Quick'n'dirty run down: Income tax: province/territory and federal levels Consumption tax: government level (5%) + provincial level (most provinces/territories

Quick'n'dirty run down: Income tax: province/territory and federal levels Consumption tax: government level (5%) + provincial level (most provinces/territories) (this is close-ish to VAT) property tax: municipal/provincial, like council tax health care cost varies by province/territory. Income tax has definitely not doubled. It's unchanged at the federal level.