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Canada: Provincial sales tax on professional services expanded to additional accounting services (British Columbia)

Effective October 1, 2026

July 21, 2026

The British Columbia (B.C.) government released amendments to the provincial sales tax (PST) regulations (new B.C. PST regulations) that expand the application of B.C. PST to additional accounting services effective October 1, 2026.

The new B.C. PST regulations also introduce new exemptions for specific categories of architectural and engineering services, as well as for certain types of transactions. The government also released updated guidance related to these upcoming changes.

Read a July 2026 report prepared by the KPMG member firm in Canada

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