Every province except Alberta has implemented either a provincial sales tax or the Harmonized Sales Tax. The federal GST rate is 5 percent, effective January 1, 2008. The territories of Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut have no territorial sales taxes, so only the GST is collected.
HSA Rules: a number of rules and regulations are set for health savings accounts you should be aware of. A Health Savings Account or HSA is a medical savings account that is personally owned and managed by the individual.
An HSA is a tax-advantaged savings account that allows you to pay for eligible healthcare expenses with before-tax dollars (pp. 6-7). * In some cases, if risk factors are high enough, you may be given a preventive prescription although you have not been diagnosed with the disease or show symptoms of the disease.