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Filing Your Return - > Provincial  tax credits paid with GST/HST credit

Provincial tax credits paid in combination with the GST/HST credit

Some provinces have tax-free (non-taxable) credits/payments which are paid in combination with the GST/HST credit.  Some of them are paid quarterly, and others are paid annually.  The credits provided by provinces are:

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BC:
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HST credit (BCHSTC)

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Low income climate action tax credit (BCLICATC

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Newfoundland and Labrador:
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HST credit (NLHSTC)

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Seniors' Benefit (NLSB)

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Nova Scotia affordable living tax credit (NSALTC)

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Ontario sales tax credit (OSTC)

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Saskatchewan low-income tax credit (SLITC)

To receive these credits, you or your spouse must apply for the GST/HST credit on the tax return for the preceding tax year.  This makes it important to file a tax return, even if there is no income to report.

See the CRA publication RC4210 GST/HST Credit - Including related provincial credits and benefits, for details on the GST/HST credit as well as provincial credits.

Tax tip:  File a tax return even if you don't have taxable income.

Revised: December 12, 2011

 

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