Vape tax by province in Canada
Every vaping product sold in Canada carries a federal excise duty of $1.12 per 2 mL (or fraction thereof) for the first 10 mL in each container, plus $1.12 per additional 10 mL. In 10 of 13 provinces and territories that duty is doubled by a matching provincial vaping duty, then GST/HST/PST applies on top — so the same $30 disposable can carry a materially different tax load depending on where you live. Sales tax alone ranges from 5% (Alberta, the territories) to 20% on top of a 20% vape-specific tax (British Columbia).
Vape tax calculator
Estimate what you actually pay after tax, and how much federal + provincial vaping duty is already built into the shelf price you see.
HST 13%.
10provinces & territories with doubled federal duty
These jurisdictions signed the Coordinated Vaping Product Taxation Agreement, so the additional provincial duty is charged at rates identical to the federal duty — the excise on a container is exactly doubled versus an uncoordinated province.
| Province / territory | Duty doubled since | Sales tax | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta | 2025-01-01 | 5% | Details → |
| Manitoba | 2025-01-01 | 5% | Details → |
| New Brunswick | 2025-01-01 | 15% | Details → |
| Nova Scotia | 2026-04-01 | 14% | Details → |
| Northwest Territories | 2024-07-01 | 5% | Details → |
| Nunavut | 2024-07-01 | 5% | Details → |
| Ontario | 2024-07-01 | 13% | Details → |
| Prince Edward Island | 2025-01-01 | 15% | Details → |
| Quebec | 2024-07-01 | 5% | Details → |
| Yukon | 2025-01-01 | 5% | Details → |
3 provinces with their own vape-specific tax instead
British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland & Labrador have not joined the coordinated duty framework, but each charges its own ad-valorem tax on vaping products specifically, on top of ordinary sales tax.
Methodology & sources
Figures are computed from the federal Excise Act, 2001 duty schedule, CRA excise duty notices (EDN82, EDN96, EDN99, EDN107), the Coordinated Vaping Product Taxation Agreement regulations (SOR/2024-70 and amendments), and each province’s own tax statute or bulletin — cited in full on each province’s page. Two figures (Saskatchewan and Newfoundland & Labrador) depend on whether GST/HST is charged on the vape-tax-inclusive amount, which neither province states explicitly; those pages show the itemised stack rather than a single asserted total until that is confirmed. Last verified 2026-08-05 — the coordinated-duty province list has changed three times since 2024, so treat this as a snapshot, not a permanent reference.
This calculator is independent of the price comparison catalogue — it explains the tax on top of any vape purchase in Canada, not a specific product or vendor.