Steuerrückerstattung

Non-resident businesses can apply for a refund of tax paid on eligible, short-term accommodation for their non-resident employees travelling on business anywhere in Canada by completing form GST510 Application for Business Travel Refund (PDF). Specific information on this refund can be obtained from the booklet RC4117 Tax Refund for Business Travel to Canada.

You can get your tax refund FREE OF CHARGE by just filling out the form GST176 Visitor Application for Refund (PDF) and sending it to the following address:

Visitor Rebate Program
Revenue Canada
Summerside Tax Centre
Summerside PE C1N 6C6
CANADA

Alternatively, if you depart Canada by a Canadian/U.S.A. land border crossing and have the goods readily available for inspection, you can get an instant cash refund from one of the Participating Duty Free Shops. A non-resident visitor qualifies for a tax refund if:

• you are not a resident of Canada;
• you have original receipts;
• purchase amounts (before taxes) of short-term accommodation and goods on which you paid GST/HST total at least CAN$200

If you require specific information and answers, please ask VEC staff after you arrive, or call toll free from anywhere in Canada 1-800-66VISIT (1-800-668-4748) or, from outside Canada, phone (902) 432-5608. Please note that this is not an official site. You should call one of the above numbers for accurate and current information.

You can take care of the details after you arrive. For now, the important thing to remember is that you should save all of your receipts.