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Foreign Convention and Tour Incentive Program- Sponsors of Foreign Conventions: What Is a Foreign Convention and Rebate for Purchases GST/HST Info Sheet GI-029 February 2008 Note: This info sheet supersedes GST/HST Info Sheet GI-029, Foreign Convention and Tour Incentive Program – Rebate for Sponsors of Foreign Conventions, dated April 2007. ... "Convention facility" means any real property that is rented by the sponsor or organizer of a convention for use exclusively as the site for the convention. ... "Organizer" means the person who acquires the convention facility or related convention supplies, and who organizes the convention for the sponsor. ...

GI-029 Foreign Convention and Tour Incentive Program- Sponsors of Foreign Conventions: What Is a Foreign Convention and Rebate for Purchases Notice to the reader Reference in this publication is made to supplies that are subject to the GST or the HST. ...

GI-031 Foreign Convention and Tour Incentive Program- Registrant Organizers and Convention Facility Operators: Paying and Crediting the Rebate Amount for Foreign Conventions Notice to the reader Reference in this publication is made to supplies that are subject to the GST or the HST. ...

"Convention facility" means any real property that is rented by the sponsor or organizer of a convention for use exclusively as the site for the convention. ... "Organizer" means the person who acquires the convention facility or related convention supplies and who organizes the foreign convention for the sponsor. ... Rebate for foreign conventions Sponsors and non-registered organizers of foreign conventions can recover the full amount of the GST/HST that they pay on the convention facility and related convention supplies. ...

Determine what is an eligible expense for the rebate A non-resident sponsor or a non-registered organizer of a foreign convention may claim a rebate for the GST/HST and the QST paid for: convention facilities related convention supplies A non-resident exhibitor who is not registered for the GST/HST may claim the FCTIP rebate for the GST/HST and/or the QST paid for: the rental of exhibition space at foreign and domestic conventions when rented from a GST/HST registrant that is not the sponsor of the convention related convention supplies other than food, beverages, or items purchased under a contract for catering, acquired from a GST/HST registrant that is not the sponsor of the convention or imported or brought into a participating province Note Non-resident exhibitors who are not registered for the GST/HST do not pay the tax on exhibition space rented from the sponsor of a convention (whether foreign or domestic), or on related convention supplies (other than food, beverages, or items purchased under a contract for catering) purchased from the sponsor. ... See example- Calculation of the FCTIP rebate for the sponsor of a foreign convention Example- Calculation of the FCTIP rebate for the sponsor of a foreign convention The following chart shows the rebate for the sponsor of a foreign convention held in Alberta. ... What to do if you choose to credit or pay the GST/HST rebate for convention If you are registered for the GST/HST and have made a supply of a convention facility, related convention supplies, or short-term or camping accommodation to a sponsor or non-registered organizer of a foreign convention, you can choose to credit or pay the rebate amount payable under the FCTIP to the sponsor or non-registered organizer of the foreign convention. ...

This info sheet does not apply to foreign conventions. For more information on foreign conventions, see GST/HST Info Sheet GI-029, Foreign Convention and Tour Incentive Program – Sponsors of Foreign Conventions: What is a Foreign Convention and Rebate for Purchases. ... "Convention facility" means any real property that is rented by the sponsor or organizer of a convention for use exclusively as the site for the convention. "Domestic convention" means a convention that is not a foreign convention. ...

This info sheet explains how non-registered organizers of foreign conventions can claim a rebate of the GST/HST paid on convention facilities and related convention supplies. ... "Convention facility" means any real property that is rented by the sponsor or organizer of a convention for use exclusively as the site for the convention. ... "Organizer" means the person who acquires the convention facility or related convention supplies, and who organizes the convention for the sponsor. ...

GI-027 Foreign Convention and Tour Incentive Program- Sponsors of Domestic Conventions: Application of the GST/HST to Admissions Sold to Non-Residents Notice to the reader Reference in this publication is made to supplies that are subject to the GST or the HST. ...

GI-030 Foreign Convention and Tour Incentive Program- Non-Registered Organizers of Foreign Conventions: Rebate for Purchases Notice to the reader Reference in this publication is made to supplies that are subject to the GST or the HST. ...

Conventions What is a related convention supply? Domestic conventions Is GST/HST registration required? ... Note A convention may be either a domestic or a foreign convention. For more information, see: Domestic conventions; and Foreign conventions. ... Domestic conventions A domestic convention is a convention held in Canada that is not a foreign convention (see Foreign conventions). ...