We listened, and we hear you

Maple Tattoo Supply now accepts the Certificate of Indian Status card, in store and online. Many of you asked us for this, and we made it happen.

Below is how tax relief works at our stores and on our website, what we need from you, and how much tax is removed in each case.

Shopping in store

In store, we remove the 8% Ontario portion of the HST. You still pay the 5% federal portion (GST).

  1. Show your card before payment. The cardholder must be present at checkout. We cannot apply tax relief for purchases made on someone else's behalf.
  2. We check your card.
    • It must be the physical card. We do not accept photos, screenshots or photocopies.
    • The photo on the card must match the person at checkout.
    • If the card has an expiry date, it must be valid. Expired cards are not accepted.
    • A Temporary Confirmation of Registration Document is accepted only as the original, with the raised seal, together with government photo ID.
  3. We record the following for our tax records:
    • First and last name
    • Registration number (10 digits)
    • Expiry date (if there is one)
    • Order number, date and a short description of the items purchased
  4. You pay 5% tax on qualifying items instead of 13%.

Full exemption from all tax applies only to purchases made on a reserve. Our stores are not on a reserve, so in-store relief is limited to the 8% Ontario portion.

Online orders within Ontario

Online tax relief is not available through regular website checkout. To request it, email us before placing your order with:

  • Your order list (items and quantities)
  • A clear picture of both sides of your Status card
  • Your full shipping address

The person receiving the package must be the person named on the Status card.

Where we ship Tax you pay How it works
To an address on a reserve No GST/HST We ship directly to the reserve with our courier. We keep the shipping record as proof of delivery.
To an address off a reserve 13% HST at checkout Ontario rules do not allow stores to remove the 8% on online orders. Your receipt shows the HST separately, and you can claim the 8% back from the Ontario Ministry of Finance.

To claim the 8% back, use the Application for Rebate of the Ontario Portion of the HST for First Nations on ontario.ca. You have 4 years from the purchase date to apply.

Online orders outside Ontario

The process is the same as for Ontario: email us your order list, a picture of both sides of your Status card and your shipping address. The receiver must be the person named on the card.

Where we ship Tax you pay
To an address on a reserve No GST/HST
To an address off a reserve Regular taxes for your province

Outside Ontario, we can remove taxes only when the order is shipped to a reserve.

General terms

  • Personal use only. Tax relief applies to purchases for the cardholder's personal use. Purchases for a business that claims input tax credits do not qualify.
  • Accepted documents. We accept the federal Certificate of Indian Status card and the original Temporary Confirmation of Registration Document. Band cards, Métis cards and other ID are not accepted.
  • Request relief before payment. We cannot remove tax from a completed order. For the 8% Ontario portion, you can still apply to the Ontario Ministry of Finance with your receipt.
  • Your information. We collect your card details only for our tax records, as required by Canadian and Ontario tax rules, and keep them confidential.
  • Changes. This policy follows current federal and Ontario tax rules and may change if those rules change.

Questions? Contact our customer service team before you order and we will walk you through it.

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