Qualifying home-owners may use the tax credits to offset or reduce purchases of equipment such as stairlifts, vertical platform lifts, grab bars and superpoles, ramps and other equipment, as well as home modifications.
On April 21, 2015, the federal government introduced a new ‘Home Accessibility Tax Credit’ to provide financial relief to seniors and persons with a disability who spend as much as $10,000 in one year to modify their residences.
The credit also may be used by individuals or caregivers who expend monies on home modifications and equipment for their spouses or common-law partners, as well as an eligible or infirm dependent.
So as to qualify for the tax credit, home-access modifications and equipment must be enduring in nature. They also must assist qualifying individuals gain access to, or be more mobile or functional within, their own residence, and reduce the risk of harm at home.
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Kinsmen, Kinette and Kin clubs across the country work to better their communities, enhance the well-being of Canadians and improve the environment. The Association boasts a proud 95-year history dedicated to fostering lifelong friendships while ‘Serving the Community’s Greatest Need.’
Click for DetailsOur 46,000 clubs and 1.35 million members make us the world’s largest service club organization. We’re also one of the most effective. Our members do whatever is needed to help their local communities. Everywhere we work, we make friends. With children who need eyeglasses, with seniors who don’t have enough to eat and with people we may never meet.
Click for DetailsKiwanis clubs, located in 80 nations, help their communities in countless ways. Each community’s needs are different—so each Kiwanis club is different. By working together, members achieve what one person cannot accomplish alone. When you give a child the chance to learn, experience, dream, grow, succeed and thrive, great things happen.
Click for DetailsThe Knights was formed to render financial aid to members and their families. Mutual aid and assistance are offered to sick, disabled and needy members and their families. Social and intellectual fellowship is promoted among members and their families through educational, charitable, religious, social welfare, war relief and public relief works.
Click for DetailsPresidents Choice Children’s Charity receive applications from families whose children have been diagnosed with a range of disabilities including cerebral palsy, autism, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida and various developmental delays ($20,000).
Click for DetailsThe War Amps is a Canadian nation-wide registered charitable organization operated under the direction of war amputees. Children with amputations may be eligible for financial assistance for prosthetic limbs, recreational limbs and travel to prosthetic centres.
Click for DetailsHAFI Program helps people with disabilities and seniors modify homes.
BC Housing’s new Home Adaptations for Independence (HAFI) program helps people with disabilities and low-income B.C. seniors make home modifications that will allow them to continue living at home.
Click for DetailsICBC provides equipment funding for those injured in a Motor Vehicle Incident. They provide funding for all types of rehabilitation equipment, including Manual and Power Wheelchairs as well as Seating, Patient Lifts & Slings, Mobility Scooters & Ramps, and Aids to Daily Living.
Click for DetailsWorksafe BC provides equipment funding for those injured at the workplace. They provide funding for all types of rehabilitation equipment, including Manual and Power Wheelchairs as well as Seating, Patient Lifts & Slings, Mobility Scooters & Ramps, and Aids to Daily Living.
Click for DetailsVeterans Affairs Canada (VAC) Health Care Benefits Program offers a wide range of health care benefits and services including Medical Equipment and Home Adaptations.
Click for DetailsCMHC provides forgivable loans and grants for those who require home adaptations. This can include Stair Lifts, Ramp Systems, and Elevators in addition to other adaptations to the home for better accessibility.
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Provides funding options for individuals with spinal cord injuries, for products such as Manual and Power Wheelchairs as well as Seating, Patient Lifts & Slings, Mobility Scooters & Ramps, and Aids to Daily Living.
Click for DetailsProvides funding for individuals with disabilities. Contact the BC Rehab Foundation for more details.
Click for DetailsCVA provides funding for individuals who have injuries as a victim of a criminal activity. Funding can be sourced through CVA for many types of rehabilitation equipment including Manual and Power Wheelchairs as well as Seating, Patient Lifts & Slings, Mobility Scooters & Ramps, and Aids to Daily Living.
Click for DetailsThe refundable credit will be worth up to $1,000 each year, and it will be available to seniors or family members sharing their home, regardless of whether they own or rent.
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