How to pay the employer health tax

You can pay the employer health tax:

Watch the Employer Health Tax Instalment Payment Tutorial video for step by step instructions on how to make instalment payments in eTaxBC.

Bank or financial institution

There are three ways you can make a payment through your bank or financial institution:

  1. Electronic funds transfer
  2. Bill payment service
  3. Wire transfer

Electronic funds transfer (EFT)

To successfully submit a payment through EFT, you must:

  1. Provide your bank with our account information
  2. Send us the payment details

Account information

To complete an EFT payment, your bank will need the following information:

EFT account information

Account name:

Province of British Columbia

Bank name and branch address:

Bank of Montreal
1225 Douglas Street
Victoria BC V8W 2E6

Bank number:

001

Bank transit:

00120

Bank account number:

1988174

Payment details

To ensure the proper application of your payment, you must send the payment details to us through:

  1. Email: RSBCClientCare@gov.bc.ca with the following subject line: 
    Subject Line: Electronic Funds Transfer – “Your Business Name” – “Your EHT Account Number”
     
  2. Fax to 250-405-4415, attention Electronic Payments Clerk, Revenue Services of British Columbia

Provide the following details in your email or fax:

  • Your business name
  • Your business number
  • The phrase “EHT Payment”
  • Your employer health tax account number
  • The taxation year the payment is for
  • The date the payment was submitted
  • The amount you paid

Note:  Your financial institution may have standard charges that apply to EFT payments. Ensure your financial institution does not deduct charges from the payment amount due, as this will result in an underpayment.

Bill payment service

Bill payment services can generally be accessed through:

  • Your online banking account
  • An automated teller machine (ATM)
  • Telephone banking

Be aware that payments made using bill payments services can take up to 3 business days to process. To avoid late payment penalties and interest, make your payment more than 3 business days before the due date.

To pay your taxes using a bill payment service you need to add a payee for employer health tax to your bank account. To add a new payee to your bank account you need to know our payee name and your account number.

Payee name

You should be able to find us listed with your bank under one of the following payee names:

  • BC – EMPLOYER HEALTH TAX (instalment or tax return payments)
  • BC - STMT OF ACCT (overdue and unpaid balance payments)

Note: Some banks and financial institutions will use a variation of the payee names above. If you can't find us, call your bank for assistance.

Wire transfer

To successfully submit a payment through wire transfer, you must

  1. Provide your bank with our account information
  2. Send us the payment details

Account information

To complete a wire transfer, payments must be made in Canadian dollars and your bank will need the following information:

Wire transfer account information

Beneficiary name:

Province of British Columbia

Address:

1802 Douglas Street
Victoria BC V8T 4K6

Bank name:

Bank of Montreal

Address:

1225 Douglas Street
Victoria BC V8W 2E6

Beneficiary account No.:

1988174

Bank number:

001

Transit number:

00120

Bank code:

//CC 000100120

Swift:

BOFMCAM2

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Account number

Payment details

To ensure the proper application of your payment, you must send the payment details to us through:

  1. Email: RSBCClientCare@gov.bc.ca with the following subject line:
    Subject Line: Wire Transfer – “Your Business Name” –“Your EHT Account Number”
     
  2. Fax to 250-405-4415, attention Electronic Payments Clerk, Revenue Services of British Columbia

Provide the following details in your email or fax:

  • Your business name
  • Your business number
  • The phrase “EHT Payment”
  • Your EHT account number
  • The taxation year the payment is for
  • The date the payment was submitted
  • The amount you paid

Note: Your financial institution may have standard charges that apply to wire transfer payments. Ensure your financial institution does not deduct charges from the payment amount due, as this will result in an underpayment.