🇨🇦 Canada · Tax System
Corporate tax, VAT/GST, personal income tax, capital gains, and filing obligations.
Quick answer
Canada taxes federal and provincial income (Canada Revenue Agency plus provincial rates) and levies GST/HST on most goods and services. Tax residents are taxed on worldwide income; your province of residence affects your combined rate.
Taxes are administered by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). Corporations pay federal and provincial corporate income tax, and GST/HST applies to most goods and services.
- The federal general corporate income tax rate is 15% after the federal abatement; provinces add their own rate.
- GST is 5% federally; some provinces combine it with provincial tax as HST.
- Filing and payment are handled through the CRA's My Business Account.
Official authorities
- Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Federal tax authority — corporate tax, GST/HST, filing.
Frequently asked questions
Am I taxed on worldwide income in Canada?
Tax residents are taxed on worldwide income; non-residents are generally taxed only on Canadian-source income.
What is GST/HST?
A federal Goods and Services Tax, combined with provincial sales tax as HST in some provinces, applied to most goods and services.
How do provincial taxes work?
Each province sets its own income-tax brackets on top of federal rates, so your total rate depends on where you live.
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.
Government portals
- Government of Canada — Canada's federal service portal — immigration, taxes, benefits, and travel info
- Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada — Express Entry, Provincial Nominee Program, work/study permits, and PR card applications
- Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) — T1 personal tax returns, corporate taxes, GST/HST, and benefit applications (CCB)