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Ways and Means Motion

Notice of Ways and Means Motion to Amend the Income Tax Act

That it is expedient to amend the Income Tax Act to provide among other things:

Personal Income Tax Rates

(1) That, for the 2007 and subsequent taxation years, the calculation of the tax payable by an individual (other than an inter vivos trust) under Part I of the Act be modified to set the tax rate applicable to the portion of the individual’s taxable income that is equal to or less than $37,178 at 15% and that, as a result, the "appropriate percentage" used in computing the individual’s non-refundable personal tax credits and alternative minimum tax reflect this rate for those taxation years.

Basic Personal Amounts

(2) That,

(a) for the 2007 and 2008 taxation years, the basic personal amount be $9,600;

(b) for the 2009 taxation year, the basic personal amount be $10,100; and

(c) for the 2010 and subsequent taxation years, the basic personal amount be determined by applying indexation to the amount otherwise determined to be the basic personal amount for the immediately preceding taxation year.

Spousal and Other Amounts

(3) That,

(a) for the 2007 and 2008 taxation years, each of the spouse or common-law partner amount and the equivalent amount for a wholly dependent relative be $9,600;

(b) for the 2009 taxation year, each of the spouse or common-law partner amount and the equivalent amount for a wholly dependent relative be $10,100; and

(c) for the 2010 and subsequent taxation years, each of the spouse or common-law partner amount and the equivalent amount for a wholly dependent relative, be determined by applying indexation to the amount otherwise determined to be the spouse or common-law partner amount and the equivalent amount for a wholly dependent relative, for the immediately preceding taxation year.

Corporate rate reduction

(4) That the definition "general rate reduction percentage" in subsection 123.4(1) of the Act be replaced, in its application to the 2008 and subsequent taxation years, by the following:

"general rate reduction percentage" of a corporation for a taxation year is the total of

(a) that proportion of 7% that the number of days in the taxation year that are before 2008 is of the number of days in the taxation year,

(b) that proportion of 8.5% that the number of days in the taxation year that are in 2008 is of the number of days in the taxation year,

(c) that proportion of 9% that the number of days in the taxation year that are in 2009 is of the number of days in the taxation year,

(d) that proportion of 10% that the number of days in the taxation year that are in 2010 is of the number of days in the taxation year,

(e) that proportion of 11.5% that the number of days in the taxation year that are in 2011 is of the number of days in the taxation year, and

(f) that proportion of 13% that the number of days in the taxation year that are after 2011 is of the number of days in the taxation year.

Small business deduction rate

(5) That, for the 2008 and subsequent taxation years, the small business deduction rate provided in subsection 125(1.1) of the Act be the total of:

(a) that proportion of 16% that the number of days in the taxation year that are before 2008 is of the number of days in the taxation year, and

(b) that proportion of 17% that the number of days in the taxation year that are after 2007 is of the number of days in the taxation year.

Notice of Ways and Means Motion to amend the Excise Tax Act, the Excise Act, 2001 and the Air Travellers Security Charge Act relating to the rate reduction for the GST and the federal component of the HST

That it is expedient to amend the Excise Tax Act, the Excise Act, 2001 and the Air Travellers Security Charge Act as follows:

Part 1 — Excise Tax Act

1. (1) The description of G in paragraph (a) of the definition "basic tax content" in subsection 123(1) of the Excise Tax Act is amended by striking out the word "and" at the end of clause (A) and by replacing clause (B) by the following:

(B) 6%, if the amount determined for D is included, or would be included if the tax became payable, in the description of A in subsection 225.2(2) for a reporting period of the selected listed financial institution that ends after June 30, 2006, but before January 1, 2008, and

(2) The description of P in paragraph (b) of the definition "basic tax content" in subsection 123(1) of the Act is amended by striking out the word "and" at the end of clause (A) and by replacing clause (B) by the following:

(B) 6%, if the amount determined for M is included, or would be included if the tax became payable, in the description of A in subsection 225.2(2) for a reporting period of the selected listed financial institution that ends after June 30, 2006, but before January 1, 2008, and

(3) Subsections (1) and (2) come into force, or are deemed to have come into force, on January 1, 2008.

2. (1) Subsection 165(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Imposition of goods and services tax

165. (1) Subject to this Part, every recipient of a taxable supply made in Canada shall pay to Her Majesty in right of Canada tax in respect of the supply calculated at the rate of 5% on the value of the consideration for the supply.

(2) Subsection (1) applies

(a) to any supply (other than a supply deemed under section 191 of the Act to have been made) made on or after January 1, 2008;

(b) for the purposes of calculating tax in respect of any supply (other than a supply by way of sale of real property) made before January 1, 2008, but only in respect of the portion of the tax that

(i) becomes payable on or after January 1, 2008, without having been paid before that day, or

(ii) is paid on or after January 1, 2008 without having become payable;

(c) for the purposes of calculating tax in respect of any supply (other than a supply deemed under Part IX of the Act to have been made) by way of sale of real property made before January 1, 2008, if ownership and possession of the property are transferred on or after January 1, 2008, to the recipient under the agreement for the supply, unless the supply is a supply of a residential complex pursuant to an agreement of purchase and sale, evidenced in writing, entered into on or before October 30, 2007;

(d) for the purposes of determining, under section 181.1 of the Act, tax or an input tax credit in respect of a supply of property or a service in respect of which tax became payable on or after January 1, 2008;

(e) for the purposes of the description of A in clause 184.1(2)(d)(i)(A) of the Act in respect of a person acting as a surety under a performance bond in respect of a contract for a particular taxable supply of construction services if a contract payment (within the meaning of paragraph 184.1(2)(a) of the Act) becomes due or is paid without having become due to the person on or after January 1, 2008, by reason of the person carrying on the particular construction;

(f) to any supply by way of sale of a residential complex, which is a single unit residential complex (as defined in subsection 123(1) of the Act) or a residential condominium unit, deemed under subsection 191(1) of the Act to have been made on or after January 1, 2008, unless the supply is deemed to have been made as a consequence of the builder giving possession of the complex to a person under an agreement, entered into on or before October 30, 2007, for the supply by way of sale of the building or part of it in which the residential unit forming part of the complex is situated;

(g) to any supply by way of sale of a residential condominium unit deemed under subsection 191(2) of the Act to have been made on or after January 1, 2008, unless possession of the unit was given to the particular person referred to in that subsection before January 1, 2008;

(h) to any supply by way of sale of a residential complex deemed under subsection 191(3) of the Act to have been made on or after January 1, 2008, unless the supply is deemed to have been made as a consequence of the builder giving possession of a residential unit in the complex to a person under an agreement for the supply by way of sale of the building or part of it forming part of the complex and

(i) the agreement was entered into on or before October 30, 2007, or

(ii) another agreement for the supply by way of sale of the building or part of it forming part of the complex was entered into by the builder and another person

(A) on or before May 2, 2006, and that other agreement was not terminated before July 1, 2006, or

(B) on or before October 30, 2007, and that other agreement was not terminated before January 1, 2008;

(i) to any supply by way of sale of an addition to a residential complex deemed under subsection 191(4) of the Act to have been made on or after January 1, 2008, unless the supply is deemed to have been made as a consequence of the builder giving possession of a residential unit in the addition to a person under an agreement for the supply by way of sale of the building or part of it forming part of the complex and

(i) the agreement was entered into on or before October 30, 2007, or

(ii) another agreement for the supply by way of sale of the building or part of it forming part of the addition was entered into by the builder and another person

