Regulatory Initiative: Draft Amendments to the New Harmonized Value-Added Tax System Regulations, No. 2 - Forward Regulatory Plan 2018-2020

Draft Amendments to the New Harmonized Value-Added Tax System Regulations, No. 2

Draft sales and excise tax legislative and regulatory proposals were announced on July 27, 2018. These proposals included amendments to the Excise Tax Act to clarify the application of the GST/HST rebate for printed books for qualifying public service bodies. These proposed regulatory amendments are consequential to those amendments to the Excise Tax Act and maintain consistency between the wording of that Act and the New Harmonized Value-Added Tax System Regulations, No. 2.

The Small Business Lens is not expected to apply.

Canadians were consulted on the draft regulatory proposals as part of a consultation announced by news release on July 27, 2018. Interested parties were invited to provide comments on the proposals by September 10, 2018.

The news release for the consultation, along with the draft regulatory proposals and the explanatory notes, is available on the Finance Canada website.

Consultations and Communications Branch
Department of Finance Canada
14th floor
90 Elgin Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G5

Phone: 613-369-3710
Facsimile: 613-369-4065
TTY: 613-369-3230
E-mail: fin.financepublic-financepublique.fin@canada.ca

• Government-Wide Forward Regulatory Plans
• The Cabinet Directive on Regulatory Management
• The Red Tape Reduction Action Plan
• The Canada-United States Regulatory Cooperation Council

To learn about upcoming or ongoing consultations on proposed federal regulations, visit the Canada Gazette and Consulting with Canadians websites.