Nova Scotia Tax Information

Nova Scotia has the highest combined top marginal tax rate in Canada and uses the Harmonized Sales Tax at 15%. The province offers several targeted tax credits and benefit programs to offset the higher tax burden for lower- and middle-income residents.

Personal Tax Rates

NS personal tax rates range from 8.79% to 21.0%. View the complete NS tax rate tables for current brackets and combined federal-provincial marginal rates.

Tax Calculators

Use the Detailed Income Tax Calculator with Nova Scotia selected to calculate your combined federal and provincial tax for the current year.

Tax Credits

NS provides the NS Affordable Living Tax Credit, the Poverty Reduction Credit, and credits for volunteer firefighters and search-and-rescue volunteers.

Coming soon: detailed coverage of Nova Scotia-specific tax credits and how to claim them.

Sales and Property Taxes

NS charges a combined HST of 15% (5% federal + 10% provincial). Municipal property taxes are set by individual municipalities.

Government Benefits

NS offers the NS Affordable Living Tax Credit and the NS Child Benefit to support families and lower-income residents.

Budgets and Fiscal Plans

See the Provincial Budgets page for Nova Scotia’s latest budget highlights and fiscal plan summaries.

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