(A) on or before May 2, 2006, and that other agreement was not terminated before July 1, 2006, or

(B) on or before October 30, 2007, and that other agreement was not terminated before January 1, 2008;

(j) for the purposes of calculating tax on the cost to another person of supplying property or a service to a financial institution under paragraph (c) of the description of A in subsection 225.2(2) of the Act for a reporting period of the financial institution that ends on or after January 1, 2008;

(k) for the purposes of the description of E in subsection 225.2(2) of the Act in determining the net tax of a financial institution for a reporting period that ends on or after January 1, 2008;

(l) for the purposes of the description of A in subsection 253(1) and subparagraphs 253(2)(a)(ii) and (c)(ii) of the Act in determining the amount of a rebate payable under subsection 253(1) of the Act for a calendar year after 2007;

(m) for the purposes of subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of the description of C in subsection 21.3(2) of the Streamlined Accounting (GST/HST) Regulations in determining, pursuant to that subsection, an amount of tax that became payable or was paid without having become payable by a registrant during reporting periods ending after 2007, except that for the reporting period of the registrant that includes January 1, 2008, the formula and the descriptions of A, B, C and D in that subsection shall be read as follows:

(A x B) + (C x D)

where

A is

(a) if tax under subsection 165(2) or section 212.1 of the Act was payable in respect of the supply or importation, 14/114, and

(b) in any other case, 6/106,

B is the total of all amounts each of which is

(a) the consideration that became due, or was paid without having become due, by the registrant during that period but before January 1, 2008, in respect of the supply of the property or service to the registrant,

(b) the tax under Division II or III that became payable, or was paid without having become payable, by the registrant during that period but before January 1, 2008, in respect of the supply or importation of the property or service,

(c) in the case of tangible personal property that was imported by the registrant, the amount of a tax or duty imposed in respect of the property under the Act (other than Part IX), the Customs Act, the Special Import Measures Act or any other law relating to customs, that became due or was paid without having become due, by the registrant during that period but before January 1, 2008,

(d) the amount of a tax, duty or fee prescribed by paragraph 3(b) or (c) of the Taxes, Duties and Fees (GST/HST) Regulations that became due, or was paid without having become due, by the registrant during that period but before January 1, 2008, in respect of the property or service, other than tax imposed under an Act of a legislature of a province to the extent that the tax is recoverable by the registrant under that Act,

(e) a reasonable gratuity paid by the registrant during that period but before January 1, 2008, in connection with the supply, or

(f) interest, a penalty or other amount paid by the registrant during that period but before January 1, 2008, if the amount was charged to the registrant by the supplier because an amount of consideration, or an amount of a tax, duty or fee referred to in paragraph (c) or (d), that was payable in respect of the supply or importation was overdue,

C is

(a) if tax under subsection 165(2) or section 212.1 of the Act was payable in respect of the supply or importation, 13/113, and

(b) in any other case, 5/105, and

D is the total of all amounts each of which is

(a) the consideration that became due, or was paid without having become due, by the registrant during that period but on or after January 1, 2008, in respect of the supply of the property or service to the registrant,

(b) the tax under Division II or III that became payable, or was paid without having become payable, by the registrant during that period but on or after January 1, 2008, in respect of the supply or importation of the property or service,

(c) in the case of tangible personal property that was imported by the registrant, the amount of a tax or duty imposed in respect of the property under the Act (other than Part IX), the Customs Act, the Special Import Measures Act or any other law relating to customs, that became due, or was paid without having become due, by the registrant during that period but on or after January 1, 2008,

(d) the amount of a tax, duty or fee prescribed by paragraph 3(b) or (c) of the Taxes, Duties and Fees (GST/HST) Regulations that became due, or was paid without having become due, by the registrant during that period but on or after January 1, 2008, in respect of the property or service, other than tax imposed under an Act of a legislature of a province to the extent that the tax is recoverable by the registrant under that Act,

(e) a reasonable gratuity paid by the registrant during that period but on or after January 1, 2008, in connection with the supply, or

(f) interest, a penalty or other amount paid by the registrant during that period but on or after January 1, 2008, if the amount was charged to the registrant by the supplier because an amount of consideration, or an amount of a tax, duty or fee referred to in paragraph (c) or (d), that was payable in respect of the supply or importation was overdue.

(n) for the purposes of subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of the description of C in paragraph 21.3(4)(b) of the Streamlined Accounting (GST/HST) Regulations in determining an amount excluded under subsection 21.3(4) of those Regulations from the determination of an input tax credit in respect of a passenger vehicle for which tax on the acquisition or importation first became payable or was first paid without having become payable after 2007; and

(o) for the purposes of determining or calculating any of the following amounts if none of paragraphs (a) to (n) applies:

(i) tax on or after January 1, 2008,

(ii) tax that is not payable but would have been payable on or after January 1, 2008, in the absence of certain circumstances described in the Act, and

(iii) an amount or a number, at any time on or after January 1, 2008, by or in accordance with an algebraic formula that makes reference to the rate set out in subsection 165(1) of the Act.

(3) Despite paragraph (2)(e) and for the purposes of the description of A in clause 184.1(2)(d)(i)(A) of the Act in determining the total amount of all input tax credits in respect of direct inputs (within the meaning of paragraph 184.1(2)(c) of the Act), where a surety is carrying on a particular construction of real property situated in Canada as full or partial satisfaction of the surety’s obligation under a bond, a contract payment (within the meaning of paragraph 184.1(2)(a) of the Act), other than a contract payment that is not in respect of the particular construction, becomes due or is paid without having become due before January 1, 2008, and another contract payment (within the meaning of paragraph 184.1(2)(a) of the Act), other than a contract payment that is not in respect of the particular construction, becomes due on or after that day, without having been paid before that day, or is paid without having become due on or after that day, clause 184.1(2)(d)(i)(A) of the Act shall be read as follows:

(A) the amount determined by the formula

(A x B) + (C x D) + (E x F)

where

A is

(I) if the supply deemed under subparagraph (a)(i) to be made by the surety is made in a participating province, the total of 7% and the rate of tax for that participating province, and

(II) in any other case, 7%,

B is the total of all contract payments (other than contract payments that are not in respect of the particular construction) that become due before July 1, 2006 or are paid, without having become due, to the surety before that day,

C is

(I) if the supply deemed under subparagraph (a)(i) to be made by the surety is made in a participating province, the total of 6% and the rate of tax for the participating province, and

(II) in any other case, 6%,

D is the total of all contract payments (other than contract payments that are not in respect of the particular construction) that become due on or after July 1, 2006 and before January 1, 2008, without having been paid before July 1, 2006, or are paid, without having become due, to the surety on or after that day and before January 1, 2008,

E is

(I) if the supply deemed under subparagraph (a)(i) to be made by the surety is made in a participating province, the total of 5% and the rate of tax for the participating province, and

(II) in any other case, 5%, and

F is the total of all contract payments (other than contract payments that are not in respect of the particular construction) that become due on or after January 1, 2008, without having been paid before that day, or are paid, without having become due, to the surety on or after that day

3. (1) The description of A in clause 173(1)(d)(vi)(B) of the Act is replaced by the following:

A is

(I) where

1. the benefit amount is required to be included under paragraph 6(1)(a) or (e) of the Income Tax Act in computing the individual’s income from an office or employment and the last establishment of the employer at which the individual ordinarily worked or to which the individual ordinarily reported in the year in relation to that office or employment is located in a participating province, or

2. the benefit amount is required under subsection 15(1) of that Act to be included in computing the individual’s income and the individual is resident in a participating province at the end of the year,

the total of 4% and the tax rate for the participating province, and

(II) in any other case, 4%,

(2) Subsection (1) applies to the 2008 and subsequent taxation years of an individual.

