{"id":6434,"date":"2019-07-03T19:38:44","date_gmt":"2019-07-03T23:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/?post_type=sage_glossary&#038;p=6434"},"modified":"2026-01-16T06:52:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T11:52:47","slug":"gst","status":"publish","type":"sage_glossary","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/glossary\/gst\/","title":{"rendered":"GST"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header has-dark-background-color entry-header--has-illustration entry-header--has-illustration--generic\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__row row align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-7 col-xlg-6 entry-header__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component component-single-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__misc text--subtitle text--uppercase text--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/glossary\/\" class=\"entry-header__link\">Glossary definition<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGST\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"single-post-details container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"reading-time\"> min read<\/span>\n\t\t<button\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"social-share-button button button--icon button--secondary js-social-share-button\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-title=\"GST\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/glossary\/gst\/\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-text=\"Please read this interesting article\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__share-label\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-label\" hidden>Copy Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\" hidden>Copied<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-gst\">What is GST?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cra-arc.gc.ca\/tx\/bsnss\/tpcs\/gst-tps\/gnrl\/menu-eng.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> federal tax of Canada is the GST<\/a>, which applies to almost all goods and services within the country. This tax is managed by the Canada Revenue Agency and results in a 5 percent charge on supplies purchased in Canada unless they are zero-rated or exempt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about GST in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/canadian-tax-guide-gst-pst-qst\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canadian tax calculation<\/a> article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/glossary\/pst\/\">PST<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/glossary\/qst\/\">QST<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/glossary\/hst\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HST<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"single-cta\">\n\t<div class=\"single-cta__positioner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__wrapper has-dark-background-color\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"single-cta__title h3\">Subscribe to the Sage Advice Newsletter<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"cta-content__title\">Get a roundup of our best business advice in your inbox every month.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#gate-8949a954-88b2-43bb-8b8a-77c53eb34350\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"single-cta__button button button--primary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Subscribe<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1073797282-1440x810.jpg\" class=\"single-cta__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1073797282-1440x810.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 48em) 33vw, 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is GST? The federal tax of Canada is the GST, which applies to almost all goods and services within the country. This tax is managed by the Canada Revenue Agency and results in a 5 percent charge on supplies purchased in Canada unless they are zero-rated or exempt. 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