The GST/HST Holiday is now active up to February 15th, 2025 on multiple products, including selected imported items. And although music recordings are not exempt from GST/HST during this period, printed biographies, audio books on compact disc, printed books on music education (music theory/instruction) and printed books on home recording and the music industry are exempt.
For example, “Music Production 2024+ Edition: Everything You Need To Know About Producing, Studio Recording, Mixing, Mastering and Songwriting in 2024 & Beyond” is available on Amazon Canada and Indigo Canada, tax free, as is the “The History of Canadian Rock ‘N’ Roll“, “Is This Live?: Inside the Wild Early Years of MuchMusic: The Nation’s Music Station” and the Martin Short autobiography “I Must Say: My Life As A Humble Comedian“.
Amazon Canada has just created a site on which tax free items are listed, including some children’s toys, video games and video game consoles.