Departmental Results Framework indicators 2017-18 Edition - Indicator 2: Percentage of Canadian businesses registered for Goods and Services Tax (GST) / Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) that filed a return

This indicator measures the percentage of Canadian businesses, who are registered for GST/HST, who filed a return. It is an indicator of remittance compliance. This value is derived by dividing the total number Canadian businesses registered for GST/HST that filed a return divided by the number of active Canadian business with annual revenues greater than $30,000, plus the number of self-employed persons in Canada.

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Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 22:08 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 22:08 (UTC)
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open_canada_collection	primary
open_canada_date_published	2019-04-04 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"fr": ["travailleur indépendant", "entreprises canadiennes", "observation en matière de versement", "taux de production de déclarations de revenus", "TPS/TVH", "taxe sur les produits et services", "taxe de vente harmonisée", "Cadre ministériel des résultats"], "en": ["self-employed", "Canadian businesses", "remittance compliance", "tax filing rates", "GST / HST", "Goods and Services Tax", "Harmonized Sales Tax", "departmental results framework"]}
open_canada_subject	["economics_and_industry"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr	Cadre ministériel des résultats 2017-2018 - Indicateur no 2 : pourcentage d’entreprises canadiennes inscrites à la taxe sur les produits et services (TPS) et à la taxe de vente harmonisée (TVH) qui ont produit une déclaration
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