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Money for you in 2025!

There may be money waiting for you in 2025. Since last year, the federal and provincial governments have made changes to some of the credits, allowances and benefits available to you. As a result, you may receive a little more money this year.

 

Federal Government

 

GST credit

You can take advantage of the TPS vacation until February 14, 2025. This represents a 5% discount on the following products:

  • Food
  • Beverages
  • Restaurants, caterers and other establishments serving food or beverages
  • Children's clothes and shoes
  • Children's diapers
  • Child car seats
  • Toys for children
  • Puzzles
    New and used puzzles for all ages are eligible.
  • Video game consoles and controllers and body-mounted games
  • Printed books
  • Printed newspapers
  • Christmas trees and similar decorative trees

For more information, please visit this website.

 

Canada Child Tax Benefit, monthly, based on income, age and number of children. This allowance will be indexed in the coming year. The amount of this allowance will be $350 for children under age 6 and $295 for children age 6 to 17. Thus, if you are eligible, the amounts to be received will be :

      • 7,787 per year for a child under age 6
      • 6,570 per year, for a child aged 6 to 17
    • For more information, please click HERE.

 

Canada Workers' Compensation, 3 times a year (July 12, October 11, January 10) depending on income.

    • Amounts receivable are adjusted for the period from July 2025 to June 2026 :
        • 1,518 maximum if you are single
        • 2,616 maximum if you are a couple
        • For people with disabilities, a maximum supplement of $784 is available.
    • For more information, please click HERE.

 

National Dental Insurance Plan, now available to all Canadians with adjusted family net income up to $90,000 and no dental insurance coverage. You'll find this "adjusted family net income" on line 23,600 of your federal income tax return. The plan has been enhanced for the year 2025:

      • For dental services, the maximum annual reimbursement will rise from $2500 to $3000.
      • For orthodontic care, the lifetime maximum will increase from $2500 to $3000.
      • For major restorations, the reimbursement percentage will rise from 50% to 65% for eligible expenses.
    • Want to find out more? Visit this website.

 

Renovation assistance for elderly or disabled relatives

  • In the form of a 15% refundable tax credit on your federal income tax return, up to a maximum of $50,000 in eligible expenses. For more information, click HERE.

 

Canada Disability Benefit, monthly, starting July 2025, for working-age people with disabilities and modest incomes.

    • Up to a maximum of $2400 per year
    • The registration process for this service has not yet begun. For future details, you can subscribe to the newsletter on this page.

 

Canada Pension Plan

For the first quarter from January to March 2025:

 

 

Provincial government

 

Solidarity tax credit
The number of payments depends on the amount to be received. This amount varies according to status (couple or single), income and place of residence. This credit, commonly referred to as the "solidarity credit", is influenced by 3 components: the amount receivable for QST, the amount receivable for housing, and a special amount for people living in a northern village. On average, the amounts granted for these 3 components were increased by 2.88%.

    • At most 1 256 $/year for a single person, if you don't live in a Nordic village.
      • To estimate the amount you will receive, depending on your situation, visit this website.
      • For more information, please click HERE.


Family allowance
4 times a year (January, April, July, October), variable according to income, average indexation 2.85%.


Extra charge for school supplies
once a year, in July (for children aged 4 to 16).

    • 124 will be added to your family allowance in July 2025, an increase of 2.48%.
    • For more information, please click HERE.


Monthly
housing allowance for low-income earners with a dependent child or aged 50 and over.

      • No change planned until September 2025
        • 170 and under
        • For more information, click HERE.


Social assistance benefit
, monthly increase of 2.89%.

    • The basic annual benefit for a welfare recipient will rise from $9,144 to $9,408, an increase of $264 for single people. This represents a monthly amount of $784. For more information, click HERE.
    • Tax credit for work bonus for low-income earners, depending on whether you are single, a couple or with children. An increase of approximately 2.88% has been added for 2025.
      From $1185.52 to $3983.50, per year, depending on your status.
    • For more information, click HERE.


Retirement pension from the Régie des rentes du Québec (RRQ)
: People aged 65 and over will receive an average of $430 more/year (depending on age and income).

    • 2.6% indexation
    • This indexation also applies to the surviving spouse's pension, the disability pension, the disabled contributor's child's pension and the orphan's pension.
    • For more information, visit this website.


The price of a driver's license

 

As a reminder, to receive benefits, credits or allowances, you need to complete your taxes.

 

Other resources

 

Would you like to find a tax office that does taxes at little or no cost? Please visit this site.

Would you like to find out about the various financial assistance programs, tax credits, allowances or benefits that could apply to your situation? Discover the 2 sites below:

These tools also provide information on financial assistance available from the Quebec government.