be the person by whom the goods are imported but another person (in this section referred to as the “specified importer”) was identified, for the purposes of the Customs Act, as the importer of the goods when the goods were accounted for under section 32 of that Act and, in the absence of subsection (2), paid an amount as or on account of tax on the goods under Division III, the constructive importer and the specified importer may agree in writing to have subsection (7) apply in respect of that amount.
(6)Subsection (5) does not apply to any amount in respect of which, because of section 263.01, the constructive importer of goods would not be entitled to a rebate referred to in that section if the constructive importer paid the amount as or on account of tax on the goods under Division III.
(7)If a constructive importer of goods and a specified importer have entered into an agreement under subsection (5) to have this subsection apply in respect of an amount paid as or on account of tax on the goods under Division III and the constructive importer has not entered into an agreement under subsection (3) with the supplier of the goods in respect of the importation,
(a)subsections 215.1(2) and (3) and 216(6) and (7) apply as if the specified importer and not the constructive importer were the person by whom the goods were imported and the amount was paid, but only if, within a reasonable time after any rebate under subsection 215.1(2) or 216(6) in respect of the amount is granted or any abatement or refund is, because of subsection 215.1(3) or 216(7), granted in respect of the amount, the specified importer issues to the constructive importer a note (in this subsection referred to as a “tax adjustment note”), in prescribed form containing prescribed information, indicating the amount of the rebate, abatement or refund;
(b)in applying subsection 215.1(2) or (3) in respect of the amount in accordance with paragraph (a), that subsection shall be read without reference to subparagraphs (a)(i) and (ii), and paragraph (c), of that subsection; and
(c)if the constructive importer receives a tax adjustment note indicating the amount of a rebate, abatement or refund,
(i)the amount that is rebated, abated or refunded is deemed to have been payable as tax and to have been recovered by the constructive importer and, except for the purposes of section 232, the tax adjustment note is deemed to be a credit note referred to in that section received by the constructive importer for the amount of the rebate, abatement or refund,
(ii)the amount of the rebate, abatement or refund shall be added in determining the net tax of the constructive importer for the reporting period in which the tax adjustment note is received, to the extent that the amount has been included in determining an input tax credit claimed by the constructive importer in a return filed for a preceding reporting period or the constructive importer is or was entitled to be compensated under a warranty for loss suffered because of any of the circumstances that gave rise to the rebate, abatement or refund by receiving a supply of replacement parts, or replacement property, that are goods included in section 5 of Schedule VII, and
(iii)if the amount rebated, abated or refunded has been included in determining a rebate under Division VI paid to, or applied to a liability of, the constructive importer before the particular day on which the tax adjustment note is received and the rebate so paid or applied exceeds the rebate under that Division to which the constructive importer would have been entitled if the amount rebated, abated or refunded had not been paid, the constructive importer shall pay to the Receiver General under section 264 the excess as if it were an excess amount of the rebate under that Division paid to the constructive importer
(8)Subject to subsection (9), subsections (2) to (7) apply for the purposes of this Part other than
(a)Division III except subsections 215.1(2) and (3) and 216(6) and (7);
(b)sections 220.07, 236.3 and 273.1;
(c)Schedule VII; and
(d)the Non-Taxable Imported Goods (GST/HST) Regulations and the Value of Imported Goods (GST/HST) Regulations.
(9)Subsections (2) to (7) do not apply in respect of goods imported in circumstances in which subsection 169(2) applies or in which section 180 or subparagraph 211.23(1)(c)(i) deems a person to have paid tax in respect of a supply of property equal to the tax under Division III in respect of the importation of goods.
(10)If a registrant and a constructive importer enter into an agreement under subsection (3) in respect of a previous importation of goods, the Minister has, despite section 298, until the day that is four years after the day on which the agreement under subsection (3) is entered into to make any assessment, reassessment or additional assessment for the purpose of taking into account an amount payable or remittable by the registrant or the constructive importer as a result of the application of subsection (4).
Drop shipment — deemed supply
(1)For the purposes of this Part, if
(a)a registrant
(i)makes a taxable supply in Canada of particular tangible personal property by way of sale to a non-resident person that is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V,
(ii)makes a taxable supply in Canada of a service of manufacturing or producing particular tangible personal property to a non-resident person that is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V,
(iii)acquires physical possession of particular tangible personal property (other than property of a person that is resident in Canada) for the purpose of making a taxable supply in Canada of a commercial service in respect of the particular property to a non-resident person that is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V, or
(iv)acquires — as the recipient of a supply of particular tangible personal property made by way of lease, licence or similar arrangement by a non-resident person that is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V — physical possession of the particular property and either
(b)the registrant, at a particular time, causes physical possession of the particular property to be transferred, at a place in Canada, to a third person (in this subsection referred to as the “consignee”) or to the non-resident person, and
(c)the non-resident person is not a consumer of the particular property,
(d)the registrant is deemed to have made a particular taxable supply in Canada of the particular property to the non-resident person and the non-resident person is deemed to have received the particular taxable supply from the registrant,
(e)if the transfer of physical possession of the particular property occurs at a place in a participating province, the particular taxable supply is deemed to have been made in that province,
(f)the particular taxable supply is deemed to have been made for consideration, that becomes due and is paid at the particular time, equal to
(i)except if subparagraph (ii) applies, the fair market value of the particular property at the particular time, and
(ii)if the registrant has caused physical possession of the particular property to be transferred to a consignee that is acquiring physical possession of the particular property as the recipient of a supply made by the non-resident person by way of sale for no consideration, nil, and
(g)the registrant is deemed not to have made the taxable supply referred to in any of subparagraphs (a)(i) to (iii) in respect of the particular property to the non-resident person, unless that supply is a supply of a service of storing the particular property.
(2)For the purposes of this Part, if
(a)paragraphs (1)(a) to (c) apply to
(i)a taxable supply in respect of particular tangible personal property that is made by a registrant and is referred to in any of subparagraphs (1)(a)(i) to (iii), or
(ii)an acquisition by a registrant of physical possession of particular tangible personal property that is referred to in subparagraph (1)(a)(iv),
(b)the transfer referred to in paragraph (1)(b) of physical possession of the particular property is to a person (in this subsection referred to as the “consignee”) that is registered under Subdivision D of Division V,
(c)the consignee is acquiring physical possession of the particular property
(i)as the recipient of a taxable supply of the particular property made by a non-resident person that is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V,
(ii)for the purpose of making a taxable supply in Canada of a service of manufacturing or producing other tangible personal property to a non-resident person that is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V and is not a consumer of the other property, if the particular property
(iii)if the particular property is not property of a person that is resident in Canada, for the purpose of making a taxable supply in Canada of a commercial service in respect of the particular property to a non-resident person that is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V and is not a consumer of the particular property, or
(iv)for the purpose of making a taxable supply in Canada of a commercial service in respect of other tangible personal property (other than property of a person that is resident in Canada) to a non-resident person that is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V and is not a consumer of the other property, if the particular property
(d)the consignee gives to the registrant, and the registrant retains, a certificate that
(i)states the consignee’s name and registration number assigned under section 241,
(ii)acknowledges that the consignee is acquiring physical possession of the particular property as the recipient of a supply referred to in subparagraph (c)(i) or for a purpose referred to in any of subparagraphs (c)(ii) to (iv), and
(iii)acknowledges that the consignee is assuming liability to pay or remit any amount that is or may become payable or remittable by the consignee
(e)paragraphs (1)(d) to (g) do not apply to the taxable supply referred to in subparagraph (a)(i) or the acquisition referred to in subparagraph (a)(ii), as the case may be, and
(f)if subparagraph (a)(i) applies, the taxable supply referred to in that subparagraph is deemed to have been made outside Canada.
(3)For the purposes of this Part, if
(a)paragraphs (1)(a) to (c) apply to
(i)a taxable supply in respect of particular tangible personal property that is made by a registrant and is referred to in any of subparagraphs (1)(a)(i) to (iii), or
(ii)an acquisition by a registrant of physical possession of particular tangible personal property that is referred to in subparagraph (1)(a)(iv),
(b)the transfer referred to in paragraph (1)(b) of physical possession of the particular property is to a person (in this subsection referred to as the “consignee”) that is not entitled, under subsection (2), to give to the registrant a certificate described in paragraph (2)(d) in respect of that transfer,
(c)either
(i)the particular property is, immediately after the particular time referred to in paragraph (1)(b), property of a particular person that is registered under Subdivision D of Division V and that is neither the registrant nor the consignee, and the registrant retains a certificate that
(ii)a particular person, other than the registrant, that is registered under Subdivision D of Division V makes a taxable supply by way of sale of the particular property to the consignee before the particular time, the consignee is acquiring physical possession of the particular property at the particular time as the recipient of that taxable supply, and the registrant retains a certificate that
(d)if subparagraph (1)(a)(i) applies, the property is delivered or made available to the particular person referred to in subparagraph (c)(i) or (ii), as the case may be, after the property is delivered or made available to the non-resident person referred to in subparagraph (1)(a)(i) under the agreement for the taxable supply referred to in that subparagraph,
(e)paragraphs (1)(d) to (g) do not apply to the taxable supply referred to in subparagraph (a)(i) or the acquisition referred to in subparagraph (a)(ii), as the case may be, and
(f)if subparagraph (a)(i) applies, the taxable supply referred to in that subparagraph is deemed to have been made outside Canada.
(3.1)For the purposes of this Part, if
(a)paragraphs (1)(a) to (c) apply to a taxable supply in respect of particular tangible personal property that is made by a registrant and is referred to in any of subparagraphs (1)(a)(i) to (iii),
(b)the transfer referred to in paragraph (1)(b) of physical possession of the particular property is to a person (in this subsection referred to as the “consignee”) that is acquiring physical possession of the particular property as the recipient of a taxable supply made by way of sale of the particular property that
(i)is deemed under subsection 211.23(1) to have been made by a distribution platform operator (as defined in subsection 211.1(1)), and
(ii)would, in the absence of subsection 211.23(1), be made by a non-resident person that is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V,
(c)the distribution platform operator is registered under Subdivision D of Division V, and
(d)the non-resident person gives to the registrant, and the registrant retains, a certificate that
(i)acknowledges that the consignee acquired physical possession of the particular property as the recipient of a taxable supply and that the distribution platform operator is required to collect tax in respect of that taxable supply, and
(ii)states the distribution platform operator’s name and registration number assigned under section 241,
(e)paragraphs (1)(d) to (g) do not apply to the taxable supply referred to in paragraph (a), and
(f)the taxable supply referred to in paragraph (a) is deemed to have been made outside Canada.
(4)For the purposes of this Part, if
(a)paragraphs (1)(a) and (c) apply to
(i)a taxable supply in respect of particular tangible personal property that is made by a registrant and is referred to in any of subparagraphs (1)(a)(i) to (iii), or
(ii)an acquisition by a registrant of physical possession of particular tangible personal property that is referred to in subparagraph (1)(a)(iv), and
(b)either
(i)the registrant
(ii)the following conditions are met:
(c)paragraphs (1)(d) to (g) do not apply to the taxable supply referred to in subparagraph (a)(i) or the acquisition referred to in subparagraph (a)(ii), as the case may be, and
(d)if subparagraph (a)(i) applies, the taxable supply referred to in that subparagraph is deemed to have been made outside Canada.
(5)If
(a)a particular registrant makes a particular taxable supply in Canada of particular tangible personal property by way of sale to a particular non-resident person that is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V and is not a consumer of the particular property, and
(b)the particular registrant or another registrant has physical possession of the particular property at the particular time at which the particular property is delivered or made available to the particular non-resident person under the agreement for the particular taxable supply and retains physical possession of the particular property after the particular time
(i)solely for the purpose of transferring physical possession of the particular property to the particular non-resident person, a person (in this subsection referred to as a “subsequent purchaser”) that subsequently acquires ownership of the particular property or a person designated by the particular non-resident person or a subsequent purchaser,
(ii)for the purpose of making another taxable supply in Canada of a commercial service in respect of the particular property to the particular non-resident person or a subsequent purchaser,
(iii)for the purpose of making another taxable supply in Canada of a service of manufacturing or producing other tangible personal property to the particular non-resident person or to another non-resident person that is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V, if the particular non-resident person or the other non-resident person, as the case may be, is not a consumer of the other property and if the particular property
(iv)for the purpose of making another taxable supply in Canada of a commercial service in respect of other tangible personal property (other than property of a person that is resident in Canada) to the particular non-resident person or to another non-resident person that is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V, if the particular non-resident person or the other non-resident person, as the case may be, is not a consumer of the other property and if the particular property
(v)if subsection (9) does not apply in respect of the particular taxable supply, as the recipient of another supply of the particular property made by the particular non-resident person, by a subsequent purchaser or by a lessee or sub-lessee of a subsequent purchaser,
(c)if the particular registrant has physical possession of the particular property at the particular time,
(i)for the purposes of this Part, the particular taxable supply is deemed to have been made outside of Canada,
(ii)if any of subparagraphs (b)(i) to (iv) applies, the particular registrant is deemed for the purposes of this section
(iii)if subparagraph (b)(v) applies, for the purposes of this section and the definition imported taxable supply in section 217,
(d)if another registrant has physical possession of the particular property at the particular time, for the purposes of this section and the definition imported taxable supply in section 217,
(i)if subparagraph (b)(i) applies and the other registrant gives to the particular registrant a certificate that contains the information set out in paragraph (2)(d) in respect of the particular property,
(ii)if any of subparagraphs (b)(ii) to (iv) applies,
(iii)if subparagraph (b)(v) applies,
(6)For the purposes of this section, section 180 and the definition imported taxable supply in section 217, if a registrant at a particular time transfers physical possession of tangible personal property to a bailee solely for the purpose of storing or shipping the property and if the bailee does not, at or before the particular time, give to the registrant a certificate described in paragraph (2)(d) in respect of the transfer of physical possession of the property, the following rules apply:
(a)if, under the agreement with the bailee for storing or shipping the property, the bailee is required to transfer physical possession of the property to another person, other than the registrant, that is named at the particular time in the agreement,
(i)the registrant is deemed not to have caused physical possession of the property to be transferred to the bailee and the bailee is deemed not to have acquired physical possession of the property,
(ii)the registrant is deemed to have caused physical possession of the property to be transferred to the other person at the particular time and at the place where physical possession of the property is transferred to the other person by the bailee,
(iii)the other person is deemed to have acquired physical possession of the property from the registrant for the purpose for which the other person is acquiring physical possession of the property from the bailee, and
(iv)that acquisition of physical possession of the property is deemed to have occurred at the particular time and at the place where physical possession of the property is transferred to the other person by the bailee; and
(b)if, under the agreement with the bailee for storing or shipping the property, the bailee is required to transfer physical possession of the property to the registrant or to another person (in this paragraph referred to as the “consignee”) that is to be identified after the particular time,
(i)the registrant is deemed to retain physical possession of the property, and the bailee is deemed not to have acquired physical possession of the property, throughout the period beginning at the particular time and ending at another time that is the earliest of
(ii)if the other time referred to in subparagraph (i) is
(7)For the purposes of this section, section 180 and the definition imported taxable supply in section 217, if a non-resident person that is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V transfers physical possession of tangible personal property to a bailee that is a registrant for the sole purpose of storing or shipping the property and if the bailee either is a carrier that is acquiring physical possession of the property for the sole purpose of shipping the property or does not claim an input tax credit in respect of the property, the bailee is deemed not to have acquired physical possession of the property.
(7.1)For the purposes of this section, substitute tangible personal property is deemed to be the original tangible personal property if
(a)one of the following conditions is met:
(i)a registrant acquires physical possession of the original tangible personal property for the purpose of making a supply of a service of manufacturing or producing tangible personal property (in this subparagraph referred to as the “manufactured property”) and the substitute tangible personal property is used or consumed by being
(ii)the following conditions are met:
(iii)a registrant acquires physical possession of the original tangible personal property for the purpose of making a supply of a commercial service in respect of tangible personal property (in this subparagraph referred to as the “serviced property”) that is neither the original tangible personal property nor the substitute tangible personal property and the substitute tangible personal property is used or consumed by being
(b)the properties of the original tangible personal property are essentially identical to the properties of the substitute tangible personal property and the original tangible personal property and the substitute tangible personal property
(i)are of the same class or kind of property,
(ii)are in the same measure and state, and
(iii)are interchangeable for commercial purposes.
(8)For the purposes of this section and the definition imported taxable supply in section 217, if
(a)a registrant (in this subsection referred to as the “lessee”)
(i)is the recipient of a particular taxable supply of tangible personal property made by way of lease, licence or similar arrangement by a particular non-resident person that is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V, and
(ii)is not deemed under clause (9)(c)(ii)(A) or subparagraph (9)(d)(ii) to have acquired physical possession of the property as the recipient of the particular taxable supply,
(b)either
(i)immediately before the particular time at which the property is delivered or made available to the lessee under the agreement for the particular taxable supply, another registrant has possession or use of the property as the recipient of another taxable supply of the property made by way of lease, licence or similar arrangement by the particular non-resident person or by another non-resident person that is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V, or
(ii)the following conditions are met:
(c)it is not the case that a person that is a registrant acquired physical possession of the property before the particular time for the purpose of making a taxable supply in Canada of a commercial service in respect of the property to the particular non-resident person or to another non-resident person that is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V and continues to retain physical possession of the property until a time that is after the particular time,
(d)the other registrant referred to in subparagraph (b)(i) or (ii), as the case may be, is deemed to have caused physical possession of the property to be transferred to the lessee at the particular time and at the place where the property is delivered or made available to the lessee under the agreement for the particular taxable supply,
(e)the lessee is deemed to have acquired physical possession of the property from the other registrant as the recipient of the particular taxable supply, and
(f)that acquisition of physical possession of the property is deemed to have occurred at the particular time and at the place where the property is delivered or made available to the lessee under the agreement for the particular taxable supply.
(9)If
(a)a particular registrant makes a particular taxable supply in Canada of tangible personal property by way of sale to a particular non-resident person that is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V and is not a consumer of the property, and
(b)at the particular time at which the property is delivered or made available to the particular non-resident person under the agreement for the particular taxable supply, the particular registrant or another registrant is, or is intended to be, the recipient of another supply of the property made by way of lease, licence or similar arrangement by the particular non-resident person or by another non-resident person that is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V,
(c)if the particular registrant is, or is intended to be, at the particular time the recipient of the other supply,
(i)for the purposes of this Part, the particular taxable supply is deemed to have been made outside of Canada,
(ii)for the purposes of this section and the definition imported taxable supply in section 217,
(d)if another registrant is, or is intended to be, at the particular time the recipient of the other supply, for the purposes of this section and the definition imported taxable supply in section 217,
(i)the particular registrant is deemed to have caused physical possession of the property to be transferred to the other registrant,
(ii)the other registrant is deemed to have acquired physical possession of the property, as the recipient of the other supply, from the particular registrant, and
(iii)the particular registrant is deemed to have caused that transfer, and the other registrant is deemed to have so acquired physical possession of the property, at the time when, and at the place where, the property is delivered or made available to the other registrant under the agreement for the other supply.
(10)For the purposes of this section and the definition imported taxable supply in section 217, if a registrant (in this subsection referred to as the “lessee”) acquires — as the recipient of a particular taxable supply of tangible personal property made by way of lease, licence or similar arrangement by a particular non-resident person that is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V — physical possession of the property at a particular time and either
(a)gives a certificate described in paragraph (2)(d) in respect of that acquisition of physical possession of the property, or
(b)claims an input tax credit in respect of tax that is deemed to have been paid or payable by the lessee under subsection 178.8(2) or paragraph 180(d) in respect of the property,
(c)the time at which the lessee causes physical possession of the property to be transferred to another registrant that
(i)is acquiring physical possession of the property for the purpose of making a taxable supply in Canada of a commercial service in respect of the property to the particular non-resident person or to another non-resident person that is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V, and
(ii)retains physical possession of the property during a part of the period during which possession or use of the property is provided to the lessee under the arrangement,
(d)the time at which the lessee causes physical possession of the property to be transferred to the particular non-resident person or to another non-resident person that is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V, and
(e)the time at which the lessee causes physical possession of the property to be transferred to a person that is not referred to in paragraph (c) or (d), if that time is not included in
(i)the period during which possession or use of the property is provided to the lessee under the arrangement, or
(ii)another period during which the lessee has possession or use of the property as the recipient of another taxable supply of the property made by way of lease, licence or similar arrangement by the particular non-resident person or by another non-resident person that is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V.
(11)For the purposes of this section and the definition imported taxable supply in section 217, if
(a)a registrant (in this subsection referred to as the “lessee”) is the recipient of a particular taxable supply of tangible personal property made by way of lease, licence or similar arrangement by a particular non-resident person that is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V,
(b)another registrant acquires physical possession of the property at a particular time for the purpose of making a taxable supply in Canada of a commercial service in respect of the property to the particular non-resident person or to another non-resident person that is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V, and
(c)the other registrant retains physical possession of the property during a part of the particular period during which possession or use of the property is provided to the lessee under the arrangement,
(d)if a third person other than the lessee causes physical possession of the property to be transferred to the other registrant at the particular time, if the particular time is during the particular period and if the third person is not a registrant that acquires and retains physical possession of the property in the circumstances described in paragraphs (b) and (c),
(i)the third person is deemed not to have caused that transfer of physical possession of the property, and
(ii)the lessee is deemed to have caused, at the particular time, physical possession of the property to be transferred to the other registrant at the place where the other registrant acquires physical possession of the property, and
(e)if the other registrant causes, at a later time that is after the particular time but during the particular period, physical possession of the property to be transferred at a particular place to a third person other than the lessee and the third person is not a registrant that acquires and retains physical possession of the property in the circumstances described in paragraphs (b) and (c),
(i)the other registrant is deemed to have caused, at the later time, physical possession of the property to be transferred to the lessee at the particular place,
(ii)the lessee is deemed to have acquired physical possession of the property as the recipient of the particular taxable supply at the later time and at the place where the property is delivered or made available to the lessee under the arrangement, and
(iii)the other registrant is deemed not to have caused physical possession of the property to be transferred to the third person, and the third person is deemed not to have acquired physical possession of the property.
(12)For the purposes of this section and the definition imported taxable supply in section 217, if
(a)a registrant (in this subsection referred to as the “lessee”) is the recipient of a particular taxable supply of tangible personal property made by way of lease, licence or similar arrangement by a particular non-resident person that is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V,
(b)a particular person other than the lessee has physical possession of the property immediately after the particular time that is at the end of the period during which possession or use of the property is provided to the lessee under the arrangement,
(c)if the particular person is a registrant, the particular person did not acquire physical possession of the property before the particular time for the purpose of making a taxable supply in Canada of a commercial service in respect of the property to the particular non-resident person or to another non-resident person that is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V,
(d)the lessee does not retain possession or use of the property after the particular time as the recipient of a taxable supply of the property made by way of lease, licence or similar arrangement by the particular non-resident person or by another non-resident person that is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V, and
(e)another registrant does not have possession or use of the property immediately after the particular time as the recipient of a taxable supply of the property made by way of lease, licence or similar arrangement by the particular non-resident person or by another non-resident person that is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V,
(f)the lessee is deemed to have caused, at the particular time, physical possession of the property to be transferred to the particular person at the place where the particular person has physical possession of the property immediately after the particular time,
(g)if the particular person is a registrant and has physical possession of the property immediately after the particular time as the recipient of a supply referred to in subparagraph (2)(c)(i), the particular person is deemed to have acquired, at the particular time and at the place referred to in paragraph (f), physical possession of the property as the recipient of that supply, and
(h)if the particular person is a registrant and has physical possession of the property immediately after the particular time for the purpose of making a supply referred to in any of subparagraphs (2)(c)(ii) to (iv), the particular person is deemed to have acquired, at the particular time and at the place referred to in paragraph (f), physical possession of the property for that purpose.
(13)For the purpose of clause (4)(b)(ii)(C), if the only use of railway rolling stock after physical possession of it is transferred as described in that clause and before it is next exported is for the purpose of transporting tangible personal property or passengers in the course of that exportation and that exportation occurs within 60 days after the day on which the transfer takes place, that use of the rolling stock is deemed to take place entirely outside Canada.
Receipt of property from non-resident
For the purposes of determining an input tax credit of, or the amount of a rebate payable under section 259 or 260 to, a particular person, where a non-resident person who is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V
(a)either
(i)makes a supply of tangible personal property to the particular person and delivers the property, or makes it available, in Canada to the particular person before the property is used in Canada by or on behalf of the non-resident person, or
(ii)if the particular person is a registrant, causes physical possession of tangible personal property (other than property of a person that is resident in Canada) to be transferred in Canada to the particular person in circumstances in which the particular person is acquiring physical possession of the property for the purpose of making a taxable supply in Canada of a commercial service in respect of the property to the non-resident person,
(b)has paid tax under Division III in respect of the importation of the property or has paid tax in respect of a supply of the property deemed under subsection 179(1) to have been made by a registrant, and
(c)provides to the particular person evidence, satisfactory to the Minister, that the tax has been paid,
(d)to have paid, at the time the non-resident person paid that tax, tax in respect of a supply of the property to the particular person equal to that tax, and
(e)in a case described in subparagraph (a)(ii), to have acquired the property for use exclusively in commercial activities of the particular person.
Restriction on recovery
If, under paragraph 180(d), a particular person is deemed to have paid tax equal to the tax paid by a non-resident person, the following rules apply:
(a)subsection 232(3) does not apply in respect of the tax paid by the non-resident person; and
(b)no portion of the tax paid by the non-resident person shall be rebated, refunded or remitted to the non-resident person, or shall otherwise be recovered by the non-resident person, under this or any other Act of Parliament.
Definitions
(1)The definitions in this subsection apply in this section.
international flight means any flight (other than a flight originating and terminating in Canada) of an aircraft that is operated by a person in the course of a business of supplying passenger transportation services. (vol international)
international voyage means any voyage (other than a voyage originating and terminating in Canada) of a vessel that is operated by a person in the course of a business of supplying passenger transportation services. (voyage international)
(2)For the purposes of this Part, where a supply of tangible personal property or a service (other than a passenger transportation service) is made to an individual on board an aircraft on an international flight or a vessel on an international voyage and physical possession of the property is transferred to the individual, or the service is wholly performed, on board the aircraft or vessel, the supply is deemed to have been made outside Canada.
