Tax Season 2015: First Nations pay more tax than you think

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Tax Season 2015: First Nations pay more tax than you think – CBC

by ahnationtalk on March 2, 2015672 Views

Mar 02, 2015

Fewer than half of all aboriginal people qualify for tax exemptions – and even less can actually use them

There’s a common misconception in Canada that aboriginal people don’t pay taxes, but, in fact, tax exemption applies to fewer than half of aboriginal Canadians — have to have very specific work and living arrangements to benefit from it.

Misunderstandings about aboriginal people and taxes “absolutely” exist — even among First Nations themselves, says Manny Jules, chair of the First Nations Tax Commission.

“[Non-First Nations people] feel that no status Indian pays anything in terms of tax,” he said. “People do pay taxes — excise tax, income tax, sales tax — all of those.”