The Disability Tax Credit (DTC) provides significant tax relief for persons with disabilities and their supporting family members. Eligibility for the credit also serves as a requirement for access to other key federal supports, including the Canada Disability Benefit, the Child Disability Benefit, and the Registered Disability Savings Plan along with the Canada Disability Savings Grant and Bond.
Today, the Honourable Wayne Long, Secretary of State responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency and Financial Institutions, was in Toronto to highlight proposed measures in the Spring Economic Update 2026 to improve the DTC application process for persons with disabilities, and reduce paperwork for medical practitioners by:
- Streamlining the DTC application process for individuals diagnosed with certain long-term medical conditions.
- Expanding the list of medical practitioners who can certify eligibility for the DTC to include podiatrists (for impairments affecting walking) and broadening the types of impairment that can be certified by physiotherapists, speech-language pathologists and occupational therapists.
- Recognizing provincial or territorial public guardians and trustees as being qualified to certify applications for the DTC for adults in their care for property matters who have a valid certificate of incapacity.
The government remains committed to supporting persons with disabilities and their families and cutting the red tape from the application is a positive step forward Consultations on draft legislative amendments related to these proposals will take place in due course.
