Taxes on Canada Post products
Most of our products are subject to the GST and/or provincial sales taxes (HST, QST or PST).
Postage to international destinations and Canadian Forces Post Office
No sales tax if the total price of International Postage per transaction (single or multiple items) is $5 or more.
(The $5 limit doesn’t include amounts spent on domestic postage and other purchases.)
If it’s less than $5, and:
| Sent from | Tax applied |
|---|---|
| NB, NL, NS, ON, PEI | HST |
| AB, BC, MB, NT, NU, SK, YT | GST |
| QC | GST and QST |
Lettermail™ and parcels within Canada (consumer)
| Sent from | To | Tax applied |
|---|---|---|
| AB, BC, MB, NT, NU, SK, and YT | Anywhere in Canada | GST |
| NB, NL, NS, ON and PEI and the total transaction price is $5 or more and taken at the counter at the time of payment | AB, BC, MB, NT, NU, QC, SK, YT | GST |
NB, NL, NS, ON and PEI and the total transaction price is either:
|
Anywhere in Canada | HST |
| QC, and the total transaction price is $5 or more and taken at the counter at the time of payment | Anywhere in Canada, outside of QC | GST |
| Inside QC | GST and QST | |
| QC, and the total transaction price is less than $5, or sold as unapplied postage stamps | Anywhere in Canada | GST and QST |