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Fees and Service Standards
The Competition Bureau has established fees and service standards for certain services and regulatory processes under the Competition Act. These apply to Written Opinion requests, Advance ruling Certificate requests, Merger Notification Filings and photocopies.
Notice: HST in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia
The provinces of Ontario and British Columbia are joining the harmonized sales tax (HST) framework. Beginning , existing provincial sales taxes in those provinces will be combined with the federal goods and services tax to create the HST, which will be administered by Canada Revenue Agency.
Ontario
The HST will be applied on most goods and services sold in Ontario at a rate of 13%, consisting of a 5% federal portion and an 8% provincial portion.
British Columbia
The HST will be applied on most goods and services sold in British Columbia at a rate of 12%, consisting of a 5% federal portion and a 7% provincial portion.
Fees and Service Standards Handbook
This Handbook is intended to be used as reference material for those individuals or companies requesting the above-mentioned services and/or those who are bound by merger statutory requirements. The Handbook is also used by Bureau officers undertaking these activities as reference material.
Fees and Service Standards Policy
The Bureau's Fee and Service Standards Policy is consistent with the government's overall objective of fairness, which seeks to ensure that those who benefit most from a service should pay for it, rather than have all Canadians pay through general taxation. The Policy also recognizes the "public good" component related to the activities covered by the Policy. These fees have been developed within this framework and in consideration of other government and Bureau policy objectives.
