Category: GST credit

11 Million Low- or Modest-Income Canadians to Receive One-Time Grocery Rebate on July 5

Millions of Canadian households considered low- or modest-income will receive a one-time grocery rebate from the federal government this week. The Grocery Rebate will be delivered to 11 million eligible Canadians on July 5, by either direct deposit or cheque via the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) along with the next quarterly GST/HST credit payment. For…


Legislation Temporarily Doubling GST Credit Comes Into Law

The Liberal government’s legislation doubling the Goods and Services Tax (GST) credit for the next six months, which unanimously passed the House of Commons, has now come into law. Bill C-30, which was sponsored by Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, both passed the Senate and received royal assent on Oct. 18. The bill took just 16 days…