TAX BREAK
There is a temporary GST/HST break on the eligible items from December 14, 2024, to February 15, 2025.
Please visit the following website for more information.
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/taxes/child-and-family-benefits/gst-hst-holiday-tax-break.html
Children's toys that may qualify are:
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Games, including:
- Board games with physical components and rules, including replacement parts and add-on components such as dice
- Card games, including playing cards and games that include trading cards
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Toys, toy sets and toy systems that either:
- Imitate another item, whether real or imaginary
- Involve building, creating or assembling structures, objects or models by using pieces, parts, materials or modelling compound
- Involve sorting, stacking or organizing pieces, parts or materials
- Dolls, plush toys and soft toys and their accessories
These types of children's toys qualify if they are intended for children under 14 years old for learning or play. Toys that are marketed as being for an age below 14 (for example, a toy recommended for children ages 8 and up) would qualify.
These items do not qualify:
- Games and toys that don’t meet the requirements above
- Collectibles that are not intended for play or learning, such as hockey cards or collectible dolls
- Toys and model sets that are marketed for adults (for example, adult construction brick or train sets)