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Montreal


 Practical Life


Shopping


Montréal is a shopping city with international and local brands and goods available. Locals and visitors live to magasinent (shop) in the more than 1,500 shops in the underground city with many more at street level and above.

Specialties

Canadian souvenir items like maple syrup and anything with a maple leaf can be found everywhere. There are a few specialty items for Montréal.

Shopping Areas

Markets

Markets offer the chance to shop for fresh, local goods from area farmers and shops.

Supermarkets

Most grocery stores in Canada sell a full range of fresh, dry, and frozen foods, as well as household goods, stationery, clothing, toiletries and cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and electronics. Many issue weekly or bi-weekly sales flyers online or via mail, indicating special reduced prices for products for a limited period. Most grocery stores offer complimentary plastic or paper bags, but encourage the use of reusable bags or bins.

Major grocery store chains: Atlantic Superstore, SuperValu, Dominion, Loblaws, No Frills, SaveEasy, Valu-Mart, Fortino, Freshmart, Save-on-Foods, Sobeys, Metro, Supermarches GP, Safeway, Foodland, IGA, Price Chopper, and Whole Foods.

Shopping Centers

Sales Tax

Canada adds sales taxes to most goods and services.
GST (Goods and Services Tax) is a federal Government of Canada tax added to the price of most goods and services in Canada. Generally, the list price of goods and services in Canada does not include GST. GST is 5%.
PST (Provincial Sales Tax) is added to GST in most provinces, and ranges from 7-10%. Alberta, Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, and the Yukon do not have PST. Generally, the list price of goods and services in Canada does not include PST.
HST (Harmonized Sales Tax) is a combination of GST and PST added to goods and services in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, British Columbia and Newfoundland and Labrador. HST is 13-15%. Generally, the list price of goods and services in Canada does not include HST.


21/05/2013

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