Retroactive Home Owner Grant

The deadline for applying for the home owner grant each year is December 31. However, in some circumstances, a retroactive grant may be approved for the previous year only. For example, you may be eligible to claim the 2007 grant retroactively in 2008 if you missed the 2007 deadline.

To claim a retroactive grant, you must:

	submit a written request for an extension on or after January 1st and before December 31 st in the year following the year in which you failed to apply for the grant
	submit your request to the Municipal Tax Collector or to the Surveyor of Taxes (rural areas)

Your request must include a completed Retroactive Home Owner Grant Application form (FIN 92), documentation which supports your residency as of December 31 of the retroactive claim, and outline your reasons for missing the deadline.

The retroactive grant application may be approved only if one of the following conditions are met:

	you paid the property taxes in full, you owned the property at the time you lived in B.C., and the property was your principle residence as of December 31st of that previous year
	the property taxes have not been paid, but you were eligible for the grant as of December 31 st of that year

You are not eligible if someone else (e.g. previous owner or a lawyer or notary public) paid the property taxes for the year in question, even if you otherwise meet the eligibility criteria. You also are not eligible if you paid the property taxes but later sold the home, and therefore were not resident as of December 31 of the year in question. Please see the Eligibility Criteria for more information.

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