View "Tax is a Family Affair" webinar recorded by Canadian MoneySaver in two parts:

Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=VEqKCMUjXgQ

Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=9EyPV_86jGA

Click here for CRA's video series 

 

(CRA has information for doctors to help with certification of disability for tax purposes)

Articles by Eileen Reppenhagen:

• Tax Credits Benefit Families
• Critical items box - Do you have everything you would need?
• Tax Credit Lottery - What is the disability tax credit?
• Caregiver Conundrum - In home arrangements can be taxing
• Cost of Accounting for Caregiver and Respite Care  
• Disability Tax Credit - Gold Mine or Mine Field
• Heads Up - Liability for Non Profit Organizations
• Medical Expenses - Renovating, New Construction and Moving
• Open the books on non-profits - Do your homework before volunteering
• The Evidence Chain - Paper more important than ever

Income Tax Act sections relating to medical expenses:

• Income Tax Act S. 118.2 - Medical expenses only  (or CanLII version)
• Income Tax Act S. 118.4 - Nature of impairment
• Income Tax Act Regulation 5700 Medical devices and equipment referred to in S. 118.2(2) above (or CanLII version)
• Income Tax Act Regulation 8800 and 8801 Disability Related Modification and Apparatus related to S. 20(qq)
• Income Tax Act S. 20(rr) (business expenses) (or CanLII version 88008100

Article no longer available online - Attesting to eligibility for mental impairment  Karen Cohen Ph.D., C. Psych

Software Related:

• Studio Tax - FREE Canadian personal income tax preparation software
• Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack - Install to allow Office 2000/2003 Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to read/write new 2007 File Formats
• OpenOffice.org -  free alternative and (mostly) compatible with Microsoft Office products 
• IBM Lotus Symphony - IBM has released Office Desktop software suite at No Charge
• Canadian Payments Association  
• Intuit Canada - Quickbooks, QuickTax, Quicken
• Quicken / QuickBooks - (almost) Free to Canadian Registered Charities
• Microsoft Office Templates - Download templates for accounting and administrative documents (invoices, purchase orders, cheque requests, etc.) 
• Currency Converter 
• Email security concerns? Check out www.e-courier.ca  
• SpamArrest - Protect your mailbox from 100% of spam - We use this service ourselves!

Provincial Government, Agencies, and Organizations:

NEW - BC Laws Online - a webpage to keep track of law for the province

NEW - PST reductions - eligibility, tax rates and alternative fuel vehicles 

Fuel Efficient Vehicles

BC Budget 2008 Spring into Greener Future

BC Housing (SAFER) - Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters

BC Provincial Emergency Program  and Delta Emergency Preparedness through DESS

BC Employment Standards Branch

BC Ministry of Finance

BC Ministry of Health

BC Consumer Taxation Branch - various programs for those with disabilities

BC Consumer Taxation Branch - medical supplies and equipment

BC Povincial Sales Tax - Fuel Tax Refund Program (also see Federal program)

Medical Services Plan of BC

BC Pharmacare

Trustee Act BC

Public Guardian and Trustee of BC

BC Home Owner Grant for persons with a disability or their family and seniors or widow(ers)

BC Property Taxation Branch  - Deferral of property tax  (in BC, you can defer at 55 anyway)

Small Business BC – Education Centre Seminars

ICBC Insurance Corporation of BC - motor vehicle licensing and insurance -

WorkSafeBC - The Workers's Compensation Board of B.C.

BC Centre for Elder Advocacy and Support - Elder Law Clinic - Advocacy for 55+ (located on 4th floor, 411 Dunsmuir) Seniors help line 604-437-1940 or for more information call 604-688-1927

Where will you live?

• http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/seniors/ 
• http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/assisted/about/types.html - cost ~80% of net income
• http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/hcc/
• http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/hcc/client-rates.html  (fee schedule for residential care funded by BC)

 

 Federal Goverment, Agencies and Organizations:

• Canada Benefits - connecting you to government benefits

• Canada-U.S. Tax Treaty Amended - September 21, 2025

• Government of Canada - or call toll free 1-800-O-Canada ( 1-800-6...) Ask for a booklet titled “Bridging the Gap” published 2002 Cat No. MP43-376/2002E - ISBN: 0-662-32203-7

• Federal Budget 

• Bank of Canada - currency exchange rates

• Canada Pension Plan (CPP) See www.servicecanada.gc.ca

• Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS)

• Canada Business - Services for Entrepreneurs

• Canadian Consumer Information Gateway 

• Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association - Consumer Assistance publications

• Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)

• CMHC Programs & Financial direct link to programs like Home Adaption for Seniors Independence (bathtub and toilet railings) and more...

