Compliance lookup
Select your home province, the province you want to sell or operate in, and your business type. Phase 1 covers general SME sales-tax and registration questions across all 13 provinces and territories.
Common questions
Do I need to register in another province if I only sell there online?
It depends on whether you're considered to be "carrying on business" in that province — pure remote e-commerce with no physical presence is a lower-risk case than having staff, a warehouse, or a retail location there. Use the "Presence in the destination province" field in the tool below to get a verdict specific to your situation.
Do I need to charge GST/HST at my customer's provincial rate or my own?
Generally the customer's — Canada uses place-of-supply rules, so a sale delivered to Ontario is usually taxed at Ontario's HST rate even if your business is based in Alberta. The tool's tax-cost estimator shows the actual GST/HST and PST/QST amounts for the destination you pick.
Is this legal or tax advice?
No. This tool gives a sourced, dated starting point compiled from public government sources — it is not a substitute for a lawyer or accountant, and the compliance dataset has not yet had a professional legal review pass. Always confirm against the linked official source before filing anything.
Does this cover hiring employees in another province, not just selling?
Yes — switch to "Hiring someone there" mode for minimum wage, the applicable employment standards act, and workers' compensation board coverage for anyone working in that province, regardless of where your business is registered.
Can I compare more than one province at once?
Yes — select multiple destination provinces and the tool shows a side-by-side comparison table above the full per-province detail, useful for deciding where to expand next.
How current is this data?
Every result shows when it was last verified. Rules like minimum wage and sales-tax rates change, sometimes annually — the tool flags results as stale after a set period rather than silently assuming they're still accurate.