The Manitoba legislature recently passed Bill 53, which among other provisions, broadens the scope of food subject to exemption from the Retail Sales Tax (RST) effective July 1, 2026. With the bill’s passage, most food items are exempt, so long as they are not sold by restaurants, licensed premises specified in a liquor service license, cinema/sports/live entertainment venue, or a sports/recreational facility. The bill excludes alcoholic beverages from the expanded exemption. The bill also exempts prenatal vitamins from sales tax. Bill text may be found here.
Manitoba Broadens Exemption to Food Items and Prenatal Vitamins
Radhika Akhil
June 8, 2026
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Radhika Akhil
Radhika Akhil is Regulatory Counsel in the Sovos Regulatory Analysis and Design Department. Radhika focuses on U.S. sales tax law and Canada transaction taxes and fees. Radhika obtained two B.A. degrees from Boston University and a J.D. from Suffolk University. She is a member of the Massachusetts Bar and the New York Bar.
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