BEYOND LOCAL: Indigenous people pay taxes – Orillia Matters

Only around 130,000 people — just eight per cent of Canada’s Indigenous population — could potentially qualify for the Section 87 exemption

This article by Bradley Bryan, University of Victoria originally appeared on the Conversation and is published here with permission.

There is a common misconception among Canadians that Indigenous people do not pay any taxes. It perpetuates harmful stereotypes and hinders non-Indigenous Canadians from reconciling with the truths of Canada’s colonial history and present.

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