Definitions
(1)The definitions in this subsection apply in this section.
coupon includes a voucher, receipt, ticket or other device but does not include a gift certificate or a barter unit (within the meaning of section 181.3). (bon)
tax fraction of a coupon value or of the discount or exchange value of a coupon means (a) where the coupon is accepted in full or partial consideration for a supply made in a participating province, the fraction A/B where A is the total of the rate set out in subsection 165(1) and the tax rate for that participating province, and B is the total of 100% and the percentage determined for A; and (b) in any other case, the fraction C/D where C is the rate set out in subsection 165(1), and D is the total of 100% and the percentage determined for C. (fraction de taxe)
(2)For the purposes of this Part, other than subsection 223(1), where at any time a registrant accepts, in full or partial consideration for a taxable supply of property or a service (other than a zero-rated supply), a coupon that entitles the recipient of the supply to a reduction of the price of the property or service equal to a fixed dollar amount specified in the coupon (in this subsection referred to as the “coupon value”) and the registrant can reasonably expect to be paid an amount for the redemption of the coupon by another person, the following rules apply:
(a)the tax collectible by the registrant in respect of the supply shall be deemed to be the tax that would be collectible if the coupon were not accepted;
(b)the registrant shall be deemed to have collected, at that time, a portion of the tax collectible equal to the tax fraction of the coupon value; and
(c)the tax payable by the recipient in respect of the supply shall be deemed to be the amount determined by the formula
(3)Where at any time a registrant accepts, in full or partial consideration for a taxable supply of property or a service (other than a zero-rated supply), a coupon that entitles the recipient of the supply to a reduction of the price of the property or service equal to a fixed dollar amount specified in the coupon or a fixed percentage, specified in the coupon, of the price (the amount of which reduction is, in each case, referred to in this subsection as the “coupon value”) and the registrant can reasonably expect not to be paid an amount for the redemption of the coupon by another person,
(a)the registrant shall, for the purposes of this Part, treat the coupon as
(i)reducing the value of the consideration for the supply as provided for in subsection (4), or
(ii)a partial cash payment that does not reduce the value of the consideration for the supply; and
(b)where the registrant treats the coupon as a partial cash payment that does not reduce the value of the consideration for the supply, paragraphs (2)(a) to (c) apply in respect of the supply and the coupon and the registrant may claim an input tax credit for the registrant’s reporting period that includes that time equal to the tax fraction of the coupon value.
(4)For the purposes of this Part, if a registrant accepts, in full or partial consideration for a supply of property or a service, a coupon that may be exchanged for the property or service or that entitles the recipient of the supply to a reduction of, or a discount on, the price of the property or service and paragraphs (2)(a) to (c) do not apply in respect of the coupon, the value of the consideration for the supply is deemed to be the amount, if any, by which the value of the consideration for the supply as otherwise determined for the purposes of this Part exceeds the discount or exchange value of the coupon.
(5)For the purposes of this Part, if, in full or partial consideration for a taxable supply of property or a service, a supplier that is a registrant accepts a coupon that may be exchanged for the property or service or that entitles the recipient of the supply to a reduction of, or a discount on, the price of the property or service and a particular person at any time pays, exclusively in the course of commercial activities of the particular person, an amount to the supplier for the redemption of the coupon, the following rules apply:
(a)the amount shall be deemed not to be consideration for a supply;
(b)the payment and receipt of the amount shall be deemed not to be a financial service; and
(c)if the supply is not a zero-rated supply and the coupon entitled the recipient to a reduction of the price of the property or service equal to a fixed dollar amount specified in the coupon (in this paragraph referred to as the “coupon value”), the particular person, if a registrant (other than a registrant who is a prescribed registrant for the purposes of subsection 188(5)) at that time, may claim an input tax credit for the reporting period of the particular person that includes that time equal to the tax fraction of the coupon value, unless all or part of that coupon value is an amount of an adjustment, refund or credit to which subsection 232(3) applies.
(6)For the purposes of subsection (5), a payment is made by a person exclusively in the course of commercial activities of the person only if
(a)the person is not a financial institution and all or substantially all of the activities in the course of which the payment is made are commercial activities; or
(b)the person is a financial institution and all of the activities in the course of which the payment is made are commercial activities.
Rebates
Where
(a)a registrant makes a taxable supply in Canada of property or a service (other than a zero-rated supply),
(b)a particular person acquires the property or service, either from the registrant or from another person,
(c)the registrant pays, at any time, a rebate in respect of the property or service to the particular person and therewith provides written indication that a portion of the rebate is an amount on account of tax, and
(d)subsection 232(3) does not apply to the rebate,
(e)the registrant may claim an input tax credit for the reporting period of the registrant that includes that time equal to the product obtained when the amount of the rebate is multiplied by the fraction (in this section referred to as the “tax fraction in respect of the rebate”)
(f)where the particular person is a registrant who was entitled to claim an input tax credit, or a rebate under Division VI, in respect of the acquisition of the property or service, the particular person shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Part, to have made a taxable supply and to have collected, at that time, tax in respect of the supply equal to the amount determined by the formula
Gift certificates
For the purposes of this Part, the issuance or sale of a gift certificate for consideration shall be deemed not to be a supply and, when given as consideration for a supply of property or a service, the gift certificate shall be deemed to be money.
Definitions
(1)The definitions in this subsection apply in this section.
administrator of a barter exchange network means the person who is responsible for administering, maintaining or operating a system of accounts, to which barter units may be credited, of members of the network. (administrateur)
barter exchange network means a group of persons each member of which has agreed in writing to accept as full or partial consideration for the supply of property or services by that particular member to any other member of that group one or more credits (in this section referred to as “barter units”) on an account of the particular member maintained or operated by a single administrator of all such accounts of the members, which credits can be used as full or partial consideration for supplies of property or services between members of that group. (réseau de troc)
(2)The administrator of a barter exchange network may make an application to the Minister, in prescribed form containing prescribed information and filed in prescribed manner, to have the network designated for the purposes of subsection (5).
(3)On application by an administrator of a barter exchange network under subsection (2), the Minister may designate the barter exchange network for the purposes of subsection (5), in which case the Minister shall notify the administrator in writing of the designation and its effective date.
(4)On receipt of a notification by the Minister of a designation of a barter exchange network, the administrator of the network shall, within a reasonable time, notify each member of the network in writing of the designation and its effective date.
(5)If a member of a barter exchange network or the administrator of a barter exchange network gives, while a designation of the network under subsection (3) is in effect, property, a service or money in exchange for a barter unit, the value of that property, service or money as consideration for the barter unit is, for the purposes of this Part and despite section 155, deemed to be nil.
(6)For the purposes of this Part, each of the following is deemed not to be a financial service:
(a)the operation, maintenance or administration of a system of accounts, to which barter units can be credited, of members of a barter exchange network;
(b)the crediting of a barter unit to such an account;
(c)the supply, receipt or redemption of a barter unit; and
(d)the agreeing to provide, or the arranging for, anything referred to in any of paragraphs (a) to (c).
Forfeiture, extinguished debt, etc.
(1)For the purposes of this Part, where at any time, as a consequence of the breach, modification or termination after 1990 of an agreement for the making of a taxable supply (other than a zero-rated supply) of property or a service in Canada by a registrant to a person, an amount is paid or forfeited to the registrant otherwise than as consideration for the supply, or a debt or other obligation of the registrant is reduced or extinguished without payment on account of the debt or obligation,
(a)the person is deemed to have paid, at that time, an amount of consideration for the supply equal to the amount determined by the formula
(b)the registrant is deemed to have collected, and the person is deemed to have paid, at that time, all tax in respect of the supply that is calculated on that consideration, which is deemed to be equal to
(i)where tax under subsection 165(2) was payable in respect of the supply, the total of the tax under that subsection and under subsection 165(1) calculated on that consideration, and
(ii)in any other case, tax under subsection 165(1) calculated on that consideration.
(2)Paragraph (1)(b) does not apply in respect of amounts paid or forfeited, and debts or other obligations reduced or extinguished, as a consequence of a breach, modification or termination of an agreement where
(a)the agreement was entered into in writing before 1991;
(b)the amount is paid or forfeited, or the debt or other obligation is reduced or extinguished, as the case may be, after 1992; and
(c)tax in respect of the amount paid, forfeited or extinguished, or by which the debt or obligation was reduced, as the case may be, was not contemplated in the agreement.
(2.1)Division IX does not apply for the purposes of subsection (1).
(3)Subsection (1) does not apply to that part of any amount paid or forfeited in respect of the breach, modification or termination of an agreement for the making of a supply where that part is
(a)an additional amount that is charged to a person because the consideration for the supply is not paid within a reasonable period and is such an amount referred to in section 161;
(b)an amount paid by one railway corporation to another railway corporation as or on account of a penalty for failure to return rolling stock within a stipulated time; or
(c)an amount paid as or on account of demurrage.
Seizure and repossession
(1)Where at any time after 1990 property of a person is, for the purpose of satisfying in whole or in part a debt or obligation owing by the person to another person (in this section referred to as the “creditor”), seized or repossessed by the creditor under a right or power exercisable by the creditor (other than a right or power that the creditor has under, or because of being a party to, a lease, licence or similar arrangement by which the person acquired the property),
(a)for the purposes of this Part, the person shall be deemed to have made, and the creditor shall be deemed to have received, at that time, a supply by way of sale of the property;
(b)for the purposes of this Part (other than sections 193 and 257), that supply shall be deemed to have been made for no consideration;
(c)where the supply referred to in paragraph (a) is a taxable supply of real property, for the purposes of sections 193 and 257, the tax payable in respect of the supply shall be deemed to be equal to tax calculated on the fair market value of the property at that time; and
(d)where the supply referred to in paragraph (a) is a supply of real property included in section 9 of Part I of Schedule V, in section 1 of Part V.1 of that Schedule or in section 25 of Part VI of that Schedule, for the purposes of sections 193 and 257, the supply is deemed to be a taxable supply and the tax payable in respect of the supply is deemed to be equal to tax calculated on the fair market value of the property at that time.
(2)Subject to subsection (3), where at any time a creditor who has seized or repossessed property, in circumstances in which subsection (1) applies, makes a particular supply (other than an exempt supply) of the property, except where any of subsections (4) to (6) applied at an earlier time in respect of the use of the property by the creditor, the creditor shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Part, to have made the particular supply in the course of a commercial activity of the creditor and anything done by the creditor in the course of, or in connection with, the making of the supply and not in connection with the seizure or repossession shall be deemed to have been done in the course of the commercial activity.
(3)Where a court, for the purposes of satisfying an amount owing under a judgment of the court, orders a sheriff, bailiff or other officer of the court to seize property of the judgment debtor and subsequently makes a supply of the property, the supply of the property by the court shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Part, to be a supply made otherwise than in the course of a commercial activity.
(4)For the purposes of this Part, where a creditor who has seized or repossessed real property in circumstances in which subsection (1) applies or would, but for subsection (11), apply, begins at any time to use the property otherwise than in the making of a supply of the property, the creditor shall be deemed to have made a supply of the property at that time and, except where the supply is an exempt supply,
(a)to have collected, at that time, tax in respect of the supply equal to the amount determined by the formula
(b)to have acquired the property and paid that tax at that time.
(5)For the purposes of this Part, where a creditor who has seized or repossessed personal property from a person before 1994, in circumstances in which subsection (1) applies or would, but for subsection (11), apply, begins at a particular time to use the property otherwise than in the making of a supply of the property, the following rules apply:
(a)the creditor is deemed to have received, immediately after the particular time, a particular supply by way of sale of the property; and
(b)where tax would have been payable had the property been purchased in Canada from the person at the time it was seized or repossessed, the creditor shall be deemed
(i)to have made, at the particular time, a taxable supply of the property and to have collected, at the particular time, tax in respect of that supply equal to the amount determined by the formula
(ii)to have paid, immediately after the particular time, tax in respect of the particular supply equal to the amount determined under subparagraph (i).
(6)For the purposes of this Part, where a creditor who has seized or repossessed personal property from a person after 1993, in circumstances in which subsection (1) applies or would, but for subsection (11), apply, begins at a particular time to use the property otherwise than in the making of a supply of the property,
(a)the creditor is deemed
(i)to have received, immediately after the particular time, a supply by way of sale of the property, and
(ii)except where
(b)where tax would have been payable had the property been purchased in Canada from the person at the time it was seized or repossessed, the creditor is deemed to have made, at the particular time, a taxable supply of the property and to have collected, at the particular time, all tax payable in respect of that supply, which is deemed to be equal to the amount determined by the formula
(7)For the purposes of this Part, where a creditor who has seized or repossessed personal property from a person in circumstances in which subsection (1) applies makes at any time a particular taxable supply of the property by way of sale (other than a supply deemed under this Part to have been made), the creditor was not deemed under subsection (5), (6) or (8) to have received a supply of the property at an earlier time and no tax would have been payable by the creditor had the creditor purchased the property from the person in Canada at the time it was seized or repossessed, except where
(a)the particular supply is made outside Canada or is a zero-rated supply, and
(b)the property was seized or repossessed by the creditor before 1994 or was, at the time of the seizure or repossession, specified tangible personal property having a fair market value in excess of the prescribed amount in respect of the property,
(c)to have received a supply by way of sale of the property immediately before that time for consideration equal to the consideration for the particular supply, and
(d)except if the supply deemed under paragraph (c) to have been received is a zero-rated supply, to have paid, immediately before that time, all tax payable in respect of the supply deemed to have been received, which is deemed to be equal to the amount determined by the formula
(8)For the purposes of this Part, if at a particular time a creditor who has seized or repossessed personal property from a person in circumstances in which subsection (1) applies makes a particular taxable supply of the property by way of lease, licence or similar arrangement for the first lease interval (within the meaning of subsection 136.1(1)) in respect of the arrangement, the creditor was not deemed under subsection (5) or (6) to have received a supply of the property at an earlier time and no tax would have been payable had the property been purchased in Canada from the person at the time it was seized or repossessed, except if
(a)the particular supply is made outside Canada or is a zero-rated supply, and
(b)the property was seized or repossessed by the creditor before 1994 or was, at the time it was seized or repossessed, specified tangible personal property having a fair market value in excess of the prescribed amount in respect of the property,
(c)to have received a supply by way of sale of the property immediately before the particular time, and
(d)except if that supply is a zero-rated supply, to have paid, immediately before the particular time, all tax payable in respect of that supply, which is deemed to be equal to
(i)if
(ii)in any other case, the total of
(9)For the purposes of this section, where property is at any time voluntarily transferred by a particular person to another person for the purpose of satisfying in whole or in part a debt or obligation in respect of which the particular person is in default, the other person shall be deemed to have seized or repossessed the property from the particular person at that time in circumstances in which subsection (1) applies.
(10)For the purposes of this Part, where
(a)for the purposes of satisfying in whole or in part a debt or obligation owing by a person, a creditor exercises a right under an Act of Parliament or the legislature of a province or an agreement relating to a debt security to cause the supply of property,
(b)subsection (3) does not apply to the supply, and
(c)a receiver (within the meaning assigned by subsection 266(1)) does not have authority in respect of the property,
(10.1)For the purposes of this Part, where
(a)for the purposes of satisfying in whole or in part a debt or obligation owing by a person (in this subsection referred to as the “debtor”), a creditor exercises a right under an Act of Parliament or the legislature of a province or an agreement relating to a debt security to cause the supply of property (in this subsection referred to as the “first supply”),
(b)the recipient of the first supply has paid an amount (in this subsection referred to as the “tax amount”) as or on account of tax with respect to that supply, and
(c)under the Act or the agreement, the debtor has a right to redeem the property and the debtor exercises that right,
(d)the redemption of the property is deemed to be a supply of the property made by way of sale by the recipient of the first supply to the debtor for no consideration, and
(e)where the property was redeemed from the recipient of the first supply and an amount has been reimbursed by the debtor to the creditor or that recipient on account of the tax amount,
(i)except for the purposes of this section, the debtor is deemed not to have supplied the property to the creditor under subsection (1) or to have received a supply of the property at the time of the redemption,
(ii)the debtor is deemed, for the purposes of section 261, to have paid tax in error at the time of the redemption equal to the amount so reimbursed,
(iii)where the tax amount has been included in determining a rebate or an input tax credit claimed by that recipient in an application or return, the amount of the rebate or the input tax credit shall be added in determining the net tax of that recipient for the reporting period in which the property was redeemed, and
(iv)the tax amount shall not be included in determining a rebate or an input tax credit claimed by that recipient in an application or a return filed after the redemption of the property.
(11)Where a creditor
(a)exercises a right or power to seize or repossess property for the purpose of satisfying in whole or in part a debt or obligation owing by a person and is, in respect of the property, a receiver (within the meaning assigned by subsection 266(1)), or
(b)appoints an agent to exercise a right or power to seize or repossess property for the purpose of satisfying in whole or in part a debt or obligation owing by a person and the agent is, in respect of the property, a receiver (within the meaning assigned by subsection 266(1)),
Supply to insurer on settlement of claim
(1)For the purposes of this Part, where at any time after 1990 property of a person is transferred to an insurer in the course of settling an insurance claim, the following rules apply:
(a)for the purposes of this Part, the person shall be deemed to have made, and the insurer shall be deemed to have received, at that time, a supply by way of sale of the property;
(b)for the purposes of this Part (other than sections 193 and 257), that supply shall be deemed to have been made for no consideration;
(c)in the case of a taxable supply of real property, for the purposes of sections 193 and 257, the tax payable in respect of the supply shall be deemed to be equal to tax calculated on the fair market value of the property at that time; and
(d)in the case of a supply of real property included in section 9 of Part I of Schedule V, in section 1 of Part V.1 of that Schedule or in section 25 of Part VI of that Schedule, for the purposes of sections 193 and 257, the supply is deemed to be a taxable supply and the tax payable in respect of the supply is deemed to be equal to tax calculated on the fair market value of the property at that time.
(2)Where at any time an insurer makes a particular supply (other than an exempt supply) of property transferred to the insurer in circumstances in which subsection (1) applies, except where any of subsections (3) to (5) applied at an earlier time in respect of the use of the property by the insurer, the insurer shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Part, to have made the particular supply in the course of a commercial activity of the insurer and anything done by the insurer in the course of, or in connection with, the making of the supply and not in connection with the transfer of the property shall be deemed to have been done in the course of the commercial activity.
(3)For the purposes of this Part, where at any time an insurer to whom real property has been transferred, in circumstances in which subsection (1) applies, begins to use the property otherwise than in the making of a supply of the property, the insurer shall be deemed to have made a supply of the property at that time and, except where the supply is an exempt supply,
(a)to have collected, at that time, tax in respect of the supply equal to the amount determined by the formula
(b)to have acquired the property and paid that tax at that time.
(4)For the purposes of this Part, where an insurer to whom personal property has been transferred from a person before 1994, in circumstances in which subsection (1) applies, begins at a particular time to use the property otherwise than in the making of a supply of the property, the following rules apply:
(a)the insurer is deemed to have received, immediately after the particular time, a particular supply by way of sale of the property; and
(b)where tax would have been payable had the property been purchased in Canada from the person for consideration at the time it was transferred, the insurer shall be deemed
(i)to have made, at the particular time, a taxable supply of the property and to have collected, at the particular time, tax in respect of that supply equal to the amount determined by the formula
(ii)to have paid, immediately after the particular time, tax in respect of the particular supply equal to the amount determined under subparagraph (i).
(5)For the purposes of this Part, where an insurer to whom personal property has been transferred from a person after 1993, in circumstances in which subsection (1) applies, begins at a particular time to use the property otherwise than in the making of a supply of the property,
(a)the insurer is deemed
(i)to have received, immediately after the particular time, a supply by way of sale of the property, and
(ii)except where
(b)where tax would have been payable had the property been purchased in Canada from the person at the time it was transferred, the insurer is deemed to have made, at the particular time, a taxable supply of the property and to have collected, at the particular time, all tax payable in respect of that supply, which is deemed to be equal to the amount determined by the formula
(6)For the purposes of this Part, where an insurer to whom personal property has been transferred from a person in circumstances in which subsection (1) applies makes at any time a particular taxable supply of the property by way of sale (other than a supply deemed under this Part to have been made), the insurer was not deemed under subsection (4), (5) or (7) to have received a supply of the property at an earlier time and no tax would have been payable by the insurer had the insurer purchased the property from the person in Canada at the time it was transferred, except where
(a)the particular supply is made outside Canada or is a zero-rated supply, and
(b)the property was transferred to the insurer before 1994 or was, at the time of the transfer, specified tangible personal property having a fair market value in excess of the prescribed amount in respect of the property,
(c)to have received a supply by way of sale of the property immediately before that time for consideration equal to the consideration for the particular supply, and
(d)except if the supply deemed under paragraph (c) to have been received is a zero-rated supply, to have paid, immediately before that time, all tax payable in respect of the supply deemed to have been received, which is deemed to be equal to the amount determined by the formula
(7)For the purposes of this Part, if, at a particular time, an insurer to whom personal property has been transferred from a person in circumstances in which subsection (1) applies makes a particular taxable supply of the property by way of lease, licence or similar arrangement for the first lease interval (within the meaning of subsection 136.1(1)) in respect of the arrangement, the insurer was not deemed under subsection (4) or (5) to have received a supply of the property at an earlier time and no tax would have been payable had the property been purchased in Canada from the person at the time the property was transferred, except if
(a)the particular supply is made outside Canada or is a zero-rated supply, and
(b)the property was transferred to the insurer before 1994 or was, at the time it was transferred, specified tangible personal property having a fair market value in excess of the prescribed amount in respect of the property,
(c)to have received a supply by way of sale of the property immediately before the particular time, and
(d)except if that supply is a zero-rated supply, to have paid, immediately before the particular time, all tax payable in respect of that supply, which is deemed to be equal to
(i)if
(ii)in any other case, the total of
Carrying on construction
(1)In this section, a reference to a particular person carrying on construction includes a reference to the particular person engaging another person, by way of acquiring services from the other person, to carry on construction for the particular person.
(2)If a person (in this subsection referred to as the “surety”) acting as a surety under a performance bond in respect of a contract for a particular taxable supply of construction services relating to real property situated in Canada carries on the particular construction that is undertaken in full or partial satisfaction of the surety’s obligations under the bond,
(a)for the purposes of this Part, other than those described in paragraph (b), if the surety is entitled to receive at any time from the obligee, by reason of carrying on the particular construction, an amount (in this subsection referred to as a “contract payment”) that is not an amount the tax in respect of which was or will be required to be included in determining the net tax of the principal under the bond and is not an amount paid or payable as or on account of either tax under this Part or a tax, duty or fee payable by the obligee that is prescribed for the purposes of section 154,
(i)in carrying on the particular construction, the surety is deemed to be making, at the place where the particular supply was made, a taxable supply,
(ii)sections 150, 156 and 166 do not apply to that supply, and
(iii)the contract payment is deemed to be consideration for that supply;
(b)for the purposes of determining the extent to which property or a service is acquired, imported or brought into a participating province by the surety for consumption, use or supply in the course of commercial activities and the extent to which the property or service is consumed, used or supplied by the surety in the course of commercial activities, the carrying on of the particular construction is deemed not to be for the purpose of making a taxable supply and not to be a commercial activity of the surety;
(c)despite paragraph (b), if paragraph (a) deems a surety to be making a taxable supply, any property or service (each of which is, in this section, referred to as a “direct input”) that the surety acquires, imports or brings into a participating province for consumption, use or supply exclusively and directly in the course of carrying on the particular construction and not for use as capital property of the surety or in improving capital property of the surety is deemed, for the purposes of this Part other than sections 155 and 156 and Divisions IV and IV.1, to have been acquired, imported or brought in by the surety for consumption, use or supply exclusively in the course of commercial activities of the surety; and
(d)the total amount of all input tax credits in respect of direct inputs that the surety is entitled to claim is equal to the lesser of that total determined without reference to this paragraph and
(i)if
(ii)in any other case, zero.
(3)If a person acquires, imports or brings into a participating province property or a service for consumption, use or supply exclusively and directly in the course of carrying on construction that includes the particular construction that is undertaken in full or partial satisfaction of the person’s obligations as a surety under a performance bond and other construction, for the purposes of this section and of determining an input tax credit of the person and the total amount of all input tax credits of the person in respect of direct inputs that the person is entitled to claim,
(a)despite section 138, that part (in this subsection referred to as the “particular construction input”) of the property or service that is for consumption, use or supply in the course of carrying on the particular construction and the remaining part (in this subsection referred to as the “additional construction input”) of the property or service are each deemed to be a separate property or service that does not form part of the other;
(b)the particular construction input is deemed to have been acquired, imported or brought in, as the case may be, exclusively and directly for use in the course of carrying on the particular construction;
(c)the additional construction input is deemed not to have been acquired, imported or brought in, as the case may be, for consumption, use or supply in the course of carrying on the particular construction;
(d)the tax payable in respect of the supply, importation or bringing in, as the case may be, of the particular construction input is deemed to be equal to the amount determined by the formula
(e)the tax payable in respect of the additional construction input is deemed to be equal to the difference between the total tax payable and the amount determined under paragraph (d).
Financial services – input tax credits
(1)If tax in respect of property or a service acquired, imported or brought into a participating province by a registrant becomes payable by the registrant at a time when the registrant is neither a listed financial institution nor a person that is a financial institution because of paragraph 149(1)(b), for the purpose of determining an input tax credit of the registrant in respect of the property or service and for the purposes of Subdivision D, to the extent (determined in accordance with subsections 141.01(2) and 141.02(6)) that the property or service was acquired, imported or brought into the province, as the case may be, for consumption, use or supply in the course of making supplies of financial services that relate to commercial activities of the registrant,
(a)if the registrant is a financial institution because of paragraph 149(1)(c), the property or service is deemed, despite subsections 141.01(2) and 141.02(6), to have been so acquired, imported or brought into the province for consumption, use or supply in the course of those commercial activities except to the extent that the property or service was so acquired, imported or brought into the province for consumption, use or supply in the course of activities of the registrant that relate to
(i)credit cards or charge cards issued by the registrant, or
(ii)the making of any advance, the lending of money or the granting of any credit; and
(b)in any other case, the property or service is deemed, despite subsections 141.01(2) and 141.02(6), to have been so acquired, imported or brought into the province for consumption, use or supply in the course of those commercial activities.
(2)For the purposes of subsection (1), financial services shall be deemed not to be related to commercial activities of an individual, except to the extent that the revenues and expenses relating to the services are taken into account in determining the individual’s income from a business for the purposes of the Income Tax Act.
Definition of unit
(0.1)In this section, unit means
(a)in respect of a corporation, a share of the capital stock of the corporation;
(b)in respect of a partnership, an interest of a person in the partnership; and
(c)in respect of a trust, a unit of the trust.
(0.2)For the purposes of this section, a particular corporation is at a particular time an operating corporation of another person that is a corporation, partnership or trust if, at the particular time, all or substantially all of the property of the particular corporation is property that was last manufactured, produced, acquired or imported by the particular corporation for consumption, use or supply by the particular corporation exclusively in the course of its commercial activities and
(a)if the other person is a corporation or a trust, the particular corporation is, at the particular time, related to the other person; or
(b)if the other person is a partnership, the particular corporation is, at the particular time, controlled by
(i)the other person,
(ii)a corporation that is controlled by the other person,
(iii)a corporation that is related to a corporation described in subparagraph (ii), or
(iv)a combination of persons described in subparagraphs (i) to (iii).
