Invoicing in Canada
What a Canadian invoice has to say on its face
The generator below opens with Canada's own labels, currency and number format already set. First, the part that is not about software.
Required on the document
- Your GST/HST number, once you are registered — the CRA calls it the business number with an RT suffix.
- The amount of GST/HST, or a statement that it is included, plus the rate.
- Which taxes apply: GST alone, HST, or GST with a separate provincial tax, depending on where the work was done.
- The date, your business name, and a description of what was supplied.
The one that costs money
Your customer cannot claim an input tax credit without your registration number on the invoice. In practice that means a business customer will not pay it until you send one that has it.
The rate
GST is 5%. HST is 13% or 15% depending on the province. In Quebec, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba a separate provincial tax sits alongside GST, and Quebec expects both the GST and QST numbers on the face of the invoice.
That is the standard rate as a matter of public record. Whether it is the rate for your work, and whether you are registered at all, are questions about your business — this page does not know, the app does not look it up, and neither will guess.