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Tech giants charged Canadians extra for a tax that never came into force

With the digital services tax now gone, what happens to the extra money in major multinationals’ pockets?

Carly Penrose

22 Jul 2025 5 min read

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Workers are seen in a parking lot outside Amazon's fulfillment centre in Delta, B.C.
Amazon charged Canadian third-party sellers extra for nine months to help pay for Canada's Digital Services Tax, which was never implemented. (The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck)

Carly Penrose
Carly Penrose

Carly is a Toronto-based journalist. She holds a master of journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University. Her work has appeared in the National Post, This Magazine and The Canadian Press.

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