4. (1) Section 212 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Imposition of goods and services tax

212. Subject to this Part, every person who is liable under the Customs Act to pay duty on imported goods, or who would be so liable if the goods were subject to duty, shall pay to Her Majesty in right of Canada tax on the goods calculated at the rate of 5% on the value of the goods.

(2) Subsection (1) applies to goods imported into Canada, or released (as defined in the Customs Act), on or after January 1, 2008.

5. (1) Section 218 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Imposition of goods and services tax

218. Subject to this Part, every recipient of an imported taxable supply shall pay to Her Majesty in right of Canada tax calculated at the rate of 5% on the value of the consideration for the imported taxable supply.

(2) Subsection (1) applies

(a) to any imported taxable supply made on or after January 1, 2008;

(b) for the purposes of calculating tax in respect of any imported taxable supply made before January 1, 2008, but only in respect of consideration that becomes due on or after that day without having been paid before that day or that is paid, without having become due, on or after January 1, 2008; and

(c) if neither paragraph (a) nor (b) applies, for the purposes of determining or calculating tax that is not payable but would have been payable on or after January 1, 2008, in the absence of certain circumstances described in the Act.

6. (1) Paragraph 254(2)(h) of the Act is replaced by the following:

(h) where the total consideration is not more than $350,000, an amount equal to the lesser of $6,300 and 36% of the total tax paid by the particular individual, and

(2) The description of A in paragraph 254(2)(i) of the Act is replaced by the following:

A is the lesser of $6,300 and 36% of the total tax paid by the particular individual, and

(3) Subsections (1) and (2) apply to any rebate in respect of a supply by way of sale of a residential complex in respect of which ownership is transferred on or after January 1, 2008, to the particular individual referred to in section 254 of the Act, unless the tax payable under subsection 165(1) of the Act in respect of the supply of the complex applied at the rate of 6% or 7%.

7. (1) Paragraph 254.1(2)(c) of the Act is replaced by the following:

(c) the fair market value of the complex, at the time possession of the complex is given to the particular individual under the agreement, is less than $472,500,

(2) Paragraphs 254.1(2)(h) and (i) of the Act are replaced by the following:

(h) if the fair market value referred to in paragraph (c) is not more than $367,500, an amount equal to 1.71% of the total (in this subsection referred to as the "total consideration") of all amounts, each of which is the consideration payable by the particular individual to the builder for the supply by way of sale to the particular individual of the building or part of a building referred to in paragraph (a) or of any other structure that forms part of the complex, other than consideration that can reasonably be regarded as rent for the supplies of the land attributable to the complex or as consideration for the supply of an option to purchase that land, and

(i) if the fair market value referred to in paragraph (c) is more than $367,500 but less than $472,500, the amount determined by the formula

A x [($472,500 - B)/$105,000]

where

A is the lesser of $6,300 and 1.71% of the total consideration, and

B is the fair market value referred to in paragraph (c).

(3) Paragraph 254.1(2.1)(a) of the Act is replaced by the following:

(a) a particular individual is entitled to a rebate under subsection (2), or to be paid or credited the amount of such a rebate under subsection (4), in respect of a residential complex situated in Nova Scotia, or would be so entitled if the fair market value of the complex, at the time possession of the complex is given to the particular individual under the agreement for the supply of the complex to the particular individual, were less than $472,500,

(4) Subsections (1) to (3) apply in respect of a supply, to a particular individual referred to in section 254.1 of the Act, of a building or part of it in which a residential unit forming part of a residential complex is situated if possession of the unit is given to the particular individual on or after January 1, 2008, unless the builder is deemed under section 191 of the Act to have paid tax under subsection 165(1) of the Act calculated at the rate of 6% or 7% in respect of the supply referred to in paragraph 254.1(2)(d) of the Act.

8. (1) Paragraph 255(2)(d) of the Act is replaced by the following:

(d) the total (in this subsection referred to as the "total consideration") of all amounts, each of which is the consideration payable for the supply to the particular individual of the share or an interest in the corporation, complex or unit, is less than $472,500,

(2) Paragraphs 255(2)(g) and (h) of the Act are replaced by the following:

(g) if the total consideration is not more than $367,500, an amount equal to 1.71% of the total consideration, and

(h) if the total consideration is more than $367,500 but less than $472,500, the amount determined by the formula

A x [($472,500 - B)/$105,000]

where

A is the lesser of $6,300 and 1.71% of the total consideration, and

B is the total consideration.

(3) Paragraph 255(2.1)(c) of the Act is replaced by the following:

(c) the particular individual is entitled to a rebate under subsection (2) in respect of the share or would be so entitled if the total (in this subsection referred to as the "total consideration") of all amounts, each of which is the consideration payable for the supply to the particular individual of the share or an interest in the corporation, complex or unit, were less than $472,500,

(4) Subsections (1) to (3) apply for the purpose of determining a rebate in respect of a supply, by a cooperative housing corporation to an individual, of a share of the capital stock of the corporation if the individual is acquiring the share for the purpose of using a residential unit in a residential complex as the primary place of residence of the individual, or a relation (as defined in subsection 255(1) of the Act) of the individual, and the rebate application is filed on or after January 1, 2008, unless the corporation paid tax under subsection 165(1) of the Act in respect of the supply of the complex to the corporation calculated at the rate of 6% or 7%.

9. (1) Subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of the description of A in subsection 256(2) of the Act are replaced by the following:

(i) if all or substantially all of that tax was paid at the rate of 5%, $6,300,

(ii) if all or substantially all of that tax was paid at the rate of 6%, $7,560, and

(iii) in any other case, the lesser of $8,750 and the amount determined by the formula

(C x $2,520) + (D x $1,260) + $6,300

where

C is the extent (expressed as a percentage) to which that tax was paid at the rate of 7%, and

D is the extent (expressed as a percentage) to which that tax was paid at the rate of 6%, and

(2) Subsection (1) applies to any rebate in respect of a residential complex for which an application is filed with the Minister of National Revenue on or after January 1, 2008.

10. (1) The portion of the description of A in subsection 256.2(3) of the Act before the formula is replaced by the following:

A is the lesser of $6,300 and the amount determined by the formula

(2) The portion of the description of A in subsection 256.2(4) of the Act before the formula is replaced by the following:

A is the lesser of $6,300 and the amount determined by the formula

(3) The portion of the description of A in subsection 256.2(5) of the Act before the formula is replaced by the following:

A is the lesser of $6,300 and the amount determined by the formula

(4) Subsection (1) applies to

(a) a taxable supply to a recipient from another person of a residential complex or an interest in a residential complex, in respect of which ownership and possession under the agreement for the supply are transferred on or after January 1, 2008, unless the agreement for the supply is evidenced in writing and was entered into on or before October 30, 2007; and

(b) a deemed purchase (within the meaning of subparagraph 256.2(3)(a)(ii) of the Act) by a builder if the tax in respect of the deemed purchase of a complex or an addition to a complex is deemed to have been paid on or after January 1, 2008.