• CMHC Rental Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program (Rental RRAP) - up to $24,000 funding

• Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) - indvidual and business taxation

  • Goods and Services Tax

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  • Payroll Deductions Online Calculator (PDOC)

  •  CRA Forms ReOrder -  Excel 2007 format

• CIPO - Canadian Intellectual Property Office

• Copyright Board of Canada

• Statistics Canada

• Seniors Canada On-Line

• Tax Court of Canada - Access to Judgements

• Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII) 

• Income Tax Act (1985, c.1 (5th Supp) - current per Minister of Justice Canada

• Income Tax Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 1 (5th Supp). - from CanLII  

Persons with Disabilities: 

• Autism Society of British Columbia 

• BC Parks - Campsite and Parking Fees for persons with disabilities

• BC Council for Exceptional Children (BC CEC)
• BC Ministry Children & Families 
• BC Ministry Heath - Home and Community Care - Updated:  
• BC Social Service Tax - Equipment and Devices used by persons with a disability
•  BC Motor Fuel Tax Refund for persons with disabilities
• Application for Refund of Federal Excise Tax on Gasoline Form XE8
• BC Cerebral Palsy Association
• BC Coalition of People with Disability
• BACI Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion and their wonderful tips website Untape
• Canada Benefits - I am a person with a disability in British Columbia
• Statistics Canada - Disability Survey - 2006 survey results
•  Canadian Psychological Association - Disability Tax Credit eligibility
• Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
• Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) - commencing in 2008
• GST518 GST/HST Specially Equipped Motor Vehicle Rebate
• T2202 Education Amount Certificate
• T929 Attendant care expenses 
• IT 519R2 Medical Expense and Disability Tax Credits and Attendant Care Expense Deduction
• NEW REVISED GUIDE RC4064 Medical and Disability - Related Information published December 1, 2006 
•  Disability Tax Credit Application Form T2201  (not included in the .pdf above  but is included in the paper copy)
• Children's Fitness Credit - note special extra credit and age extension for children with a disability 
• Citizenship and Immigration Canada: The Live-In Caregiver Program
• People with Disabilities - services
• Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) - programs and financial assistance 
• HRSDC - Registered Disability Savings Plan    
• Registered Disability Savings Plan Grants and Bonds
• MS Answers - MS Society of Canada
•  Tax Credits for moving washer & dryer
• Service Canada - People with Disabilities - government guide
• Tax Credits Benefit Families of Persons with Disabilities or Infirmities 
• Technical Advisory Committee on Tax Measures for Persons with Disabilities
• Income Tax Act S. 118.2 - Medical expenses only  (or CanLII version)
• Income Tax Act S. 118.4 - Nature of impairment
• Income Tax Act Regulation 5700 Medical devices and equipment referred to in S. 118.2(2) above (or CanLII version)
• Income Tax Act Regulation 8800 and 8801 Disability Related Modifications and Apparatus related to S. 20(qq) and S. 20(rr) (business expenses) (or CanLII version 88008100)
• ICBC
• - Disability Discount
• Vancouver Adult ADD Support Group
• CHADD Vancouver (Children and adults with ADD)
• Delta Parks & Rec - Volunteer program
• Developmental Disabilities Association  
• Disability Resource Centre - Richmond, BC 
• Family Support Institute - Links page here
• Fighting for Fairness - lobbying for fairness in our tax system
• Vancouver Coastal Health - Dementia information 
• VELA Microboard Association - subsidized housing 
• Voice of the Cerebral Palsied of Greater Vancouver
• Alberta Government - Programs & Services for Persons with Disabilities 
• Western Institute for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Audiology Department “Lend An Ear” Loaner Hearing Aid Program
• Information Services Vancouver (ISV)  - Information and referral provider offering free, confidential assistance
• Mom's on the Move has a website... a must follow powerhouse group of mom's determined to make a difference for their kids
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 Other Community Support

• Jan Palmer - Special Education Teacher, BCBA - great resource list for autism
• B.C. Coaltion to Eliminate Abuse of Seniors - Ph:  604-437-1940 / 1-866-437-1940 
• Bethesda Christian Association
• Caledon Institute of Social Policy - Social policy think tank
• DetectaPension - Are you getting all your pension benefits? 
• Disability is Natural – People First Language
• Mennonite Central Committee
• Personal Alternative - Reasonably priced funeral arrangements retirement planning advice
• Richard Shillington.ca - retirement planning   
• www.chauffeurette.com/ - independence and a break from caregiving
• www.peakadvancedinteriors.com - Kitchens that go up and down!! Check this out. Nancy Paris is a professional engineer working on solutions for persons with a mobility impairment. This is cool!
• www.bcits.org  BC Association for Individual Technology and Supports for People with Disabilities /Technology for Independent Living (TIL) provide Communication Aiids and Environmental Control Systems and through The Provincial Respiratory Outreach program, assisted ventilation
• Bloorview Kids Rehab - See transition checklist and timeline for youth in transition

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