(1)Unless subsection (2) applies, if at a particular time a registrant (in this subsection referred to as the “parent”) that is resident in Canada and that is a corporation, partnership or trust acquires, imports or brings into a participating province a particular property or service and if at the particular time a particular corporation is an operating corporation of the parent, the parent is deemed, for the purpose of determining an input tax credit of the parent, to have acquired or imported the particular property or service or brought it into the participating province, as the case may be, for use in the course of commercial activities of the parent to the extent that
(a)the parent acquired or imported the particular property or service or brought it into the participating province, as the case may be, for the purpose of
(i)selling or otherwise disposing of, purchasing or otherwise obtaining, or holding units or indebtedness of the particular corporation by the parent, or
(ii)redeeming, issuing or converting or otherwise modifying units or indebtedness of the particular corporation by the particular corporation;
(b)the parent acquired or imported the particular property or service or brought it into the participating province, as the case may be, for the purpose of issuing or selling units or indebtedness of the parent, the parent transfers to the particular corporation the proceeds from the issuance or sale by lending money to the particular corporation or by purchasing or otherwise obtaining from the particular corporation units or indebtedness of the particular corporation, and the proceeds that are transferred to the particular corporation are for use in the course of its commercial activities; or
(c)if at the particular time all or substantially all of the property of the parent is property that was manufactured, produced, acquired or imported by the parent for consumption, use or supply exclusively in the course of its commercial activities, property that is units or indebtedness of operating corporations of the parent or a combination of such property, the parent acquired or imported the particular property or service or brought it into the participating province, as the case may be, for the purpose of carrying on, engaging in or conducting an activity of the parent other than
(i)an activity that is primarily in respect of units or indebtedness of a person that is neither the parent nor an operating corporation of the parent, or
(ii)an activity that is carried on, engaged in or conducted in the course of making an exempt supply by the parent unless the activity is a financial service that is
(2)For the purposes of this Part, if
(a)a registrant that is a corporation resident in Canada (in this subsection referred to as the “purchaser”) acquires, imports or brings into a participating province a particular property or service relating to the acquisition or proposed acquisition by it of all or substantially all of the issued and outstanding shares, having full voting rights under all circumstances, of the capital stock of another corporation, and
(b)throughout the period beginning when the performance of the particular service began or when the purchaser acquired, imported or brought into the participating province, as the case may be, the particular property and ending at the later of the times referred to in paragraph (c), all or substantially all of the property of the other corporation was property that was last manufactured, produced, acquired or imported for consumption, use or supply exclusively in the course of commercial activities,
(c)the later of the day the purchaser acquired all or substantially all of the shares and the day the intention to acquire the shares was abandoned, and
(d)the day the tax became payable or was paid by the purchaser.
(3)If at a particular time a particular corporation is an operating corporation of another corporation, all units of the particular corporation owned by, and all indebtedness of the particular corporation owed to, the other corporation are, for the purposes of this section, deemed to be, at the particular time, property that was acquired by the other corporation for use exclusively in the course of its commercial activities.
Bets and games of chance
For the purposes of this Part, where a particular person bets an amount on a game of chance, a race or other event or occurrence, the following rules apply:
(a)the person with whom the bet is placed is deemed to have made a supply of a service to the particular person;
(b)where the bet is placed in a participating province, that supply is deemed to have been made in that province; and
(c)the consideration for that supply is deemed to be equal to the amount determined by the formula
Prizes
(1)If a commercial activity of a registrant (other than a registrant to whom subsection (5) applies) consists of taking bets or conducting games of chance and, in the course of that activity, the registrant pays an amount of money at any time in a reporting period as a prize or winnings to a bettor or a person playing or participating in the games, for the purpose of determining an input tax credit of the registrant, the registrant shall be deemed to have received at that time a taxable supply of a service for use exclusively in the activity and to have paid, at that time, tax in respect of the supply equal to the amount determined by the formula
(2)Where, in the course of an activity that involves the organization, promotion hosting or other staging of a competitive event, a person gives a prize to a competitor in the event,
(a)the giving of the prize shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Part, not to be a supply;
(b)the prize shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Part, not to be consideration for a supply by the competitor to the person; and
(c)tax payable by the person in respect of any property given as the prize shall not be included in determining any input tax credit of the person for any reporting period.
(3)For the purposes of this Part, where a competitor in a competitive event contributes an amount to the prizes to be given to competitors in the event, the contribution shall be deemed not to be consideration for a supply.
(4)Subsection (3) does not apply in respect of a contribution that is made as part of a fee or charge paid by a competitor in a competitive event for the right or privilege of participating in the event and that is not separately identified as a contribution to the prizes.
(5)Where a registrant is a prescribed registrant at any time in a reporting period, the registrant’s net tax for the period shall be determined in a prescribed manner.
Definitions
(1)In this section,
distributor of an issuer means a person who (a) as agent of the issuer, supplies rights of the issuer on behalf of the issuer, (b) on the person’s own behalf supplies rights of the issuer, (c) accepts, on behalf of the issuer, a bet on a game of chance conducted by the issuer, or (d) makes a specified gaming machine supply to the issuer; (distributeur)
gaming machine means a machine by the operation of which by a person, the person plays a game of chance in which the element of chance is provided by means of the machine, but does not include a machine that dispenses a ticket, token or other device evidencing the right to play or participate in, or receive a prize or winnings in, one or more games of chance unless the device is, for each of those games, sufficient evidence, and in the case of a printed device, contains sufficient information, to ascertain whether the holder of the device is entitled to receive a prize or winnings without reference to any other information; (appareil de jeu)
issuer means a registrant who is a prescribed registrant for the purposes of subsection 188(5); (émetteur)
right of an issuer means a right to play or participate in a game of chance conducted by the issuer; (droit)
specified gaming machine supply means a supply in respect of a gaming machine made to an issuer if (a) the supply is (i) of the machine, or a site at which the machine is operated, made by way of lease, licence or similar arrangement, or (ii) of a service of repairing or maintaining the machine, performing functions necessary to ensure its proper operation or awarding, paying or delivering prizes won in the games of chance played by its operation, and (b) under the agreement for the supply, all or part of the consideration for the supply is determined as a percentage of the proceeds of the issuer from conducting those games. (fourniture reliée aux appareils de jeu)
(2)For the purposes of this Part, where an issuer makes a supply of a right of the issuer to a distributor of the issuer,
(a)tax shall be deemed not to be payable by the distributor in respect of the supply; and
(b)the distributor is not entitled to any rebate under section 261 in respect of the supply.
(3)Where a particular distributor of an issuer makes a supply of a right of the issuer,
(a)if the recipient of the supply is another distributor of the issuer, the supply shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Part except this section, not to have been made by the particular distributor and not to have been received by the other distributor;
(b)if the recipient of the supply is the issuer, the supply shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Part except this section, not to have been made by the particular distributor; and
(c)if the recipient of the supply is any other person,
(i)the supply shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Part, to be a supply made by the issuer and not by the particular distributor, and
(ii)any tax in respect of the supply that is collected by the particular distributor shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Part, to have been collected by the issuer, and not by the particular distributor.
(4)For the purposes of this Part,
(a)supplies made to an issuer by a distributor of the issuer of a service in respect of
(i)the supply of rights of the issuer,
(ii)the awarding, payment or delivery of prizes won in games of chance conducted by the issuer, or
(iii)the maintenance or repair of equipment used by the distributor in the supplying of rights of the issuer,
(a.1)supplies made to an issuer by a distributor of the issuer of a service in respect of the acceptance, on behalf of the issuer, of bets on games of chance conducted by the issuer, including supplies of a service of managing, administering and carrying on the day-to-day operations of the issuer’s gaming activities that are connected with a casino of the issuer,
(a.2)specified gaming machine supplies made to an issuer by a distributor of the issuer, and
(b)supplies made by an issuer to a distributor of the issuer of a service in respect of
(i)the supply of rights of the issuer, or
(ii)the awarding, payment or delivery of prizes won in games of chance conducted by the issuer,
(5)For the purposes of this Act,
(a)promotional bonuses and prizes given by an issuer to a distributor of the issuer for or in respect of the supply by the distributor of rights of the issuer, and
(b)amounts paid to an issuer by a distributor of the issuer for or on account of damages to property of the issuer,
Definitions
(1)The following definitions apply in this section.
cryptoasset means property (other than prescribed property) that is a digital representation of value and that only exists at a digital address of a publicly distributed ledger. (cryptoactif)
mining activity means an activity of (a) validating transactions in respect of a cryptoasset and adding them to a publicly distributed ledger on which the cryptoasset exists at a digital address; (b) maintaining and permitting access to a publicly distributed ledger on which a cryptoasset exists at a digital address; or (c) allowing computing resources to be used for the purpose of, or in connection with, performing activities described in paragraph (a) or (b) in respect of a cryptoasset. (activité de minage)
mining group means a group of persons that, under an agreement, (a) pool property or services for the performance of mining activities; and (b) share mining payments in respect of the mining activities among members of the group. (groupe de minage)
mining group operator, in respect of a mining group, means a person that coordinates, oversees or manages the mining activities of the mining group. (exploitant d’un groupe de minage)
mining payment, in respect of a mining activity, means money, property or a service that is a fee, reward or other form of payment and that is received or generated as a consequence of the mining activity being performed. (paiement de minage)
(2)For the purposes of this Part, to the extent that a person acquires, imports or brings into a participating province property or a service for consumption, use or supply in the course of, or in connection with, mining activities, the person is deemed to have acquired, imported or brought into the participating province, as the case may be, the property or service for consumption, use or supply otherwise than in the course of commercial activities of the person.
(3)For the purposes of this Part, if a person consumes, uses or supplies property or a service in the course of, or in connection with, mining activities, that consumption, use or supply is deemed to be otherwise than in the course of commercial activities of the person.
(4)For the purposes of this Part, if a person receives a mining payment in respect of a mining activity,
(a)the provision of the mining activity is deemed not to be a supply;
(b)the provision of the mining payment is deemed not to be a supply; and
(c)in determining an input tax credit of another person that provides the mining payment, no amount is to be included in respect of tax that becomes payable, or is paid without having become payable, by the other person in respect of any property or service acquired, imported or brought into a participating province for consumption, use or supply in the course of, or in connection with, the provision of the mining payment by the other person.
(5)Subsections (2) to (4) do not apply in respect of a mining activity to the extent that the mining activity is performed by a particular person for another person if
(a)the identity of the other person is known to the particular person;
(b)where the mining activity is in respect of a mining group that includes the particular person, the other person is not a mining group operator in respect of the mining group; and
(c)where the other person is a non-resident person and is not dealing at arm’s length with the particular person, each property or service — being property or a service that is received by the other person from the particular person as a consequence of the performance of the mining activity — is supplied, or is used or consumed in the course of making a supply, by the other person to one or more persons each of which
(i)is a person whose identity is known to the other person,
(ii)deals at arm’s length with the other person, and
(iii)is not a mining group operator in respect of a mining group that includes the other person if the mining activity is in respect of that mining group.
Dues in respect of employment
For the purposes of this Part, where an amount is paid by a person to an organization as
(a)a membership due paid to a trade union as defined
(i)in section 3 of the Canada Labour Code, or
(ii)in any Act of the legislature of a province providing for the investigation, conciliation or settlement of industrial disputes,
(b)a due that was, pursuant to the provisions of a collective agreement, retained by the person from an individual’s remuneration and paid to a trade union or association referred to in paragraph (a) of which the individual was not a member, or
(c)a due to a parity or advisory committee or similar body, the payment of which was required under the laws of a province in respect of an individual’s employment,
Government fees
For the purposes of this Part, where a person who is the holder of, or an applicant for, a right the supply of which is an exempt supply described by paragraph 20(c) of Part VI of Schedule V is required to pay to a government or municipality or a board, commission or other body established by a government or municipality an amount that is levied for the purposes of recovering the costs of administration of a regulatory program relating to the right and a failure to pay the amount would result in a denial or loss of, a restriction in the exercise of, or a change in the person’s entitlements under, the right, the government, municipality or body, as the case may be, shall be deemed to have made an exempt supply to the person and the amount shall be deemed to be consideration for that supply.
Foreign conventions
Where a sponsor of a foreign convention
(a)makes a supply of an admission to the convention,
(b)makes a supply by way of lease, licence or similar arrangement of real property for use by the recipient of the supply exclusively as the site for the promotion, at the convention, of property or services supplied by, or a business of, the recipient, or
(c)makes a supply of related convention supplies to a recipient of a supply referred to in paragraph (b),
Conversion to residential use
(1)Where at any time a person begins to hold or use real property as a residential complex and
(a)the property was
(i)last acquired by the person to hold or use as a residential complex, or
(ii)immediately before that time, held for supply, or used or held for use as capital property, in a business or commercial activity of the person,
(b)immediately before that time, the property was not a residential complex, and
(c)the person did not engage in the construction or substantial renovation of, and is not, but for this section, a builder of, the complex,
(d)the person shall be deemed to have substantially renovated the complex,
(e)the renovation shall be deemed to have begun at that time and to have been substantially completed at the earlier of the time the complex is occupied by any individual as a place of residence or lodging and the time the person transfers ownership of the complex to another person, and
(f)except where the person is
(i)a particular individual who acquires the property at that time to hold or use exclusively as a place of residence of the particular individual or another individual who is related to the particular individual or who is a former spouse or common-law partner of the particular individual, or
(ii)a personal trust that acquires the property at that time to hold or use exclusively as a place of residence of an individual who is a beneficiary of the trust,
(2)Where at any time an individual appropriates real property for the personal use or enjoyment of the individual, another individual related to the individual or a former spouse or common-law partner of the individual and, immediately before that time, the property
(a)was held for supply, or was used or held for use as capital property, in a business or commercial activity of the individual, and
(b)was not a residential complex,
(c)to have made and received a taxable supply by way of sale of the property immediately before that time, and
(d)to have paid as a recipient and to have collected as a supplier, at that time, tax in respect of the supply, calculated on the fair market value of the property at that time.
(3)Where
(a)a person who has an interest in land makes a supply of the land by way of lease, licence or similar arrangement and the supply is an exempt supply described by section 6.1 or paragraph 7(a) of Part I of Schedule V,
(b)the person at any time gives possession of the land to the recipient of the supply under the arrangement,
(c)the last use of the land by the person before that time was not under an arrangement for a supply referred to in paragraph (a),
(d)the person was not deemed under subsection 200(2), 206(4) or 207(1) to have made a supply of the land at or immediately before that time, and
(e)the recipient of the supply is not acquiring possession of the land for the purpose of
(i)constructing a residential complex thereon in the course of a commercial activity, or
(ii)making an exempt supply of the land described by section 6.1 of Part I of Schedule V,
(f)to have made, immediately before that time, a taxable supply by way of sale of the land and to have collected, at that time, tax in respect of the supply calculated on the fair market value of the land at that time, and
(g)to have received, at that time, a taxable supply by way of sale of the land and to have paid, at that time, tax in respect of that supply calculated on the fair market value of the land at that time.
(4)Where
(a)a person makes a supply of a site in a residential trailer park of the person by way of lease, licence or similar arrangement and the supply is an exempt supply described by paragraph 7(b) of Part I of Schedule V,
(b)the person at any time gives possession or occupancy of the site to the recipient of the supply under the arrangement,
(c)none of the sites in the park were occupied immediately before that time under an arrangement for a supply referred to in paragraph (a), and
(d)either
(i)the last acquisition of the park by the person was not under an exempt supply described by section 5.3 of Part I of Schedule V and the person was not deemed
(ii)the person was entitled, after the park or land was last acquired or deemed to have been supplied by the person, to claim an input tax credit in respect of the acquisition thereof or an improvement thereto,
(e)to have made, immediately before that time, a taxable supply by way of sale of the park and to have collected, at that time, tax in respect of the supply calculated on the fair market value of the park at that time, and
(f)to have received, at that time, a taxable supply by way of sale of the park and to have paid, at that time, tax in respect of the supply calculated on the fair market value of the park at that time.
(5)Where
(a)a person increases the area of land included in a residential trailer park of the person,
(b)the person makes a supply of a site in the area of land by which the park was increased (in this subsection referred to as the “additional area”) by way of lease, licence or similar arrangement and the supply is an exempt supply described by paragraph 7(b) of Part I of Schedule V,
(c)the person at any time gives possession or occupancy of the site to the recipient of the supply under the arrangement,
(d)none of the sites in the additional area were occupied immediately before that time under an arrangement for a supply referred to in paragraph (b), and
(e)either
(i)the last acquisition of the additional area by the person was not under an exempt supply described by section 5.3 of Part I of Schedule V and the person was not deemed
(ii)the person was entitled, after the additional area was last acquired or deemed to have been supplied by the person, to claim an input tax credit in respect of the acquisition thereof or an improvement thereto,
(f)to have made, immediately before that time, a taxable supply by way of sale of the additional area and to have collected, at that time, tax in respect of the supply calculated on the fair market value of the additional area at that time, and
(g)to have received, at that time, a taxable supply by way of sale of the additional area and to have paid, at that time, tax in respect of the supply calculated on the fair market value of the additional area at that time.
Construction of mobile or floating home
(1)For the purposes of this Part, any person who makes a supply of a mobile home or a floating home before it has been used or occupied by any individual as a place of residence or lodging shall be deemed to have engaged in the construction of the home and to have substantially completed the construction at the earlier of the time ownership of the home is transferred to the recipient of the supply and the time possession of the home is transferred to the recipient under the agreement for the supply.
(2)For the purposes of this Part, where a person engages in the substantial renovation of a mobile home or a floating home, the home shall be deemed not to have been used or occupied, at any time before the person began to substantially renovate the home, by any individual as a place of residence or lodging.
Self-supply of single unit residential complex or residential condominium unit
(1)For the purposes of this Part, where
(a)the construction or substantial renovation of a residential complex that is a single unit residential complex or a residential condominium unit is substantially completed,
(b)the builder of the complex
(i)gives possession or use of the complex to a particular person under a lease, licence or similar arrangement (other than an arrangement, under or arising as a consequence of an agreement of purchase and sale of the complex, for the possession or occupancy of the complex until ownership of the complex is transferred to the purchaser under the agreement) entered into for the purpose of its occupancy by an individual as a place of residence,
(ii)gives possession or use of the complex to a particular person under an agreement for
(iii)where the builder is an individual, occupies the complex as a place of residence, and
(c)the builder, the particular person, or an individual who has entered into a lease, licence or similar arrangement in respect of the complex with the particular person, is the first individual to occupy the complex as a place of residence after substantial completion of the construction or renovation,
(d)to have made and received, at the later of the time the construction or substantial renovation is substantially completed and the time possession or use of the complex is so given to the particular person or the complex is so occupied by the builder, a taxable supply by way of sale of the complex, and
(e)to have paid as a recipient and to have collected as a supplier, at the later of those times, tax in respect of the supply calculated on the fair market value of the complex at the later of those times.
(2)For the purposes of this Part, where
(a)the construction or substantial renovation of a residential condominium unit is substantially completed,
(b)the builder of the unit gives possession of the unit to a particular person who is the purchaser under an agreement of purchase and sale of the unit at a time when the condominium complex in which the unit is situated is not registered as a condominium,
(c)the particular person or an individual who is a tenant or licensee of the particular person is the first individual to occupy the unit as a place of residence after substantial completion of the construction or renovation, and
(d)the agreement of purchase and sale is at any time terminated (otherwise than by performance of the agreement) and another agreement of purchase and sale of the unit between the builder and the particular person is not entered into at that time,
(e)to have made and received, at the time the agreement is terminated, a taxable supply by way of sale of the unit, and
(f)except where possession of the unit was transferred to the particular person before 1991, to have paid as a recipient and to have collected as a supplier, at that time, tax in respect of the supply calculated on the fair market value of the unit at that time.
(3)For the purposes of this Part, where
(a)the construction or substantial renovation of a multiple unit residential complex is substantially completed,
(b)the builder of the complex
(i)gives, to a particular person who is not a purchaser under an agreement of purchase and sale of the complex, possession or use of any residential unit in the complex under a lease, licence or similar arrangement entered into for the purpose of the occupancy of the unit by an individual as a place of residence,
(i.1)gives possession or use of any residential unit in the complex to a particular person under an agreement for
(ii)where the builder is an individual, occupies any residential unit in the complex as a place of residence, and
(c)the builder, the particular person, or an individual who has entered into a lease, licence or similar arrangement in respect of a residential unit in the complex with the particular person, is the first individual to occupy a residential unit in the complex as a place of residence after substantial completion of the construction or renovation,
(d)to have made and received, at the later of the time the construction or substantial renovation is substantially completed and the time possession or use of the unit is so given to the particular person or the unit is so occupied by the builder, a taxable supply by way of sale of the complex, and
(e)to have paid as a recipient and to have collected as a supplier, at the later of those times, tax in respect of the supply calculated on the fair market value of the complex at the later of those times.
(4)For the purposes of this Part, where
(a)the construction of an addition to a multiple unit residential complex is substantially completed,
(b)the builder of the addition
(i)gives, to a particular person who is not a purchaser under an agreement of purchase and sale of the complex, possession or use of any residential unit in the addition under a lease, licence or similar arrangement entered into for the purpose of the occupancy of the unit by an individual as a place of residence,
(i.1)gives possession or use of any residential unit in the addition to a particular person under an agreement for
(ii)where the builder is an individual, occupies any residential unit in the addition as a place of residence, and
(c)the builder, the particular person, or an individual who has entered into a lease, licence or similar arrangement in respect of a residential unit in the addition with the particular person, is the first individual to occupy a residential unit in the addition as a place of residence after substantial completion of the construction of the addition,
(d)to have made and received, at the later of the time the construction of the addition is substantially completed and the time possession or use of the unit is so given to the particular person or the unit is so occupied by the builder, a taxable supply by way of sale of the addition, and
(e)to have paid as a recipient and to have collected as a supplier, at the later of those times, tax in respect of the supply calculated on the fair market value of the addition at the later of those times.
(4.1)A reference in this section to a “lease” in respect of land shall be read as a reference to a “lease, licence or similar arrangement”.
(5)Subsections (1) to (4) do not apply to a builder of a residential complex or an addition to a residential complex where
(a)the builder is an individual;
(b)at any time after the construction or renovation of the complex or addition is substantially completed, the complex is used primarily as a place of residence for the individual, an individual related to the individual or a former spouse or common-law partner of the individual;
(c)the complex is not used primarily for any other purpose between the time the construction or renovation is substantially completed and that time; and
(d)the individual has not claimed an input tax credit in respect of the acquisition of or an improvement to the complex.
(6)Subsections (1) to (4) do not apply to a builder of a residential complex or an addition to a residential complex where
(a)the builder is a university, public college or school authority; and
(b)the construction or renovation of the complex or addition is carried out, or the complex is acquired, primarily for the purpose of providing a place of residence for students attending the university or college or a school of the school authority.
(6.1)Subsections (1) to (4) do not apply to a builder of a residential complex or an addition to a residential complex where
(a)the builder is a community, society or body of individuals to which section 143 of the Income Tax Act applies; and
(b)the construction or substantial renovation of the complex or addition is carried out exclusively for the purpose of providing a place of residence for members of the community, society or body.
(7)For the purposes of this Part, where
(a)the builder of a residential complex or an addition to a residential complex is a registrant,
(b)the construction or substantial renovation of the complex or addition is carried out, or the complex is acquired, for the purpose of providing a place of residence or lodging for an individual at a location
(i)at which the individual is required to be in the performance of the individual’s duties as
(ii)at which, because of its remoteness from any established community, the individual could not reasonably be expected to establish and maintain a self-contained domestic establishment, and
(c)the registrant makes, under this subsection, an election in prescribed form containing prescribed information in respect of the complex or addition,
(8)[Repealed, 1993, c. 27, s. 56]
(9)For the purposes of this section, subsection 256.2(3.1) and the Real Property (GST/HST) Regulations, the construction or substantial renovation of a multiple unit residential complex or a condominium complex, or the construction of an addition to a multiple unit residential complex, shall be deemed to be substantially completed not later than the day all or substantially all of the residential units in the complex or addition are occupied after the construction or substantial renovation is begun.
(10)For the purposes of this section, if
(a)a builder of a residential complex or an addition to a multiple unit residential complex makes a supply of the complex or a residential unit in the complex or addition by way of lease, licence or similar arrangement and the supply is an exempt supply included in section 6.1 or 6.11 of Part I of Schedule V,
(b)the recipient of the supply is acquiring the complex or unit for use or supply in the course of making exempt supplies and, as part of an exempt supply, possession or use of the complex, unit or residential units in the complex is given by the recipient under a lease, licence or similar arrangement under which occupancy of the complex or unit is given to an individual as a place of residence or lodging, and
(c)the builder at any time gives possession of the complex or unit to the recipient under the arrangement,
Definitions
(1)The definitions in this subsection apply in this section.
government funding, in respect of a residential complex, means an amount of money (including a forgivable loan but not including any other loan or a refund or rebate of, or credit in respect of, taxes, duties or fees imposed under any statute) paid or payable by (a) a grantor, or (b) an organization that received the amount from a grantor or another organization that received the amount from a grantor, to a builder of the complex or of an addition thereto for the purpose of making residential units in the complex available to individuals referred to in paragraph (2)(b). (subvention)
grantor means (a) a government or municipality, other than a corporation all or substantially all of whose activities are commercial activities or the supply of financial services or any combination thereof; (b) a band (within the meaning assigned by section 2 of the Indian Act); (c) a corporation that is controlled by a government, a municipality or a band referred to in paragraph (b) and one of the main purposes of which is to fund charitable or non-profit endeavours; and (d) a trust, board, commission or other body that is established by a government, municipality, band referred to in paragraph (b) or corporation described in paragraph (c) and one of the main purposes of which is to fund charitable or non-profit endeavours. (subventionneur)
(2)For the purposes of subsections 191(1) to (4), where
(a)a builder of a residential complex or an addition thereto is deemed under any of subsections 191(1) to (4) to have, at any time, made and received a supply of the complex or addition,
(b)possession or use of at least 10% of the residential units in the complex is intended to be given for the purpose of their occupancy as a place of residence or lodging by
(i)seniors,
(ii)youths,
(iii)students,
(iv)individuals with a disability,
(v)individuals in distress or individuals in need of assistance,
(vi)individuals whose eligibility for occupancy of the units as a place of residence or lodging, or for reduced payments in respect of their occupancy as a place of residence or lodging, is dependent on a means or income test,
(vii)individuals for whose benefit no other persons (other than public sector bodies) pay consideration for supplies that include giving possession or use of the units for occupancy by the individuals as a place of residence or lodging and who either pay no consideration for the supplies or pay consideration that is significantly less than the consideration that could reasonably be expected to be paid for comparable supplies made by a person in the business of making such supplies for the purpose of earning a profit, or
(viii)any combination of individuals described in any of subparagraphs (i) to (vii), and
(c)except where the builder is a government or a municipality, the builder, at or before that time, has received or can reasonably expect to receive government funding in respect of the complex,
(d)the amount that would, but for this subsection, be the tax calculated on that fair market value, and
(e)the amount determined by the formula
Non-substantial renovation
For the purposes of this Part, where in the course of a business of making supplies of real property a person renovates or alters a residential complex of the person and the renovation or alteration is not a substantial renovation, the person shall be deemed
(a)to have made and received a taxable supply, in the province in which the complex is situated and at the earlier of the time the renovation is substantially completed and the time ownership of the complex is transferred, for consideration equal to the total of all amounts each of which is an amount in respect of the renovation or alteration (other than an amount of consideration paid or payable by the person for a financial service or for any property or service in respect of which the person is required to pay tax) that would be included in determining the adjusted cost base to the person of the complex for the purposes of the Income Tax Act if the complex were capital property of the person and the person were a taxpayer under that Act; and
(b)to have paid as a recipient and to have collected as a supplier, at that time, tax in respect of the supply, calculated on the total determined under paragraph (a).
