Federal

Disability Tax Credit

Complex application

Need you to file taxes and apply separately

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The Disability Tax Credit (DTC) is a non-refundable tax credit that helps persons with disabilities or their supporting persons reduce the amount of income tax they may have to pay. An individual may claim the disability amount once they are eligible for the DTC. This amount includes a supplement for persons under 18 years of age at the end of the year.

The purpose of the DTC is to provide for greater tax equity by allowing some relief for disability costs, since these are unavoidable additional expenses that other taxpayers don’t have to face.

See Eligibility criteria for the disability tax credit to know more about the requirements to be eligible for the DTC.

To be eligible for the DTC, you must complete and submit Form T2201, Disability Tax Credit Certificate. To complete this form, a medical practitioner has to fill out and certify that you have a severe and prolonged impairment and must describe its effects.

Social Insurance Number

For example:

confirmation of SIN letter
plastic SIN card (non-expired)

How to fill out Form T2201:

Follow the step by step instructions on how to fill out Form T2201 to apply for the DTC.
The DTC digital application for medical practitioners guides medical practitioners through completing Part B of the application form T2201, Disability Tax Credit Certificate.

What happens after you send Form T2201?

Follow the step by step process of what happens once you send Form T2201.

Learn how to claim the disability amount once the DTC application is approved

Last updated: August 11, 2022

Disability Tax Credit

Eligibility

Identification needed to be provided

Social Insurance Number

How to apply