(5) Subsection (2) applies to a supply of a building or part of it forming part of a residential complex and a supply of land, described in subparagraphs 256.2(4)(a)(i) and (ii) of the Act, that result in a person being deemed under section 191 of the Act to have made and received a taxable supply by way of sale of the complex or of an addition to it on or after January 1, 2008, unless the supply is deemed to have been made as a consequence of the builder giving possession of a residential unit in the complex or the addition to a person under an agreement for the supply by way of sale of the building or part of it forming part of the complex or the addition and

(a) the agreement was entered into on or before October 30, 2007;

(b) another agreement was entered into by the builder and another person on or before May 2, 2006, and that other agreement was not terminated before July 1, 2006, and was for the supply by way of sale of the building or part of it forming part of

(i) in the case of a deemed supply of a complex, the complex, or

(ii) in the case of a deemed supply of an addition, the addition; or

(c) another agreement was entered into by the builder and another person on or before October 30, 2007, and that other agreement was not terminated before January 1, 2008, and was for the supply by way of sale of the building or part of it forming part of

(i) in the case of a deemed supply of a complex, the complex, or

(ii) in the case of a deemed supply of an addition, the addition.

(6) Subsection (3) applies to

(a) a taxable supply by way of sale to a recipient from another person of a residential complex, or an interest in a residential complex, in respect of which ownership and possession under the agreement for the supply are transferred on or after January 1, 2008, unless the agreement is evidenced in writing and was entered into on or before October 30, 2007; and

(b) a deemed purchase (within the meaning of subparagraph 256.2(5)(a)(ii) of the Act) by a builder if the tax in respect of the deemed purchase of a complex or an addition to a complex is deemed to have been paid on or after January 1, 2008.

11. (1) The description of C in subsection 256.6(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

C is the fair market value of the complex or, if the builder is deemed to have made a supply of an addition, of the addition, at the time the builder is deemed to have made the supply referred to in paragraph (b),

(2) Subsection (1) is deemed to have come into force on July 1, 2006.

12. (1) The Act is amended by adding the following after section 256.6:

Transitional rebate — 2008 rate reduction

256.7 (1) If a particular person, other than a cooperative housing corporation,

(a) pursuant to an agreement of purchase and sale, evidenced in writing, entered into on or before May 2, 2006, is the recipient of a taxable supply by way of sale from another person of a residential complex in respect of which ownership and possession under the agreement are transferred to the particular person on or after January 1, 2008,

(b) has paid all of the tax under subsection 165(1) in respect of the supply calculated at the rate of 7%, and

(c) is not entitled to claim an input tax credit or a rebate, other than a rebate under this subsection or under subsection 256.3(1), in respect of the tax referred to in paragraph (b),

the Minister shall, subject to subsection (7), pay a rebate to the particular person, in addition to the rebate payable under subsection 256.3(1), equal to 1% of the value of the consideration for the supply.

Transitional rebate — 2008 rate reduction

(2) If a particular person, other than a cooperative housing corporation,

(b) has paid all of the tax under subsection 165(1) in respect of the supply calculated at the rate of 7%, and

the Minister shall, subject to subsection (7), pay a rebate to the particular person, in addition to the rebate payable under subsection 256.3(2), equal to the amount determined by the formula

A x [0.01 - ((B/A)/7)]

where

A is the consideration payable for the supply to the particular person of the complex, and

B is the amount of the rebate under subsection 256.2(3) that the particular person is entitled to claim in respect of the complex.

Transitional rebate — 2008 rate reduction

(3) If a particular person, other than a cooperative housing corporation,

(b) has paid all of the tax under subsection 165(1) in respect of the supply calculated at the rate of 7%, and

(c) is entitled to claim a rebate under section 259 in respect of the tax referred to in paragraph (b) and is not entitled to claim any input tax credit or any other rebate, other than a rebate under this subsection or under subsection 256.3(3), in respect of that tax,

the Minister shall, subject to subsection (7), pay a rebate to the particular person, in addition to the rebate payable under subsection 256.3(3), equal to the amount determined by the formula

A x [0.01 - ((B/A)/7)]

where

A is the consideration payable for the supply to the particular person of the complex, and

B is

(i) in the case where the complex is situated in a participating province, the amount of the rebate under section 259 that the particular person would have been entitled to claim if no tax under subsection 165(2) would have been payable or paid in respect of the complex, and

(ii) in any other case, the amount of the rebate under section 259 that the particular person is entitled to claim in respect of the complex.

Transitional rebate — 2008 rate reduction

(4) If a cooperative housing corporation

(b) has paid all of the tax under subsection 165(1) in respect of the supply calculated at the rate of 7%, and

(c) is not entitled to claim an input tax credit or a rebate, other than a rebate under this subsection, under section 256.2, subsection 256.3(4) or section 259 in respect of the tax referred to in paragraph (b),

the Minister shall, subject to subsection (7), pay a rebate to the corporation, in addition to the rebate payable under subsection 256.3(4), equal to the amount determined by the formula

A x [0.01 - ((B/A)/7)]

where

A is the consideration payable for the supply, and

B is

(i) if the corporation is entitled to claim a rebate under section 259 in respect of the complex,

(A) in the case where the complex is situated in a participating province, the amount of the rebate under section 259 that the corporation would have been entitled to claim if no tax under subsection 165(2) would have been payable or paid in respect of the complex, and

(B) in any other case, the amount of the rebate under section 259 that the corporation is entitled to claim in respect of the complex,

(ii) 36% of the tax paid under subsection 165(1) by the corporation in respect of the supply if the corporation is not entitled to claim a rebate under section 259 in respect of the complex, and

(A) the corporation is entitled to, or can reasonably expect to be entitled to, claim a rebate under section 256.2 in respect of any residential unit situated in the complex, or

(B) it is the case that, or it can reasonably be expected that, a share of the capital stock of the corporation is or will be sold to an individual for the purpose of using a residential unit in the complex as the primary place of residence of the individual, or of a relation (as defined in subsection 255(1)) of the individual, and that the individual is or will be entitled to claim a rebate under section 255 in respect of the share, and

(iii) in any other case, zero.

Transitional rebate — 2008 rate reduction

(5) If a particular individual

(b) has paid all of the tax under subsection 165(1) in respect of the supply calculated at the rate of 7%, and

the Minister shall, subject to subsection (7), pay a rebate to the particular individual, in addition to the rebate payable under subsection 256.3(5), equal to the amount determined by the formula

A x [0.01 - ((B/A)/7)]

where

A is the total of all amounts, each of which is the consideration payable for the supply to the particular individual of the complex or for any other taxable supply to the particular individual of an interest in the complex in respect of which the particular individual has paid tax under subsection 165(1) calculated at the rate of 7%, and

B is the amount of the rebate under subsection 254(2) that the particular individual is entitled to claim in respect of the complex.

Group of individuals

(6) If a supply of a residential complex is made to two or more individuals, the references in subsection (5) to a particular individual shall be read as references to all of those individuals as a group, but only the particular individual that applied for the rebate under section 254 may apply for the rebate under subsection (5).

Application for rebate

(7) A rebate under this section in respect of a residential complex shall not be paid to a person, unless the person files an application for the rebate within two years after the day on which ownership of the complex is transferred to the person.