New housing — assignment of agreement
If a taxable supply by way of sale of a single unit residential complex (as defined in subsection 254(1)) or of a residential condominium unit is made in Canada under an agreement of purchase and sale (in this section referred to as the “purchase agreement”) entered into with a builder of the single unit residential complex or of the residential condominium unit and if another supply by way of assignment of the purchase agreement is made by a person (other than the builder) under another agreement, then the following rules apply for the purposes of this Part:
(a)the other supply is deemed to be a taxable supply, by way of sale, of real property that is an interest in the single unit residential complex or residential condominium unit; and
(b)the consideration for the other supply is deemed to be equal to the amount determined by the formula
Sale of real property
(1)Subject to subsection (2.1), if at a particular time a registrant makes a particular taxable supply of real property by way of sale, other than
(a)a supply deemed under subsection 206(5) or 207(2) to have been made, or
(b)a supply made by a public sector body (other than a financial institution) of property in respect of which an election by the body under section 211 is not in effect at the particular time,
(2)Subject to subsection (2.1), if at a particular time a registrant that is a public sector body (other than a financial institution) makes a particular taxable supply of real property by way of sale (other than a supply that is deemed under subsection 200(2) or 206(5) to have been made) and, immediately before the time tax becomes payable in respect of the particular taxable supply, the property was not used by the registrant primarily in commercial activities of the registrant, except where subsection (1) applies, the registrant may, despite section 170 and Subdivision D, claim an input tax credit for the reporting period in which tax in respect of the particular taxable supply became payable or is deemed to have been collected, as the case may be, equal to the lesser of
(a)the basic tax content of the property at the particular time; and
(b)the tax that is or would, but for section 167, be payable in respect of the particular taxable supply.
(2.1)If the particular taxable supply of property referred to in subsection (1) or (2) is made at a particular time by a public sector body to another person with whom the public sector body is not dealing at arm’s length, the value of A in subsection (1) and the input tax credit under subsection (2) shall not exceed the lesser of
(a)the basic tax content of the property at the particular time, and
(b)the amount determined by the formula
(3)Where
(a)for the purposes of satisfying in whole or in part a debt or obligation owing by a person (in this subsection referred to as the “debtor”), a creditor exercises a right under an Act of Parliament or the legislature of a province or an agreement relating to a debt security to cause the supply of real property, and
(b)under the Act or the agreement, the debtor has a right to redeem the property,
(c)the debtor is not entitled to claim an input tax credit under this section in respect of the property unless the time limit for redeeming the property has expired and the debtor has not redeemed the property, and
(d)where the debtor is entitled to claim the input tax credit, that input tax credit is for the reporting period in which the time limit for redeeming the property expires.
Incorrect statement
For the purposes of this Part, where a supplier makes a taxable supply by way of sale of real property and incorrectly states or certifies in writing to the recipient of the supply that the supply is an exempt supply described in any of sections 2 to 5.3, 8 and 9 of Part I of Schedule V, except where the recipient knows or ought to know that the supply is not an exempt supply,
(a)the tax payable in respect of the supply is deemed to be equal to the amount determined by the formula
(b)the supplier shall be deemed to have collected, and the recipient shall be deemed to have paid, that tax on the earlier of the day ownership of the property was transferred to the recipient and the day possession of the property was transferred to the recipient under the agreement for the supply.
Prescribed property
For the purposes of this Part, where a person acquires or imports prescribed property or brings it into a participating province for use as capital property of the person, the property is deemed to be personal property and not real property.
Residential complex not capital property
(1)For the purposes of this Part, other than sections 148 and 249, a residential complex shall be deemed not to be, at a particular time, capital property of a builder of the complex unless
(a)at or before the particular time, the construction or substantial renovation of the complex was substantially completed; and
(b)at or after the time the construction or substantial renovation of the complex was substantially completed and at or before the particular time, the builder received an exempt supply of the complex or was deemed under section 191 to have received a taxable supply of the complex.
(2)For the purposes of this Part, other than sections 148 and 249, an addition to a multiple unit residential complex shall be deemed not to be, at a particular time, capital property of a builder of the addition unless
(a)at or before the particular time, the construction of the addition was substantially completed; and
(b)at or after the time the construction of the addition was substantially completed and at or before the particular time, the builder received an exempt supply of the complex or was deemed under subsection 191(4) to have received a taxable supply of the addition.
Last acquisition or importation
(1)For the purposes of this Part (other than Division III and Schedule VII), an importation of property shall not be considered in determining the last acquisition or importation of the property
(a)where tax under Division III was not paid on the property in respect of that importation because the property was included in section 1 or 9 of Schedule VII or the property was included in section 8 of that Schedule and was classified under heading 98.13 or 98.14 of Schedule I to the Customs Tariff, or would have been so classified but for Note 11(a) to Chapter 98 of that Schedule;
(b)where tax under Division III on the property in respect of that importation was calculated on a value determined under the Value of Imported Goods (GST/HST) Regulations, other than section 8 or 12 or a prescribed section of those Regulations; or
(c)in prescribed circumstances.
(2)For the purposes of this Part (other than Division III and Schedule VII), where a person imports capital property of the person that was improved outside Canada and tax under Division III is payable on a value, determined under the Value of Imported Goods (GST/HST) Regulations, that does not exceed the value of the improvement, the importation shall be deemed to be an importation of the improvement.
(3)For the purposes of determining the last acquisition or importation of property, this Part shall be deemed to have been in force at all times before 1991.
Intended and actual use
(1)For the purposes of this Part, where a person at any time acquires or imports property for use to a particular extent in a particular way, the person shall be deemed to use the property immediately after that time to the particular extent in the particular way.
(2)For the purposes of this Part, if a person at any time brings capital property of the person into a particular participating province from another province and the person was using the property to a particular extent in a particular way immediately after the property or a portion of the property was last acquired, imported or brought into a participating province by the person, the person is deemed to bring it into the particular participating province for use to the particular extent in the particular way.
Appropriation to use as capital property
For the purposes of this Part, where a registrant, at a particular time, appropriates property of the registrant for use as capital property of the registrant or in improving capital property of the registrant and, immediately before the particular time, the property was not capital property of the registrant or an improvement to capital property of the registrant,
(a)the registrant shall be deemed
(i)to have made, immediately before the particular time, a supply of the property by way of sale, and
(ii)where the property was last acquired or imported by the registrant before the particular time for consumption, use or supply, or was consumed or used before the particular time, in the course of commercial activities of the registrant, to have collected, at the particular time, tax in respect of the supply calculated on the fair market value of the property at the particular time; and
(b)the registrant shall be deemed to have received, at the particular time, a supply of the property by way of sale and to have paid, at the particular time, tax in respect of the supply equal to
(i)where the property was last acquired or imported by the registrant before the particular time for consumption, use or supply, or was consumed or used before the particular time, in the course of commercial activities of the registrant and the supply is not an exempt supply, tax calculated on the fair market value of the property at the particular time, and
(ii)in any other case, the basic tax content of the property at the particular time.
Insignificant changes in use
For the purposes of subsections 206(2), (3) and (5), 207(2) and 208(2) and (3), where in any period
(a)beginning on the later of
(i)the day a registrant last acquired or imported property for use as capital property of the registrant, and
(ii)the day subsection 206(3) or (5), 207(2) or 208(3) last applied to the property, and
(b)ending at any time after that day,
Use in supply of financial services
For the purposes of this Part, to the extent that a registrant who is neither a listed financial institution nor a person who is a financial institution because of paragraph 149(1)(b) uses property as capital property of the registrant in the making of supplies of financial services that relate to commercial activities of the registrant,
(a)where the registrant is a financial institution because of paragraph 149(1)(c), the registrant is deemed to use the property in those commercial activities only to the extent that the registrant does not use the property in activities of the registrant that relate to
(i)credit cards or charge cards issued by the registrant, or
(ii)the making of any advance, the lending of money or the granting of any credit; and
(b)in any other case, the registrant is deemed to use the property in those commercial activities.
Basic tax content of property of a municipality
(1)In the case of property of a municipality that is not a listed financial institution, the basic tax content of the property at any time after January 30, 2004 shall be determined by applying the following rules:
(a)in determining the value of A in paragraph (a) of the definition basic tax content in subsection 123(1), an amount of tax described by any of subparagraphs (i) to (v) of the description of A may be included only if the tax
(i)became payable, or would have become payable in the absence of the circumstances described in subparagraph (iii) or (iv) of that description, after January 2004 under subsection 165(1) or section 212 or 218 in respect of the property, or
(ii)was payable, or would have been payable in the absence of the circumstances described in subparagraph (iii) or (iv) of that description, under subsection 165(2), 212.1(2) or 218.1(1) or Division IV.1 in respect of the property;
(b)in determining the value of B in paragraph (a) of the definition basic tax content in subsection 123(1), any reference in the description of B to tax referred to in a subparagraph of the description of A shall be read to include an amount of tax only if the tax is included in the determination of the value of A in accordance with paragraph (a) of this subsection;
(c)in determining the value of J in paragraph (b) of the definition basic tax content in subsection 123(1),
(i)paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection shall be applied in determining the basic tax content referred to in subparagraph (i) of the description of J, and
(ii)an amount of tax described by any of subparagraphs (iii) to (vi) of the description of J may be included only if the tax
(d)in determining the value of K in paragraph (b) of the definition basic tax content in subsection 123(1), any reference in the description of K to tax referred to in a subparagraph of the description of J shall be read to include an amount of tax only if the tax is included in the determination of the value of J in accordance with paragraph (c) of this subsection.
(2)In subsection (1), municipality includes a person designated to be a municipality for the purposes of section 259 and, in the case of a person so designated, property means property that, on January 31, 2004, was property of the person and was consumed, used or supplied by the person otherwise than exclusively in the course of activities that are not activities specified in the designation.
[Repealed, 1997, c. 10, s. 188]
Application
(1)This section does not apply in respect of
(a)property of a registrant that is a financial institution or a prescribed registrant; or
(b)a passenger vehicle or an aircraft of a registrant who is an individual or a partnership.
(2)Where a registrant acquires or imports personal property or brings it into a participating province for use as capital property,
(a)the tax payable by the registrant in respect of the acquisition, importation or bringing in of the property shall not be included in determining an input tax credit of the registrant for any reporting period unless the property was acquired, imported or brought in, as the case may be, for use primarily in commercial activities of the registrant; and
(b)where the registrant acquires, imports or brings in the property for use primarily in commercial activities of the registrant, the registrant is deemed, for the purposes of this Part, to have acquired, imported or brought in the property, as the case may be, for use exclusively in commercial activities of the registrant.
(3)For the purposes of this Part, where a registrant last acquired or imported personal property for use as capital property of the registrant but not for use primarily in commercial activities of the registrant and the registrant begins, at a particular time, to use the property as capital property primarily in commercial activities of the registrant, except where the registrant becomes a registrant at the particular time, the registrant shall be deemed
(a)to have received, at the particular time, a supply of the property by way of sale; and
(b)except where the supply is an exempt supply, to have paid, at the particular time, tax in respect of the supply equal to the basic tax content of the property at the particular time.
(4)Where a registrant acquires, imports or brings into a participating province an improvement to personal property that is capital property of the registrant, tax payable by the registrant in respect of the acquisition, importation or bringing in shall not be included in determining an input tax credit of the registrant unless, at the time that tax becomes payable or is paid without having become payable, the capital property is used primarily in commercial activities of the registrant.
(5)For the purposes of subsections (2) and (3) and 200(2) and (3), where an individual who is a registrant uses a musical instrument that is capital property of the individual in an employment of the individual or in a business carried on by a partnership of which the individual is a member, that use is deemed to be use in commercial activities of the individual.
Application
(1)This section does not apply in respect of
(a)property of a registrant that is a financial institution or a prescribed registrant; or
(b)a passenger vehicle or an aircraft of a registrant who is an individual or a partnership.
(2)For the purposes of this Part, where a registrant last acquired or imported personal property for use as capital property primarily in commercial activities of the registrant and the registrant begins, at a particular time, to use the property primarily for other purposes, the registrant shall be deemed
(a)to have made, immediately before the particular time, a supply of the property by way of sale and to have collected, at the particular time, tax in respect of the supply equal to the basic tax content of the property at the particular time; and
(b)to have received, at the particular time, a supply of the property by way of sale and to have paid, at the particular time, tax in respect of the supply equal to the basic tax content of the property at the particular time.
(3)Despite paragraph 141.1(1)(a) but subject to section 141.2, for the purposes of this Part, if a registrant (other than a government) makes a supply by way of sale of personal property that is capital property of the registrant and, before the earlier of the time that ownership of the property is transferred to the recipient and the time that possession of the property is transferred to the recipient under the agreement for the supply, the registrant was last using the property otherwise than primarily in commercial activities of the registrant, the supply is deemed to have been made in the course of activities of the registrant that are not commercial activities.
(4)Despite subsection 141.1(1) but subject to section 141.2, for the purposes of this Part, if a supplier that is a government makes a supply by way of sale of particular personal property that is capital property of the supplier,
(a)if
(i)it is the case that
(ii)the supplier is a registrant, and
(iii)before the earlier of the time that ownership of the particular property is transferred to the recipient of the supply and the time possession of the particular property is transferred to the recipient under the agreement for the supply, the supplier was last using the particular property otherwise than primarily in commercial activities of the supplier,
(b)if none of clauses (a)(i)(A) to (C) apply, the supply is deemed to have been made in the course of commercial activities of the supplier.
Credit on sale of personal property of a municipality
If a registrant is a municipality or a person designated to be a municipality for the purposes of section 259, subsection 193(2) applies, with any modifications that the circumstances require, to personal property (other than a passenger vehicle, an aircraft of a registrant who is an individual or a partnership and property of a person designated to be a municipality for the purposes of section 259 that is not designated municipal property of the person) acquired or imported by the registrant for use as capital property of the registrant as if the personal property were real property.
Value of passenger vehicle
For the purpose of determining an input tax credit of a registrant in respect of a passenger vehicle that the registrant at a particular time acquires, imports or brings into a participating province for use as capital property in commercial activities of the registrant, the tax payable by the registrant in respect of the acquisition, importation or bringing in, as the case may be, of the vehicle is deemed to be the lesser of
(a)the tax that was payable by the registrant in respect of the acquisition, importation or bringing in, as the case may be, of the vehicle; and
(b)the amount determined by the formula
Improvement to passenger vehicle
(1)If the consideration paid or payable by a registrant for an improvement to a passenger vehicle of the registrant increases the cost to the registrant of the vehicle to an amount that exceeds the amount that would, under whichever of paragraphs 13(7)(g) to (i) of the Income Tax Act is applicable in respect of the vehicle, be deemed to be, for the purposes of section 13 of that Act, the capital cost to a taxpayer of a passenger vehicle in respect of which that paragraph applies if the formulae in paragraph 7307(1)(b) and subsection 7307(1.1) of the Income Tax Regulations were read without reference to the description of B, the tax calculated on that excess shall not be included in determining an input tax credit of the registrant for any reporting period of the registrant.
(2)Where a registrant who is an individual or a partnership acquires or imports a passenger vehicle or aircraft or brings it into a participating province for use as capital property of the registrant, the tax payable (other than tax deemed to be payable under subsection (4)) by the registrant in respect of that acquisition, importation or bringing in, as the case may be, shall not be included in determining an input tax credit of the registrant unless the vehicle or aircraft was acquired or imported, or brought in, as the case may be, by the registrant for use exclusively in commercial activities of the registrant.
(3)Where a registrant who is an individual or a partnership acquires, imports or brings into a participating province an improvement to a passenger vehicle or aircraft that is capital property of the registrant, the tax payable by the registrant in respect of the improvement shall not be included in determining an input tax credit of the registrant unless, throughout the period
(a)beginning on the later of the day the vehicle or aircraft, as the case may be, was originally acquired or imported by the registrant and the day the individual or partnership becomes a registrant, and
(b)ending on the day tax in respect of the improvement becomes payable or is paid without having become payable,
(4)Notwithstanding subsections (2) and (3), where a registrant who is an individual or a partnership at any time acquires or imports a passenger vehicle or aircraft, or brings it into a participating province, for use as capital property of the registrant but not for use exclusively in commercial activities of the registrant and tax is payable by the registrant in respect of the acquisition, importation or bringing in, as the case may require, for the purpose of determining an input tax credit of the registrant, the registrant is deemed
(a)to have acquired the vehicle or aircraft on the last day of each taxation year of the registrant ending after that time; and
(b)to have paid, on that day, tax in respect of the acquisition of the vehicle or aircraft equal to the amount determined by the formula
(5)For the purpose of subsection (4), where at any time a registrant is deemed under section 203 to have made a taxable supply of a passenger vehicle or aircraft,
(a)the registrant shall be deemed to have acquired the vehicle or aircraft at that time; and
(b)tax shall be deemed to be payable at that time by the registrant in respect of the vehicle or aircraft.
Sale of passenger vehicle
(1)If a registrant (other than a municipality), at a particular time in a reporting period of the registrant, makes a taxable supply by way of sale of a passenger vehicle (other than a vehicle that is designated municipal property of a person designated at the particular time to be a municipality for the purposes of section 259) that, immediately before the particular time, was used as capital property in commercial activities of the registrant, the registrant may, despite section 170, paragraph 199(2)(a) and subsections 199(4) and 202(1), claim an input tax credit for that period equal to the amount determined by the formula
(2)For the purposes of this Part, where a registrant who is an individual or a partnership acquired or imported a passenger vehicle or an aircraft for use as capital property exclusively in commercial activities of the registrant and the registrant begins, at any time, to use the vehicle or aircraft otherwise than exclusively in commercial activities of the registrant, the registrant shall be deemed to have
(a)made, immediately before that time, a taxable supply by way of sale of the vehicle or aircraft; and
(b)collected, at that time, tax in respect of the supply equal to the basic tax content of the vehicle or aircraft immediately before that time.
(3)Despite paragraph 141.1(1)(a), for the purposes of this Part, a supply shall be deemed not to be a taxable supply if
(a)an individual or a partnership (other than a municipality) who is a registrant makes, at a particular time, the supply by way of sale of a passenger vehicle or an aircraft (other than a vehicle or an aircraft that is designated municipal property of a person designated at the particular time to be a municipality for the purposes of section 259) that is capital property of the registrant; and
(b)at any time after the individual or partnership became a registrant and before the particular time, the registrant did not use the vehicle or aircraft exclusively in commercial activities of the registrant.
(4)If a registrant (other than an individual or a partnership) that is a municipality or a person designated to be a municipality for the purposes of section 259, at a particular time in a reporting period of the registrant, makes a taxable supply by way of sale of a passenger vehicle (other than a vehicle of a person designated to be a municipality for the purposes of section 259 that is not designated municipal property of the person) that, immediately before the particular time, was capital property of the registrant, the registrant may, despite section 170, paragraph 199(2)(a) and subsections 199(4) and 202(1), claim an input tax credit for that period equal to the lesser of
(a)the amount determined by the formula
(b)the tax that is or would, in the absence of section 167, be payable in respect of the taxable supply.
Application
(1)This section does not apply to personal property of a financial institution having a cost to the institution of $50,000 or less.
(2)Where a financial institution is a registrant, subsections 206(2) to (5) apply, with such modifications as the circumstances require, to personal property acquired or imported by the institution for use as capital property of the institution, and to improvements to personal property that is capital property of the institution, as if the personal property were real property.
(3)Where a financial institution is a registrant, subsection 193(1) applies, with such modifications as the circumstances require, to personal property (other than a passenger vehicle) acquired or imported by the institution for use as capital property of the institution, as if the personal property were real property.
Financial institution making election for exempt supplies
(1)Where an election made by a registrant under subsection 150(1) becomes effective at a particular time, the registrant was a financial institution immediately before the particular time and, as a result of the election becoming effective, the registrant reduces at the particular time the extent to which personal property of the registrant is used as capital property in commercial activities of the registrant, subsections 193(1) and 206(4) and (5) apply, with such modifications as the circumstances require, to the reduction in use, as if the property were real property.
(2)Where a registrant at any time becomes a financial institution and, immediately before that time, the registrant was using personal property of the registrant as capital property of the registrant, the following rules apply:
(a)where, immediately before that time, the registrant was not using the property primarily in commercial activities of the registrant and, immediately after that time, the property is for use in commercial activities of the registrant, the registrant shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Part, to have changed at that time the extent to which the property is used in commercial activities of the registrant, and subsection 206(2) applies, with such modifications as the circumstances require, to the change in use as if the property were real property that was not used immediately before that time in commercial activities of the registrant; and
(b)where, immediately before that time, the registrant was using the property primarily in commercial activities of the registrant and, immediately after that time, the property is not for use exclusively in commercial activities of the registrant, the registrant shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Part, to have changed at that time the extent to which the property is used in commercial activities of the registrant, and subsections 193(1) and 206(4) and (5) apply, with such modifications as the circumstances require, to the change in use as if the property were real property used immediately before that time exclusively in commercial activities of the registrant.
(3)Where a registrant at any time ceases to be a financial institution and, immediately before that time, the registrant was using personal property of the registrant as capital property of the registrant, the following rules apply:
(a)where, immediately before that time, the registrant was using the property as capital property but not exclusively in commercial activities of the registrant and, immediately after that time, the property is for use primarily in commercial activities of the registrant, the registrant shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Part, to have begun at that time to use the property exclusively in commercial activities of the registrant, and subsections 206(2) and (3) apply, with such modifications as the circumstances require, to the change in use as if the property were real property; and
(b)where, immediately before that time, the registrant was using the property as capital property in commercial activities of the registrant and, immediately after that time, the property is not for use primarily in commercial activities of the registrant, the registrant shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Part, to have ceased at that time to use the property in commercial activities of the registrant, and subsections 193(1) and 206(4) apply, with such modifications as the circumstances require, to the change in use as if the property were real property.
(4)Notwithstanding section 197, where
(a)in acquiring a business or part of a business from a registrant, a financial institution that is a registrant is deemed under subsection 167(1) to have acquired property for use exclusively in commercial activities of the institution, and
(b)immediately after the time possession of the property is transferred to the institution under the agreement for the supply of the business or part, the property is for use by the institution as capital property of the institution but not exclusively in commercial activities of the institution,
(4.1)Despite section 197, subsection 193(1) applies to the supplier of a supply of capital personal property that is made under an agreement for a qualifying supply (as defined in subsection 167.11(1)), and subsections 206(4) and (5) apply to the recipient of the supply of capital personal property, with any modifications that the circumstances require, as if the property were real property if
(a)the supplier and the recipient are both registrants at the time the qualifying supply is made and they make a joint election referred to in subsection 167.11(2) in respect of the qualifying supply;
(b)in acquiring the property, the recipient is deemed under subsection 167.11(3) to have acquired the property for use exclusively in commercial activities of the recipient; and
(c)immediately after the earlier of the time the ownership of the property and the time the possession of the property is transferred to the recipient under the agreement for the qualifying supply, the property is for use by the recipient as capital property of the recipient but not exclusively in commercial activities of the recipient.
(5)Notwithstanding section 197, where
(a)in acquiring a business or part of a business from a registrant, a financial institution that is a registrant is deemed under subsection 167(1) to have acquired property but not for use in commercial activities of the institution,
(b)possession of the property is transferred to the institution under the agreement for the supply of the business or part after 1993, and
(c)immediately after the transfer, the property is for use by the institution as capital property of the institution in commercial activities of the institution,
(5.1)Despite section 197, subsection 206(2) applies to the recipient of a supply of capital personal property that is made under an agreement for a qualifying supply (as defined in subsection 167.11(1)), with any modifications that the circumstances require, as if the property were real property if
(a)the supplier and the recipient of the capital personal property are both registrants at the time the qualifying supply is made and they make a joint election referred to in subsection 167.11(2) in respect of the qualifying supply;
(b)in acquiring the property, the recipient is deemed under subsection 167.11(3) to have acquired the property for use exclusively in activities of the recipient that are not commercial activities; and
(c)immediately after the earlier of the time the ownership of the property and the time the possession of the property is transferred to the recipient under the agreement for the qualifying supply, the property is for use by the recipient as capital property of the recipient in commercial activities of the recipient.
(6)Where
(a)a particular corporation that is not a financial institution is merged or amalgamated with one or more other corporations to form a corporation (in this subsection referred to as the “new corporation”) that is a financial institution in circumstances to which section 271 applies,
(b)the new corporation is a registrant, and
(c)personal property that was capital property of the particular corporation becomes at any time the property of the new corporation as a consequence of the merger or amalgamation,
(7)Where
(a)a particular corporation that is not a financial institution is wound up at a particular time in circumstances to which section 272 applies,
(b)not less than 90% of the issued shares of each class of the capital stock of the corporation were, immediately before the particular time, owned by another corporation (in this subsection referred to as the “new corporation”) that is a financial institution,
(c)the new corporation is a registrant, and
(d)personal property that was capital property of the particular corporation becomes at any time the property of the new corporation as a consequence of the winding-up,
Application
(1)Subject to subsection 211(1), this section does not apply in respect of property acquired by a registrant who is
(a)an individual;
(b)a public sector body that is not a financial institution; or
(c)a prescribed registrant.
(2)For the purposes of this Part, where a registrant last acquired real property for use as capital property of the registrant but not for use in commercial activities of the registrant and the registrant begins, at a particular time, to use the property as capital property in commercial activities of the registrant, except where the registrant becomes a registrant at the particular time, the registrant shall be deemed
(a)to have received, at the particular time, a supply of the property by way of sale; and
(b)except where the supply is an exempt supply, to have paid, at the particular time, tax in respect of the supply equal to the basic tax content of the property at the particular time.
(3)Where a registrant last acquired real property for use as capital property in commercial activities of the registrant and the registrant increases, at a particular time, the extent to which the property is used in commercial activities of the registrant, for the purposes of determining an input tax credit of the registrant, the registrant shall be deemed
(a)to have received, immediately before the particular time, a supply of a portion of the property for use as capital property exclusively in commercial activities of the registrant; and
(b)except where the supply is an exempt supply, to have paid, at the particular time, tax in respect of the supply equal to the amount determined by the formula
(4)For the purposes of this Part, where a registrant last acquired real property for use as capital property in commercial activities of the registrant and the registrant begins, at a particular time, to use the property exclusively for other purposes, the registrant shall be deemed
(a)to have made, immediately before the particular time, a supply of the property by way of sale and, except where the supply is an exempt supply, to have collected, at the particular time, tax in respect of the supply equal to the basic tax content of the property at the particular time; and
(b)to have received, at the particular time, a supply of the property by way of sale and, except where the supply is an exempt supply, to have paid, at the particular time, tax in respect of the supply equal to the amount determined under paragraph (a).
(5)Except where subsection (4) applies, where a registrant last acquired real property for use as capital property in commercial activities of the registrant and the registrant reduces, at a particular time, the extent to which the property is used in commercial activities of the registrant, for the purposes of determining the net tax of the registrant for the reporting period of the registrant that includes the particular time, the registrant shall be deemed
(a)to have made, immediately before the particular time, a supply of a portion of the property; and
(b)except where the supply is an exempt supply, to have collected, at the particular time, tax in respect of the supply equal to the amount determined by the formula
Individual ceasing use in commercial activities
(1)For the purposes of this Part, where an individual who is a registrant last acquired real property for use as capital property in commercial activities of the individual, and not primarily for the personal use and enjoyment of the individual or a related individual, and the individual begins, at a particular time, to use the property exclusively for other purposes, or primarily for the personal use and enjoyment of the individual or a related individual, the individual shall be deemed
(a)to have made, immediately before the particular time, a supply of the property by way of sale and, except where the supply is an exempt supply, to have collected, at the particular time, tax in respect of the supply equal to the amount determined by the formula
(b)to have received, at the particular time, a supply of the property by way of sale and, except where the supply is an exempt supply, to have paid, at the particular time, tax in respect of the supply equal to the amount determined under paragraph (a).
