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Everyone who lives in Canada pays taxes to all three levels of government: | Everyone who lives in Canada pays taxes to all three levels of government: | ||
| − | + | * federal government, | |
| − | * | + | * provincial government, and |
| − | * | + | * municipal (city or town) government. |
| − | * | ||
Taxes pay for many services that everyone in Canada uses. For example: | Taxes pay for many services that everyone in Canada uses. For example: | ||
| − | + | * medical care, | |
| − | * medical care | + | * police, |
| − | * police | + | * schools, |
| − | * schools | + | * universities, |
| − | * universities | + | * defence, |
| − | * defence | + | * roads, |
| − | * roads | + | * bridges, |
| − | * bridges | + | * parks, |
| − | * parks | + | * swimming pools, and |
| − | * swimming pools | + | * community centres. |
| − | * community centres | ||
There are different kinds of taxes in British Columbia. The main taxes to know about are: | There are different kinds of taxes in British Columbia. The main taxes to know about are: | ||
| − | + | * income tax, | |
| − | * | + | * sales tax, also known as harmonized sales tax or HST, |
| − | * | + | * property tax, |
| − | * | + | * duty, a tax you pay when you bring goods into Canada, and |
| − | * | + | * consumer taxes. |
| − | * | ||
{{REVIEWED | reviewer = [[People's Law School]], 2011}} | {{REVIEWED | reviewer = [[People's Law School]], 2011}} | ||
Revision as of 21:54, 22 March 2014
Everyone who lives in Canada pays taxes to all three levels of government:
- federal government,
- provincial government, and
- municipal (city or town) government.
Taxes pay for many services that everyone in Canada uses. For example:
- medical care,
- police,
- schools,
- universities,
- defence,
- roads,
- bridges,
- parks,
- swimming pools, and
- community centres.
There are different kinds of taxes in British Columbia. The main taxes to know about are:
- income tax,
- sales tax, also known as harmonized sales tax or HST,
- property tax,
- duty, a tax you pay when you bring goods into Canada, and
- consumer taxes.
| This information applies to British Columbia, Canada. Last reviewed for legal accuracy by People's Law School, 2011. |
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 Paying Taxes in BC © People's Law School is, except for the images, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Licence.
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