Transitional rebate where section 254.1 applies — 2008 rate reduction

256.71 (1) If

(a) under an agreement, evidenced in writing, entered into on or before May 2, 2006, between a particular person and a builder of a residential complex that is a single unit residential complex or a residential condominium unit, the particular person is the recipient of

(i) an exempt supply by way of lease of the land forming part of the complex or an exempt supply of such a lease by way of assignment, and

(ii) an exempt supply by way of sale of the building or part of it in which the residential unit forming part of the complex is situated,

(b) possession of the complex is given to the particular person under the agreement on or after January 1, 2008,

(c) the builder is deemed under subsection 191(1) to have made and received a supply of the complex as a consequence of giving possession of the complex to the particular person under the agreement and to have paid tax under subsection 165(1) in respect of the supply calculated at the rate of 7%, and

(d) the particular person is entitled to claim a rebate under subsection 254.1(2) in respect of the complex,

the Minister shall, subject to subsection (4),

(e) pay a rebate to the particular person, in addition to the rebate payable under subsection 256.4(1), equal to the amount determined by the formula

A x [0.01 - ((B/A)/7)]

where

A is the amount determined by the formula

C x (100/D)

where

C is the total of all amounts, each of which is the consideration payable by the particular person to the builder for the supply by way of sale to the particular person of the building or part of the building referred to in subparagraph (a)(ii) or of any other structure that forms part of the complex, other than consideration that can reasonably be regarded as rent for the supplies of the land attributable to the complex or as consideration for the supply of an option to purchase that land, and

D is

(i) if the complex is situated in a participating province, 115, and

(ii) in any other case, 107, and

B is the amount of the rebate under subsection 254.1(2) that the particular person is entitled to claim in respect of the complex, and

(f) if the builder is not entitled to claim an input tax credit or a rebate, other than a rebate under this subsection or under subsection 256.2(4) or 256.4(1), in respect of the tax referred to in paragraph (c), pay a rebate to the builder, in addition to the rebate payable under subsection 256.4(1), equal to the amount determined by the formula

(E - F) x [0.01 - ((G/(E - F))/7)]

where

E is the fair market value of the complex at the time that the builder is deemed to have made the supply referred to in paragraph (c),

F is the amount determined for A under paragraph (e), and

G is the amount of the rebate, if any, that the builder is entitled to claim under subsection 256.2(4).

Transitional rebate where section 254.1 does not apply — 2008 rate reduction

(2) If

(i) an exempt supply by way of lease of the land forming part of the complex or an exempt supply of such a lease by way of assignment, and

(ii) an exempt supply by way of sale of the building or part of it in which the residential unit forming part of the complex is situated,

(b) possession of the complex is given to the particular person under the agreement on or after January 1, 2008,

(d) the particular person is not entitled to claim a rebate under subsection 254.1(2) in respect of the complex,

the Minister shall, subject to subsection (4),

(e) pay a rebate to the particular person, in addition to the rebate payable under subsection 256.4(2), equal to the amount determined by the formula

A/B

where

A is the total of all amounts, each of which is the consideration payable by the particular person to the builder for the supply by way of sale to the particular person of the building or part of the building referred to in subparagraph (a)(ii) or of any other structure that forms part of the complex, other than consideration that can reasonably be regarded as rent for the supplies of the land attributable to the complex or as consideration for the supply of an option to purchase that land, and

B is

(i) if the complex is situated in a participating province, 115, and

(ii) in any other case, 107, and

(f) if the builder is not entitled to claim an input tax credit or a rebate, other than a rebate under this subsection or under subsection 256.4(2), in respect of the tax referred to in paragraph (c), pay a rebate to the builder, in addition to the rebate payable under subsection 256.4(2), equal to the amount determined by the formula

0.01 x [C - (D x (100 / E))]

where

C is the fair market value of the complex at the time the builder is deemed to have made the supply referred to in paragraph (c),

D is the total of all amounts, each of which is the consideration payable by the particular person to the builder for the supply by way of sale to the particular person of the building or part of the building referred to in subparagraph (a)(ii) or of any other structure that forms part of the complex, other than consideration that can reasonably be regarded as rent for the supplies of the land attributable to the complex or as consideration for the supply of an option to purchase that land, and

E is

(i) if the complex is situated in a participating province, 115, and

(ii) in any other case, 107.

Group of individuals

(3) If the supplies described in subsection (1) or (2) are made to two or more individuals, the references in that subsection to a particular person shall be read as references to all of those individuals as a group, but, in the case of a rebate where paragraph (1)(e) applies, only the individual that applied for the rebate under section 254.1 may apply for the rebate under subsection (1).

Application for rebate

(4) A rebate under this section in respect of a residential complex shall not be paid to a person, unless the person files an application for the rebate within two years after

(a) in the case of a rebate to a person other than the builder of the complex, the day on which possession of the complex is transferred to the person, and

(b) in the case of a rebate to the builder of the complex, the end of the month in which the tax referred to in paragraph (1)(c) or (2)(c) is deemed to have been paid by the builder.

Transitional rebate for purchaser — 2008 rate reduction

256.72 (1) Where

(a) under an agreement, evidenced in writing, entered into between a particular person and a builder of a residential complex, other than a single unit residential complex or a residential condominium unit, or an addition to it, the particular person is the recipient of

(i) an exempt supply by way of lease of the land forming part of the complex or an exempt supply of such a lease by way of assignment, and

(ii) an exempt supply by way of sale of the building or part of it in which a residential unit forming part of the complex or the addition is situated,

(b) possession of a residential unit forming part of the complex or the addition is given to the particular person under the agreement on or after January 1, 2008,

(c) the builder is deemed under subsection 191(3) or (4) to have made and received a supply of the complex or the addition as a consequence of giving possession

(i) of the residential unit to the particular person under the agreement, or

(ii) of a residential unit forming part of the complex or the addition to another person under an agreement described in paragraph (a) entered into between the other person and the builder,

(d) the builder is deemed to have paid tax under subsection 165(1) in respect of the supply calculated at the rate of 7%, and

(e) if the builder is deemed to have paid the tax referred to in paragraph (d) on or after January 1, 2008, it is the case that the builder and

(i) the particular person entered into the agreement on or before May 2, 2006, or

(ii) a person, other than the particular person, on or before May 2, 2006, entered into an agreement described in paragraph (a) in respect of a residential unit situated in the residential complex or in the addition that the builder is deemed to have supplied (as described in paragraph (c)) and that agreement was not terminated before July 1, 2006,

the Minister shall, subject to subsection (3),

(f) if the particular person is entitled to claim a rebate under subsection 254.1(2) in respect of the complex, pay a rebate to the particular person, in addition to the rebate payable under subsection 256.5(1), equal to the amount determined by the formula

A x [0.01 - ((B/A)/7)]

where

A is the amount determined by the formula

C x (100/D)

where

C is the total of all amounts, each of which is the consideration payable by the particular person to the builder for the supply by way of sale to the particular person of the building or part of the building referred to in subparagraph (a)(ii) or of any other structure that forms part of the complex or the addition, other than consideration that can reasonably be regarded as rent for the supplies of the land attributable to the complex or as consideration for the supply of an option to purchase that land, and

D is

(i) if the complex is situated in a participating province, 115, and

(ii) in any other case, 107, and

B is the amount of the rebate under subsection 254.1 that the particular person is entitled to claim in respect of the complex, and

(g) if the particular person is not entitled to claim a rebate under subsection 254.1(2) in respect of the complex, pay a rebate to the particular person, in addition to the rebate payable under subsection 256.5(1), equal to the amount determined by the formula

E/F

where

E is the total of all amounts, each of which is the consideration payable by the particular person to the builder for the supply by way of sale to the particular person of the building or part of a building referred to in subparagraph (a)(ii) or of any other structure that forms part of the complex or the addition, other than consideration that can reasonably be regarded as rent for the supplies of the land attributable to the complex or as consideration for the supply of an option to purchase that land, and

F is

(i) if the complex is situated in a participating province, 115, and

(ii) in any other case, 107.