(2)Except where subsection (1) applies, where an individual who is a registrant last acquired real property for use as capital property in commercial activities of the individual, and not primarily for the personal use and enjoyment of the individual or a related individual, and the individual reduces, at a particular time, the extent to which the property is used in commercial activities of the individual without beginning to use the property primarily for the personal use and enjoyment of the individual or a related individual, for the purposes of determining the net tax of the individual, the individual shall be deemed
(a)to have made, immediately before the particular time, a supply by way of sale of a portion of the property; and
(b)except where the supply is an exempt supply, to have collected, at the particular time, tax in respect of the supply equal to the amount determined by the formula
Acquisition of capital real property by individual
(1)Subject to this section, where an individual who is a registrant acquires real property for use as capital property of the individual but primarily for the personal use and enjoyment of the individual or a related individual, the tax payable by the individual in respect of the acquisition of the property shall not be included in determining an input tax credit of the individual.
(2)For the purposes of this Part, where an individual who is a registrant last acquired real property for use as capital property of the individual and
(a)primarily for the personal use and enjoyment of the individual or a related individual, or
(b)not for use in commercial activities of the individual,
(c)to have received, at the particular time, a supply by way of sale of the property; and
(d)except where the supply is an exempt supply, to have paid, at the particular time, tax in respect of the supply equal to the basic tax content of the property at the particular time.
(3)Where an individual who is a registrant last acquired real property for use as capital property in commercial activities of the individual and not primarily for the personal use and enjoyment of the individual or a related individual, and the individual increases, at a particular time, the extent to which the property is used in commercial activities of the individual without beginning to use the property primarily for the personal use and enjoyment of the individual or a related individual, for the purposes of determining an input tax credit of the individual, the individual shall be deemed
(a)to have received, at the particular time, a supply by way of sale of a portion of the property for use as capital property exclusively in commercial activities of the individual; and
(b)except where the supply is an exempt supply, to have paid, at the particular time, tax in respect of the supply equal to the amount determined by the formula
(4)Where an individual who is a registrant acquires, imports or brings into a participating province an improvement to real property that is capital property of the individual, the tax payable by the individual in respect of the improvement shall not be included in determining an input tax credit of the individual if, at the time that tax becomes payable or is paid without having become payable, the property is primarily for the personal use and enjoyment of the individual or a related individual.
Real property of certain public service bodies
(1)If a registrant (other than a financial institution or a government) is a public service body, section 141.2 and subsections 199(2) to (4) and 200(2) and (3) apply, with any modifications that the circumstances require, to real property acquired by the registrant for use as capital property of the registrant or, in the case of subsection 199(4), to improvements to real property that is capital property of the registrant, as if the real property were personal property.
(2)If a registrant (other than a financial institution) is a specified Crown agent, section 141.2 and subsections 199(2) to (4) and 200(2) and (4) apply, with any modifications that the circumstances require, to real property acquired by the registrant for use as capital property of the registrant or, in the case of subsection 199(4), to improvements to real property that is capital property of the registrant, as if the real property were personal property.
(3)Despite subsections (1) and (2), section 141.2 and subsections 200(3) and (4) do not apply to
(a)a supply of a residential complex or an interest in one made by way of sale; or
(b)a supply of real property made by way of sale to an individual.
[Repealed, 1993, c. 27, s. 75]
Election for real property of a public service body
(1)Where a public service body files an election made under this subsection in respect of
(a)real property that is capital property of the body,
(b)real property of the body that is held by the body in inventory for the purpose of supply, or
(c)real property acquired by the body by way of lease, licence or similar arrangement for the purpose of making a supply of the property by way of lease, licence or similar arrangement or making a supply of the arrangement by way of assignment,
(2)For the purposes of this Part, where a public service body has filed an election made under subsection (1) in respect of real property described in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) that takes effect on a particular day and the body does not acquire the property on the particular day or become a registrant on the particular day, the body shall be deemed
(a)to have made, immediately before the particular day, a taxable supply of the property by way of sale and to have collected, on the particular day, tax in respect of the supply equal to the basic tax content of the property on the particular day; and
(b)to have received, on the particular day, a taxable supply of the property by way of sale and to have paid, on the particular day, tax in respect of the supply equal to the amount determined under paragraph (a).
(3)An election under subsection (1) in respect of real property of a person is effective for the period beginning on the day specified in the election and ending on the day that the person specifies in a notice of revocation of the election filed under this section.
(4)For the purposes of this Part, where an election made under subsection (1) by a public service body in respect of real property described in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) is revoked and ceases to be effective on a day and the body does not cease to be a registrant on that day, the body shall be deemed
(a)to have made, immediately before that day, a taxable supply of the property by way of sale and to have collected, on that day, tax in respect of the supply equal to the basic tax content of the property on that day; and
(b)to have received, on that day, a taxable supply of the property by way of sale and to have paid, on that day, tax in respect of the supply equal to the basic tax content of the property on that day.
(5)An election made under subsection (1) by a person and a notice of revocation of such an election shall
(a)be made in prescribed form containing prescribed information;
(b)specify the real property in respect of which the election or notice applies and the day the election becomes effective or, in the case of a notice of revocation, ceases to be effective; and
(c)be filed with the Minister in prescribed manner within one month after the end of the reporting period of the person in which the election becomes effective or, in the case of a notice of revocation, ceases to be effective.
Definitions
(1)The following definitions apply in this Subdivision.
accommodation platform means a digital platform through which a person facilitates the making of supplies of short-term accommodation situated in Canada by another person that is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V. (plateforme de logements)
accommodation platform operator, in respect of a supply of short-term accommodation made through an accommodation platform, means a person (other than the supplier or an excluded operator in respect of the supply) that (a) controls or sets the essential elements of the transaction between the supplier and the recipient; (b) if paragraph (a) does not apply to any person, is involved, directly or through arrangements with third parties, in collecting, receiving or charging the consideration for the supply and transmitting all or part of the consideration to the supplier; or (c) is a prescribed person. (exploitant de plateforme de logements)
Canadian accommodation related supply means a taxable supply of a service (a) that is made to a person in connection with a supply of short-term accommodation situated in Canada made to the person; and (b) the consideration for which represents a booking fee, administration fee or other similar charge. (fourniture liée à un logement au Canada)
digital platform includes a website, an electronic portal, gateway, store or distribution platform or any other similar electronic interface but does not include (a) an electronic interface that solely processes payments; or (b) a prescribed platform or interface. (plateforme numérique)
distribution platform operator, in respect of a supply of property or a service made through a specified distribution platform, means a person (other than the supplier or an excluded operator in respect of the supply) that (a) controls or sets the essential elements of the transaction between the supplier and the recipient; (b) if paragraph (a) does not apply to any person, is involved, directly or through arrangements with third parties, in collecting, receiving or charging the consideration for the supply and transmitting all or part of the consideration to the supplier; or (c) is a prescribed person. (exploitant de plateforme de distribution)
electronic filing means using electronic media in a manner specified by the Minister. (transmission électronique)
excluded operator means a person that, in respect of a supply of property or a service, (a) meets all of the following conditions: (i) the person does not set, directly or indirectly, any of the terms and conditions under which the supply is made, (ii) the person is not involved, directly or indirectly, in authorizing the charge to the recipient of the supply in respect of the payment of the consideration for the supply, and (iii) the person is not involved, directly or indirectly, in the ordering or delivery of the property or in the ordering or rendering of the service; (b) solely provides for the listing or advertising of the property or service or for the redirecting or transferring to a digital platform on which the property or service is offered; (c) is solely a payment processor; or (d) is a prescribed person. (exploitant exclu)
false statement includes a statement that is misleading because of an omission from the statement. (faux énoncé)
qualifying tangible personal property supply means a supply made by way of sale of tangible personal property that is, under the agreement for the supply, to be delivered or made available to the recipient in Canada, other than (a) an exempt or zero-rated supply; (b) a supply of tangible personal property sent by mail or courier to the recipient at an address in Canada from an address outside Canada by the supplier or by another person acting on behalf of the supplier, if the supplier maintains evidence satisfactory to the Minister that the property was so sent; (c) a supply that is deemed under subsection 180.1(2) to have been made outside Canada; and (d) a prescribed supply. (fourniture admissible d’un bien meuble corporel)
specified Canadian recipient means a recipient of a supply in respect of which the following conditions are met: (a) the recipient has not provided to the supplier, or to a distribution platform operator in respect of the supply, evidence satisfactory to the Minister that the recipient is registered under Subdivision D of Division V; and (b) the usual place of residence of the recipient is situated in Canada. (acquéreur canadien déterminé)
specified distribution platform means a digital platform through which a person facilitates the making of specified supplies by another person that is a specified non-resident supplier or facilitates the making of qualifying tangible personal property supplies by another person that is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V. (plateforme de distribution déterminée)
specified non-resident supplier means a non-resident person that does not make supplies in the course of a business carried on in Canada and that is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V. (fournisseur non-résident déterminé)
specified supply means a taxable supply of intangible personal property or a service other than (a) a supply of intangible personal property that (i) may not be used in Canada, (ii) relates to real property situated outside Canada, or (iii) relates to tangible personal property ordinarily situated outside Canada; (b) a supply of a service that (i) may only be consumed or used outside Canada, (ii) is in relation to real property situated outside Canada, or (iii) is rendered in connection with criminal, civil or administrative litigation (other than a service rendered before the commencement of such litigation) that is under the jurisdiction of a court or other tribunal established under the laws of a country other than Canada or that is in the nature of an appeal from a decision of a court or other tribunal established under the laws of a country other than Canada; (c) a supply of a service that is deemed under subsection 180.1(2) to have been made outside Canada; (d) a supply of a service (i) that is made to a person in connection with a supply of short-term accommodation made to the person, and (ii) the consideration for which represents a booking fee, administration fee or other similar charge; and (e) a prescribed supply. (fourniture déterminée)
(2)For greater certainty, in this Part (other than this Subdivision) and in Schedules V to X, a reference to registration does not include registration under this Subdivision.
Residence indicators
(1)For the purposes of this Subdivision, the following are indicators in respect of the usual place of residence of a recipient of a supply:
(a)the home address of the recipient;
(b)the business address of the recipient;
(c)the billing address of the recipient;
(d)the Internet Protocol address of the device used by the recipient or similar data obtained through a geolocation method;
(e)payment-related information in respect of the recipient or other information used by the payment system;
(f)the information from a subscriber identity module, or other similar module, used by the recipient;
(g)the place at which a landline communication service is supplied to the recipient; and
(h)any other relevant information that the Minister may specify.
(2)For the purposes of this section,
(a)a Canadian indicator in respect of the recipient of a supply is an indicator obtained in connection with the supply that reasonably supports the conclusion that the usual place of residence of the recipient is situated in Canada;
(b)a foreign indicator in respect of the recipient of a supply is an indicator obtained in connection with the supply that reasonably supports the conclusion that the usual place of residence of the recipient is situated outside Canada;
(c)a participating province indicator in respect of the recipient of a supply is an indicator obtained in connection with the supply that reasonably supports the conclusion that the usual place of residence of the recipient is situated in a participating province; and
(d)a non-participating province indicator in respect of the recipient of a supply is an indicator obtained in connection with the supply that reasonably supports the conclusion that the usual place of residence of the recipient is situated in a non-participating province.
(3)For the purposes of this Subdivision, the usual place of residence of the recipient of a supply is situated in Canada if a person that is the supplier or a distribution platform operator in respect of the supply,
(a)in the ordinary course of the person’s operations, has obtained two or more Canadian indicators in respect of the recipient and has not obtained more than one foreign indicator in respect of the recipient;
(b)in the ordinary course of the person’s operations, has obtained two or more Canadian indicators in respect of the recipient and two or more foreign indicators in respect of the recipient, but the Canadian indicators are, in the circumstances, reasonably considered to be more reliable in determining a place of residence; or
(c)if paragraphs (a) and (b) do not apply, has determined that the usual place of residence of the recipient is situated in Canada based on any method that the Minister may allow.
(4)For the purposes of this Subdivision, if the usual place of residence of the recipient of a supply is situated in Canada and if a person that is the supplier or a distribution platform operator in respect of the supply has obtained in the ordinary course of the person’s operations one or more addresses that are a home or business address of the recipient in a participating province and has not obtained in the ordinary course of the person’s operations the same number or a greater number of addresses that are a home or business address of the recipient in a non-participating province, the usual place of residence of the recipient is situated in the following participating province:
(a)if those addresses of the recipient that are in a participating province are all in the same participating province, that participating province; and
(b)if those addresses of the recipient that are in a participating province are in two or more participating provinces and if the tax rates for those participating provinces are the same, the participating province among those participating provinces that has the largest population.
(5)For the purposes of this Subdivision, if the usual place of residence of the recipient of a supply is situated in Canada but is not determined under subsection (4) to be in a participating province and if a person that is the supplier or a distribution platform operator in respect of the supply has obtained in the ordinary course of the person’s operations one or more participating province indicators in respect of the recipient and has not obtained in the ordinary course of the person’s operations the same number or a greater number of non-participating province indicators in respect of the recipient that could reasonably be considered to be as reliable in determining a place of residence as those participating province indicators, the usual place of residence of the recipient is situated in the following participating province:
(a)if those participating province indicators are in respect of the same participating province, that participating province;
(b)if those participating province indicators are in respect of two or more participating provinces and the participating province indicators in respect of one of those participating provinces are, in the circumstances, reasonably considered to be more reliable in determining a place of residence, that participating province;
(c)if the usual place of residence of the recipient is not determined under paragraph (a) or (b) and if the person has determined that the usual place of residence of the recipient is situated in one of the participating provinces based on any method that the Minister may allow, that participating province; or
(d)if the usual place of residence of the recipient is not determined under any of paragraphs (a) to (c) and if those participating province indicators are in respect of two or more participating provinces, the participating province among those participating provinces for which the tax rate is the lowest or, if the tax rates for those participating provinces are the same, the participating province among those participating provinces that has the largest population.
(6)For the purposes of this Subdivision, if, in respect of a supply, the usual place of residence of the recipient is situated in Canada but is not determined under subsection (4) or (5) to be in a participating province and if a person that is the supplier or a distribution platform operator in respect of the supply has determined that the usual place of residence of the recipient is situated in a participating province based on any method that the Minister may allow, then the usual place of residence of the recipient is situated in that participating province.
Threshold amount
(1)For the purposes of this section, the threshold amount of a particular person for a period is the total of all amounts each of which is an amount that is, or that could reasonably be expected to be, the value of the consideration for a supply that is, or that could reasonably be expected to be,
(a)a specified supply made during that period by the particular person to a specified Canadian recipient (other than a zero-rated supply or a supply that is deemed to have been made by the particular person under paragraph 211.13(1)(a) or subparagraph 211.13(2)(a)(i));
(b)a Canadian accommodation related supply made during that period by the particular person to another person that is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V;
(c)if the particular person is a distribution platform operator in respect of a specified supply (other than a zero-rated supply) made during that period through a specified distribution platform by a specified non-resident supplier to a specified Canadian recipient, a specified supply (other than a zero-rated supply) that is made during that period through the specified distribution platform by a specified non-resident supplier to a specified Canadian recipient and in respect of which any person is a distribution platform operator; or
(d)if the particular person is an accommodation platform operator in respect of an accommodation supply — being a taxable supply of short-term accommodation situated in Canada made by any person that is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V to a recipient that is not registered under that Subdivision — that is made during that period through an accommodation platform, an accommodation supply that is made during that period through the accommodation platform and in respect of which any person is an accommodation platform operator.
(2)Every person (other than a registrant or a person that carries on a business in Canada) that is a specified non-resident supplier at any time, a distribution platform operator in respect of a supply made at any time or an accommodation platform operator in respect of a supply made at any time is required at that time to be registered under this Subdivision if the threshold amount of the person for any period of 12 months (other than a period that begins before July 2021) that includes that time exceeds $30,000.
(3)A person required under subsection (2) to be registered under this Subdivision shall apply to the Minister for registration. The application is to be made in prescribed form containing prescribed information and is to be filed with the Minister by way of electronic filing on or before the first day on which the person is required to be registered under this Subdivision.
(4)The Minister may register any person that applies for registration under subsection (3) and, upon doing so, the Minister shall assign a registration number to the person and notify the person of the registration number and the effective date of the registration.
(5)If the Minister has reason to believe that a person that is not registered under this Subdivision is required to be registered under subsection (2) and has failed to apply for registration under subsection (3) as and when required, the Minister may send a notice in writing (in this section referred to as a “notice of intent”) to the person that the Minister proposes to register the person under subsection (7).
(6)Upon receipt of a notice of intent, a person shall apply for registration under subsection (3) or establish to the satisfaction of the Minister that the person is not required to be registered under subsection (2).
(7)If, after 60 days after the particular day on which a notice of intent was sent by the Minister to a person, the person has not applied for registration under subsection (3) and the Minister is not satisfied that the person is not required to be registered under subsection (2), the Minister may register the person under this Subdivision and, upon doing so, shall assign a registration number to the person and notify the person in writing of the registration number and the effective date of the registration, which effective date is not to be earlier than 60 days after the particular day.
(8)If a person is registered under this Subdivision and if the person becomes registered under Subdivision D of Division V on a particular day, the person ceases to be registered under this Subdivision effective on the particular day.
(9)The Minister may, after giving a person that is registered under this Subdivision reasonable written notice, cancel the registration of the person if the Minister is satisfied that the registration is not required under this Subdivision.
(10)On request from a person, the Minister shall cancel the registration of the person under this Subdivision if the Minister is satisfied that the registration is not required under this Subdivision.
(11)If the Minister cancels the registration of a person under subsection (9) or (10), the Minister shall notify the person of the cancellation and its effective date.
(12)Despite section 295, the Minister may make available to the public, in any manner that the Minister considers appropriate, the names of persons registered under this Subdivision (including any trade name or other name used by those persons), the registration numbers assigned to those persons under this section, the effective date of the registration and, if a person ceases to be registered under this Subdivision, the date on which the person ceases to be registered.
Specified supply — operator
(1)If a specified supply is made through a specified distribution platform by a specified non-resident supplier to a specified Canadian recipient and if another person registered under this Subdivision is a distribution platform operator in respect of the specified supply, then, for the purposes of this Part (other than section 211.1, paragraph 211.12(1)(c) and section 240)
(a)the specified supply is deemed to have been made by the other person and not by the specified non-resident supplier; and
(b)the other person is deemed not to have made a supply to the specified non-resident supplier of services relating to the specified supply.
(2)If a specified supply is made through a specified distribution platform by a specified non-resident supplier, if another person that is registered under Subdivision D of Division V, or that carries on a business in Canada, is a distribution platform operator in respect of the specified supply and if, in the absence of section 143, the specified supply would have been a supply made in Canada, the following rules apply:
(a)if the other person is registered under Subdivision D of Division V, for the purposes of this Part (other than section 211.1, paragraph 211.12(1)(c) and section 240)
(i)the specified supply is deemed to have been made by the other person and not by the specified non-resident supplier, and
(ii)the other person is deemed not to have made a supply to the specified non-resident supplier of services relating to the specified supply; and
(b)in any other case, for the purposes of sections 148 and 249, the specified supply is deemed to have been made by the other person and not by the specified non-resident supplier.
(3)If a particular supply that is a taxable supply of short-term accommodation situated in Canada is made through an accommodation platform by a particular person that is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V, if another person that is registered under this Subdivision is an accommodation platform operator in respect of the particular supply and if the recipient has not provided to the other person evidence satisfactory to the Minister that the recipient is registered under Subdivision D of Division V, then, for the purposes of this Part (other than sections 148 and 211.1, paragraph 211.12(1)(d) and sections 240 and 249)
(a)the particular supply is deemed to have been made by the other person and not by the particular person; and
(b)the other person is deemed not to have made a supply to the particular person of services relating to the particular supply.
(4)If a particular supply that is a taxable supply of short-term accommodation situated in Canada is made through an accommodation platform by a particular person that is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V and if another person that is registered under that Subdivision, or that carries on a business in Canada, is an accommodation platform operator in respect of the particular supply, then, for the purposes of this Part (other than for the purposes of applying sections 148 and 249 in respect of the particular person and other than for the purposes of section 211.1, paragraph 211.12(1)(d) and section 240)
(a)the particular supply is deemed to have been made by the other person and not by the particular person; and
(b)the other person is deemed not to have made a supply to the particular person of services relating to the particular supply.
(5)If a particular person that is deemed under paragraph (1)(a), subparagraph (2)(a)(i) or paragraph (3)(a) or (4)(a) not to have made a supply made a false statement to another person that is deemed under paragraph (1)(a), subparagraph (2)(a)(i) or paragraph (3)(a) or (4)(a), as the case may be, to have made the supply and if the false statement is relevant to the determination of whether the other person is required to collect tax in respect of the supply or the determination of the amount of tax that the other person is required to collect in respect of the supply, the following rules apply:
(a)the particular person and the other person are jointly and severally, or solidarily, liable for all obligations under this Part (in this subsection referred to as the “obligations in respect of the supply”) that arise upon or as a consequence of
(i)the tax in respect of the supply becoming collectible by the other person, and
(ii)a failure to account for or pay as and when required under this Part an amount of net tax of the other person, or an amount required under section 230.1 to be paid by the other person, that is reasonably attributable to the supply;
(b)the Minister may assess the particular person for any amount for which the particular person is liable under this subsection and sections 296 to 311 apply with any modifications that the circumstances require; and
(c)if the other person did not know and could not reasonably be expected to have known that the particular person made a false statement and if the other person relied in good faith on the false statement and, because of such reliance, did not charge, collect or remit all the tax in respect of the supply that the other person was required to charge, collect or remit, despite section 296, the Minister is not to assess the other person for any obligations in respect of the supply in excess of the obligations in respect of the supply that arise upon or as a consequence of the other person having charged, collected or remitted an amount of tax in respect of the supply.
Supply — Canada
(1)For the purposes of this Part and despite paragraphs 136.1(1)(d) and (2)(d), subsection 142(2) and section 143, if a person registered under this Subdivision makes a specified supply to a specified Canadian recipient, or makes a Canadian accommodation related supply to a recipient that has not provided to the person evidence satisfactory to the Minister that the recipient is registered under Subdivision D of Division V, the supply is deemed to be made in Canada and, in the case of a Canadian accommodation related supply that is included in Schedule VI, the supply is deemed not to be included in that Schedule.
(2)For the purposes of this Part and despite paragraph 136.1(2)(d), subsection 142(2) and section 143, if a person registered under Subdivision D of Division V or carrying on a business in Canada makes a Canadian accommodation related supply, the supply is deemed to be made in Canada and, if the supply is included in Schedule VI, the supply is deemed not to be included in that Schedule.
(3)For the purposes of this Part and despite section 144.1, if a specified supply (other than a supply of intangible personal property, or a service, that relates to real property) is deemed to be made in Canada under subsection (1), the following rules apply:
(a)if the usual place of residence of the specified Canadian recipient is situated in a participating province, the supply is deemed to be made in the participating province; and
(b)in any other case, the supply is deemed to be made in a non-participating province.
(4)For the purposes of this Part and despite section 144.1, if a Canadian accommodation related supply is deemed to be made in Canada under subsection (1) or (2), the supply is deemed to be made in the province in which the accommodation is situated.
Billing agent
For the purposes of this Part, if a particular person that is registered under this Subdivision makes an election in respect of a supply under subsection 177(1.1) with a registrant described in subsection 177(1.11), the registrant is deemed not to have made a supply to the particular person of services of acting as an agent described in subsection 177(1.11) in respect of the supply.
Disclosure of tax
A person registered under this Subdivision that is required under section 221 to collect tax in respect of a supply shall indicate to the recipient, in a manner satisfactory to the Minister,
(a)the consideration paid or payable by the recipient for the supply and the tax payable in respect of the supply; or
(b)that the amount paid or payable by the recipient for the supply includes the tax payable in respect of the supply.
Restrictions
(1)No amount of an input tax credit, rebate, refund or remission under this or any other Act of Parliament shall be credited, paid, granted or allowed to the extent that it can reasonably be regarded that the amount is determined, directly or indirectly, in relation to an amount that is collected as or on account of tax, or in relation to an amount of tax that is required to be collected, by a person that is registered or required to be registered under this Subdivision.
(2)Subsection (1) does not apply
(a)to a rebate, refund or remission in relation to an amount that a person may
(i)deduct under subsection 231(1), 232(3) or 234(3) in determining the net tax of the person for a reporting period of the person,
(ii)claim as a rebate under section 259 or 259.1, or
(iii)claim as a rebate under section 261 in respect of an amount that is collected as or on account of tax from the person at a time when the person is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V;
(b)for the purposes of subsections 232(1) and (2); and
(c)for prescribed purposes.
Return
(1)Despite subsection 238(2), every person registered under this Subdivision shall file a return with the Minister by way of electronic filing for each reporting period of the person within one month after the end of the reporting period.
(2)Despite sections 245 and 251 and subject to subsections (3) and (4), the reporting period of a person registered under this Subdivision is a calendar quarter.
(3)If a person becomes registered under this Subdivision on a particular day, the following periods are deemed to be separate reporting periods of the person:
(a)the period beginning on the first day of the reporting period of the person, otherwise determined under section 245, that includes the particular day and ending on the day immediately preceding the particular day; and
(b)the period beginning on the particular day and ending on the last day of the calendar quarter that includes the particular day.
(4)If a person ceases to be registered under this Subdivision on a particular day, the following periods are deemed to be separate reporting periods of the person:
(a)the period beginning on the first day of the calendar quarter that includes the particular day and ending on the day immediately preceding the particular day; and
(b)the period beginning on the particular day and ending on the last day of the reporting period of the person, otherwise determined under section 245, that includes the particular day.
Definition of qualifying foreign currency
(1)In this section, qualifying foreign currency means the U.S. dollar, the euro or another foreign currency that the Minister may specify.
(2)Every person that is registered or required to be registered under this Subdivision and that is required under subsection 278(2) to pay or remit an amount to the Receiver General shall pay or remit that amount in the manner determined by the Minister.
(3)Subsection 278(3) does not apply in respect of an amount that a person that is registered or required to be registered under this Subdivision is required under this Part to pay or remit to the Receiver General.
(4)Despite section 159 and subject to subsection (7), if tax is collected, or required to be collected, in respect of a supply made by a person that is registered or required to be registered under this Subdivision and if the value of the consideration for the supply is expressed in a foreign currency, the consideration is to be converted into Canadian currency using the exchange rate applicable on the last day of the reporting period in which the tax is collected or required to be collected, as the case may be, or using any other conversion method that the Minister may allow.
(5)A person registered under this Subdivision may apply to the Minister, in prescribed form containing prescribed information and filed in prescribed manner with the Minister, to be designated as a person eligible to determine the net tax for a reporting period of the person in a qualifying foreign currency. The Minister may require that the application be filed by way of electronic filing.
(6)If the Minister receives an application of a person under subsection (5), the Minister may, subject to such conditions as the Minister may at any time impose, designate the person as a person eligible to determine the net tax for a reporting period of the person in the qualifying foreign currency indicated by the Minister.
