How to Apply for the Grant

Before applying for the Home Owner Grant, please review the Eligibility Criteria.

The Home Owner Grant application form is included on the back of your property tax notice. You can also use form FIN 78, Application for Homeowner Grant. Rural applicants can complete the electronic application form and submit it online.

Application should be made prior to the due date for your property tax. If you live in an incorporated municipality, return the form to your municipal Tax Collector. For rural areas, please send the application to the Surveyor of Taxes office or to a local Government Agent office (opens a new window).

If your mortgage company pays your property taxes on your behalf, or if you pay by Internet or telephone banking, it is your responsibility to apply for the grant as described above. Do not send your application to your mortgage company. Make sure your mortgage company pays the correct amount of property taxes less the grant amount to which you are entitled.

	the owner (as defined under the Eligibility Criteria)
	a person with Power of Attorney (using the form prescribed under the Power of Attorney Act) or a Representation Agreement
	a spouse or relative who was occupying the residence with the registered owner at the time of the owner's death
	a person who has been appointed "Committee" by the courts for the registered owner
	a person who stands in the place of a parent and has assumed the duty of providing for a minor, and is acting in the capacity of a parent in the other aspects of family life. The person is responsible for financial, physical, mental and spiritual well-being of the individual

	a spouse or relative of the registered owner (unless the owner is deceased)
	a spouse or relative of a deceased owner who moved into the residence after the owner's death
	the executor/executrix or administrator of an estate (exception if the executor has registered their name on the Land Title as executor or administrator and moved permanently on the property as principal residence and has not claimed elsewhere, that individual may claim the grant based on their age)
	a person with an option to purchase (whether registered or not)
	a person who has a registered lease less than 99 years
	the new owner of a property, if the taxes were paid in full to the Tax Collector at the time the property was conveyed
	the previous owner who no longer occupies the residence
	the previous owner who has paid gross taxes and sold the residence before December 31st
	the beneficiary of a registered trust agreement or will, unless the trust agreement includes a registered life estate (registered means the agreement with a life estate have been registered on the Land Title and Survey Authority records.
	corporations, or their principal or sole shareholders, unless they qualify for the Multiple Home Owner Grant

Grant applications are reviewed to ensure that grants have been approved only for owners of eligible properties. You may be asked to provide documentation to support your claim, such as proof of ownership or residency. If you are claiming the additional grant on the basis of disability, you may be asked for proof of costs associated with your disability.

If you are unable or fail to provide the requested information, your grant claim may be denied. You can appeal the denial of a grant claim to the Grant Administrator within 60 days of receiving a Notice of Disentitlement.