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GST-HST Reduced Rates

As a result of the Federal Budget on May 2, 2006, the GST and HST rates have been reduced by one per cent effective July 1, 2006 to 6% and 14% respectively.

Please keep this in mind when viewing the Fees and Applicable Taxes tables found in the Fee and Service Standards Handbook as these tables where conceived with the original GST and HST rates of 7% and 15% respectively.

We have provided the table below as reference for the new GST and HST rates.

Fees and Applicable Taxes1

Merger Review
Fees for Québec residents
Fees for residents of Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
Fees for residents of all other provinces and territories
Merger notification filings 2 Total = $50,000 Total = $50,000 Total = $50,000
ARC requests $50,000.00 + GST
($3,000.00) + QST
($3,975.00)
Total = $56,975.00
$50,000.00 + HST
($7,000.00)

Total = $57,000.00

$50,000 + GST
($3,000.00)

Total = $53,000.00

Written Opinions

 
Section 45 to 51 and 79 $15,000.00 + GST
($900.00) + QST
($1,192.50)
Total = $17,092.50
$15,000.00 + HST
($2,100.00)

Total = $17,100.00

$15,000 + GST
($900.00)

Total = $15,900.00

Sections 52, 52.1, 53, 54, 55, 55.1, 74.01(1)(a), 74.01(1)(c), 74.01(2), 74.01(3), 74.02, 74.04, 74.05, 74.06 $1,000.00 + GST
($60.00) + QST
($79.50)
Total = $1,139.50
$1,000.00 + HST
($140.00)

Total = $1,140.00

$1,000.00 + GST
($60.00)

Total = $1,060.00

Other Provisions $5,000.00 + GST
($300.00) + QST
($397.50)
Total = $5,697.50
$5,000.00 + HST
($700.00)

Total = $5,700.00

$5,000.00 + GST
($300.00)

Total = $5,300.00

Photocopies

 
Photocopies $0.25 + GST
($0.02) + QST
($0.02)
Total = $0.29/page
$0.25 + HST
($0.04)

Total = $0.29/page

$0.25 + GST
($0.02)

Total = $0.27/page

1 Only Canadian residents pay Canadian taxes.
2 When both a merger notification filing and ARC request are filed with respect to the same transaction, only the fee for an ARC applies.

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