(7)Despite section 159, if a person is designated under subsection (6) in respect of a reporting period of the person, the following rules apply in respect of the reporting period:
(a)the net tax for the reporting period is to be determined in the return for that reporting period in the qualifying foreign currency indicated by the Minister;
(b)any amount to be remitted or paid by the person to the Receiver General in respect of the reporting period is to be remitted or paid in the qualifying foreign currency indicated by the Minister; and
(c)any amount that is required to be converted into the qualifying foreign currency indicated by the Minister for the purposes of determining the net tax for the reporting period, or for the purposes of determining any other amount to be remitted or paid to the Receiver General in respect of the reporting period, is to be converted into that qualifying foreign currency using the exchange rate applicable on the last day of the reporting period or using any other conversion method that the Minister may allow.
Prohibition
No person shall, in respect of a supply of property or a service made to a particular person who is a consumer of the property or service, provide to another person that is registered or required to be registered under this Subdivision evidence that the particular person is registered under Subdivision D of Division V.
Information return — accommodation platform operator
A person (other than a prescribed person) that, at any time during a calendar year, is registered or required to be registered under this Subdivision or is a registrant and that is an accommodation platform operator in respect of a supply of short-term accommodation situated in Canada made in the calendar year shall file with the Minister an information return for the calendar year, in prescribed form containing prescribed information, before July of the following calendar year. The Minister may require that the information return be filed by way of electronic filing.
Definition of specified recipient
(1)In this section, specified recipient, in respect of a supply of property, means a person (other than a non-resident person that is not a consumer of the property) that is the recipient of the supply and that is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V.
(2)Every person that is a non-resident person that does not at any time make supplies in the course of a business carried on in Canada or a distribution platform operator in respect of a supply made at any time is required at that time to be registered under Subdivision D of Division V if, for any period of 12 months (other than a period that begins before July 2021) that includes that time, the amount determined by the following formula is greater than $30,000:
Qualifying supply — operator
(1)If a particular supply that is a qualifying tangible personal property supply is made through a specified distribution platform by a particular person that is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V and if another person that is registered under Subdivision D of Division V, or is carrying on a business in Canada, is a distribution platform operator in respect of the particular supply, the following rules apply:
(a)for the purposes of this Part (other than for the purposes of applying sections 148 and 249 in respect of the particular person and other than for the purposes of section 211.1, paragraph (a) of the description of B in subsection 211.22(2) and section 240)
(i)the particular supply is deemed to have been made by the other person and not by the particular person, and
(ii)the particular supply is deemed to be a taxable supply;
(b)for the purposes of this Part (other than sections 179 and 180), the other person is deemed not to have made a supply to the particular person of services relating to the particular supply; and
(c)if the other person is registered under Subdivision D of Division V, if the particular person has paid tax under Division III in respect of the importation of the tangible personal property, if no person is entitled to claim an input tax credit or a rebate under this Part in respect of the tax in respect of the importation, if no person is deemed under section 180 to have paid tax in respect of a supply of the tangible personal property that is equal to the tax in respect of the importation and if the particular person provides to the other person evidence satisfactory to the Minister that the tax in respect of the importation has been paid,
(i)for the purposes of determining an input tax credit of the other person, the other person is deemed
(ii)no portion of the tax in respect of the importation paid by the particular person shall be rebated, refunded or remitted to the particular person, or shall otherwise be recovered by the particular person, under this or any other Act of Parliament.
(2)If a particular person that is deemed under subparagraph (1)(a)(i) not to have made a supply made a false statement to another person that is deemed under that subparagraph to have made the supply and if the false statement is relevant to the determination of whether the other person is required to collect tax in respect of the supply or the determination of the amount of tax that the other person is required to collect in respect of the supply, the following rules apply:
(a)the particular person and the other person are jointly and severally, or solidarily, liable for all obligations under this Part (in this subsection referred to as the “obligations in respect of the supply”) that arise upon or as a consequence of
(i)the tax in respect of the supply becoming collectible by the other person, and
(ii)a failure to account for or pay as and when required under this Part an amount of net tax of the other person, or an amount required under section 230.1 to be paid by the other person, that is reasonably attributable to the supply;
(b)the Minister may assess the particular person for any amount for which the particular person is liable under this subsection and sections 296 to 311 apply with any modifications that the circumstances require; and
(c)if the other person did not know and could not reasonably be expected to have known that the particular person made a false statement and if the other person relied in good faith on the false statement and, because of such reliance, did not charge, collect or remit all the tax in respect of the supply that the other person was required to charge, collect or remit, despite section 296, the Minister is not to assess the other person for any obligations in respect of the supply in excess of the obligations in respect of the supply that arise upon or as a consequence of the other person having charged, collected or remitted an amount of tax in respect of the supply.
(3)If a particular person provides to another person evidence that tax in respect of an importation has been paid, if the particular person made a false statement to the other person, if the false statement is relevant to the determination of whether paragraph (1)(c) is applicable in respect of the importation and if the other person claimed an input tax credit (in this subsection referred to as the “non-allowable input tax credit”) to which the other person was not entitled but to which the other person would have been entitled if paragraph (1)(c) were applicable in respect of the importation, the following rules apply:
(a)the particular person and the other person are jointly and severally, or solidarily, liable for all obligations under this Part that arise upon or as a consequence of the other person having claimed the non-allowable input tax credit;
(b)the Minister may assess the particular person for any amount for which the particular person is liable under this subsection and sections 296 to 311 apply with any modifications that the circumstances require; and
(c)if the other person did not know and could not reasonably be expected to have known that the particular person made a false statement and if the other person relied in good faith on the false statement and, because of such reliance, claimed the non-allowable input tax credit, despite section 296, the Minister is not to assess the other person for any obligations under this Part that arose upon or as a consequence of the other person having claimed the non-allowable input tax credit.
Notification and records — warehouse
A particular person (other than a prescribed person) that in the course of a business makes one or more particular supplies of a service of storing in Canada tangible personal property (other than a service that is incidental to the supply by the particular person of a freight transportation service, as defined in section 1 of Part VII of Schedule VI) offered for sale by another person that is a non-resident person shall
(a)notify the Minister of this fact, in prescribed form containing prescribed information and filed with the Minister in prescribed manner, on or before
(i)the day that is
(ii)any later day that the Minister may allow; and
(b)in respect of those particular supplies, maintain records containing information specified by the Minister.
Information return — operator
A person (other than a prescribed person) that is a registrant at any time during a calendar year and that is a distribution platform operator in respect of a qualifying tangible personal property supply made in the calendar year shall file with the Minister an information return for the calendar year, in prescribed form containing prescribed information, before July of the following calendar year. The Minister may require that the information return be filed by way of electronic filing.
Imposition of goods and services tax
Subject to this Part, every person who is liable under the Customs Act to pay duty on imported goods, or who would be so liable if the goods were subject to duty, shall pay to Her Majesty in right of Canada tax on the goods calculated at the rate of 5% on the value of the goods.
Meaning of commercial goods
(1)In this section, commercial goods means goods that are imported for sale or for any commercial, industrial, occupational, institutional or other like use.
(2)Subject to this Part, every person that is liable under the Customs Act to pay duty on imported goods, or would be so liable if the goods were subject to duty, shall pay to Her Majesty in right of Canada, in addition to the tax imposed by section 212, a tax on the goods calculated at the tax rate for a participating province on the value of the goods if
(a)the goods are prescribed goods imported at a place in the participating province; or
(b)the goods are not prescribed for the purposes of paragraph (a) and the person is resident in the participating province.
(3)Paragraph (2)(b) does not apply to goods that are accounted for as commercial goods under section 32 of the Customs Act, specified motor vehicles or a mobile home or a floating home that has been used or occupied in Canada by any individual.
(4)Paragraph (2)(b) does not apply to goods imported by or on behalf of a person that is resident in the Nova Scotia offshore area or the Newfoundland offshore area unless the goods are imported for consumption, use or supply in the course of an offshore activity or the person is also resident in a participating province that is not an offshore area.
Exception
No tax under this Division is payable in respect of goods included in Schedule VII.
Security
For the purposes of this Division, the Minister may require a person mentioned in section 212 or 212.1 who imports goods to provide security, in an amount determined by the Minister and subject to such terms and conditions as the Minister may specify, for the payment of any amount that is or may become payable by the person under this Division, where provisions of the Customs Act, the Customs Tariff or any other laws relating to customs under which security may be required do not apply to the payment of that amount.
Import certificate
(1)The Minister may, on the request of a registrant who imports goods, issue to the registrant, subject to such conditions as the Minister may specify, a written authorization (in this section referred to as an “import certificate”) for the purpose of applying, on and after the effective date specified in the authorization, section 8.1 of Schedule VII in respect of goods of a particular class imported by the registrant, in which event the Minister shall assign to the registrant a number to be disclosed when the goods are accounted for under section 32 of the Customs Act.
(2)A request for an import certificate shall contain prescribed information and be filed with the Minister in prescribed manner.
(3)The Minister may, after giving a person to whom an import certificate has been issued reasonable written notice, cancel the import certificate of the person if
(a)the person fails to comply with any condition attached to the certificate or any provision of this Division,
(b)the Minister determines that it is no longer required for the purposes for which it was issued, or generally for the purposes of this Division, or
(c)it can reasonably be expected that the person will no longer be importing goods of a class in respect of which the certificate was issued in circumstances in which the goods would be included in Schedule VII,
(4)Where the Minister has cancelled the import certificate of a person in circumstances described in paragraph (3)(a), the Minister shall not issue a new certificate under subsection (1) before the day that is two years after the day on which the cancellation is effective.
(5)An import certificate issued under this section ceases to have effect on the earlier of
(a)the effective date of the cancellation of the certificate under subsection (3), and
(b)the day that is three years after the effective date of the certificate.
Payment of taxes
Tax on goods under this Division shall be paid and collected under the Customs Act, and interest and penalties shall be imposed, calculated, paid and collected under that Act, as if the tax were a customs duty levied on the goods under the Customs Tariff and, for those purposes, the Customs Act, with such modifications as the circumstances require, applies subject to this Division.
Deduction
Where tax under section 212.1 is payable by a person and all or any portion of that tax is an amount that is prescribed for the purposes of subsection 234(3), that amount shall be deducted from that tax in determining the amount required to be paid and collected under section 214.
Value of goods
(1)For the purposes of this Division, the value of goods shall be deemed to be equal to the total of
(a)the value of the goods, as it would be determined under the Customs Act for the purpose of calculating duties imposed on the goods at a percentage rate, whether the goods are in fact subject to duty, and
(b)the amount of all duties and taxes, if any, payable on the goods under the Customs Tariff, the Excise Act, 2001, the Special Import Measures Act, this Act (other than this Part) or any other law relating to customs.
(2)Notwithstanding subsection (1), for the purposes of this Division, the value of goods imported in prescribed circumstances shall be determined in prescribed manner.
(3)The value of goods that are being imported for the first time after having been processed (as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Value of Imported Goods (GST/HST) Regulations) outside Canada shall be determined for the purposes of this Division without regard to section 13 of those Regulations if
(a)the value of the goods would, but for this subsection, be determined for the purposes of this Division under that section; and
(b)they are the same goods, in their processed state, as other goods, or incorporate, as a result of their processing, other goods, that were last imported in circumstances in which no tax was payable under this Division because of section 8.1 or 11 of Schedule VII.
Rebate for returned goods
(1)Where
(a)a person paid tax under this Division on goods that were acquired by the person on consignment, approval, sale-or-return basis or other similar terms,
(b)the goods are, within sixty days after their release and before they are used or consumed otherwise than on a trial basis, exported by the person for the purpose of returning them to the supplier and are not damaged after their release and before the exportation, and
(c)within two years after the day the tax was paid, the person files with the Minister an application, in prescribed form containing prescribed information, for a rebate of the tax,
(2)Where
(a)a person paid an amount as tax under this Division on goods that were imported
(i)for consumption, use or supply otherwise than exclusively in the course of a commercial activity of the person, or
(ii)for consumption, use or supply in the course of a commercial activity of the person and the person was, at the time of the release of the goods, a small supplier who was not registered under Subdivision D of Division V,
(b)the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness has, under any of sections 73, 74 and 76 of the Customs Act, granted an abatement or refund of all or part of the duties paid on the goods,
(c)the person has not been and is not entitled to be compensated under a warranty for loss suffered because of any of the circumstances described in those sections by receiving a supply of replacement parts, or replacement property, that are goods included in section 5 of Schedule VII, and
(d)within two years after the day the amount was paid as tax under this Division, the person files with the Minister an application, in prescribed form containing prescribed information, for a rebate of the amount,
(3)Subject to section 263, sections 73, 74 and 76 of the Customs Act apply, with any modifications that the circumstances require, to an amount paid by a person as tax under this Division as though the amount were duties paid under that Act, where
(a)the amount was paid as tax on goods that were imported
(i)for consumption, use or supply otherwise than exclusively in the course of a commercial activity of the person, or
(ii)for consumption, use or supply in the course of a commercial activity of the person and the person was, at the time of the release of the goods, a small supplier who was not registered under Subdivision D of Division V;
(b)if the goods had been subject to duties paid under that Act, an abatement or refund of the whole or part of the duties could have been granted under section 73, 74 or 76 of that Act because of circumstances
(i)described in paragraph 73(a) or (b), any of paragraphs 74(1)(a) to (c) or subsection 76(1) of that Act, or
(ii)in which an error was made in the determination under subsection 58(2) of that Act of the value of the goods and the determination has not been the subject of a decision under any of sections 59 to 61 of that Act;
(c)the person has not been and is not entitled to be compensated under a warranty for loss suffered because of any of those circumstances by receiving a supply of replacement parts, or replacement property, that are goods included in section 5 of Schedule VII; and
(d)within two years after the day on which the amount was paid as tax under this Division, the person files with the Minister an application, in prescribed form containing prescribed information, for a rebate of the amount.
Meaning of determination of the tax status
(1)In this section, determination of the tax status of goods means a determination, re-determination or further re-determination that the goods are, or are not, included in Schedule VII.
(2)Subject to subsections (4) to (6), the Customs Act (other than subsections 67(2) and (3) and sections 68 and 70) and the regulations made under that Act apply, with such modifications as the circumstances require, to the determination of the tax status of goods for the purposes of this Division as if it were the determination, re-determination or further re-determination, as the case requires, of the tariff classification of the goods.
(3)The Customs Act and the regulations made under that Act apply, with such modifications as the circumstances require, to the appraisal, re-appraisal or further re-appraisal of the value of goods for the purposes of this Division as if it were the appraisal, re-appraisal or further re-appraisal, as the case requires, of the value for duty of the goods.
(4)In applying the Customs Act to a determination of the tax status of goods, the references in that Act to the “Canadian International Trade Tribunal” shall be read as references to the “Tax Court of Canada”.
(5)The provisions of this Part and of the Tax Court of Canada Act that apply to an appeal taken under section 302 apply, with any modifications that the circumstances require, to an appeal taken under subsection 67(1) of the Customs Act from a decision of the President of the Canada Border Services Agency made under section 60 or 61 of that Act in a determination of the tax status of goods as if the decision of the President were a confirmation of an assessment or a reassessment made by the Minister under subsection 301(3) or (4) as a consequence of a notice of objection filed under subsection 301(1.1) by the person to whom the President is required to give notice under section 60 or 61 of the Customs Act, as the case may be, of the decision.
(6)If, because of an appraisal, a re-appraisal or a further re-appraisal of the value of goods or a determination of the tax status of goods, it is determined that the amount that was paid as tax under this Division on the goods exceeds the amount of tax that is required under this Division to be paid on the goods and a refund of the excess would be given under paragraph 59(3)(b) or 65(1)(b) of the Customs Act if the tax under this Division on the goods were a customs duty on the goods levied under the Customs Tariff, a rebate of the excess shall, subject to section 263, be paid to the person who paid the excess, and the provisions of the Customs Act that relate to the payment of such refunds and interest on such refunds apply, with any modifications that the circumstances require, as if the rebate of the excess were a refund of duty.
(7)Subject to section 263, section 69 of the Customs Act applies, with such modifications as the circumstances require, where an appeal in respect of the value of goods or a determination of the tax status of goods is taken for the purpose of determining whether tax under this Division on the goods is payable or of determining the amount of such tax.
Definitions
The following definitions apply in this Division.
Canadian activity of a person means an activity of the person carried on, engaged in or conducted in Canada. (activité au Canada)
ceding commission means an amount that is paid to a particular insurer by another insurer under an agreement for the supply of a financial service that includes the issuance, renewal, variation or transfer of ownership of a policy of reinsurance issued by the other insurer in respect of one or more particular insurance policies issued by the particular insurer and that compensates the particular insurer for property acquired, manufactured or produced, and for services acquired or performed, exclusively in Canada by the particular insurer in order to issue and administer the particular insurance policies. (commission de réassurance)
duty means anything done by an employee in the course of, or in relation to, the office or employment of the employee. (tâche)
employee includes an individual who agrees to become an employee. (salarié)
external charge for a specified year of a qualifying taxpayer in respect of an outlay or expense described in any of paragraphs 217.1(2)(a) to (c) means the amount in respect of the outlay or expense determined by the formula A – B where A is the amount of the outlay or expense that (a) is allowed as a deduction, an allowance or an allocation for a reserve under the Income Tax Act in computing the qualifying taxpayer’s income for the specified year, or would be so allowed if (i) the qualifying taxpayer’s income were computed in accordance with that Act, (ii) the qualifying taxpayer carried on a business in Canada, and (iii) that Act applied to the qualifying taxpayer, and (b) may reasonably be regarded as being applicable to a Canadian activity of the qualifying taxpayer; and B is the total of all amounts, each of which is included in the amount determined under the description of A and is (a) a permitted deduction for the specified year or a preceding specified year of the qualifying taxpayer, other than a returned commission included in paragraph (b), or (b) if a particular amount, included in the amount determined under the description of A, is any part of the value of the consideration for a supply made to the qualifying taxpayer of a financial service that includes the issuance, renewal, variation or transfer of ownership of a policy of reinsurance in respect of one or more particular insurance policies issued by the qualifying taxpayer, an amount (in this description referred to as a returned commission) included in the particular amount that (i) is attributable to expenses incurred exclusively in Canada by the qualifying taxpayer to issue and administer the particular insurance policies, (ii) is returned to the qualifying taxpayer as a ceding commission in respect of the particular insurance policies, and (iii) is required to be included under the Income Tax Act in computing the qualifying taxpayer’s income for the specified year or for another specified year of the qualifying taxpayer, or would be so required to be included if the conditions set out in subparagraphs (a)(i) to (iii) of the description of A applied to the qualifying taxpayer. (frais externes)
imported taxable supply means (a) a taxable supply (other than a zero-rated or prescribed supply) of a service made outside Canada to a person who is resident in Canada, other than a supply of a service that is (i) acquired for consumption, use or supply exclusively in the course of commercial activities of the person or activities that are engaged in exclusively outside Canada by the person and that are not part of a business or an adventure or concern in the nature of trade engaged in by the person in Canada, (ii) consumed by an individual exclusively outside Canada (other than a training service the supply of which is made to a person who is not a consumer), (iii) in respect of real property situated outside Canada, (iv) a service (other than a custodial or nominee service in respect of securities or precious metals of the person) in respect of tangible personal property that is (A) situated outside Canada at the time the service is performed, or (B) exported as soon after the service is performed as is reasonable having regard to the circumstances surrounding the exportation and is not consumed, used or supplied in Canada after the service is performed and before the exportation of the property, (v) a transportation service, or (vi) a service rendered in connection with criminal, civil or administrative litigation outside Canada, other than a service rendered before the commencement of such litigation, (b) a taxable supply (other than a zero-rated or prescribed supply) of tangible personal property made by a non-resident person that is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V to a recipient that is a registrant if (i) the recipient gives to another registrant a certificate described in paragraph 179(2)(d) in respect of an acquisition of physical possession of the property by the recipient, and (ii) the recipient is not acquiring the property for consumption, use or supply exclusively in the course of its commercial activities or the property is a passenger vehicle that the recipient is acquiring for use in Canada as capital property in its commercial activities and that has a capital cost to the recipient exceeding the amount deemed under any of paragraphs 13(7)(g) to (i) of the Income Tax Act to be the capital cost of the vehicle to the recipient for the purposes of section 13 of that Act; (b.01) a taxable supply (other than a zero-rated or prescribed supply) of tangible personal property made by way of sale by a non-resident person that is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V to a recipient that is a registrant if (i) the recipient gives to another registrant a certificate described in subparagraph 179(3)(c)(i) in respect of an acquisition of physical possession of the property by a third person, and (ii) the recipient is not acquiring the property for consumption, use or supply exclusively in the course of its commercial activities or the property is a passenger vehicle that the recipient is acquiring for use in Canada as capital property in its commercial activities and that has a capital cost to the recipient exceeding the amount deemed under any of paragraphs 13(7)(g) to (i) of the Income Tax Act to be the capital cost of the vehicle to the recipient for the purposes of section 13 of that Act; (b.1) a taxable supply (other than a zero-rated or prescribed supply) of tangible personal property made by way of sale at a particular time by a non-resident person that is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V to a recipient that is a registrant if (i) the recipient acquires physical possession of the property as the recipient of another supply of the property made by way of lease, licence or similar arrangement and either (A) gives to another registrant a certificate described in paragraph 179(2)(d) in respect of that acquisition of physical possession of the property, or (B) claims an input tax credit in respect of tax that is deemed to have been paid or payable by the recipient under subsection 178.8(2) or paragraph 180(d) in respect of the property, and (ii) the recipient is not acquiring, as the recipient of the taxable supply, the property for consumption, use or supply exclusively in the course of its commercial activities or the property is a passenger vehicle that the recipient is acquiring for use in Canada as capital property in its commercial activities and that has a capital cost to the recipient exceeding the amount deemed under any of paragraphs 13(7)(g) to (i) of the Income Tax Act to be the capital cost of the vehicle to the recipient for the purposes of section 13 of that Act; (b.11) a particular taxable supply (other than a zero-rated supply) of property by way of lease, licence or similar arrangement that is deemed under subsection 143(1) to be made outside Canada to a recipient (in this paragraph referred to as the “lessee”) who is resident in Canada, if (i) a previous supply of the property to the lessee was made by way of lease, licence or similar arrangement (in this paragraph referred to as the “first lease”) that was deemed under subsection 178.8(4) to be made in Canada, (ii) the agreement for the particular taxable supply is an agreement (in this subparagraph referred to as a “subsequent lease”) that results from the assignment of, or that succeeds, upon the renewal or variation of, the first lease or a subsequent lease, and (iii) the lessee is not a registrant who is acquiring the property for consumption, use or supply exclusively in the course of commercial activities of the lessee; (b.2) a taxable supply of a continuous transmission commodity, if the supply is deemed under section 143 to be made outside Canada to a registrant by a person who was the recipient of a supply of the commodity that was a zero-rated supply included in section 15.1 of Part V of Schedule VI or that would, but for subparagraph (a)(v) of that section, have been included in that section, and the registrant is not acquiring the commodity for consumption, use or supply exclusively in the course of commercial activities of the registrant, (b.3) a supply, included in section 15.2 of Part V of Schedule VI, of a continuous transmission commodity that is neither exported, as described in paragraph (a) of that section, nor supplied, as described in paragraph (b) of that section, by the recipient and the recipient is not acquiring the commodity for consumption, use or supply exclusively in the course of commercial activities of the recipient, (c) a taxable supply (other than a zero-rated or prescribed supply) of intangible personal property made outside Canada to a person who is resident in Canada, other than a supply of property that (i) is acquired for consumption, use or supply exclusively in the course of commercial activities of the person or activities that are engaged in exclusively outside Canada by the person and that are not part of a business or an adventure or concern in the nature of trade engaged in by the person in Canada, (ii) may not be used in Canada, or (iii) relates to real property situated outside Canada, to a service to be performed wholly outside Canada or to tangible personal property situated outside Canada, (c.1) a taxable supply made in Canada of intangible personal property that is a zero-rated supply only because it is included in section 10 or 10.1 of Part V of Schedule VI, other than (i) a supply that is made to a consumer of the property, or (ii) a supply of intangible personal property that is acquired for consumption, use or supply exclusively in the course of commercial activities of the recipient of the supply or activities that are engaged in exclusively outside Canada by the recipient of the supply and that are not part of a business or adventure or concern in the nature of trade engaged in by that recipient in Canada, (d) a supply of property that is a zero-rated supply only because it is included in section 1.1 of Part V of Schedule VI, if the recipient is not acquiring the property for consumption, use or supply exclusively in the course of commercial activities of the recipient and (i) an authorization of the recipient to use the certificate referred to in that section is not in effect at the time the supply is made, or (ii) the recipient does not export the property in the circumstances described in paragraphs 1(b) to (d) of that Part; or (e) a supply of property that is a zero-rated supply only because it is included in section 1.2 of Part V of Schedule VI, if the recipient is not acquiring the property for consumption, use or supply exclusively in the course of commercial activities of the recipient and (i) an authorization of the recipient to use the certificate referred to in that section is not in effect at the time the supply is made, or (ii) the recipient is not acquiring the property for use or supply as domestic inventory or as added property (as those expressions are defined in subsection 273.1(1)). (fourniture taxable importée)
loading means any part of the value of the consideration for a supply of a financial service that is attributable to administrative expenses, an error or profit margin, business handling costs, commissions, communications expenses, claims handling costs, employee compensation or benefits, execution or clearing costs, management fees, marketing or advertising costs, occupancy or equipment expenses, operating expenses, acquisition costs, premium collection costs, processing costs or any other costs or expenses of a person that makes the supply, other than commissions for a specified financial service or the part of the value of the consideration that is equal to (a) if the financial service includes the issuance, renewal, variation or transfer of ownership of an insurance policy but not of any other qualifying instrument, the total of (i) the estimate of the net premium of the insurance policy, and (ii) if the insurance policy is a policy of reinsurance, the margin for risk transfer of the insurance policy; (b) if the financial service includes the issuance, renewal, variation or transfer of ownership of a qualifying instrument (other than an insurance policy), the estimate of the default risk premium that is directly associated with the qualifying instrument; and (c) if the financial service includes the issuance, renewal, variation or transfer of ownership of an insurance policy and a qualifying instrument (other than an insurance policy), the amount determined by the formula A + B where A is the total of (i) the estimate of the net premium of the insurance policy, and (ii) if the insurance policy is a policy of reinsurance, the margin for risk transfer of the insurance policy, and B is the estimate of the default risk premium that is directly associated with the qualifying instrument. (chargement)
