Tax concerns

Canada Child Tax Benefit (CCTB)

This benefit is a tax-free monthly payment made to eligible families with children under 18. It may include the National Child Benefit Supplement (NCBS), a benefit for low-income families with children, and/or the Child Disability Benefit (CDB), a benefit for families caring for children with severe and prolonged disabilities.

Children's Fitness Tax Credit

This website provides information on the Children's Fitness Tax Credit.

Working Income Tax Benefit

This benefit is a refundable tax credit intended to provide tax relief for eligible working low-income people and their families, and to encourage other Canadians to enter the work force.

Federal Excise Gasoline Tax Refund Program

The Federal Excise Gasoline Tax Refund Program refunds a portion of the federal excise tax on gasoline bought for use by eligible persons or organizations.

Disability tax credit (DTC)

The DTC is a non-refundable tax credit used to reduce income tax payable for eligible individuals.

Additional Information

Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax (GST/HST) Credit

This program issues full and partial goods and services tax credits to Canadians with low incomes and issues full and partial rebates on the federal portion of the harmonized sales tax and issues some related provincial payments.

Home Owner's Grant

This grant provides homeowners with the equivalent of 50% of the general tax on their property, up to a maximum, legally set amount.