HST in British Columbia – General Comments HST is not a new tax that will make goods and services 12% more expensive. HST replaces the GST and the PST. Effective July 1, 2010, GST and PST no longer exist in the province of British Columbia and both have been replaced by the HST For example, if you purchased a pair of walking shoes for $100 on June 30, 2010, you would have paid $5 in GST and $7 in PST, the final cost coming to $112. If you purchased the same pair of shoes for $100 on July 1, ... Read More