Group of individuals

(2) If the supplies described in subsection (1) are made to two or more individuals, the references in that subsection to a particular person shall be read as references to all of those individuals as a group, but, in the case of a rebate under paragraph (1)(f), only the individual that applied for the rebate under section 254.1 may apply for the rebate under that paragraph.

Application for rebate

(3) A rebate under this section in respect of a residential complex shall not be paid to a person, unless the person files an application for the rebate within two years after the day on which possession of the unit referred to in paragraph (1)(b) is transferred to the person.

Transitional rebate for builder — 2008 rate reduction

256.73 (1) If

(i) an exempt supply by way of lease of the land forming part of the complex or a supply of such a lease by way of assignment, and

(ii) an exempt supply by way of sale of the building or part of it in which a residential unit forming part of the complex or the addition is situated,

(b) the builder is deemed under subsection 191(3) or (4) to have made and received on or after January 1, 2008, a supply of the complex or the addition as a consequence of giving possession

(i) of the residential unit to the particular person under the agreement, or

(ii) of a residential unit forming part of the complex or the addition to another person under an agreement described in paragraph (a) entered into between the other person and the builder,

(i) the particular person entered into the agreement on or before May 2, 2006, or

(ii) a person, other than the particular person, on or before May 2, 2006, entered into an agreement described in paragraph (a) in respect of a residential unit situated in the residential complex or in the addition that the builder is deemed to have supplied (as described in paragraph (b)) and that agreement was not terminated before July 1, 2006,

(d) the builder is deemed to have paid tax under subsection 165(1) in respect of the supply referred to in paragraph (b) calculated at the rate of 7%, and

(e) the builder is not entitled to claim an input tax credit or a rebate, other than a rebate under this subsection or under subsection 256.2(4) or 256.6(1), in respect of the tax referred to in paragraph (d),

the Minister shall, subject to subsection (2), pay a rebate to the builder, in addition to the rebate payable under subsection 256.6(1), equal to the amount determined by the formula

A x [0.01 - ((B/A)/7)]

where

A is the amount determined by the formula

C - [D x (100/E)]

where

D is

(i) if the builder is deemed to have made a supply of a complex, the total of all amounts, each of which is the consideration payable by a person to the builder for the supply by way of sale to the person of the building or part of it forming part of the complex or of any other structure that forms part of the complex, or

(ii) if the builder is deemed to have made a supply of an addition, the total of all amounts, each of which is the consideration payable by a person to the builder for the supply by way of sale to the person of the building or part of it forming part of the addition or of any other structure that forms part of the addition, and

E is

(i) if the complex is situated in a participating province, 115, and

(ii) in any other case, 107, and

B is the rebate, if any, under subsection 256.2(4) that the builder is entitled to claim in respect of the complex or, if the builder is deemed to have made a supply of an addition, the addition.

Application for rebate

(2) A rebate under this section in respect of a residential complex or an addition to it shall not be paid to a builder, unless the builder files an application for the rebate within two years after the end of the month in which tax referred to in subsection (1) is deemed to have been paid by the builder.

Transitional rebate — 2008 rate reduction

256.74 (1) If a particular person, other than a cooperative housing corporation,

(a) pursuant to an agreement of purchase and sale, evidenced in writing, entered into after May 2, 2006, but on or before October 30, 2007, is the recipient of a taxable supply by way of sale from another person of a residential complex in respect of which ownership and possession under the agreement are transferred to the particular person on or after January 1, 2008,

(b) has paid all of the tax under subsection 165(1) in respect of the supply calculated at the rate of 6%, and

(c) is not entitled to claim an input tax credit or a rebate, other than a rebate under this subsection, in respect of the tax referred to in paragraph (b),

the Minister shall, subject to subsection (7), pay a rebate to the particular person equal to 1% of the value of the consideration for the supply.

Transitional rebate — 2008 rate reduction

(2) If a particular person, other than a cooperative housing corporation,

(b) has paid all of the tax under subsection 165(1) in respect of the supply calculated at the rate of 6%, and

the Minister shall, subject to subsection (7), pay a rebate to the particular person equal to the amount determined by the formula

A x [0.01 - ((B/A)/6)]

where

A is the consideration payable for the supply to the particular person of the complex, and

B is the amount of the rebate under subsection 256.2(3) that the particular person is entitled to claim in respect of the complex.

Transitional rebate — 2008 rate reduction

(3) If a particular person, other than a cooperative housing corporation,

(b) has paid all of the tax under subsection 165(1) in respect of the supply calculated at the rate of 6%, and

the Minister shall, subject to subsection (7), pay a rebate to the particular person equal to the amount determined by the formula

A x [0.01 - ((B/A)/6)]

where

A is the consideration payable for the supply to the particular person of the complex, and

B is

(ii) in any other case, the amount of the rebate under section 259 that the particular person is entitled to claim in respect of the complex.

Transitional rebate — 2008 rate reduction

(4) If a cooperative housing corporation

(b) has paid all of the tax under subsection 165(1) in respect of the supply calculated at the rate of 6%, and

(c) is not entitled to claim an input tax credit or a rebate, other than a rebate under this subsection or under section 256.2 or 259, in respect of the tax referred to in paragraph (b),

the Minister shall, subject to subsection (7), pay a rebate to the corporation equal to the amount determined by the formula

A x [0.01 - ((B/A)/6)]

where

A is the consideration payable for the supply, and

B is

(i) if the corporation is entitled to claim a rebate under section 259 in respect of the complex,

(B) in any other case, the amount of the rebate under section 259 that the corporation is entitled to claim in respect of the complex,

(ii) 36% of the tax paid under subsection 165(1) by the corporation in respect of the supply if the corporation is not entitled to claim a rebate under section 259 in respect of the complex, and

(A) the corporation is entitled to, or can reasonably expect to be entitled to, claim a rebate under section 256.2 in respect of any residential unit situated in the complex, or

(iii) in any other case, zero.

Transitional rebate — 2008 rate reduction

(5) If a particular individual

(b) has paid all of the tax under subsection 165(1) in respect of the supply calculated at the rate of 6%, and

the Minister shall, subject to subsection (7), pay a rebate to the particular individual equal to the amount determined by the formula

A x [0.01 - ((B/A)/6)]

where

B is the amount of the rebate under subsection 254(2) that the particular individual is entitled to claim in respect of the complex.

Group of individuals

Application for rebate

Transitional rebate where section 254.1 applies — 2008 rate reduction

256.75 (1) If

(a) under an agreement, evidenced in writing, entered into after May 2, 2006, but on or before October 30, 2007, between a particular person and a builder of a residential complex that is a single unit residential complex or a residential condominium unit, the particular person is the recipient of

(i) an exempt supply by way of lease of the land forming part of the complex or an exempt supply of such a lease by way of assignment, and

(ii) an exempt supply by way of sale of the building or part of it in which the residential unit forming part of the complex is situated,

(b) possession of the complex is given to the particular person under the agreement on or after January 1, 2008,

(d) the particular person is entitled to claim a rebate under subsection 254.1(2) in respect of the complex,

the Minister shall, subject to subsection (4),

(e) pay a rebate to the particular person equal to the amount determined by the formula

A x [0.01 - ((B/A)/6)]

where

A is the amount determined by the formula

C x (100/D)

where

D is

(i) if the complex is situated in a participating province, 114, and

(ii) in any other case, 106, and

B is the amount of the rebate under subsection 254.1(2) that the particular person is entitled to claim in respect of the complex, and

(f) if the builder is not entitled to claim an input tax credit or a rebate, other than a rebate under this subsection or under subsection 256.2(4), in respect of the tax referred to in paragraph (c), pay a rebate to the builder equal to the amount determined by the formula

(E - F) x [0.01 - ((G/(E - F))/6)]

where

E is the fair market value of the complex at the time that the builder is deemed to have made the supply referred to in paragraph (c),

F is the amount determined for A under paragraph (e), and

G is the amount of the rebate, if any, that the builder is entitled to claim under subsection 256.2(4).

Transitional rebate where section 254.1 does not apply —
2008 rate reduction

(2) If

(i) an exempt supply by way of lease of the land forming part of the complex or an exempt supply of such a lease by way of assignment, and

(ii) an exempt supply by way of sale of the building or part of it in which the residential unit forming part of the complex is situated,

(b) possession of the complex is given to the particular person under the agreement on or after January 1, 2008,

(d) the particular person is not entitled to claim a rebate under subsection 254.1(2) in respect of the complex,

the Minister shall, subject to subsection (4),

(e) pay a rebate to the particular person equal to the amount determined by the formula

A/B

where

B is

(i) if the complex is situated in a participating province, 114, and

(ii) in any other case, 106, and

(f) if the builder is not entitled to claim an input tax credit or a rebate, other than a rebate under this subsection, in respect of the tax referred to in paragraph (c), pay a rebate to the builder equal to the amount determined by the formula

0.01 x [C - (D x (100 / E))]

where

C is the fair market value of the complex at the time the builder is deemed to have made the supply referred to in paragraph (c),

E is

(i) if the complex is situated in a participating province, 114, and

(ii) in any other case, 106.

Group of individuals

Application for rebate

(4) A rebate under this section in respect of a residential complex shall not be paid to a person, unless the person files an application for the rebate within two years after

(a) in the case of a rebate to a person other than the builder of the complex, the day on which possession of the complex is transferred to the person, and

(b) in the case of a rebate to the builder of the complex, the end of the month in which the tax referred to in paragraph (1)(c) or (2)(c) is deemed to have been paid by the builder.

Transitional rebate for purchaser — 2008 rate reduction

256.76 (1) Where

(i) an exempt supply by way of lease of the land forming part of the complex or an exempt supply of such a lease by way of assignment, and

(ii) an exempt supply by way of sale of the building or part of it in which a residential unit forming part of the complex or the addition is situated,

(b) possession of a residential unit forming part of the complex or the addition is given to the particular person under the agreement on or after January 1, 2008,

(c) the builder is deemed under subsection 191(3) or (4) to have made and received a supply of the complex or the addition as a consequence of giving possession

(i) of the residential unit to the particular person under the agreement, or

(ii) of a residential unit forming part of the complex or the addition to another person under an agreement described in paragraph (a) entered into between the other person and the builder,

(d) the builder is deemed to have paid tax under subsection 165(1) in respect of the supply calculated at the rate of 6%, and

(e) if the builder is deemed to have paid the tax referred to in paragraph (d) on or after January 1, 2008, it is the case that the builder and

(i) the particular person entered into the agreement after May 2, 2006, but on or before October 30, 2007, or

(ii) a person, other than the particular person, after May 2, 2006, but on or before October 30, 2007, entered into an agreement described in paragraph (a) in respect of a residential unit situated in the residential complex or in the addition that the builder is deemed to have supplied (as described in paragraph (c)) and that agreement was not terminated before January 1, 2008,

the Minister shall, subject to subsection (3),

(f) if the particular person is entitled to claim a rebate under subsection 254.1(2) in respect of the complex, pay a rebate to the particular person equal to the amount determined by the formula

A x [0.01 - ((B/A)/6)]

where

A is the amount determined by the formula

C x (100/D)

where

C is the total of all amounts, each of which is the consideration payable by the particular person to the builder for the supply by way of sale to the particular person of the building or part of the building referred to in subparagraph (a)(ii) or of any other structure that forms part of the complex or the addition, other than consideration that can reasonably be regarded as rent for the supplies of the land attributable to the complex or as consideration for the supply of an option to purchase that land, and

D is

(i) if the complex is situated in a participating province, 114, and

(ii) in any other case, 106, and

B is the amount of the rebate under section 254.1 that the particular person is entitled to claim in respect of the complex, and

(g) if the particular person is not entitled to claim a rebate under subsection 254.1(2) in respect of the complex, pay a rebate to the particular person equal to the amount determined by the formula

E/F

where

F is

(i) if the complex is situated in a participating province, 114, and

(ii) in any other case, 106.

Group of individuals

Application for rebate

Transitional rebate for builder — 2008 rate reduction

256.77 (1) If

(i) an exempt supply by way of lease of the land forming part of the complex or a supply of such a lease by way of assignment, and

(ii) an exempt supply by way of sale of the building or part of it in which a residential unit forming part of the complex or the addition is situated,

(b) the builder is deemed under subsection 191(3) or (4) to have made and received on or after January 1, 2008, a supply of the complex or the addition as a consequence of giving possession

(i) of the residential unit to the particular person under the agreement, or

(ii) of a residential unit forming part of the complex or the addition to another person under an agreement described in paragraph (a) entered into between the other person and the builder,

(i) the particular person entered into the agreement after May 2, 2006, but on or before October 30, 2007, or

(ii) a person, other than the particular person, after May 2, 2006, but on or before October 30, 2007, entered into an agreement described in paragraph (a) in respect of a residential unit situated in the residential complex or in the addition that the builder is deemed to have supplied (as described in paragraph (b)) and that agreement was not terminated before January 1, 2008,

(d) the builder is deemed to have paid tax under subsection 165(1) in respect of the supply referred to in paragraph (b) calculated at the rate of 6%, and

(e) the builder is not entitled to claim an input tax credit or a rebate, other than a rebate under this subsection or under subsection 256.2(4), in respect of the tax referred to in paragraph (d),

the Minister shall, subject to subsection (2), pay a rebate to the builder equal to the amount determined by the formula

A x [0.01 - ((B/A)/6)]

where

A is the amount determined by the formula

C - [D x (100/E)]

where

D is

E is

(i) if the complex is situated in a participating province, 114, and

(ii) in any other case, 106, and

B is the rebate, if any, under subsection 256.2(4) that the builder is entitled to claim in respect of the complex or, if the builder is deemed to have made a supply of an addition, the addition.

Application for rebate

(2) Subsection (1) comes into force or is deemed to have come into force on January 1, 2008.

