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Rates were meant to be reduced to 14 and 13% on July 1, 2014 and July 1, 2015 respectively. However, the government has stated that the province cannot afford reductions. Nunavut: GST: 0: 5 Ontario: HST: 8: 13 Prince Edward Island: HST: 10: 15: The HST was increased one point to 15% on October 1, 2016. Quebec: GST + QST: 9.975: 14.975
Ontario, the country's most populous province, is a major manufacturing and trade hub with extensive linkages to the northeastern and midwestern United States. The economies of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Newfoundland and Labrador and the territories rely heavily on natural resources. On the other hand, Manitoba, Quebec and The Maritimes have the ...
In 1841, the first Governor General of the new Province of Canada, Lord Sydenham, proposed the creation of a provincial central bank. He suggested that the province establish a bank which would have exclusive power to issue bank notes. The first issue would be for £1 million in provincial notes, but denominated in dollars. The notes would be ...
Canada has ten provinces and three territories that are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution.In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North America—New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the Province of Canada (which upon Confederation was divided into Ontario and Quebec)—united to form a federation, becoming a fully ...
List of largest Canadian cities by census. A collection of four maps showing the distribution of population for 1851 (Newfoundland 1857), 1871 (Newfoundland 1869), 1901 and 1921 by historical region. This is a list of the largest cities in Canada by census starting with the 1871 census of Canada, the first national census.
The provinces and territories are sometimes grouped into regions, listed here from west to east by province, followed by the three territories.Seats in the Senate are equally divided among four regions: the West, Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritimes, with special status for Newfoundland and Labrador as well as for the three territories of Northern Canada ('the North').
Life expectancy in Canada in 2015-2017, 3-year average, by health regions. [4] [a] Data source: Statistics Canada. [1] [3] There are no data for Yukon for given periods. In 2014-2016 overall life expectancy in this territory was 78.68 years (75.92 for male and 81.47 for female).
Polymer Corporation – sold to NOVA Corp and then Bayer AG. Radio Shack (Canadian division) – electronics store. Seagram – spirits and wine. Target Canada – closed because of a $2.1 billion loss for Target Corporation. Terra Transport. Towers Department Stores – department store chain; acquired by Zellers.