The deadline to apply for the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) to receive the one-time payment has been extended from September 25, 2020, to December 31, 2020. To learn more about the Disability Tax Credit and how it applies to people living with an ostomy, visit this page.
On July 17, 2020, the Government of Canada announced a one-time $600 payment in recognition of the extraordinary expenses faced by persons with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.This payment of up to $600 will be automatically issued to persons with disabilities. Payments are expected to be issued beginning this Fall.These individuals include those who …
Question I received a permanent ileostomy in March 2019 and am now receiving the Ontario Assistive Devices Program grant every 6 months. Today I was using a software tax program for my 2019 taxes and I received an alert, from the program, that I may be eligible for a Disability Tax Credit. Until today I…
DID YOU KNOW? That any person living with an ostomy is eligible for the Disability Tax Credit when a qualified medical practitioner certifies the Disability Tax Credit certificate and Canada Revenue Agency approves your application. DID YOU KNOW? That the existing Disability Tax Credit Committee which is an Ad-Hoc Committee of Ostomy Canada Society’s Advocacy…
The Government of Canada now has a website where you can diagnose your Disability Tax Credit application problems. Follow this link CRA disability resolution link
We have recorded April 26, 2018, as the date for a great opportunity to ask the Federal Government to ADD “A Nurse Specializing in Wound, Ostomy and Continence Canada (NSWOCC), formerly an ET, to the mandatory certification section of the T2201 form – application for the Disability Tax Credit. Ann Ivol, President of Ostomy Canada Society,…
The Disability Tax Credit Committee consists of members from Ostomy Canada Society and the Canadian Association for Enterostomal Therapy. They have been meeting monthly to discuss and plan the implementation of a strategy to inform the medical community, pharmacies, patients, and the general public about how people living with an ostomy can qualify for the…
The Disability Tax Credit Committee consists of members from Ostomy Canada Society and the Canadian Association for Enterostomal Therapy. They have been meeting monthly to discuss and plan the implementation of a strategy to inform the medical community, pharmacies, patients, and the general public about how people living with an ostomy can qualify for the…