Canada application for visitor tax refund

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Who Qualifies for the FCTIP Refund?

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Non-resident individuals, organizations, businesses or tour operators not registered for the GST/HST, on short-term accommodations and/or camping accommodations included in an eligible tour package.
Foreign convention sponsors plus convention organizers and exhibitors not registered for the GST/HST, for the GST/HST paid on select services and/or facilities used during the course of conventions held in Canada.

Please note: the FCTIP no longer offers a GST/HST rebate to non-residents for the Canadian accommodation portion of eligible tour packages purchased after March 22, 2017. However, the rebate may still apply to tour packages or accommodations supplied between March 22, 2017 and the end of 2018, if the amount owing for the provision is paid in full prior to January 1, 2018.

A rebate for certain costs related to foreign conventions continues to be available the under the Foreign Convention and Tour Incentive Program.

Tour Package Rebates
You must be a non-resident of Canada when the rebate is filed
You must spend a minimum of $200 Canadian before taxes on a tour package to be eligible for a tax refund (the cost cannot include property and services included in the tour package that are not subject to tax, such as overseas transportation services)
You must not purchase the eligible tour package for any resale business purposes (except for tour operators in the business of selling tour packages)
As a certified non-resident tour operator, you must have sold the eligible tour package to another non-resident individual
You must provide documentation showing proof of eligibility for the rebate
Of the GST/HST paid on eligible tour packages, 50% of the taxes can be claimed

For detailed information on tour package rebates: visit GST/HST rebate for tour packages.

To download the application form for tour packages: go to GST115 GST/HST Rebate Application for Tour Packages.

As a foreign sponsor or non-registered organizer, you can make an FCTIP rebate claim for the GST/HST paid on convention facilities and related supplies
As a foreign exhibitor, you can make an FCTIP rebate claim for the GST/HST paid on the exhibition rental space as well as related supplies that don't include food, drink or catering, when obtained from a GST/HST registrant who is not the convention sponsor
Of the GST/HST paid on a convention facility, 100% of the taxes can be claimed
Of the GST/HST paid on convention supplies that don't include food, drink and catering, 100% of the taxes can be claimed
Of the GST/HST paid on convention supplies related to food, drink and catering, 50% of the taxes can be claimed
You must provide copies of all supporting documents along with your rebate claim (e.g.: convention schedule, event program, receipts and invoices showing GST/HST payments, hotel bills, proof of exhibition space rental)

To download the application form for foreign conventions and non-resident exhibitors: go to GST386 Rebate Application for Conventions.

Contact Information

Prince Edward Island Tax Centre, 275 Pope Road, Summerside PE C1N 6A2, CANADA.

While travelling, be sure to keep all eligible receipts and upon your return home, send in your receipts and completed application, signed and dated.

To check on the status of your FCTIP rebate: call 1-800-959-5525 from within Canada or from the US, and 613-940-8497 from outside Canada and the US.

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