Changed recently
- Ontario tax reduction — what lowers or wipes out your Ontario tax (2026 tax year) is now Basic reduction $294, plus $544 per dependent child. Source
| Fact | Value | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario Sales Tax Credit maximum per person (July 2026 to June 2027, 2025 tax year) | 378 CAD/year | 2026-07-01 | Government of Ontario, Ontario Trillium Benefit ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| What the Ontario Trillium Benefit is made of (2026-27 benefit year) | Energy and property tax credit, Northern Ontario energy credit, sales tax credit | 2026-07-01 | Government of Ontario, Ontario Trillium Benefit ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| When the Ontario Trillium Benefit arrives as one payment instead of monthly (2026-27) | Entitlement of $500 or less is paid as one lump sum | 2026-07-01 | Government of Ontario, Ontario Trillium Benefit ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| When the Ontario Trillium Benefit is paid (2026-27 benefit year) | 10th of each month, July 2026 to June 2027 | 2026-07-10 | Government of Ontario, Ontario Trillium Benefit ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Most anyone pays in Ontario Health Premium in a year (2026 tax year) | 900 CAD/year | 2026-01-01 | Government of Ontario, Health premium ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Ontario Health Premium — income below which you pay nothing (2026 tax year) | No premium if taxable income is $20,000 or less | 2026-01-01 | Government of Ontario, Health premium ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Ontario tax reduction — what lowers or wipes out your Ontario tax (2026 tax year) | Basic reduction $294, plus $544 per dependent child | 2026-01-01 | Government of Ontario, 2025 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review — tax provisions ✓ 2026-09-09 |
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