Bill 89 explained in plain English
Massage Therapy Tax Act, 2025
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 44th Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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The Massage Therapy Tax Act, 2025, mandates the Minister of Health to equalize the tax treatment of services provided by registered massage therapists with that of other practitioners.
This bill, titled the Massage Therapy Tax Act, 2025, proposes to ensure that massage therapy services provided by registered massage therapists are treated the same for tax purposes as services provided by other healthcare practitioners. The Act requires the Minister of Health to take necessary steps, including introducing new legislation if needed, to achieve this tax parity. The bill states that this change is supported by fiscal and economic reasons, suggesting that any potential loss in tax revenue would be balanced by savings in the healthcare system, increased access to care, and better support for small businesses. The Act would come into effect on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Requires the Minister of Health to take all necessary steps to ensure massage therapy services provided by registered massage therapists have the same tax treatment as services provided by other practitioners.
- Authorizes the Minister of Health to introduce new legislation if necessary to achieve this tax parity.
- Establishes that the Act will come into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Registered massage therapists
- Patients receiving massage therapy services
- The Minister of Health
- Other healthcare practitioners
- The Minister of Health has the obligation to take necessary steps to ensure equal tax treatment for massage therapy services.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The bill states that any loss in tax revenue is expected to be offset by savings for the healthcare system, increased access to care, and strengthened small business sustainability.
- The bill does not specify which 'other practitioners' are being referred to for tax comparison.
- The bill does not detail the specific steps the Minister of Health must take, only that they must take 'all necessary steps'.
- The bill does not provide details on how the tax treatment will be equalized or what the current tax treatment differences are.
Services provided by registered massage therapists will have the same tax treatment as services provided by other practitioners.
Source: Section 1
The Act will become law on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Source: Section 2
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