What is the Canadian Tax Holiday?
Starting December 14th, 2024, the Canadian government will temporarily remove GST/HST on select categories of goods as part of a tax holiday. Shopify has automated this compliance process to make it easier for you.
How Does Shopify Help?
Shopify will automatically apply zero-rating to eligible products in your store based on their categories. This means you won’t need to make manual tax adjustments.
Eligible Product Categories
- GST/HST will not be collected for products under specific categories outlined by the Canadian government.
- Eligible products must be properly assigned to the correct categories within Shopify.
- If you use manual tax settings in your Taxes and Duties settings, the automatic zero-rating will not be applied.
Steps to Prepare Your Store
Follow these steps to ensure your store is ready for the Canadian tax holiday:
- Review your product categories to make sure they are correctly assigned.
- Update eligible products to match the listed categories by December 14th, 2024.
- Consider using Shopify's bulk editor tool to quickly update multiple products at once.
Pro Tip
Using the bulk editor can save you time when updating your product categories for compliance with the tax holiday.
Learn more about eligible categories and ensure your store is ready before the tax holiday begins.