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lee682 · ‎08-12-2020

Does public mobile offer tax exemptions for aboriginals?

dabr · ‎08-14-2020

@computergeek541 wrote:
@dabr wrote:
@gblackma wrote:
@lee682 how does a native Australian become tax exempt in Canada? Thanks. Stay safe.
@gblackma I think the word aboriginal has been commonly used to refer to most of the people who were first human inhabitants of countries like Canada and Australia (maybe also New Zealand). But you're right that in Canada first nations people are more likely to be referred to as indigenous or Native Canadians and the word aboriginal is in more common usage in Australia. So OP's usage of that word doesn't have to mean that they are Australia's original inhabitants, or at least that's how I read it. 😊
I don't believe that @gblackma is saying that @lee682 is from Australia.

Hmm...you might be right about that, sorry @gblackma I think I got confused on your question about native Australian and OP's usage of aboriginal. 😊

BEER · ‎08-13-2020

Not trying to be insensitive in any way but just reporting a conversation I had last year at a BBQ party with a group of persons in Kelowna BC.
They laughed when I tried to be politically correct and in summary they told me that they were always called Indians and they still like to be referred to as Indians and think that possibly non American Indians started all this name changing. But then who knows who decided that referring to these Canadians as Indians is disrespectful- maybe it was Indians from India.

BEER · ‎08-13-2020

I was responding to the Australian person

Anonymous · ‎08-13-2020

@Jb456 wrote:

So id assume it would be similar to autopay on PM. I don't know. 🤷‍♂️

I doubt it with computergeek541's reminder of no identity being verified. So I would say it's down to tax time and get the "receipt" from the mods and submit that for refund. Dunno.

Jb456 · ‎08-13-2020

@Anonymous postpaid charged to the CC every month automatically minus the tax.

So id assume it would be similar to autopay on PM. I don't know. 🤷‍♂️

Anonymous · ‎08-13-2020

Just musing...

aboriginal carries a built-in bias towards "others" that European travelers called the other humans they encountered. Or worse terms of course.

But really...aren't we all aboriginal of this pale blue dot?

computergeek541 · ‎08-13-2020

@Anonymous wrote:
@Jb456
Are those Koodo accounts post-paid or pre-paid?

That's a good question as it relates to if an account holder's identity was veriified in any way at the time of activaiton. For prepaid accounts, that doesn't get done. I know that for a postpaid account, the phone could still be given to someone else to use, but the person whose identify was used to open the account is who is ultimately responsible for making sure that the bill is paid.

computergeek541 · ‎08-13-2020

@Anonymous wrote:
That's why I called it the federal Act. 🙂

That's fair. I've made the change, but the act itself still bears the official name, and the information there is directly related to what was being asked about.

Anonymous · ‎08-13-2020

@Jb456

Are those Koodo accounts post-paid or pre-paid?

Jb456 · ‎08-13-2020

@lee682

I have not bothered asking Public Mobile the process however I do use my Native status card for my Koodo accounts. They emailed a paper to sign and forward it back to them along with a photocopy of the card.

I say this as Telus owns Koodo and Public mobile. So I would assume the process should be as simple as Koodo was.

Maybe send a private message to Moderators via link below to inquire.

https://productioncommunity.publicmobile.ca/t5/notes/composepage/note-to-user-id/22437

Anonymous · ‎08-13-2020

That's why I called it the federal Act. 🙂

computergeek541 · ‎08-13-2020

@Anonymous wrote:
@computergeek541
If one were interested in cultural sensitivity/political correctness then one would be sure to use the current terminology.
The federal Act is a holdover of colonial times that really should be renamed. And other terms written here.

Maybe, and I don't disagree, but that is the still the official name. Referring to it by another name would be inaccurate.

Anonymous · ‎08-13-2020

@computergeek541

If one were interested in cultural sensitivity/political correctness then one would be sure to use the current terminology.

The federal Act is a holdover of colonial times that really should be renamed. And other terms written here.

computergeek541 · ‎08-13-2020

@dabr wrote:
@gblackma wrote:
@lee682 how does a native Australian become tax exempt in Canada? Thanks. Stay safe.
@gblackma I think the word aboriginal has been commonly used to refer to most of the people who were first human inhabitants of countries like Canada and Australia (maybe also New Zealand). But you're right that in Canada first nations people are more likely to be referred to as indigenous or Native Canadians and the word aboriginal is in more common usage in Australia. So OP's usage of that word doesn't have to mean that they are Australia's original inhabitants, or at least that's how I read it. 😊

I don't believe that @gblackma is saying that @lee682 is from Australia.

dabr · ‎08-13-2020

@gblackma wrote:
@lee682 how does a native Australian become tax exempt in Canada? Thanks. Stay safe.

