Bill C-30 (Historical)

Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 1 (Targeted Tax Relief)

An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (temporary enhancement to the Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax credit)

This bill is from the 44th Parliament, 1st session, which ended in January 2025.

Sponsor

Chrystia Freeland Liberal

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Income Tax Act in order to double the Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax (GST/HST) credit for six months, effectively increasing the maximum annual GST/HST credit amounts by 50% for the 2022-2023 benefit year.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-30s:

C-30 (2021) Law Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1

C-30 (2016) Law Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act

C-30 (2014) Law Fair Rail for Grain Farmers Act

C-30 (2012) Protecting Children from Internet Predators Act

Votes

Oct. 6, 2022 Passed 3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-30, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (temporary enhancement to the Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax credit)

Finance Committee, on Oct. 3, 2022

Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance
Jason Jacques, Director General, Costing and Budgeting Analysis, Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer
Nasreddine Ammar, Senior Analyst, Costing and Budgeting Analysis, Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer