Government GST/HST Holiday Tax Break
Starting December 14, 2024, new federal GST/HST regulations come into effect, which means changes to how taxes are applied at checkout.
The government is introducing a GST/HST holiday tax break to help families save on essential baby products during the holiday season.
What’s Changing?
Under the new regulations:
- All purchases will include GST/HST based on your province of delivery, reflecting updated government requirements.
- From December 14, 2024, to February 15, 2025, eligible baby items will qualify for a temporary tax exemption—no GST or HST will be applied to qualifying items during this period.
What’s the GST/HST Holiday Tax Break?
This government initiative is designed to ease financial pressures during the holiday season by making essential baby products more affordable.
What Categories Are Included?
The following baby essentials will be eligible for the GST/HST holiday tax exemption here at Baby Laurel & Co
- Children’s clothing, including bibs, receiving blankets, bunting bags, socks, hats, mittens
- Children's footwear
- Car Seats (excluding car seat & travel systems sold as one system)
- Physical Books (excluding colouring and sticker books, books primarly for writing in such as journals and baby memory books)
- Select toys – board/card games, imitation toys (dolls, cars, action figures), dolls, soft toys, constructions toys, sorting & stacking. Involve building, creating or assembling structures.
- Jigsaw puzzles
If you have any questions on what items are eligible, if our website is not removing the tax properly at time of checkout, or need help in general please contact our customer service at customerservice@babylaurel.ca or call the store at 403 942-1814. We will do our best to answer your questions.