e-399 (E-Commerce)
- Keywords
- 8545-421-94-01 Government Response to petitions concerning e-Commerce
- Consumers and consumer protection
- Customs tariff and customs duties
- Electronic commerce
- Imports
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
- Canada’s current de minimis level of $20 is grossly below that of other industrialized countries;
- Canadians who spend more than $20 shopping online outside of Canada are paying the government up to 30% duty and tax penalties on their purchases;
- Canadians who are able to cross the border to shop in person are permitted up to $800 in purchases without incurring duty and tax penalties while those who rely on online shopping are unfairly penalized for purchases as low as $20;
- Raising the de minimis threshold to $200 CAD would bring direct economic benefits to Canadian consumers and businesses and bring Canada in line with the online economies of other industrialized countries; and
- On March 11, 2016, the United States increased their own de minimis level to $800;
- Open for signature
- June 16, 2016, at 6:04 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- October 14, 2016, at 6:04 p.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
-
Sonia Sidhu
(Brampton South)
October 24, 2016 (Petition No. 421-00799) - Government response tabled
- December 7, 2016
Only validated signatures are counted towards the total number of signatures.
Province / Territory | Signatures |
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Alberta | 2216 |
British Columbia | 2221 |
Manitoba | 606 |
New Brunswick | 377 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 242 |
Northwest Territories | 30 |
Nova Scotia | 551 |
Nunavut | 14 |
Ontario | 6883 |
Prince Edward Island | 73 |
Quebec | 1491 |
Saskatchewan | 493 |
Yukon | 29 |