GST/HST HOLIDAY TAX BREAK
Good news! No GST/HST will be charged on most of our items in store from Dec 14, 2024 to Feb 15, 2025, provided that:
- The item is intended for ages below 14.
- It is an in-stock item bought during the tax break period.
- It is a pre-order item was ordered during the tax break period and will be become in-stock and fulfilled/delivered during the tax break period.
Pre-order items are not included in the tax break, based on the CRA tax rules below, and on the estimated arrival dates we have for our pre-order items. There is no GST/HST only if the the pre-order item was bought during the tax break period and delivered also during the tax break period.
Pre-order item arrival dates are always estimated and subject to change. Thus, if you order a pre-order item during on the GST/HST tax break period and it arrives during the same tax break period, we will then refund you the taxes paid.
The following is from:
The Government of Canada has announced a proposed measure to provide GST/HST relief on certain items from December 14, 2024, to February 15, 2025
No GST/HST will be charged on certain qualifying items from December 14, 2024, to February 15, 2025.
Children's toys that may qualify are:
- Games, including:
- Board games with physical components and rules, including replacement parts and add-on components such as dice
- Card games, including playing cards and Pokémon cards
- Toys, toy sets and toy systems that either:
- Imitate another item, whether real or imaginary
- Involve building, creating or assembling structures, objects or models by using pieces, parts, materials or modelling compound
- Involve sorting, stacking or organizing pieces, parts or materials
- Dolls, plush toys and soft toys and their accessories
These types of children's toys qualify if they are intended for children under 14 years old for learning or play. Toys that are marketed as being for an age below 14 (for example, a toy recommended for children ages 8 and up) would qualify.
These items would not qualify:
- Collectibles that are not intended for play or learning, such as hockey cards or collectible dolls
- Toys and model sets that are marketed for adults (for example, adult Lego or train sets)
No GST/HST will be charged on a qualifying item, as long as it is both:
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Paid for in full between December 14, 2024 and February 15, 2025
What "paid for in full" means for partial payments -
Delivered or made available to the buyer between December 14, 2024 and February 15, 2025
What "delivered" means for shipped items:
Generally, deliveries to consumers (such as most online shopping) are shipped on behalf of the seller. This means we consider those items delivered when the item arrives at the destination address.
However, under a special rule included in the proposed measure, if a supplier:
Uses a shipping service (common carrier or consignee) for delivery on behalf of the recipient, we consider the item to have been delivered to the recipient at the time the supplier transfers the item to the shipping service
Sends the item by mail or courier to the recipient, we consider the item to have been delivered to the recipient at the time the supplier mails the item or transfers it to the courier.