Excise duties technical information
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) publishes a broad selection of technical publications and other helpful information relating to excise duties on beer under the Excise Act and on cannabis products, spirits, tobacco products, vaping products, and wine under the Excise Act, 2001.
Publications and information
Rates
Rates of excise duty imposed on beer, spirits, wine, and cannabis, tobacco and vaping products
Vaping products
Apply for a vaping product licence or as an importer of vaping products, register for the stamping regime, complete a return
Cannabis products
Apply for a cannabis licence, register for the stamping regime, complete a cannabis return
Forms
Forms relating to approved formulations, denatured or specially denatured alcohol, beer, spirits, wine, and cannabis, tobacco, and vaping products
Memoranda
Detailed technical information about excise duties on spirits, wine, and cannabis, tobacco, and vaping products
Notices
Announcements about legislation and policies relating to excise duties on beer, spirits, wine, and cannabis, tobacco, and vaping products
Circulars
Detailed technical information about excise duties on beer
Tables of alcoholometry
Tables used to determine the volume and absolute ethyl alcohol content of alcohol
Stamps
Description, purpose, what to look for on products you buy