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Sales Taxes ->GST/HST -> Visitor rebate program, Foreign convention and tour incentive program

Foreign Convention and Tour Incentive Program (FCTIP)

This program began effective April 1, 2007.

For more information see the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) web page Visitors to Canada - GST/HST refund for visitors.

GST/HST refunds for visitors to Canada

The Visitor Rebate Program was eliminated effective April 1, 2007. See the Detailed proposals on the elimination of the GST visitor rebate program, on the Department of Finance web site. However, there are some cases where a rebate is still available for short term and/or camping accommodations purchased after April 1, 2007. The rebate is still available for:

stays in Canada that started and ended before April 2007

stays in Canada that started before April 2007 and ended during April 2007.

stays in Canada that started on or after April 1, 2007, if

the accommodation was sold to the non-resident under an agreement in writing entered into before September 25, 2006, and

the accommodation was first made available before April 2009

The rebate claim must be made within one year of the last day the GST/HST included in the claim became payable.

For more detailed information on the above, see the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) document GI-026 Visitor Rebate Program - Non-residents Purchasing Accommodation: When is the Rebate Still Available?

Revised: July 27, 2011

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