Taxes and Advantages

While each GAER community sets its own mill rate, there are many tax advantages to doing business in our region. They include:

the lowest provincial tax regime in Canada
businesses in Alberta do not pay general sales taxes, capital taxes or payroll taxes
the general corporate tax rate is 10%
the small business tax rate is 3%
there is a 10% refundable provincial tax credit for scientific research and experimental development encouraging research and development in Alberta worth up to $400,000 annually per company