Climate action incentive is generally known as CAI. This is the carbon tax rebates that Canadian government gives to its citizens of specific provinces. According to Canadian government residents of Alberta, Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan will receive a tax credit called the Climate Action Incentive when they file their 2019 tax return in early 2020 -an effort to protect the environment, grow the economy and increase your refund.
Only one person per family (you or your spouse or common-law partner) can claim the CAI payment.
You can claim the CAI payment if on December 31, 2019, you were:
You cannot claim CAI payments if at any time in 2019 you were any of the following:
To know more about the eligibility please visit Climate action incentive page on the Government of canada website.
Yes you do qualify for the supplement of 10% on CAI if you are a resident of Canada residing outside Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) of Manitoba.
To know more about it please visit this Government page here.
Type of situation | Credit |
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Basic Amount | $243 |
Spouse or common-law partner credit | $121 |
Qualified dependant rebate | $61 |
Single parent’s qualified dependant amount | $121 |