Tax and Revenue Administration (TRA), Alberta Finance, maintains a central list of Alberta government departments and agencies exempt from paying the federal Goods and Services Tax (GST) as set out in section 125 of the Constitution Act of Canada. TRA also files the Alberta government’s GST returns, remits GST payable by Alberta government entities, and recovers overpayments.

The list of Alberta government departments and agencies not required to pay GST on purchases of taxable supplies and services is provided here. These entities are also not required to pay the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) on their purchases in HST-participating provinces.

For further information, please telephone (780) 427-9425. For toll-free calling from within Alberta, but outside the Edmonton calling area, please dial 310-0000, then (780) 427-9425.

For general enquiries and other information regarding GST, please contact the Canada Revenue Agency.