Canada Sales Tax / VAT Calculator

Add or strip Canada sales tax or VAT at 13% and see the tax, the net price and the tax share of the gross.

About Canada Sales Tax / VAT Calculator

Tax is applied to the net price, so the gross is the net multiplied by one plus the rate. Note that tax as a share of the gross is always lower than the headline rate — 20% on net is 16.67% of gross, which is the figure to use when working backwards from a tax-inclusive price. Canada. Quoting the wrong side of a tax-inclusive price is one of the most common invoicing errors, and it compounds across every line of an order.

Formula

Canada Sales Tax / VAT

Tax = net price × rate ÷ 100; gross = net + tax

net price: Price before tax is applied
rate: Statutory tax rate as a percentage

Worked example

With the default values below, Canada Sales Tax / VAT Calculator returns Total Including Tax of CA$113.00. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Price before taxminimum 0 CAD: 100 CAD
Canada VAT or sales tax rateaccepts 0–100 %: 13 %
Quantityminimum 1: 1

Results

Total Including Tax: CA$113.00
Tax Amount: CA$13.00
Total Excluding Tax: CA$100.00
Tax per Unit: CA$13.00
Tax as Share of Gross: 11.50%

Step by step

1Values used
2Canada Sales Tax / VAT
3Total Including Tax= 113.00
4Tax Amount= 13.00
5Total Excluding Tax= 100.00
6Tax per Unit= 13.00
7Tax as Share of Gross= 11.50

Assumptions and limits

The result is derived only from the 3 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
Figures are rounded for display to 2 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.

How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is Canada Sales Tax / VAT calculated?

Tax = net price × rate ÷ 100; gross = net + tax Tax is applied to the net price, so the gross is the net multiplied by one plus the rate. Note that tax as a share of the gross is always lower than the headline rate — 20% on net is 16.67% of gross, which is the figure to use when working backwards from a tax-inclusive price.

Why does Canada Sales Tax / VAT matter?

Canada. Quoting the wrong side of a tax-inclusive price is one of the most common invoicing errors, and it compounds across every line of an order.

What values do I need to enter?

This calculator takes 3 inputs: Price before tax, Canada VAT or sales tax rate, Quantity. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.

Canada specifics

Currency: C$ CADCanadian Dollar
Region: North America
Country code: CA
Amounts look like: $1,234,567.89
Dates look like: Mar 9, 2026
Units: metricWeek starts Sunday

Results on this page are expressed in CAD (Canadian Dollar). Figures are estimates for general planning — confirm current rates and thresholds with the relevant Canada authority before relying on them.

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