Ontario. Ministry of Finance
Site: Oshawa
Service: Guaranteed Annual Income System and Ontario Child Care Supplement - Ontario Child Benefit
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Print Version (New Window)| Record #: OCR0105 | Last Full Update: 27 Jun 2019 |
| Location, Telephone & Internet | |
|---|---|
| Office Phone | Toll free 1-866-668-8297 (1-866-ONT-TAXS) |
| Fax | 1-866-888-3850 |
| financecommunications.fin@ontario.ca | |
| Website | www.fin.gov.on.ca/en/credit/index.html |
| Located In Community | Oshawa |
| Address & Map | |
| Intersection | King St E and Centre St N |
| Description & Services | |
| Description (Service) | Provincial tax credits and benefits Ontario Child Benefit: Tax-free monthly payment for low- to moderate-income families with children under 18 years of age. * It is paid to all eligible recipients whether they work or not. * The payment is based on the number of children under 18 years of age in the applicant's family and their adjusted family net income. * The maximum annual Ontario Child Benefit increased to $1,403 per eligible child. Guaranteed Annual Income System (GAINS): Monthly payments to qualifying pensioners on top of the federal Old Age Security (OAS) pension and the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) payments. |
| Hours | Unspecified |
| Areas Served | Ontario |
| Eligibility | Ontario residents * primary caregiver of a child under 18 years of age * must have filed and had assessed the previous year's personal income tax return – and so has the applicant's spouse or common-law partner, if they are married or in a common-law relationship * must have registered the child for the federal Canada Child Tax Benefit GAINS: must live in Ontario * must be 65 or older * receive federal OAS and GIS * live in Ontario for the past 12 months, or for a total of 20 years since turning 18 * have 10 or more years of Canadian residency * total income from all sources is below the level guaranteed by the province |
| Application | Call or visit the website for general information * for specific information about a payment, contact the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) toll free at 1-800-387-1193 (TTY 1-800-665-0354) |
| Languages | English ; French |
| Fees | None |
| Other Details | |
| Physical Access | Not Applicable - Not open to the public |