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by Sarah Craig October 8, 2025
In February 2022, the Canadian province of British Columbia (B.C.), announced a change that would alter its provincial sales tax (PST) rules regarding marketplace facilitators.
B.C. requires marketplace facilitators to charge, collect, and remit PST on taxable sales made through online marketplaces. In this situation, a marketplace facilitator is a person who:
Marketplace facilitators were required to register to collect and remit PST by July 1, 2022, the scheduled day these changes went into effect.
Per the Bulletin , marketplace facilitators are required to register to collect PST if they generate a retail sale of:
There are a few exceptions to the rule. Marketplace facilitators are not required to register if:
Because the marketplace facilitator is now required to register and collect PST on taxable transactions that are facilitated through the online marketplace, the marketplace seller is no longer required to register and collect PST on these sales. However , marketplace sellers remain liable for any PST not collected and remitted by the marketplace facilitator. For example, if there are sales generated outside of the marketplace.
In addition to the amendments mentioned, the Bulletin also mentions that as of July 1, 2022, an online marketplace service is considered a taxable service at the rate of 7% for PST purposes. An online marketplace service is defined as any of the following services provided by a marketplace facilitator:
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This rule has a huge impact on both marketplace facilitators and sellers, so it’s important to be aware of how these changes will affect your individual business. For more information on this proposed change, we’d advise you to read Bulletin PST 14 .
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