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Provincial Excise Tax on Vaping Products Takes Effect April 1st – What You Need to Know

Starting April 1st, a new provincial excise tax on vaping products will come into effect for all products regardless if they were manufactured prior to January 1st. 

Here at Evolution Vape we have been doing our best to keep items that were produced before January 1st stocked on our shelves, to help prolong this transition to our customers as far as we can. We know these tax increases are hard to swallow and empathize with our customers at the rising cost of everything. 

This tax is applied to the liquid itself, so disposables, pre-filled pods and bottles of e-liquid will all be affected. 

For an example of how much it will increase, here is a break down:

The average disposable currently holds 20ml's of E-Liquid, the current federal tax on that is $6.72. The province is matching that rate, so it will go up by another $6.72 plus GST on top of that. For example, something like a Kraze HD MEGA which currently retails for $36.71 + GST, will now retail for $43.43 + GST.

30mL Bottle of E-liquid: Current $7.84 Fed Tax will increase by another $7.84
60mL Bottle of E-liquid: Current $11.20 Fed Tax will increase by another $11.20
120mL Bottle of E-liquid: Current $17.92 Fed Tax will increase by another $17.92

This means that on a 30mL bottle of e-liquid, we will now be paying $17.35 in tax alone. 

So stock up while you can during the month of March. 

If you are as enraged at this as we are, consider reaching out your local MLA and let your voice be heard. The more people that protest this the better, and perhaps we can see a reduced tax rate in the future.