Application for the 2024 Ontario Trillium Benefit and Ontario Senior Homeowners' Property Tax Grant Form ON_BEN
T1 General - 2023

  • To find out if you are eligible for the Ontario trillium benefit and the Ontario senior homeowners' property tax grant, see the Ontario Information Guide in your Income tax packag.
  • Complete the application areas and parts that apply to you and attach this form to your return.
  • To estimate the amount of the Ontario trillium benefit and Ontario senior homeowners' property tax grant you may be entitled to, use the calculator at canada.ca/child-family-benefits-calculator.
  • The payments for these benefits will be issued separately from your tax refund.
  • If you had a spouse or common-law partner on December 31, 2023, only one of you should apply for the Ontario energy and property tax credit, the Northern Ontario energy credit, and the Ontario senior homeowners' property tax grant for both of you. If only one spouse or common-law partner is 64 years of age or older on December 31, 2023, that spouse or common-law partner has to apply for these credits and the grant for both of you.
  • For a description of principal residence for the purposes of the Ontario energy and property tax credit and the Northern Ontario energy credit, or the Ontario senior homeowners' property tax grant, see the Ontario Information Guide in your Income tax package.

Ontario Trillium Benefit (OTB)

 

Ontario sales tax credit (OSTC)

You do not need to apply for the OSTC when you file your tax return. The Canada Revenue Agency will tell you if you are entitled to receive the credit. For families, the OSTC is paid to the person whose return is assessed first.
 
             

Application for the Ontario energy and property tax credit (OEPTC)

You may qualify for the OEPTC if, on December 31, 2023, you resided in Ontario and any of the following conditions applied:
• Rent for your principal residence was paid by or for you for 2023 and that residence was subject to property tax
• Property tax for your principal residence was paid by or for you for 2023
• You lived in a student residence;
• You lived in a long-term care home and an amount for accommodation was paid by or for you in 2023
• You lived on a reserve and home energy costs were paid by or for you for your principal residence on the reserve for 2023.
                     
If you met any of these conditions and are applying for the 2024 OEPTC, tick this box
and complete Part A and Part B of this form.		 61020

Application for the Northern Ontario energy credit (NOEC)

You may qualify for the NOEC if on December 31, 2023, you resided in Northern Ontario (see the definition in the Ontario Information Guide in your tax package), and any of the following conditions applied:
• Rent for your principal residence in Northern Ontario was paid by or for you for 2023 and that residence was subject to property tax
• Property tax for your principal residence in Northern Ontario was paid by or for you for 2023
• You lived in a long-term care home in Northern Ontario and an amount for accommodation was paid by or for you in 2023
• You lived on a reserve in Northern Ontario and home energy costs were paid by or for you for your principal residence on the reserve for 2023.
                     
If you met any of these conditions and are applying for the 2024 NOEC, tick this box
and complete Part A and Part B of this form.		 61040

Choice for delayed single OTB payment

By ticking this, you are choosing to wait until June 2025 to get your 2024 OTB entitlement.
You will get your OTB in one payment at the end of the benefit year (June 2025) instead of receiving it monthly from July 2024 to June 2025.		 61060
 
                     

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Application for the Ontario senior homeowners' property tax grant (OSHPTG)

 
You may qualify for the OSHPTG if on December 31, 2023, both of the following conditions applied::
• You were 64 years of age or older; and
• You owned and occupied a principal residence in Ontario that you, or someone on your behalf paid property tax on for 2023.
 
If you met these conditions and are applying for the 2024 OSHPTG, tick this box.
Enter the total amount of property tax paid on line 61120 in Part A and complete Part B of this form.		 61070
                     

Part A - Amount paid for a principal residence for 2023

 
If on December 31, 2023, you and your spouse or common-law partner occupied separate principal residences for medical reasons, and you are choosing to apply individually for the OEPTC, the NOEC, the OSHPTG, tick this box and enter your spouse's or common-law partner's address in Part C of this form. 61080
 
Enter the total amount of rent paid for your principal residence (including a private long-term care home) in Ontario for 2023. (Do not include rent paid for a principal residence that was not subject to property tax. If you lived in a subsidized housing unit, check with your landlord to find out if property tax was paid for your unit.) 61100
 
Enter the total amount of property tax paid for your principal residence in Ontario for 2023. (If your municipality let you defer all or some of your 2023 property tax, you should enter only the amount of property tax actually paid to the municipality for the year.) 61120
 
If you resided in a designated student residence in Ontario in 2023, tick this box: 61140
 
If you lived on a reserve, enter the total amount of home energy costs (like electricity and heat) paid for your principal residence in Ontario for 2023. 61210
 
Enter the total amount paid for your accommodation in a public long term care home or non-profit long-term care home in Ontario for 2023. 61230
                         

Part B - Declaration

Complete this part if you are applying for the OEPTC, the NOEC, or the OSHPTG.
 
Enter the amounts paid for rent, property tax, home energy costs on a reserve, and accommodation in a public long-term care home or a non-profit long-term care home in the column "Amount paid for 2023".
 
If you need more space, attach a separate sheet of paper.
 
I declare the following information about my principal residence(s) in Ontario during 2023:
 
 
Address Number of months resident in 2023 Rent paid in 2023 Property tax paid in 2023 Name of landlord,
municipality, or supplier
payment was made to
 

Part C - Involuntary separation


If, on December 31, 2023, you and your spouse or common-law partner occupied separate principal residences for medical reasons, and you are choosing to apply individually for the OEPTC, the NOEC, or the OSHPTG, enter your spouse's or common-law partner's address below .

Address of your spouse or common-law partner: