Find the current Alberta PST Rate – Alberta Sales Tax. The Provincial sales tax or PST is a retail sales tax applied for goods or services purchased, acquired or brought into Alberta. Also, check BC PST Rate and British Columbia BC Sales Tax.
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What is the Alberta PST Sales Tax?
The Alberta Provincial Sales Tax or PST is 0% on the purchase or lease price of goods and services, with some exceptions. Alberta is one of the 4 provinces & territories that don’t have a Provincial Sales Tax or PST, and only pay the GST Rate of 5%, the others are Northwest Territories, Yukon, and Nunavut.
The Total Sales Tax in Alberta is 5%, and is made up from the GST or the goods and services sales tax throughout Canada of 5% and the PST for Alberta of 0%.
In Canada the Total Sales Tax Rates vary from as low as 5% to as high as 15% for New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island or Quebec, which has a GST + PST Rate of 14.975%.
For travelers – there are no tax rebate programs available for non-Canadian tourists to Canada.