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Property Taxes - Tax Relief for Low Income Seniors
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Tax Relief for Low Income Seniors and Low Income Disabled Persons
If you are a senior over 65 years of age or a low-income person with a disability and own your principal residence in Niagara Region, you may be eligible for an annual deferral of either all or part of your property tax increases.
For complete eligibility and deferral information please review the
By-law
and
application
.
Basic eligibility requirements are as follows:
Applicant
65 years of age or older and in receipt of the monthly Guaranteed Income Supplement provided under Part II of the Old Age Security Act (Canada): or
Disabled and in receipt of on-going benefits under the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP).
Ownership/Occupancy
The applicant must own and occupy the property, within the Regional Municipality of Niagara, as their principal residence for which the tax deferral is applied.
The applicant must have owned a residential property within the Regional Municipality of Niagara for a period of one or more years preceding the application.
Tax Account Standing
Tax deferral applies to current taxes only and not tax arrears or outstanding taxes.
To maintain eligibility the property taxes must be current.
Eligibility for the deferral program is required for each taxation year.
A tax reduction from a successful assessment appeal may alter the amount of the tax deferral.
The deadline for
applications
for a tax year is February 28th, of the following year.
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Regional Seniors Disabled Tax Deferral Application
Regional By-Law 96-2006