margin for risk transfer means an amount payable to a particular insurer by another insurer under an agreement for the supply of a financial service, which includes the issuance, renewal, variation or transfer of ownership of a policy of reinsurance issued by the particular insurer, that exclusively represents compensation for the assumption, by the particular insurer, of the risk of potential future claims under particular insurance policies issued by the other insurer and that is in addition to the estimate of the net premium of the policy of reinsurance. (marge de transfert de risques)
permitted deduction for a specified year of a qualifying taxpayer means an amount that is (a) consideration for a supply of property or a service, or the value of imported goods, upon which tax under this Part (other than section 218.01 or subsection 218.1(1.2)) became payable during the specified year by the qualifying taxpayer; (b) tax referred to in paragraph (a) in respect of a supply or importation referred to in that paragraph; (c) a provincial levy that is prescribed for the purposes of section 154 and is in respect of a supply referred to in paragraph (a); (d) an amount that is deemed, under subsection 248(18) or (18.1) of the Income Tax Act, to be assistance repaid by the qualifying taxpayer in respect of property or a service referred to in paragraph (a); (e) consideration for a supply of property or a service (other than a financial service) made to the qualifying taxpayer as part of a transaction or series of transactions in which all participants deal at arm’s length with the qualifying taxpayer, unless (i) that consideration is included in paragraph (a), or (ii) an activity carried on, engaged in or conducted outside Canada, through a qualifying establishment of the qualifying taxpayer or of a person related to the qualifying taxpayer, relates in any manner to the supply; (f) qualifying compensation of an employee of the qualifying taxpayer that is paid in the specified year by the qualifying taxpayer if the employee was primarily in Canada while performing the employee’s duties during the specified year; (g) interest that is paid or payable by the qualifying taxpayer as the consideration for a supply of a financial service made to the qualifying taxpayer (other than an amount paid or credited by the qualifying taxpayer, or deemed by Part I of the Income Tax Act to have been paid or credited in the specified year by the qualifying taxpayer, to a person as, on account or in lieu of payment of, or in satisfaction of, a management or administration fee or charge (within the meaning of subsection 212(4) of that Act)); (h) dividends; (i) consideration (other than interest referred to in paragraph (g) or dividends referred to in paragraph (h)) for a specified arm’s length supply made to the qualifying taxpayer; (j) consideration (other than interest referred to in paragraph (g) or dividends referred to in paragraph (h)) for a supply (other than a specified derivative supply) of a specified financial service made to the qualifying taxpayer; (k) consideration (other than interest referred to in paragraph (g), dividends referred to in paragraph (h) or consideration referred to in paragraph (k.1) or (k.2)) for a specified non-arm’s length supply made to the qualifying taxpayer less the total of all amounts, each of which is a part of the value of the consideration and is loading; (k.1) consideration (other than interest referred to in paragraph (g) or dividends referred to in paragraph (h)) for a specified non-arm’s length supply made to the qualifying taxpayer of a financial service of issuing, renewing, varying or transferring the ownership of a policy of reinsurance, issued by an insurer to the qualifying taxpayer, in respect of one or more particular insurance policies issued by the qualifying taxpayer, if (i) the policy of reinsurance is in accordance with all applicable guidelines with respect to sound reinsurance practices and procedures, as amended from time to time, that are issued by the Superintendent or a provincial regulatory authority having powers similar to those of the Superintendent, (ii) the qualifying taxpayer pays to the insurer, or to persons related to the insurer (each of which is referred to in this paragraph as an affiliate), amounts (each of which is referred to in this paragraph as a fee) under one or more agreements in writing, each of which is not the policy of reinsurance and is between the qualifying taxpayer and the insurer or an affiliate, (iii) the fees include 99% or more of the total of all amounts, each of which (A) is payable to the insurer or to an affiliate for property acquired, manufactured or produced, or for a service acquired or performed, in whole or in part outside Canada in respect of the policy of reinsurance, and (B) does not represent (I) the estimate of the net premium of the policy of reinsurance, (II) the margin for risk transfer of the policy of reinsurance, or (III) expenses incurred exclusively in Canada by the qualifying taxpayer to issue and administer the particular insurance policies, (iv) each fee paid by the qualifying taxpayer to the insurer or an affiliate (A) is commensurate with the arm’s length transfer price, as defined in subsection 247(1) of the Income Tax Act, for the provision of the property and services to which the fee relates, and (B) is allowed as a deduction, an allowance or an allocation for a reserve under the Income Tax Act in computing the qualifying taxpayer’s income for a specified year, or would be so allowed if the conditions set out in subparagraphs (a)(i) to (iii) of the description of A in the definition qualifying consideration applied to the qualifying taxpayer, and (v) the qualifying taxpayer pays or remits any amount that is payable or remittable under this Part by the qualifying taxpayer in respect of each fee paid by the qualifying taxpayer to the insurer or an affiliate; (k.2) consideration (other than interest referred to in paragraph (g) or dividends referred to in paragraph (h)) for a supply that is deemed by subsection 150(1) to be a supply of a financial service and that is made to the qualifying taxpayer by another person, if the other person is a qualifying taxpayer throughout each specified year of the other person during which the other person makes an outlay, or incurs an expense, outside Canada for the purpose of making the supply; (l) consideration (other than interest referred to in paragraph (g) or dividends referred to in paragraph (h)) for a specified derivative supply made to the qualifying taxpayer; or (m) a prescribed amount. (déduction autorisée)
qualifying compensation of an employee means any salary, wages and other remuneration of the employee and any other amount that is required to be included as income from an office or employment in computing the income of the employee for the purposes of the Income Tax Act. (rétribution admissible)
qualifying consideration for a specified year of a qualifying taxpayer in respect of an outlay made, or expense incurred, outside Canada means the amount in respect of the outlay or expense determined by the formula A – B where A is the amount of the outlay or expense that (a) is allowed as a deduction, an allowance or an allocation for a reserve under the Income Tax Act in computing the qualifying taxpayer’s income for the specified year, or would be so allowed if (i) the qualifying taxpayer’s income were computed in accordance with that Act, (ii) the qualifying taxpayer carried on a business in Canada, and (iii) that Act applied to the qualifying taxpayer, and (b) may reasonably be regarded as being applicable to a Canadian activity of the qualifying taxpayer; and B is the total of all amounts each of which is included in the amount determined under the description of A and is (a) an amount that is a permitted deduction for the specified year or a preceding specified year of the qualifying taxpayer, other than an amount that is included in paragraph (b) or that is a returned commission included in paragraph (c), (b) an amount that represents a cost to a qualifying establishment of the qualifying taxpayer in a country other than Canada, or a share of a profit of the qualifying taxpayer that is redistributed from a qualifying establishment of the qualifying taxpayer in Canada to a qualifying establishment of the qualifying taxpayer in a country other than Canada, that is solely attributable to the issuance, renewal, variance or transfer of ownership by the qualifying taxpayer of a financial instrument that is a derivative, provided that all or substantially all of the amount is (i) an error or profit margin, or employee compensation or benefits, that is reasonably attributable to the issuance, renewal, variance or transfer of ownership, or (ii) the estimate of the default risk premium that is directly associated with the derivative, or (c) if a particular amount, included in the amount determined under the description of A, is any part of the value of the consideration for a supply made to the qualifying taxpayer of a financial service that includes the issuance, renewal, variation or transfer of ownership of a policy of reinsurance in respect of one or more particular insurance policies issued by the qualifying taxpayer, an amount (in this description referred to as a returned commission) included in the particular amount that (i) is attributable to expenses incurred exclusively in Canada by the qualifying taxpayer to issue and administer the particular insurance policies, (ii) is returned to the qualifying taxpayer as a ceding commission in respect of the particular insurance policies, and (iii) is required to be included under the Income Tax Act in computing the qualifying taxpayer’s income for the specified year or for another specified year of the qualifying taxpayer, or would be so required to be included if the conditions set out in subparagraphs (a)(i) to (iii) of the description of A applied to the qualifying taxpayer. (contrepartie admissible)
qualifying establishment means a permanent establishment as defined in subsection 123(1) or a permanent establishment as defined in subsection 132.1(2). (établissement admissible)
qualifying instrument means money, a credit card voucher, a charge card voucher or a financial instrument. (instrument admissible)
qualifying service means a service or duty. (service admissible)
reporting period [Repealed, 1997, c. 10, s. 42]
specified arm’s length supply means a supply (other than a specified derivative supply) of a financial service (other than a specified financial service) made to a qualifying taxpayer as part of a transaction or series of transactions in which all participants deal at arm’s length with the qualifying taxpayer. (fourniture déterminée entre personnes sans lien de dépendance)
specified derivative supply means a supply (a) that is a supply of a financial service of issuing, renewing, varying or transferring the ownership of a financial instrument that is a derivative, or that is a supply made by an agent, salesperson or broker of arranging for the issuance, renewal, variance or transfer of ownership of a financial instrument that is a derivative; and (b) for which all or substantially all of the value of the consideration is attributable to (i) any error or profit margin, or employee compensation or benefits, reasonably attributable to the supply, and (ii) amounts that are not loading. (fourniture déterminée d’instrument dérivé)
specified financial service means a financial service supplied to a qualifying taxpayer by an agent, salesperson or broker of arranging for the issuance, renewal, variation or transfer of ownership of a financial instrument that is property of a person other than the agent, salesperson or broker. (service financier déterminé)
specified non-arm’s length supply means a supply (other than a specified derivative supply) of a financial service (other than a specified financial service) that includes the issuance, renewal, variation or transfer of ownership of a qualifying instrument, made to a qualifying taxpayer as part of a transaction or series of transactions in which any participant does not deal at arm’s length with the qualifying taxpayer. (fourniture déterminée entre personnes ayant un lien de dépendance)
specified year of a person means (a) in the case of a person that is described in paragraph (a) or (b) of the definition taxation year in subsection 123(1), the taxation year of the person; (b) in the case of a person that is a registrant but is not described in paragraph (a) or (b) of the definition taxation year in subsection 123(1), the fiscal year of the person; and (c) in any other case, the calendar year. (année déterminée)
taxing statute of a country means a statute of the country, or of a state, province or other political subdivision of the country, that imposes a levy or charge of general application that is an income or profits tax. (loi fiscale)
transaction includes an arrangement or event. (opération)
Qualifying taxpayer
(1)For the purposes of this Division, a person is a qualifying taxpayer throughout a specified year of the person if
(a)the person is a financial institution at any time in the specified year; and
(b)the person, at any time in the specified year
(i)is resident in Canada,
(ii)has a qualifying establishment in Canada,
(iii)where a majority of the persons having beneficial ownership of the person’s property in Canada are resident in Canada, carries on, engages in or conducts an activity in Canada, or
(iv)is a prescribed person or a person of a prescribed class.
(2)For the purposes of this Division, an outlay made, or expense incurred, outside Canada includes any amount representing
(a)an outlay made, or expense incurred, by a qualifying taxpayer in respect of
(i)property that is, in whole or in part, transferred outside Canada to the qualifying taxpayer,
(ii)property, the possession or use of which is, in whole or in part, given or made available outside Canada to the qualifying taxpayer, or
(iii)a service that is performed, in whole or in part, outside Canada for the benefit of the qualifying taxpayer or is rendered, in whole or in part, outside Canada to the qualifying taxpayer;
(b)an adjustment (within the meaning of subsection 247(2) of the Income Tax Act) to an outlay or expense described in paragraph (a);
(c)an expenditure or purchase in respect of a reportable transaction (as defined in section 233.1 of the Income Tax Act) in respect of which a qualifying taxpayer is required under that section to file with the Minister a return in prescribed form containing prescribed information, or would be so required if the qualifying taxpayer carried on a business in Canada and that Act applied to the qualifying taxpayer;
(d)in the case of a qualifying taxpayer that is resident in Canada, qualifying compensation of an employee paid in a specified year by the qualifying taxpayer if
(i)in the specified year, a duty is performed by the employee outside Canada (in this subsection referred to as a “duty performed outside Canada”) at a qualifying establishment of the qualifying taxpayer or of a person related to the qualifying taxpayer, and
(ii)it is not the case that all or substantially all of the duties performed outside Canada by the employee in the specified year are performed elsewhere than at such qualifying establishments; and
(e)in the case of a qualifying taxpayer that is not resident in Canada,
(i)an allocation by the qualifying taxpayer of an outlay or expense as an amount in respect of a business carried on in Canada by the qualifying taxpayer for the purpose of computing the qualifying taxpayer’s income under the Income Tax Act, or an amount that would be such an allocation if
(ii)an outlay or expense that may reasonably be regarded under the Income Tax Act as an amount that is applicable to a qualifying establishment in Canada of the qualifying taxpayer, or that would reasonably be so regarded if the qualifying establishment were a permanent establishment for purposes of that Act, the qualifying taxpayer carried on a business in Canada and that Act applied to the qualifying taxpayer, and
(iii)qualifying compensation of an employee paid in a specified year by the qualifying taxpayer.
(3)For the purposes of this Division, if there is a reference to a series of transactions, the series is deemed to include any related transactions completed in contemplation of the series.
(4)For the purposes of this Division, any part of an amount in respect of a transaction or dealing between a particular qualifying establishment of a qualifying taxpayer in Canada and another qualifying establishment of the qualifying taxpayer in a particular country other than Canada is an internal charge for a specified year of the qualifying taxpayer if
(a)the amount meets the following criteria:
(i)the amount would be allowed as a deduction, an allowance or an allocation for a reserve under the Income Tax Act in computing the income of the particular qualifying establishment for the specified year if
(ii)where the qualifying taxpayer has not specified pursuant to paragraph 217.2(2)(c) that subparagraph (iii) is to apply in all cases in determining the internal charges for the specified year and the particular country is a taxing country (as defined in subsection 126(7) of the Income Tax Act) that has a tax treaty (as defined in subsection 248(1) of that Act) with Canada, the amount would be required to be included in computing, under a taxing statute of the particular country that applies to the qualifying taxpayer, or that would apply if the other qualifying establishment were a permanent establishment for the purposes of that statute, the other qualifying establishment’s income or profits for any period (in this paragraph referred to as a “taxing period”) that ends during the specified year if
(iii)where subparagraph (ii) does not apply, the amount would be required to be included in computing under the Income Tax Act the other qualifying establishment’s income for the specified year if
(b)the part of the amount is not
(i)an amount determined under the description of A in the formula in the definition external charge in section 217 in calculating an external charge of the qualifying taxpayer for the specified year or a preceding specified year of the qualifying taxpayer,
(ii)a permitted deduction of the qualifying taxpayer for the specified year or a preceding specified year of the qualifying taxpayer, other than a permitted deduction of the qualifying taxpayer that is included under paragraph (a) of the description of B in the definition external charge in section 217 in calculating an external charge of the qualifying taxpayer for the specified year or a preceding specified year of the qualifying taxpayer,
(iii)an amount that represents a cost to the other qualifying establishment, or a share of a profit of the qualifying taxpayer that is redistributed from the particular qualifying establishment to the other qualifying establishment, that is solely attributable to the issuance, renewal, variance or transfer of ownership by the qualifying taxpayer of a financial instrument that is a derivative, provided that all or substantially all of the amount is
(iv)a prescribed amount.
(5)For the purposes of applying paragraph (4)(a) in respect of a particular qualifying establishment of a qualifying taxpayer in a country other than Canada and another qualifying establishment of the qualifying taxpayer in Canada, the following rules apply:
(a)the particular qualifying establishment is deemed to be a distinct and separate enterprise from the qualifying taxpayer, engaged in the same or similar activities under the same or similar conditions as the particular qualifying establishment and dealing wholly independently with the other qualifying establishment and with the part (in this subsection referred to as the “remainder of the qualifying taxpayer”) of the qualifying taxpayer, if any, that is neither the particular qualifying establishment nor the other qualifying establishment;
(b)the other qualifying establishment is deemed to be a distinct and separate enterprise from the qualifying taxpayer, engaged in the same or similar activities under the same or similar conditions as the other qualifying establishment and dealing wholly independently with the particular qualifying establishment and with the remainder of the qualifying taxpayer; and
(c)any transactions or dealings between any of the particular qualifying establishment, the other qualifying establishment and the remainder of the qualifying taxpayer are deemed to be supplies made on such terms as would have been agreed upon between parties dealing at arm’s length.
(6)If an amount (in this subsection referred to as a “qualifying expenditure”) of qualifying consideration, or of an external charge, of a qualifying taxpayer in respect of an outlay made, or expense incurred, outside Canada is greater than zero and, during a reporting period of the qualifying taxpayer during which the qualifying taxpayer is a registrant, tax under section 218.01 or subsection 218.1(1.2) in respect of the qualifying expenditure becomes payable by the qualifying taxpayer or is paid by the qualifying taxpayer without having become payable, the following rules apply for the purpose of determining an input tax credit or an eligible amount, as defined in subsection 261.01(1), of the qualifying taxpayer:
(a)the whole or part of property (in this subsection and subsection (8) referred to as “attributable property”) or of a qualifying service (in this subsection and subsection (8) referred to as an “attributable service”) to which the qualifying expenditure is attributable is deemed to have been acquired by the qualifying taxpayer at the time at which the outlay was made or the expense was incurred;
(b)the tax is deemed to be tax in respect of a supply of the attributable property or attributable service; and
(c)the extent to which the qualifying taxpayer acquired the attributable property or attributable service for consumption, use or supply in the course of commercial activities of the qualifying taxpayer is deemed to be the same extent as that to which the whole or part of the outlay or expense, which corresponds to the qualifying expenditure, was made or incurred to consume, use or supply the attributable property or attributable service in the course of commercial activities of the qualifying taxpayer.
(7)If tax (in this subsection referred to as “internal tax”) under section 218.01 or subsection 218.1(1.2) in respect of an internal charge becomes payable by a qualifying taxpayer, or is paid by the qualifying taxpayer without having become payable, and the internal charge is determined based in whole or in part on the inclusion of an outlay made, or an expense incurred, outside Canada by the qualifying taxpayer, the following rules apply for the purpose of determining an input tax credit or an eligible amount, as defined in subsection 261.01(1), of the qualifying taxpayer:
(a)the whole or part of property (in this subsection and subsection (8) referred to as “internal property”) or of a qualifying service (in this subsection and subsection (8) referred to as an “internal service”) to which the outlay or expense is attributable is deemed to have been supplied to the qualifying taxpayer at the time the outlay was made or the expense was incurred;
(b)the amount of the internal tax that can reasonably be attributed to the outlay or expense is deemed to be tax (in this paragraph referred to as “attributed tax”) in respect of the supply of the internal property or the internal service, and the attributed tax is deemed to have become payable at the time the internal tax becomes payable by the qualifying taxpayer or is paid by the qualifying taxpayer without having become payable; and
(c)the extent to which the qualifying taxpayer acquired the internal property or internal service for consumption, use or supply in the course of commercial activities of the qualifying taxpayer is deemed to be the same extent as that to which the outlay or expense was made or incurred to consume, use or supply the internal property or internal service in the course of commercial activities of the qualifying taxpayer.
(8)For the purpose of determining an input tax credit of a qualifying taxpayer under section 169
(a)in respect of attributable property or an attributable service, the reference in that section to “property or a service” is to be read as a reference to “attributable property or an attributable service, within the meaning of those terms in paragraph 217.1(6)(a)”; and
(b)in respect of internal property or an internal service, the reference in that section to “property or a service” is to be read as a reference to “internal property or an internal service, within the meaning of those terms in paragraph 217.1(7)(a)”.
Election
(1)A qualifying taxpayer that is resident in Canada may elect to determine tax under section 218.01 in accordance with paragraph 218.01(a) and tax under subsection 218.1(1.2) in accordance with paragraph 218.1(1.2)(a) for each specified year of the qualifying taxpayer during which the election is in effect.
(2)An election made under subsection (1) by a qualifying taxpayer shall
(a)be made in prescribed form containing prescribed information;
(b)set out the first specified year of the qualifying taxpayer during which the election is to be in effect;
(c)specify if subparagraph 217.1(4)(a)(iii) is to apply in all cases in determining the internal charges for all specified years of the qualifying taxpayer during which the election is to be in effect; and
(d)be filed with the Minister in prescribed manner on or before the day on or before which the qualifying taxpayer’s return under section 219 in respect of tax under section 218.01 or subsection 218.1(1.2) for the first specified year is required to be filed.
(3)An election made under subsection (1) by a qualifying taxpayer shall become effective on the first day of the specified year set out in the form.
(4)An election made under subsection (1) by a qualifying taxpayer ceases to have effect on the earlier of
(a)the first day of the specified year of the qualifying taxpayer in which the qualifying taxpayer ceases to be resident in Canada; and
(b)the day on which a revocation of the election becomes effective.
(5)A qualifying taxpayer that has made an election under subsection (1) may revoke the election, effective on the first day of a specified year of the qualifying taxpayer that begins at least two years after the election became effective, by filing in prescribed manner with the Minister a notice of revocation in prescribed form containing prescribed information not later than the day on which the revocation is to become effective.
(6)If a revocation of an election made under subsection (1) becomes effective on a particular date, any subsequent election under that subsection is not a valid election unless the first day of the specified year set out in the subsequent election is at least two years after the day on which the revocation became effective.
Imposition of goods and services tax
Subject to this Part, every recipient of an imported taxable supply shall pay to Her Majesty in right of Canada tax calculated at the rate of 5% on the value of the consideration for the imported taxable supply.
Imposition of goods and services tax
Subject to this Part, every qualifying taxpayer shall, for each specified year of the qualifying taxpayer, pay to Her Majesty in right of Canada tax calculated at the rate of 5% on
(a)if an election under subsection 217.2(1) is in effect for the specified year, the amount determined by the formula
(b)in any other case, the total of all amounts, each of which is qualifying consideration for the specified year that is greater than zero.
Tax in participating province
(1)Subject to this Part,
(a)every person that is resident in a participating province and is the recipient of an imported taxable supply that is a supply of intangible personal property or a service that is acquired by the person for consumption, use or supply in participating provinces to an extent that is prescribed must, for each time an amount of consideration for the supply becomes due or is paid without having become due and for each participating province, pay to Her Majesty in right of Canada, in addition to the tax imposed by section 218, tax equal to the amount determined by the formula
(b)every person that
(i)is a registrant and is the recipient of a supply, included in paragraph (b) of the definition imported taxable supply in section 217, of property the physical possession of which is transferred to the registrant in a particular participating province,
(ii)is the recipient of a supply, included in any of paragraphs (b.01) to (b.3) of the definition imported taxable supply in section 217, of property that is delivered or made available to the person in a particular participating province and is either resident in that province or is a registrant, or
(iii)is the recipient of a supply that is included in paragraph (c.1), (d) or (e) of the definition imported taxable supply in section 217 and that is made in a particular participating province
(1.1)Section 3 of Part II of Schedule IX applies for the purpose of subparagraph (1)(b)(ii).
(1.2)Subject to this Part, every qualifying taxpayer that is resident in a participating province shall, for each specified year of the qualifying taxpayer and for each particular participating province, pay to Her Majesty in right of Canada, in addition to the tax payable under section 218.01, tax calculated at the tax rate for the particular participating province on
(a)if an election under subsection 217.2(1) is in effect for the specified year, the amount determined by the formula
(b)in any other case, the total of all amounts, each of which is an amount in respect of qualifying consideration for the specified year that is greater than zero determined by the formula
(1.3)Despite section 132.1 and for the purposes of subsection (1.2), a qualifying taxpayer is deemed to be resident in a province at any time if, at that time,
(a)the qualifying taxpayer has a qualifying establishment in the province; or
(b)in the case of a qualifying taxpayer that is resident in Canada, the qualifying taxpayer is
(i)a corporation incorporated or continued under the laws of the province and not continued elsewhere,
(ii)an entity that is a partnership, an unincorporated society, a club, an association or an organization, or a branch of such an entity, in respect of which a majority of the members having management and control of the entity or branch are resident in the province, or
(iii)a trust, carrying on activities as a trust in the province, that has a local office or branch in the province.
(2)If tax under subsection (1) or (1.2) would, in the absence of this subsection, become payable by a person when the person is a selected listed financial institution, that tax is not payable unless it is an amount of tax that
(a)is prescribed for the purposes of paragraph (a) of the description of F in subsection 225.2(2);
(b)is in respect of an imported taxable supply of property or a service acquired otherwise than for consumption, use or supply in the course of an endeavour (as defined in subsection 141.01(1)) of the person; or
(c)is a prescribed amount.
(3)Subsection (1) does not apply to
(a)an imported taxable supply of intangible personal property or a service made to a person who is resident in the Nova Scotia offshore area or the Newfoundland offshore area unless the property or service is acquired by the person for consumption, use or supply in the course of an offshore activity or the person is also resident in a participating province that is not an offshore area; or
(b)an imported taxable supply of tangible personal property the physical possession of which is transferred, or that is delivered or made available, to the recipient of the supply in the Nova Scotia offshore area or the Newfoundland offshore area unless the property is acquired by the recipient for consumption, use or supply in the course of an offshore activity.
(4)For the purposes of subsection (1), a person that acquires property or a service for consumption, use or supply in the Nova Scotia offshore area or the Newfoundland offshore area is deemed to acquire the property or service for consumption, use or supply in that area only to the extent that it is acquired for consumption, use or supply in that area in the course of an offshore activity.
When tax payable
Tax under this Division (other than tax under section 218.01 or subsection 218.1(1.2)) that is calculated on an amount of consideration for a supply that becomes due at any time, or is paid at any time without having become due, becomes payable at that time.
When tax payable
Tax under section 218.01 and subsection 218.1(1.2) that is determined for a specified year of a qualifying taxpayer becomes payable by the qualifying taxpayer on
(a)if the specified year is a taxation year of the qualifying taxpayer for the purposes of the Income Tax Act and the qualifying taxpayer is required under Division I of that Act to file a return of income for the specified year, the filing-due date for the specified year for the purposes of that Act; and
(b)in any other case, the day that is six months after the end of the specified year.
Filing of returns and payment of tax
Where tax under this Division is payable by a person,
(a)if the person is a registrant, the person shall, on or before the day on or before which the person’s return under section 238 for the reporting period in which the tax became payable is required to be filed, pay the tax to the Receiver General and
(i)if the person is not a qualifying taxpayer, report the tax in that return, or
(ii)if the person is a qualifying taxpayer, file with the Minister in prescribed manner a return in respect of the tax in prescribed form containing prescribed information; and
(b)in any other case, the person shall, on or before the last day of the month following the calendar month in which the tax became payable, pay the tax to the Receiver General and file with the Minister in prescribed manner a return in respect of the tax in prescribed form containing prescribed information.
Definitions
(1)The following definitions apply in this section.
intangible capital of a specified person means any of the following that is consumed or used by the specified person in the process of creating, developing or bringing into existence intangible personal property: (a) all or part of a labour activity of the specified person; (b) all or part of property (other than intangible personal property described in paragraph (a) of the definition intangible resource); or (c) all or part of a service. (capital incorporel)
intangible resource of a specified person means (a) all or part of intangible personal property supplied to, or created, developed or brought into existence by, the specified person that is not support capital of the specified person; (b) intangible capital of the specified person; or (c) any combination of the items referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b). (ressource incorporelle)
labour activity of a specified person means anything done by an employee of the specified person in the course of, or in relation to, the office or employment of the employee. (activité de main-d’oeuvre)
support capital of a specified person means all or part of intangible personal property that is consumed or used by the specified person in the process of creating, developing or bringing into existence property (other than intangible personal property) or in supporting, assisting or furthering a labour activity of the specified person. (capital d’appui)
support resource of a specified person means (a) all or part of property (other than intangible personal property) supplied to, or created, developed or brought into existence by, the specified person that is not intangible capital of the specified person; (b) all or part of a service supplied to the specified person that is not intangible capital of the specified person; (c) all or part of a labour activity of the specified person that is not intangible capital of the specified person; (d) support capital of the specified person; or (e) any combination of the items referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d). (ressource d’appui)
(2)For the purposes of this section,
(a)a person (other than a financial institution) is a specified person throughout a taxation year of the person if the person
(i)carries on, at any time in the taxation year, a business through a permanent establishment of the person outside Canada, and
(ii)carries on, at any time in the taxation year, a business through a permanent establishment of the person in Canada; and
(b)a business of a person is a specified business of the person throughout a taxation year of the person if the business is carried on, at any time in the taxation year, in Canada through a permanent establishment of the person.
