Expert Benefits Advice and Government Benefits Assistance

• The goods and services tax/harmonized sales tax (GST/HST) credit is a tax-free quarterly payment that helps individuals and families with low and modest incomes offset the GST or HST that they pay. It may also include payments from provincial and territorial programs. You are automatically considered for the GST/HST credit when you file your taxes. 
• How much you can expect to receive

The Ontario Trillium Benefit combines the following three credits to help pay for energy costs as well as sales and property tax:

• Northern Ontario Energy Credit
• Ontario Energy and Property Tax Credit
• Ontario Sales Tax Credit

You need to be eligible for at least one of the three credits to receive the benefit.

• Backgrounder:  Under the federal carbon pollution pricing system, the government applies a price on pollution in jurisdictions that do not have their own systems that meet the federal benchmark – specifically Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta.
• For a family of four, total annual CAI payments for 2022-23 

• The Canada child benefit (CCB) is administered by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). It is a tax-free monthly payment made to eligible families to help with the cost of raising children under 18 years of age. 
• The CCB may include the child disability benefit and any related provincial and territorial programs. 

• The Canada Workers Benefit (CWB) is a refundable tax credit to help individuals and families who are working and earning a low income.
• The CWB has two parts: a basic amount and a disability supplement.
• You can claim the CWB when you file your income tax return.
• Net income level where the recipient is not eligible to receive the Canada workers benefit