Tax Information

Here are some examples of services available through Whistler Blackcomb, and the applicable local taxes. Read below for further tax information.


Example 5% GST 7% PST
Ski & Snowboard Lessons YES NO
Lift Tickets YES NO
Ski and Snowboard Rentals YES YES


What is the PST?


PST is British Columbia's Provincial Sales Tax, valued at 7%*. Whistler Blackcomb is required to charge the tax on the full sale price of all general merchandise. Visitors to Canada are not able to claim a refund for PST when delivery of the goods takes place in the province.

For more information on the PST, contact the Goverment of British Columbia's Consumer Taxation Branch at www.gov.bc.ca

What is the GST?

Most goods and services you buy in Canada are subject to the Good and Services Tax, or GST. GST, valued at 5%, is charged throughout the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and PEI.

Due to changes to the law that took effect on April 1, 2007, a goods and services tax/harmonized sales tax (GST/HST) refund is no longer available on:

  • personal goods purchased in Canada after March 31, 2007, by non-resident visitors who take the goods home
  • short-term accommodation in Canada (including camping accommodation), unless the accommodation was part of a continuous accommodation at the same facility in Canada that started before April 1, 2007 or was purchased under a written agreement entered into before September 25, 2006, under which the first night of continuous accommodation at the same facility in Canada is before April 1, 2009.

A refund is still available for the GST/HST paid on eligible tour packages if:

  • the first night of accommodation in Canada included in the package is before April 1, 2007;
  • or you purchased the tour package under a written agreement entered into before September 25, 2006, and the first night of accommodation in Canada included in the package is before April 1, 2009.
  • you are not a resident of Canada
  • you have original receipts
  • your purchase amounts (before taxes) of eligible accommodation and goods on which you paid GST total at least CAN$200
  • each individual receipt for your goods shows a minimum purchase amount (before taxes) on which you paid GST of $50 CAN.

Please see the Canadian Revenue Agency website for further information regarding GST refunds and to download the appropriate forms.

By mail or in person:

Visitor Rebate Program
Summerside Tax Centre
Revenue Canada
Summerside, PEI
C1N 6C6
Canada

By telephone:

Toll free in Canada: 1.800.668.4748, or from outside Canada: 902.432.5608.

By email:

visitors@cra-arc.gc.ca