Canada guides
Invoicing in Canada, explained
Plain-English guides to invoicing in Canada: what a GST/HST invoice must show, which sales tax to charge by province, PST on services, Quebec invoices, small suppliers, clients abroad and late interest.
Guides
- GST, HST, PST or QST: which sales tax to charge by provinceWhich sales tax goes on a Canadian invoice — GST, HST, PST, RST or QST — with 2026 rates for all 13 provinces and territories and the place of supply rules.
- GST/HST invoice requirements: what a Canadian invoice must includeWhat the CRA says a GST/HST invoice must show under $100, from $100 and from $500 — BN, tax, buyer, terms — with a free Canadian invoice template.
- How to invoice when you're not registered for GST/HST (Canada)What a Canadian small supplier puts on an invoice — no GST/HST and no BN — plus the $30,000 test, voluntary registration and lower provincial PST thresholds.
- Invoicing clients outside Canada: zero-rated exports and USDWhen a Canadian business zero-rates GST/HST for clients abroad, what to write on the invoice, the proof to keep, and invoicing in US dollars.
- Invoicing Quebec clients: GST, QST and invoices in FrenchInvoicing a client in Quebec — GST 5% and QST 9.975% on separate lines, both tax numbers, and a French or bilingual invoice under the Charter of the French Language.
- Late payment interest in Canada: the Interest Act and your invoicesCharging interest on overdue invoices in Canada — no general late payment law, the Interest Act's 5% default and yearly-rate rule, the 35% cap and GST/HST.
- PST on services in BC, Saskatchewan and Manitoba: what to chargeWhich services carry PST or RST in British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, BC's paused 2026 expansion, and how to show PST line by line on an invoice.