(3)For the purposes of this section, internal use of a support resource, or of an intangible resource, of a specified person occurs during a taxation year of the specified person if
(a)the specified person at any time in the taxation year uses outside Canada any part of the resource in relation to the carrying on of a specified business of the specified person; or
(b)the specified person is permitted under the Income Tax Act, or would be so permitted if that Act applied to the specified person, to allocate for the taxation year, as an amount in respect of a specified business of the specified person,
(i)any part of an outlay made, or expense incurred, by the specified person in respect of any part of the resource, or
(ii)any part of an allowance, or allocation for a reserve, in respect of any part of such an outlay or expense.
(4)If internal use of a support resource of a specified person occurs during a taxation year of the specified person, the following rules apply:
(a)for the purposes of this Division, the specified person is deemed
(i)to have rendered, during the taxation year, a service of internally using the support resource at a permanent establishment of the specified person outside Canada in the course of carrying on a specified business of the specified person, and to be the person to which the service was rendered,
(ii)to be the recipient of a supply made outside Canada of the service, and
(iii)to be, in the case of a non-resident specified person, resident in Canada;
(b)for the purposes of this Division, the supply is deemed not to be a supply of a service that is in respect of
(i)real property situated outside Canada, or
(ii)tangible personal property that is situated outside Canada at the time the service is performed;
(c)for the purposes of this Division, the value of the consideration for the supply is deemed to be the total of all amounts, each of which is the fair market value of a part, or of the use of a part, as the case may be, of the support resource referred to in subsection (3)
(i)if the part is only referred to in paragraph (3)(a), at the time referred to in that paragraph, and
(ii)otherwise, on the last day of the taxation year;
(d)for the purposes of this Division, the consideration for the supply is deemed to have become due and to have been paid, on the last day of the taxation year, by the specified person; and
(e)for the purposes of section 217 and of determining an input tax credit of the specified person under this Part, the specified person is deemed to have acquired the service for the same purpose as that for which the part of the support resource referred to in subsection (3) was acquired, consumed or used by the specified person.
(5)If internal use of an intangible resource of a specified person occurs during a taxation year of the specified person, the following rules apply:
(a)for the purposes of this Division, the specified person is deemed
(i)to have made available, during the taxation year, at a permanent establishment of the specified person outside Canada intangible personal property in the course of carrying on a specified business of the specified person and to be the person to which the property was made available,
(ii)to be the recipient of a supply made outside Canada of the property, and
(iii)to be, in the case of a non-resident specified person, resident in Canada;
(b)for the purposes of this Division, the supply is deemed not to be a supply of property that relates to real property situated outside Canada, to a service to be performed wholly outside Canada or to tangible personal property situated outside Canada;
(c)for the purposes of this Division, the value of the consideration for the supply is deemed to be the total of all amounts, each of which is the fair market value of a part, or of the use of a part, as the case may be, of the intangible resource referred to in subsection (3)
(i)if the part is only referred to in paragraph (3)(a), at the time referred to in that paragraph, and
(ii)otherwise, on the last day of the taxation year;
(d)for the purposes of this Division, the consideration for the supply is deemed to have become due and to have been paid, on the last day of the taxation year, by the specified person; and
(e)for the purposes section 217 and of determining an input tax credit of the specified person under this Part, the specified person is deemed to have acquired the property for the same purpose as that for which the part of the intangible resource referred to in subsection (3) was acquired, consumed or used by the specified person.
Definitions
The following definitions apply in this Division.
provincial authority means any department or agency of a province that is empowered under the laws of that province to collect, at the time when a specified motor vehicle is registered in the province, any specified provincial tax imposed in respect of the specified motor vehicle. (autorité provinciale)
specified provincial tax means (a) in the case of a vehicle registered in the province of Nova Scotia, the tax imposed under Part IIA of the Revenue Act, S.N.S. 1995-96, c. 17, as amended from time to time; (b) in the case of a vehicle registered in the province of New Brunswick, the tax imposed under Part V of the Harmonized Sales Tax Act, S.N.B. 1997, c. H-1.01, as amended from time to time; (c) in the case of a vehicle registered in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, the tax imposed under the Retail Sales Tax Act, R.S.N.L. 1990, c. R-15, as amended from time to time; and (d) in the case of a vehicle registered in any other participating province, a prescribed tax. (taxe provinciale déterminée)
specified value, in respect of a specified motor vehicle that a person is required to register under the laws of a participating province relating to the registration of motor vehicles, means the value that would be attributed to the specified motor vehicle by the provincial authority for that province for the purpose of calculating the specified provincial tax payable if, at the time of registration, that tax were payable in respect of the specified motor vehicle. (valeur déterminée)
tangible personal property includes a mobile home that is not affixed to land and a floating home. (bien meuble corporel)
Carriers
Where a particular person brings property into a province on behalf of another person, for the purposes of this Division, the other person and not the particular person is deemed to have brought the property into the province.
In transit
Where at any time a person brings tangible personal property into a province in the course of transporting property from a place outside the province to another place outside the province, and the property is not stored in the province for purposes that are not incidental to the transportation, the person is deemed for the purposes of this Division not to have brought the property into the province at that time.
Selected listed financial institutions
If tax under this Division would, in the absence of this section, become payable by a person when the person is a selected listed financial institution, that tax is not payable unless it is a prescribed amount of tax.
Tax in participating province
(1)Subject to this Part, if at a particular time a person brings tangible personal property into a participating province from another province, the person shall pay tax to Her Majesty in right of Canada equal to the amount determined in prescribed manner.
(2)Tax under subsection (1) on property brought into a participating province by a person becomes payable
(a)in the case of a specified motor vehicle that the person is required to register under the laws of the province relating to the registration of motor vehicles, on the earlier of the day the person so registers the vehicle and the day on or before which the person is required to register the vehicle; and
(b)in any other case, on the day the property is brought into the province.
(3)No tax is payable under subsection (1)
(a)in respect of property that is included in Part I of Schedule X and is not prescribed property; or
(b)in prescribed circumstances.
(3.1)No tax is payable under subsection (1) in respect of property if a person that is a pension entity of a pension plan is the recipient of a particular supply of the property made by a participating employer of the pension plan and
(a)the amount determined for B in the formula in paragraph 172.1(5)(c) in respect of a supply of the same property that is deemed to have been made by the participating employer under paragraph 172.1(5)(a) is greater than zero;
(b)the amount determined for the pension plan under the description of B in paragraph 172.1(5.1)(c) in respect of a supply of the same property that is deemed to have been made by the participating employer under paragraph 172.1(5.1)(a) is greater than zero;
(c)the amount determined for B in paragraph 172.1(6)(c) in respect of every supply deemed to have been made under paragraph 172.1(6)(a) of an employer resource (as defined in subsection 172.1(1)) consumed or used for the purpose of making the particular supply is greater than zero; or
(d)the amount determined for the pension plan under the description of B in paragraph 172.1(6.1)(c) in respect of every supply deemed to have been made under paragraph 172.1(6.1)(a) of an employer resource (as defined in subsection 172.1(1)) consumed or used for the purpose of making the particular supply is greater than zero.
(4)Subsection (1) does not apply to property brought into the Nova Scotia offshore area or the Newfoundland offshore area by a person unless the property is brought into the area for consumption, use or supply in the course of an offshore activity.
Supply by unregistered non-resident
(1)Subject to this Part, where a person is the recipient of a taxable supply (other than a zero-rated or prescribed supply) of tangible personal property that is, at a particular time, delivered or made available to the person in a participating province, or sent by mail or courier to an address in the participating province, by a non-resident supplier who is not registered under Subdivision D of Division V, the person shall pay tax to Her Majesty in right of Canada equal to the amount determined by the formula
(2)Tax under subsection (1) in respect of property supplied to a person in a participating province becomes payable on the day the property is delivered or made available to the person in the province.
(3)No tax is payable under subsection (1)
(a)in respect of property that is a specified motor vehicle that is required to be registered under the laws of a participating province relating to the registration of motor vehicles, or that is included in Part I of Schedule X and is not prescribed property; or
(b)in prescribed circumstances.
(4)Subsection (1) does not apply to a supply of property that is delivered or made available to the recipient in the Nova Scotia offshore area or the Newfoundland offshore area, or that is sent to the recipient at an address in the Nova Scotia offshore area or the Newfoundland offshore area, unless the property is acquired by the recipient for consumption, use or supply in the course of an offshore activity.
Imported commercial goods
(1)Subject to this Part, every person who brings into a participating province from a place outside Canada
(a)a specified motor vehicle, or
(b)goods that are accounted for as commercial goods (within the meaning assigned by subsection 212.1(1)) under section 32 of the Customs Act
(2)Tax under subsection (1) does not apply to
(a)goods, other than a specified motor vehicle, brought into a participating province from a place outside Canada by a registrant (other than a registrant whose net tax is determined under section 225.1 or under Part IV or V of the Streamlined Accounting (GST/HST) Regulations) for consumption, use or supply exclusively in the course of commercial activities of the registrant;
(b)a mobile home or a floating home that has been used or occupied in Canada as a place of residence for individuals; or
(c)goods included in Schedule VII.
(3)For the purposes of this section, the value of goods brought into a province is equal to
(a)in the case of a specified motor vehicle that a person is required to register under the laws of the province relating to the registration of motor vehicles, the specified value;
(b)in the case of prescribed property brought into a province in prescribed circumstances, the value determined in prescribed manner; and
(c)in any other case, the value of the goods determined in accordance with section 215.
(4)Tax under subsection (1) on goods brought into a participating province by a person becomes payable by that person
(a)in the case of a specified motor vehicle that the person is required to register under the laws of the province relating to the registration of motor vehicles, on the earlier of the day the person so registers the vehicle and the day on or before which the person is required to register the vehicle; and
(b)in any other case, on the day on which the goods are brought into the province.
(5)Subsection (1) does not apply to goods brought into the Nova Scotia offshore area or the Newfoundland offshore area by a person unless the goods are brought into the area for consumption, use or supply in the course of an offshore activity.
Tax in participating province
(1)Subject to this Part, every person that is resident in a participating province and is the recipient of a taxable supply made in a particular province of intangible personal property or a service that is acquired by the person for consumption, use or supply in whole or in part in any participating province that is not the particular province must pay to Her Majesty in right of Canada, each time an amount of consideration for the supply becomes due or is paid without having become due, tax equal to the amount determined in prescribed manner.
(2)Tax under subsection (1) that is calculated on an amount of consideration for a supply that becomes due at any time, or is paid at any time without having become due, becomes payable at that time.
(3)No tax is payable under subsection (1)
(a)in respect of a supply of intangible personal property or a service that is included in Part II of Schedule X and is not a prescribed supply; or
(b)in prescribed circumstances.
(3.1)No tax is payable under subsection (1) in respect of a particular supply of property or a service made by a participating employer of a pension plan to a person that is a pension entity of the pension plan if
(a)the amount determined for B in the formula in paragraph 172.1(5)(c) in respect of a supply of the same property or service that is deemed to have been made by the participating employer under paragraph 172.1(5)(a) is greater than zero;
(b)the amount determined for the pension plan under the description of B in paragraph 172.1(5.1)(c) in respect of a supply of the same property or service that is deemed to have been made by the participating employer under paragraph 172.1(5.1)(a) is greater than zero;
(c)the amount determined for B in paragraph 172.1(6)(c) in respect of every supply deemed to have been made under paragraph 172.1(6)(a) of an employer resource (as defined in subsection 172.1(1)) consumed or used for the purpose of making the particular supply is greater than zero; or
(d)the amount determined for the pension plan under the description of B in paragraph 172.1(6.1)(c) in respect of every supply deemed to have been made under paragraph 172.1(6.1)(a) of an employer resource (as defined in subsection 172.1(1)) consumed or used for the purpose of making the particular supply is greater than zero.
(4)Subsection (1) does not apply to a supply of property or a service made to a person who is resident in the Nova Scotia offshore area or the Newfoundland offshore area unless the property or service is acquired for consumption, use or supply in the course of an offshore activity or the person is also resident in a participating province that is not an offshore area.
(5)For the purposes of subsection (1), a person that acquires property or a service for consumption, use or supply in the Nova Scotia offshore area or the Newfoundland offshore area is deemed to acquire the property or service for consumption, use or supply in that area only to the extent that it is acquired for consumption, use or supply in that area in the course of an offshore activity.
Returns and payment
(1)Where tax under this Division becomes payable by a person,
(a)where the person is a registrant, the person shall, on or before the day on or before which the person’s return under section 238 for the reporting period in which the tax became payable is required to be filed, pay the tax to the Receiver General and report the tax in that return; and
(b)in any other case, the person shall, on or before the last day of the month following the calendar month in which the tax became payable, pay the tax to the Receiver General and file with the Minister in prescribed manner a return in respect of the tax in prescribed form containing prescribed information.
(2)Despite subsection (1), if the tax under section 220.05, 220.06 or 220.07 is payable to Her Majesty in right of Canada by a person in respect of a specified motor vehicle that the person is required to register under the laws of a participating province relating to the registration of motor vehicles, the person shall pay the tax to the provincial authority in its capacity as agent of Her Majesty in right of Canada at the earlier of the time at which the person registers the vehicle and the time at or before which the person is required to register it, and
(a)if the person is a registrant, the person is not required to report the tax in a return; and
(b)if the person is not a registrant, the person is not required to file a return in respect of the tax.
(3)Where tax under this Division becomes payable by a person and all or any portion of that tax is an amount that is prescribed for the purpose of subsection 234(3), that amount shall be deducted from the tax payable in determining the amount required under subsection (1) to be paid.
(4)Where the amount that a person is required to pay to the Receiver General under subsection (1) is nil, the person is not required to file a return under this Division.
Collection of tax
(1)Every person who makes a taxable supply shall, as agent of Her Majesty in right of Canada, collect the tax under Division II payable by the recipient in respect of the supply.
(2)A supplier (other than a prescribed supplier) who makes a taxable supply of real property by way of sale is not required to collect tax under Division II payable by the recipient in respect of the supply where
(a)the supplier is a non-resident person or is resident in Canada by reason only of subsection 132(2);
(b)the recipient is registered under Subdivision D and, in the case of a recipient who is an individual, the property is neither a residential complex nor supplied as a cemetery plot or place of burial, entombment or deposit of human remains or ashes;
(b.1)the supplier and the recipient have made an election under section 2 of Part I of Schedule V in respect of the supply; or
(c)the recipient is a prescribed recipient.
(2.1)A supplier (other than a prescribed supplier) that makes a taxable supply of an emission allowance is not required to collect tax under Division II payable by the recipient in respect of the supply.
(3)Where a carrier who makes a particular taxable supply of a service of transporting tangible personal property
(a)is provided with a declaration referred to in section 7 of Part VII of Schedule VI by the shipper, and
(b)at or before the time the tax in respect of the particular supply becomes payable the carrier did not know and could not reasonably be expected to know that
(i)the property was not being shipped for export,
(ii)the transportation by the carrier was not part of a continuous outbound freight movement in respect of the property, and
(iii)there was or was to be any diversion of the property to a final destination in Canada,
(3.1)[Repealed, 2001, c. 15, s. 9]
(4)In subsection (3), continuous outbound freight movement and shipper have the same meanings as in Part VII of Schedule VI.
Meaning of inventory
(1)In this section, inventory of a person means tangible personal property of the person acquired in Canada or imported by the person for supply by way of sale in the ordinary course of a business carried on by the person in Canada.
(2)The Minister may, on the application of a person who is registered under Subdivision D, authorize the person to use, beginning on a particular day in a fiscal year of the person and subject to such conditions as the Minister may from time to time specify, a certificate (in this section referred to as an “export certificate”) for the purpose of section 1.1 of Part V of Schedule VI, if it can reasonably be expected
(a)that at least 90% of the total of all consideration for supplies to the person of items of inventory acquired in Canada by the person in the 12-month period commencing immediately after the particular day will be attributable to supplies that would be included in section 1 of that Part if it were read without reference to paragraph (e) of that section; and
(b)that the total of all consideration, included in determining the income of a business of the person for the year, for supplies made outside Canada by the person of items of inventory of the person that are not consumed, used, processed, transformed or altered after having been acquired in Canada or imported by the person and before being so supplied by the person will equal or exceed 90% of the total of all consideration, included in determining that income, for supplies made by the person of items of inventory of the person.
(3)An application for authority to use an export certificate shall be made in prescribed form containing prescribed information and be filed with the Minister in prescribed manner.
(4)If the Minister authorizes a registrant to use an export certificate, the Minister shall notify the registrant in writing of the authorization, its effective date and its expiry date and the number assigned by the Minister that identifies the registrant or the authorization and that must be disclosed by the registrant when providing the certificate for the purpose of section 1.1 of Part V of Schedule VI.
(5)The Minister may revoke, as of a particular day, an authorization granted under subsection (2) to a registrant where
(a)the registrant fails to comply with any condition attached to the authorization or any provision of this Part, or
(b)it can reasonably be expected that the requirements of paragraphs (2)(a) and (b) would not be met if the period referred to in paragraph (2)(a) were the twelve month period commencing on the particular day,
(6)An authorization granted to a registrant at any time under subsection (2) shall be deemed to have been revoked, effective after the last day of a fiscal year of the registrant ending after that time, where
(a)the fraction determined by the formula
(b)the fraction determined by the formula
(7)An authorization granted under subsection (2) to a registrant ceases to have effect on the earlier of
(a)the day on which a revocation of the authorization becomes effective, and
(b)the day that is three years after the day on which the authorization, or its renewal, became effective.
(8)Where an authorization granted to a registrant under subsection (2) is revoked, effective on a particular day, the Minister shall not grant to the registrant another authorization under that subsection that becomes effective before
(a)where the authorization was revoked in circumstances described in paragraph (5)(a), the day that is two years after the particular day; and
(b)in any other case, the first day of the second fiscal year of the registrant commencing after the particular day.
Trust for amounts collected
(1)Subject to subsection (1.1), every person who collects an amount as or on account of tax under Division II is deemed, for all purposes and despite any security interest in the amount, to hold the amount in trust for Her Majesty in right of Canada, separate and apart from the property of the person and from property held by any secured creditor of the person that, but for a security interest, would be property of the person, until the amount is remitted to the Receiver General or withdrawn under subsection (2).
(1.1)Subsection (1) does not apply, at or after the time a person becomes a bankrupt (within the meaning of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act), to any amounts that, before that time, were collected or became collectible by the person as or on account of tax under Division II.
(2)A person who holds tax or amounts in trust by reason of subsection (1) may withdraw from the aggregate of the moneys so held in trust
(a)the amount of any input tax credit claimed by the person in a return under this Division filed by the person in respect of a reporting period of the person, and
(b)any amount that may be deducted by the person in determining the net tax of the person for a reporting period of the person,
(3)Despite any other provision of this Act (except subsection (4)), any other enactment of Canada (except the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act), any enactment of a province or any other law, if at any time an amount deemed by subsection (1) to be held by a person in trust for Her Majesty is not remitted to the Receiver General or withdrawn in the manner and at the time provided under this Part, property of the person and property held by any secured creditor of the person that, but for a security interest, would be property of the person, equal in value to the amount so deemed to be held in trust, is deemed
(a)to be held, from the time the amount was collected by the person, in trust for Her Majesty, separate and apart from the property of the person, whether or not the property is subject to a security interest, and
(b)to form no part of the estate or property of the person from the time the amount was collected, whether or not the property has in fact been kept separate and apart from the estate or property of the person and whether or not the property is subject to a security interest
(4)For the purposes of subsections (1) and (3), a security interest does not include a prescribed security interest.
Sale of account receivable
If a person makes a taxable supply that gives rise to an account receivable and at any time the person supplies by way of sale or assignment the debt, for the purposes of sections 222, 225, 225.1 and 227,
(a)the person is deemed to have collected, at that time, the amount, if any, of the tax in respect of the taxable supply that was not collected by the person before that time; and
(b)any amount collected by any person after that time on account of the tax payable in respect of the taxable supply is deemed not to be an amount collected as or on account of tax.
Disclosure of tax
(1)If a registrant makes a taxable supply, other than a zero-rated supply, the registrant shall indicate to the recipient, either in prescribed manner or in the invoice or receipt issued to, or in an agreement in writing entered into with, the recipient in respect of the supply,
(a)the consideration paid or payable by the recipient for the supply and the tax payable in respect of the supply in a manner that clearly indicates the amount of the tax; or
(b)that the amount paid or payable by the recipient for the supply includes the tax payable in respect of the supply.
(1.1)If a registrant makes a taxable supply, other than a zero-rated supply, and, in an invoice or a receipt in respect of the supply issued to the recipient or in an agreement in writing in respect of the supply, the registrant indicates the tax payable or the rate or rates at which tax is payable in respect of the supply, the registrant shall indicate in that invoice, receipt or agreement
(a)the total tax payable in respect of the supply in a manner that clearly indicates the amount of that total; or
(b)the total of the rates at which tax is payable in respect of the supply.
(1.2)If a registrant makes a taxable supply in a participating province and is entitled under subsection 234(3) to deduct an amount in respect of the supply in determining the net tax of the registrant, the registrant is not required to include under subsection (1) or (1.1) tax under subsection 165(2), or the rate of that tax, in the total tax payable or the total of the rates of tax payable in respect of the supply.
(1.3)Subsection (1) does not apply to a registrant when the registrant is not required to collect the tax payable in respect of the taxable supply made by the registrant.
(2)A person who makes a taxable supply to another person shall, on the request of the other person, forthwith furnish to the other person in writing such particulars of the supply as may be required for the purposes of this Part to substantiate a claim by the other person for an input tax credit or rebate in respect of the supply.
Right of supplier to sue for tax remitted
Where a supplier has made a taxable supply to a recipient, is required under this Part to collect tax from the recipient in respect of the supply, has complied with subsection 223(1) in respect of the supply and has accounted for or remitted the tax payable by the recipient in respect of the supply to the Receiver General but has not collected the tax from the recipient, the supplier may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover the tax from the recipient as though it were a debt due by the recipient to the supplier.
No action for collection of tax
No person, other than Her Majesty in right of Canada, may bring an action or proceeding against any person for acting in compliance or intended compliance with this Part by collecting an amount as or on account of tax.
Net tax
(1)Subject to this Subdivision, the net tax for a particular reporting period of a person is the positive or negative amount determined by the formula
(2)An amount shall not be included in the total for A in the formula set out in subsection (1) for a reporting period of a person to the extent that that amount was included in that total for a preceding reporting period of the person.
(3)An amount shall not be included in the total for B in the formula set out in subsection (1) for a particular reporting period of a person to the extent that the amount was claimed or included as an input tax credit or deduction in determining the net tax for a preceding reporting period of the person unless
(a)the person was not entitled to claim the amount in determining the net tax for the preceding period only because the person did not satisfy the requirements of subsection 169(4) in respect of the amount before the return for that preceding period was filed; and
(b)where the person is claiming the amount in a return for the particular reporting period and the Minister has not disallowed the amount as an input tax credit in assessing the net tax of the person for that preceding reporting period,
(i)the person reports in writing to the Minister, at or before the time the return for the particular reporting period is filed, that the person made an error in claiming that amount in determining the net tax of the person for that preceding period, and
(ii)if the person does not report the error to the Minister at least three months before the time limited by subsection 298(1) for assessing the net tax of the person for that preceding period expires, the person pays, at or before the time the return for the particular reporting period is filed, the amount and any applicable interest to the Receiver General.
(3.1)An amount shall not be included in the total for B in the formula set out in subsection (1) for a reporting period of a person to the extent that, before the end of the period, the amount
(a)is included in an adjustment, refund or credit for which a credit note referred to in subsection 232(3) has been received by the person or a debit note referred to in that subsection has been issued by the person; or
(b)was otherwise rebated, refunded or remitted to the person, or was otherwise recovered by the person, under this or any other Act of Parliament.
(4)An input tax credit of a person for a particular reporting period of the person shall not be claimed by the person unless it is claimed in a return under this Division filed by the person on or before the day that is
(a)where the person is a specified person during the particular reporting period,
(i)if the input tax credit is in respect of property or a service supplied to the person by a supplier who did not, before the end of the particular reporting period, charge the tax in respect of the supply that became payable during the particular reporting period and the person pays that tax after the end of the particular reporting period and before the input tax credit is claimed, the earlier of
(ii)if the input tax credit was claimed in a return under this Division filed, on or before the day on or before which the return under this Division is required to be filed for the last reporting period of the person that ends within two years after the end of the person’s fiscal year that includes the particular reporting period, by another person who was not entitled to claim it and the person has paid the tax payable in respect of the acquisition or importation of the property or service, the day on or before which the return under this Division is required to be filed for the last reporting period of the person that ends within four years after the end of the particular reporting period, and
(iii)in any other case, the day on or before which the return under this Division is required to be filed for the last reporting period of the person that ends within two years after the end of the person’s fiscal year that includes the particular reporting period;
(b)where the person is not a specified person during the particular reporting period, the day on or before which the return under this Division is required to be filed for the last reporting period of the person that ends within four years after the end of the particular reporting period; or
(c)where
(i)the input tax credit is in respect of property or a service supplied to the person by a supplier who did not, before the end of the last reporting period of the person that ends within four years after the end of the particular reporting period, charge the tax in respect of the supply that became payable during the particular reporting period and the supplier discloses in writing to the person that the Minister has assessed the supplier for that tax, and
(ii)the person pays that tax after the end of that last reporting period and before the input tax credit is claimed by the person,
(4.1)For the purposes of subsection (4), a person is a specified person during a reporting period of the person if
(a)the person is a listed financial institution described in any of subparagraphs 149(1)(a)(i) to (x) during the reporting period, or
(b)the person’s threshold amounts, determined in accordance with subsection 249(1), exceed $6 million for both the particular fiscal year of the person that includes the reporting period and the person’s previous fiscal year,
(5)Where a registrant makes an exempt supply by way of sale of a residential complex, the registrant shall not claim an input tax credit in respect of
(a)the last acquisition by the registrant of the complex, or
(b)an improvement to the complex acquired, imported or brought into a participating province by the registrant after the complex was last acquired by the registrant,
(6)Where a trustee is appointed under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act to act in the administration of the estate of a registrant who is a bankrupt,
(a)the total of all input tax credits claimed, and all amounts deducted, in a return filed after the appointment for a reporting period of the registrant ending before the appointment shall not exceed the total of
(i)the amount that would be the net tax for the period if no input tax credits were claimed, and no amounts were deducted, in determining the net tax for that period, and
(ii)all amounts required under this Part to be remitted by the registrant in respect of reporting periods ending before that period and all amounts payable under this Part by the registrant as penalty, interest, an instalment of tax or a repayment in respect of those reporting periods, and
(b)an input tax credit, or an amount that may be deducted in determining net tax, for a reporting period of the registrant ending before the appointment shall not be claimed or deducted in a return for a reporting period of the registrant ending after the appointment,