13. (1) The Act is amended by adding the following after section 274.1:

Variation of agreement — 2008 rate reduction

274.11 If

(a) at any time before January 1, 2008, a supplier and a recipient enter into an agreement for a taxable supply of property or a service,

(b) the supplier and the recipient at a later time either directly or indirectly

(i) vary or alter the agreement for the supply, or

(ii) terminate the agreement and enter into one or more new agreements with each other or with other persons and under one or more of those agreements the supplier supplies, and the recipient receives, one or more supplies that includes all or substantially all the property or service referred to in paragraph (a),

(c) the supplier, the recipient and, where applicable, the other persons are not dealing with each other at arm’s length at the time the agreement is entered into or at the later time,

(d) tax under subsection 165(1) or section 218 in respect of the supply referred to in paragraph (a) would have been calculated at the rate of 6% or 7%, as the case may be, on all or part of the value of the consideration for the supply attributable to the property or service in the absence of the variation, alteration or termination of the agreement,

(e) tax under subsection 165(1) or section 218 in respect of the supply made under the varied or altered agreement or made under any of the new agreements would, in the absence of this section, be calculated at the rate of 5% on any part of the value of the consideration for the supply, attributable to any part of the property or service, on which tax, in respect of the supply referred to in paragraph (a), was initially calculated at the rate of 6% or 7%, as the case may be, and

(f) the variation or alteration of the agreement or the entering into of the new agreements may not reasonably be considered for both the supplier and the recipient to have been undertaken or arranged primarily for bona fide purposes other than to benefit in any manner from the rate change,

the following rule applies

(g) tax under subsection 165(1) or section 218 in respect of the supply made under the varied or altered agreement or made under any of the new agreements shall be calculated at the rate at which tax would have been calculated under paragraph (d) on any part of the value of the consideration, referred to in paragraph (e), attributable to any part of the property or service.

(2) Subsection (1) applies to any agreement varied, altered, terminated or entered into on or after October 30, 2007.

Part 2 — Excise Act, 2001

14. (1) The portion of the definition "taxed tobacco" in section 58.1 of the Excise Act, 2001 before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

"taxed tobacco"
« tabac imposé »

"taxed tobacco" of a person means cigarettes, tobacco sticks, loose tobacco and cigars, in respect of which duty has been imposed under section 42 before January 1, 2008 at a rate set out in paragraph 1(b), 2(b) or 3(b) of Schedule 1 or in section 4 of that Schedule, as those provisions read on December 31, 2007, and that, at the beginning of January 1, 2008,

(2) Subsection (1) comes into force, or is deemed to have come into force, on January 1, 2008.

15. (1) Paragraphs 58.2(a) to (d) of the Act are replaced by the following:

(a) 0.295 cent per cigarette;

(b) 0.275 cent per tobacco stick;

(d) 0.19 cent per cigar.

(2) Subsection (1) comes into force, or is deemed to have come into force, on January 1, 2008.

16. (1) Section 58.3 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Exemption for small retail inventory

58.3 Tax under this Part in respect of the inventory of all taxed tobacco of a person that is held at the beginning of January 1, 2008 at a separate retail establishment of the person is not payable if that retail establishment holds inventory of 30,000 or fewer units.

(2) Subsection (1) comes into force, or is deemed to have come into force, on January 1, 2008.

17. (1) Subsection 58.5(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Returns

58.5 (1) Every person liable to pay tax under this Part shall, on or before February 29, 2008, file a return with the Minister in the prescribed form and manner.

(2) Subsection (1) applies to tax that a person is required to pay under section 58.2 of the Act after December 31, 2007.

18. (1) Subsection 58.6(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Payment

58.6 (1) Every person shall pay to the Receiver General the total tax payable by the person under this Part on or before February 29, 2008.

(2) Subsection (1) applies to tax that a person is required to pay under section 58.2 of the Act after December 31, 2007.

19. (1) Subparagraphs 216(2)(a)(i) to (iv) of the Act are replaced by the following:

(i) $0.17 multiplied by the number of cigarettes to which the offence relates,

(ii) $0.127 multiplied by the number of tobacco sticks to which the offence relates,

(iii) $0.116 multiplied by the number of grams of manufactured tobacco other than cigarettes or tobacco sticks to which the offence relates, and

(iv) $0.29 multiplied by the number of cigars to which the offence relates, and

(2) Subparagraphs 216(3)(a)(i) to (iv) of the Act are replaced by the following:

(i) $0.255 multiplied by the number of cigarettes to which the offence relates,

(ii) $0.19 multiplied by the number of tobacco sticks to which the offence relates,

(iii) $0.174 multiplied by the number of grams of manufactured tobacco other than cigarettes or tobacco sticks to which the offence relates, and

(iv) $0.67 multiplied by the number of cigars to which the offence relates, and

(3) Subsections (1) and (2) come into force on the later of January 1, 2008 and the day on which these subsections are assented to.

20. (1) Paragraphs 240(a) to (c) of the Act are replaced by the following:

(a) $0.361448 per cigarette that was removed in contravention of that subsection,

(b) $0.2105 per tobacco stick that was removed in contravention of that subsection, and

(c) $207.704 per kilogram of manufactured tobacco, other than cigarettes and tobacco sticks, that was removed in contravention of that subsection.

(2) Subsection (1) comes into force on the later of January 1, 2008 and the day on which that subsection is assented to.

21. (1) Paragraph 1(b) of Schedule 1 to the Act is replaced by the following:

(b) $0.425 for each five cigarettes or fraction of five cigarettes contained in any package, in any other case.

(2) Subsection (1) comes into force, or is deemed to have come into force, on January 1, 2008.

22. (1) Paragraph 2(b) of Schedule 1 to the Act is replaced by the following:

(b) $0.06325 per stick, in any other case.

(2) Subsection (1) comes into force, or is deemed to have come into force, on January 1, 2008.

23. (1) Paragraph 3(b) of Schedule 1 to the Act is replaced by the following:

(b) $57.85 per kilogram, in any other case.

(2) Subsection (1) comes into force, or is deemed to have come into force, on January 1, 2008.

24. (1) Section 4 of Schedule 1 to the Act is replaced by the following:

4. Cigars: $18.50 per 1,000 cigars.

(2) Subsection (1) comes into force, or is deemed to have come into force, on January 1, 2008.

25. (1) Paragraph (a) of Schedule 2 to the Act is replaced by the following:

(a) $0.067 per cigar, and

(2) The portion of paragraph (b) of Schedule 2 to the Act before subparagraph (i) is replaced by the following:

(b) 67%, computed on

(3) Subsections (1) and (2) come into force, or are deemed to have come into force, on January 1, 2008.

Application

26. For the purposes of applying the provisions of the Customs Act that provide for the payment of, or the liability to pay, interest in respect of any amount, the amount shall be determined and interest shall be computed on it as though sections 21 to 25 had come into force on January 1, 2008.

Part 3 — Air Travellers Security Charge Act

27. (1) The portion of paragraph 12(1)(a) of the Air Travellers Security Charge Act before subparagraph (i) is replaced by the following:

(a) $4.67 for each chargeable emplanement included in the service, to a maximum of $9.33, if

(2) The portion of paragraph 12(1)(b) of the Act before subparagraph (i) is replaced by the following:

(b) $4.90 for each chargeable emplanement included in the service, to a maximum of $9.80, if

(3) The portion of paragraph 12(1)(d) of the Act before subparagraph (i) is replaced by the following:

(d) $8.34 for each chargeable emplanement included in the service, to a maximum of $16.68, if

(4) The portion of paragraph 12(2)(b) of the Act before subparagraph (i) is replaced by the following:

(b) $8.34 for each chargeable emplanement by an individual on an aircraft used to transport the individual to a destination outside Canada but within the continental zone, to a maximum of $16.68, if

(5) Subsections (1) to (4) apply in respect of any air transportation service that includes a chargeable emplanement on or after January 1, 2008 and for which any consideration is paid or becomes payable on or after that day.

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