The problem
Canadians aged 18 and older screened positive for symptoms of depression, anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in spring 2021.2
1 in 4
Counselling Therapy/
Psychotherapv Is the
most unmet need
of Canadians seeking nelp witn mental
nealth care.1
Counselling Therapists/
Psvchotherapists are the
only
mental health professionals required
to charge GST/HST.
Canadians should not have to pay tax on their mental health services.
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Why we need your help
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This tax creates an unfair disadvantage for practitioners relative to other licensed mental health care professionals.
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Counselling Therapists/Psychotherapists are specifically trained to deliver therapy.
Yet they are the only regulated mental health professionals still required to charge GST/HST
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The removal of GST/HST on counselling therapy/psychotherapy would increase access to services, by reducing the financial burden on our healthcare system, our workplaces and our communities.3
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Exempting counselling therapy/psychotherapy from GST/HST would reduce Canada’s revenue by 0.004%.
In Ontario alone, there are over 10,000 Psychotherapists registered to practice. Removing the barrier of GST/HST nationally would make this mental health service more accessible.