@gblackma I think the word aboriginal has been commonly used to refer to most of the people who were first human inhabitants of countries like Canada and Australia (maybe also New Zealand). But you're right that in Canada first nations people are more likely to be referred to as indigenous or Native Canadians and the word aboriginal is in more common usage in Australia. So OP's usage of that word doesn't have to mean that they are Australia's original inhabitants, or at least that's how I read it. 😊

computergeek541 · ‎08-13-2020

@gblackma wrote:
@lee682 how does a native Australian become tax exempt in Canada? Thanks. Stay safe.

This applies to First Nations peoples of Canada. This act recognizes certain groups for which the rules apply:

https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/i-5/

computergeek541 · ‎08-13-2020

@BEER wrote:
@gblackma wrote:
@lee682 how does a native Australian become tax exempt in Canada? Thanks. Stay safe.
Of-course you could as long as you didn't get Canadian citizenship. One of my friends, even though he has been a Canadian resident for many years has opted not to obtain Canadian citizenship and has kept his German citizenship. He has several tax benefits and he tells me the only draw back is that he can not vote.
Visitors to Canada may qualify for a refund of some of the Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax (GST/HST) they have paid during their visit in Canada.

A resident isn't a visitor. In any event, I'm not sure how this relates to taxes paid by native people.

BEER · ‎08-13-2020

@gblackma wrote:
@lee682 how does a native Australian become tax exempt in Canada? Thanks. Stay safe.

Of-course you could as long as you didn't get Canadian citizenship. One of my friends, even though he has been a Canadian resident for many years has opted not to obtain Canadian citizenship and has kept his German citizenship. He has several tax benefits and he tells me the only draw back is that he can not vote.

Visitors to Canada may qualify for a refund of some of the Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax (GST/HST) they have paid during their visit in Canada.

BEER · ‎08-13-2020

@lee682 wrote:
Does public mobile offer tax exemptions for aboriginals?

Tax exemption for aboriginals makes me feel that I am a less a Canadian. However it's there for the taking so take advantage of it. I think the best way to do this is to buy voucher top-up cards from retailers and just show them your status card for tax exemption.

gblackma · ‎08-13-2020

@lee682 how does a native Australian become tax exempt in Canada? Thanks. Stay safe.

popping · ‎08-12-2020

@lee682 wrote:
I am tax exempt at eastlink, I had to submit a form that they supply and did not have to be in contact with CRA. I was wishful that it would have been just as easy with Public Mobile.

I don't know what kind of plan you have at eastlink - postpaid or prepaid.

PM service is prepaid. If you purchase topup voucher, PM has no control over how sales tax is collected.

Do you get tax exempted at retails store? If you don't pay sales tax at store, it may be the easy solution to buy topup voucher. You still can get the $2 autopay discount as long as your autopay is enabled. PM server will not take money out from your autopay cc as long as your have enough available fund to pay for your plan fee.

lee682 · ‎08-12-2020

I am tax exempt at eastlink, I had to submit a form that they supply and did not have to be in contact with CRA. I was wishful that it would have been just as easy with Public Mobile.

AE_Collector · ‎08-12-2020

@lee682

Here is info on how to get a receipt from Public Mobile. I’m not certain how this will work out though as I am not certain this will show tax paid. I think it will show tax though...

https://productioncommunity.publicmobile.ca/t5/Paying-for-your-service/Request-a-Receipt-for-your-Ac...

AE_Collector

RossN · ‎08-12-2020

@lee682 contact a moderator click on the ? Bottom right hand corner Ask Simon to speak to a human this will help create a ticket to speak to a moderator check the envelope top right corner for a reply response time is 2 to 48 hours

computergeek541 · ‎08-12-2020

@lee682 wrote:
Does public mobile offer tax exemptions for aboriginals?

You would need to gather official receipts from Public Mobile (you need to specifically ask for them) and then submit them to CRA to get refunded.