Was repealing the digital services tax a missed opportunity for Canada or the right call?

If repealing the DST opens the door to a more constructive dialogue with U.S. firms about investing in Canada and if it pushes us to focus on enabling Canadian companies to scale, then it was the right move.

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced on June 29 that his government was rescinding the digital services tax. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ADAM FROMAN

July 23, 2025

As a Canadian entrepreneur who has spent decades building technology businesses and advocating for our innovation ecosystem, I’m deeply conflicted about Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to repeal the digital services tax (DST). On the surface, it appears that Canada...

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