Canadian Registration requirements for skid steers?

Skid steers seem to be classed as tool vehicles and need registration and taxes paid when transferred? I also see metro vancouver requires registration of older diesel vehicles for pollution control purposes?

We don't have to register construction equipment in Ontario, so there isn't anything at a federal level. I know Qc has requirements. Best bet would be to call the province and ask.

I'm in bc. I googled it to death but no definite answer. Boats are taxable in private transactions. Seems skids steers are not taxable from what I can see. Thanks

You can buy one tax free ,but will have to pay pst on it if you try and X plate it for road use. If you are in business , buying privately but not paying pst and get audited by prov tax man ,you will have to pay. New or old they want their cut. Private deals usually go un noticed .If I buy out of Alberta or the US im expected to report and pay. Beyond that there is no registry I know of for off road heavy equipment.

ya, had to pay BC PST when we gave our son one of our trucks. not based on the transaction value but on ICBC book value. even gifting, they still want PST every time a vehicle changes owners

Cars,trucks, boats are subject to pst in private transactions. They are exceptions. Generally ,private transactions are not subject to tax.
Gifting is always considered a sale.

NepeanGC said:

We don't have to register construction equipment in Ontario, so there isn't anything at a federal level. I know Qc has requirements. Best bet would be to call the province and ask.

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Gee, everything that will be on a public road here in NB has to have plates. Asphalt spreaders, rollers, loaders, backhoes, graders. We had a guy bump a garbage can with a skidsteer this past winter and break a bank window. It was on a Sunday morning, so He called his brother in law who was a cop. He was off duty, but called it in. Of course they sent a rookie, lights and sirens. Was going to call the dog handler to search the bank. If there was someone in the bank the alarm would sound buddy said. Was going to arrest him for breaking into a bank. Give your head a shake, why would I report it if I broke in, it was an accident. Anyway, his brother in law showed up and told mr wet behind the ears to relax. One thing he asked for was the registration for the machine. Didn't have any. Rookie once he had calmed down was quite helpful, and found the info we needed about tagging the Bobcat. I think it's only 40 bucks. It was tagged as industrial farm equipment.

Here in quebec if you want to touch the road with it it must be registered. Pretty sure even to transport it on a trailer on the road it has to be registered. The reason is here the registration gives insurance on people. So if i was to hit some one with the skid steer or have it flip off a trailer and hit some one it is covered. That is why our registration is more expensive but insurance is cheaper then ontario.

The correct answer is 12 percent for bc
Between private parties. You have to volunteer to remit. Of course no one will volunteer to remit. Very small companies don't have to collect the tax but they will report equipment sale on taxes and govt could audit that. Or small company may not collect right away not knowing they have to.

Government response:


Yes, the sale of used cars, trucks, commercial vehicles and industrial equipment (e.g. a backhoe/ skid steer) is subject to British Columbia’s (BC’s) provincial sales tax (PST), unless an exemption applies.


You must pay PST, regardless of whether the vehicle is for personal or business use, even if you are registered for PST. The rate of PST you must pay varies, depending on the type of vehicle and how it is acquired.


We can confirm that if you purchase a vehicle at a private sale in BC (i.e. the seller is not a GST registrant), you must pay PST at the rate of 12% on the purchase price of the vehicle, unless a specific exemption applies. In this scenario, you will pay the 12% PST to ICBC if the skid steer is registered, or you must self-assess the PST using a FIN 405 - Casual Remittance Return.



For additional information, please see Bulletin PST 308, PST on Vehicles.



More information on British Columbia’s PST, including registration, and collecting and remitting the PST, can be found in a series of PST Bulletins and Notices, and the Small Business Guide to PST. Our Forms Page contains exemptions certificates and forms related to registration, applying for a refund, and self-assessing the PST.

Taxes, license plates and registration on a skid steer? That's un-American!! Right, you guys are in Canada. LOL Sorry I couldn't stop my fingers.

Just taxes.

well, BC actually is short for Bring Cash (old joke where i live)

farmerlund said:

Taxes, license plates and registration on a skid steer? That's un-American!! Right, you guys are in Canada. LOL Sorry I couldn't stop my fingers.

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Taxes? I pay tax when I buy a car, I pay tax when I renew the tags on it every 12 months, I pay tax on the safety inspection on it every 2 years, I pay tax on the gas I put in it. I pay tax on the insurance I pay on it every year. Tax on parts, tax on labour. I pay tax on my home, Goods and services. I earned $4280.28 last pay, the government left me with $2778.27. They even make your family pay tax on your funeral.

The ONLY constants, Death AND Taxes.