Effective March 27, 2023, the Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement was amended to reinstate the exemption from B.C. sales taxes (carbon tax, motor fuel tax, provincial sales tax [PST], tobacco tax). Click here to read the notice from the BC Provincial Government explaining who is eligible for this exemption.
The exemption from B.C. sales taxes applies to purchases or leases of goods or purchases of services made on or after March 27, 2023. Any transactions made prior to the effective date are not tax exempt.
Effective March 27, 2023
- Tsawwassen Members are exempt from B.C. sales taxes (carbon tax, motor fuel tax, PST, tobacco tax) on purchases or leases made on:
- the portion of Tsawwassen lands that are former reserve lands
- other First Nations lands (does not include Nisga’a lands or Maa-nulth First
Nations lands) - Note: Tsawwassen Members are eligible for the above exemptions effective March 27, 2023, even if their Certificate of Indian Status card states that the cardholder is no longer eligible for the sales tax exemptions.
- Other First Nations individuals (does not include Nisga’a or Maa-nulth First Nations) are exempt from B.C. sales taxes on purchases or leases made on the portion of Tsawwassen lands that are former reserve lands
Tsawwassen Mills mall is not situated on former reserve land and sales taxes continue to apply to all purchases or leases of goods or purchases of services made at the mall.
For more information please visit: Provincial sales tax publications – Province of British Columbia (gov.bc.ca)