C-218An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (psychotherapy services)
Private member's bill, introduced in the House of Commons on December 16, 2021
- Status
- At second reading in the House of Commons since December 16, 2021
What it does
Exempts psychotherapy services from the goods and services tax and updates the Excise Tax Act for those services.
What it does
- Adds psychotherapy services to the list of services that are exempt from goods and services tax under the Excise Tax Act.
- Expands the Act's definition of practitioner to include people who practise psychotherapy, along with other listed health professions.
Who it affects
- Psychotherapists
- People getting psychotherapy
- GST-registered service providers
- Health service providers
Topics
Background
The bill amends Part II of Schedule V of the Excise Tax Act, where GST-exempt services are listed.
Where it is
House of Commons
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Current stage. Now here
Committee
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Third reading
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Senate
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Third reading
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Royal assent
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What MPs said
Each party’s first speech on this bill in the House, from Hansard. Excerpts are the speaker’s opening sentences, unedited.
NDPLindsay Mathyssen· December 16, 2021
“Moved for leave to introduce Bill C-218, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (psychotherapy services). Today I also have the honour to introduce a private member's bill that would amend the Excise Tax Act to exempt psychotherapeutic services delivered by psychotherapists from the goods and services tax.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.ca
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LEGISinfo status: Outside the Order of Precedence. Bill data from LEGISinfo, votes from openparliament.ca and the House of Commons. Last updated October 13, 2026.