Eligibility to claim ITCs

As a local, self employed tradesperson, based on the following requirements from the CRA website to be eligible to claim ITCs, would my business, and others in the construction industry, be considered eligible?

  • You acquired, imported or brought into a participating province property or services for consumption, use, or supply in the course of your commercial activities.
  • You are a GST/HST registrant during the reporting period in which the GST/HST was paid or became payable on property or services.
  • GST/HST must have been paid or payable by you in respect of the supply, importation, or bringing in of the property or services.