Additional excise taxes charged by the federal government ($21.03 per cartoon), provincial sales tax of 7% and GST of 5% gives a total tax bill of somewhere around $90 per carton.
Even before the tax increase, Manitoba had the highest cigarette taxes in Canada, with Nova Scotia close behind. The lowest rates are found in Ontario and Quebec.
Also today, Newfoundland and Labrador increased the provincial sales tax to 15%, which will have a modest effect on cigarette prices in that province.
Fact-sheet can be downloaded here:
Excise Taxes
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Sales taxes applied to tobacco
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Comparative cost of a package of 20
cigarette)
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Per 200 cigarettes
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Federal
Excise Tax
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Prov.
Excise |
Total
Excise taxes
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GST
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PST
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HST
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Total
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British Columbia
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$21.03
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$47.80
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$68.83
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12%
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12%
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$11.07
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Alberta
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$21.03
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$45.04
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$66.07
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5%
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5%
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$10.09
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Saskatchewan
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$21.03
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$50.00
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$71.03
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5%
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10%
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15%
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$11.62
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Manitoba
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$21.03
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$59.00
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$80.03
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5%
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7%
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12%
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$12.32
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Ontario
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$21.03
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$27.94
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$48.97
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13%
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13%
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$8.92
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Quebec
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$21.03
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$29.80
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$50.83
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$8.49
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New Brunswick
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$21.03
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$38.00
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$59.03
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13%
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13%
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$10.06
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Nova Scotia
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$21.03
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$51.04
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$72.07
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15%
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15%
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$11.74
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Prince Edward Island
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$21.03
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$45.00
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$66.03
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14%
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5%
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$10.95
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Newfoundland
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$21.03
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$47.00
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$68.03
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15%
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15%
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$11.27
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Northwest Territories
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$21.03
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$57.20
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$78.23
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5%
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5%
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$11.36
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Nunavut
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$21.03
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$50.00
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$71.03
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5%
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5%
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$10.61
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Yukon
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$21.03
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$42.00
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$63.03
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5%
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5%
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$9.77
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