{"id":7575,"date":"2025-03-26T22:08:52","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T02:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paulrioux.ca\/?page_id=7575\/"},"modified":"2025-06-27T13:06:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T17:06:06","slug":"disabled-persons-disabled-tax-credit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.paulrioux.ca\/en\/guide\/disabled-persons-disabled-tax-credit\/","title":{"rendered":"Disability tax credit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1743472079783{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]\n<h2 class=\"blog-single-title\">Fiscal and Financial Planning Guide 2024-2025<\/h2>\n<h3>Disabled Persons &gt; Disability tax credit<\/h3>\n<p>This is probably one of the most often overlooked tax credits even though it can represent significant annual tax savings.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7785&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1751043962853{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<strong>Main conditions to be met<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To be eligible for the credit, a person must have an impairment of physical or mental functions that prevents him or her from performing daily activities.<\/p>\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Seeing, speaking, hearing, walking<\/li>\n<li>Eating<\/li>\n<li>Dressing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These criteria can be applied in many situations that, at first glance, might appear not to qualify. For example, a child with a learning disability (ADHD, PDD, autism) or an adult who needs help with personal care.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A multiplier effect!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Qualifying for the disability credit also means you may be eligible for several other programs or credits. For example<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Home accessibility credit before age 65;<\/li>\n<li>Calculation of the basic 35% home ownership credit in Quebec, without taking into account the reduction based on family income;<\/li>\n<li>Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Required forms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In order to claim the credit, the following forms must be completed by a physician or other health care professional (e.g. nurse, psychologist, speech therapist) and subsequently approved by the tax authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Federal: <em>Disability Tax Credit Certificate (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/revenue-agency\/services\/forms-publications\/forms\/t2201.html\">T2201<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Quebec: <em>Certificate respecting an impairment (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.revenuquebec.ca\/en\/online-services\/forms-and-publications\/current-details\/tp-752-0-14-v\/\">TP-752.0.14<\/a>)<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_cta h2=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;]Two comments on these forms<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To improve the chances of tax authorities approving the forms, it is recommended that medical assessment reports and other documents confirming the person&#8217;s health problems be attached, even if they are not mandatory.<\/li>\n<li>The medical professional can specify the number of years the person has been incapacitated, allowing the credit to be claimed retroactively for previous years (up to 10 years).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_cta][mk_button dimension=&#8221;two&#8221; 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