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British Columbia to Impose PST on Professional Services Starting October 1, 2026

  • British Columbia will extend provincial sales tax (PST) to certain professional services starting October 1, 2026.
  • Affected services include accounting, architectural, engineering, geoscience, security, and various non-residential real estate services.
  • Businesses will face new compliance obligations and unrecoverable PST costs.
  • Further details and regulations will be released by the province at a later date.

Source: kpmg.com

Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.



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