BOS CRA Rules

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EXM-N03 — Grants and subsidies. General rule

Current — Verified against the live source. Safe to cite.

Grants and subsidies. General rule: a transfer payment is not consideration for a supply and is not subject to GST/HST. The test is direct link — where a direct link to a supply exists, the payment is consideration. CRA retired the old "public purpose" test; do not use that phrase

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Record

Anchor ID
EXM-N03 (permanent)
Jurisdiction
FED
Section
2.3.3 Non-profit memberships, grants and sponsorship
Verified
2026-08-27 — by a person, against the source
Review cycle
legislative