Coldstream Municipal Hall (Image Credit: Liam Verster / Vernon Matters)

By Liam Verster

Tax Exemption Policy

Coldstream supporting call to remove PST from municipal operations

Mar 11, 2026 | 1:56 PM

An Okanagan district is calling for B.C. municipalities to be exempt from provincial sales taxes for its operations, and a local jurisdiction is supporting the proposal.

The District of Peachland will bring forward a resolution at the Southern Interior Local Government Association (SILGA) conference, calling to exempt municipalities from PST on professional services required for municipal operations, legislated requirements, and capital projects, or provide equivalent financial offsets.

Coldstream Council had the proposal brought before them at the regular meeting Monday, March 9, and voted in favour of supporting the resolution at the conference.

The SILGA convention will be held in Revelstoke April 29 to May 2.

If the resolution is supported at SILGA, it will be brought forward for another broader discussion at the Union of B.C. Municipalities’ conference in September.

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