Section 278 — Excise Tax Act: Definition of electronic payment

In this section, electronic payment means any payment or remittance to the Receiver General that is made through electronic services offered by a person described in any of paragraphs (3)(a) to (d) or by any electronic means specified by the Minister. Every person who is required under this Part to file a return shall file the return with the Minister in the prescribed manner. Every person who is required under this Part to pay or remit an amount shall, except where the amount is required under section 221 to be collected by another person, pay or remit the amount to the Receiver General. Every person that is required under this Part to pay or remit an amount to the Receiver General shall, if the amount is $10,000 or more, make the payment or remittance by way of electronic payment, unless the person cannot reasonably pay or remit the amount in that manner, to the account of the Receiver General at or through a bank, other than an authorized foreign bank that is subject to the restrictions and requirements referred to in subsection 524(2) of the Bank Act ; a credit union; a corporation authorized under the laws of Canada or a province to carry on the business of offering its services as a trustee to the public; or a corporation authorized under the laws of Canada or a province to accept deposits from the public and that carries on the business of lending money on the security of real estate or investing in mortgages or hypothecary claims on real estate.