This table explains which stay/lodging taxes are collected and remitted in Canada.

 

Jurisdiction name

Tax collected and remitted

Applies to

Collect/remit start date

Canada

Canada (federal level)

Goods and Services Tax (GST)

All reservations in Canada under 30 nights

April 1, 2022

Note: If the property owner is registered with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and has provided us with their GST ID, we will send the GST on rent and owner fees to the property owner to remit and we will remit the tax on the Vrbo service fee directly to the CRA. If the property owner is not registered and/or they have not provided us with their GST ID, we will remit the tax on rent, owner fees and the Vrbo service fee directly to the CRA.   

Alberta

Alberta

Tourism Levy

The Province of Alberta under 28 nights

October 1, 2024

British Columbia

British Columbia

Provincial Sales Tax (PST) and Municipal Regional District Tax (MRDT)

All reservations in British Columbia under 30 nights

July 1, 2022

Manitoba

Manitoba

Retail Sales Tax

All reservations in Manitoba under 30 nights

December 1, 2021

Winnipeg

Accommodations Tax

The City of Winnipeg under 30 nights

October 1, 2024

Nova Scotia

Bridgewater

Marketing Levy Tax
Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) on levy

The City of Bridgewater under 29 nights

May 1, 2025

Halifax

Marketing Levy Tax

The City of Halifax under 30 nights

October 1, 2024

Ontario

Clarington

Municipal Accommodation Tax (Subject to Harmonized Sales Tax-HST)

The City of Clarington under 30 nights

August 1, 2026

Québec

Québec

Quebec Lodging Tax (QLT)

Applicable reservations in all tourism regions in the province of Québec (except Nunavik) under 31 nights

January 1, 2020

Goods and Services Tax (GST)

All reservations in Québec

September 1, 2020

Quebec Sales Tax (QST)

All reservations in Québec

April 1, 2022

Note: If the property owner is registered with Revenu Québec and has provided us with their GST and QST IDs, we will send the GST on rent and owner fees to the property owner to remit and we will remit the tax on the Vrbo service fee directly to Revenu Québec. If the property owner is not registered and/or they have not provided us with their GST and QST IDs, we will remit the tax on rent, owner fees and the Vrbo service fee directly to Revenu Québec. 

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Provincial Sales Tax (PST)

All reservations in the province of Saskatchewan under 30 nights

March 1, 2020