Tax
Canadian sales tax is federal GST plus a provincial layer, and which combination applies depends entirely on the province.
The amount
Net amount (for Add) or tax-inclusive amount (for Remove), in your local currency.
Add treats the amount as net; Remove treats it as tax-inclusive and extracts the taxes.
Federal and provincial rates
Federal GST placeholder (commonly 5%). For HST provinces, enter the full HST here and set PST to 0 — verify with the CRA.
Provincial sales tax placeholder. Set to 0 in GST-only or HST provinces — verify with the CRA.
Total Sales Tax
12.00
GST plus PST (or the HST), in your local currency.
Formula verified 13 September 2026
GST Portion
5.00
Federal GST (or HST entered in the GST field).
PST Portion
7.00
Provincial sales tax portion.
Gross Price (with tax)
112.00
Net price plus total sales tax.
Educational estimate only — verify rates with your official tax authority. Read the full disclaimer ↓
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What it calculates: Total Sales Tax, GST Portion, PST Portion, Gross Price (with tax).
Updated 5 June 2026 · Transparent assumptions
Alberta and the territories charge federal GST only. British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Quebec charge GST plus a separate provincial tax. The Atlantic provinces and Ontario charge a single harmonised HST that combines both.
This calculator takes both rates so it covers all three cases: enter a provincial rate of zero for a GST-only province, or the full harmonised rate as the federal figure for an HST province.
In most PST provinces, both taxes apply to the pre-tax price rather than PST applying to a GST-inclusive amount. This calculator follows that convention, so the two rates are simply added to the base.
Quebec historically applied QST to the GST-inclusive amount, which produced a slightly higher effective rate. That practice ended, but it is the reason the question is worth asking rather than assuming.
Place-of-supply rules generally mean the rate applied is that of the province where the goods or services are delivered or consumed, not where the business is located. A seller in Alberta shipping to Ontario charges Ontario HST.
For an online business selling nationally this means maintaining rates for every province rather than one rate. Getting it wrong understates or overstates tax on every affected order.
Registered businesses recover GST and HST paid on business inputs through input tax credits, so those taxes are not a cost in the middle of a supply chain. Provincial sales tax in the non-harmonised provinces is often not recoverable, which makes it a genuine cost of doing business there.
That asymmetry matters when comparing the cost of operating across provinces, and it is a reason the headline combined rate understates the real difference between an HST province and a PST one.
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Tax disclaimer
Tax rules vary by country, state, tax year, filing status, income type, deductions, and exemptions. This calculator is educational and uses the values you enter. Always verify final tax treatment with official sources or a qualified tax professional.
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Published 13 September 2026