2005
Non-Refundable Tax Credits - Base Amounts
Tax Credit Type
Federal
15% (1)
NL
10.57%
PE
9.8%
NS
8.79%
NB
9.68%
ON
6.05%
MB
10.9%
SK
11%
AB
10%
BC
6.05%
YT
7.04%
NT
5.9%
NU
4%
Basic personal amount (1)
$8,648
$7,410
$7,412
$7,231
$7,888
$8,196
$7,634
$8,404
$14,523
$8,676
$8,148
$11,609
$10,674
Spousal/equivalent-to-spouse amount
(1)
7,344
6,055
6,294
6,140
6,698
6,960
6,482
8,404
14,523
7,429
6,919
11,609
10,674
-reduced when spousal/dependent
income exceeds (1)
734
606
629
614
670
696
649
840
0
743
692
0
0
-eliminated when spousal/dependent
income exceeds (1)
8,078
6,661
6,923
6,754
7,368
7,656
7,131
9,244
14,523
8,172
7,611
11,609
10,674
Age amount (65+ years of age)
3,979
3,482
3,619
3,531
3,851
4,002
3,728
3,979
4,074
3,891
3,979
5,678
8,005
-reduced when income exceeds
29,619
25,921
26,941
26,284
28,672
29,793
27,749
29,619
30,331
28,962
29,619
29,619
29,619
-eliminated when income exceeds
56,146
49,134
51,068
49,824
54,345
56,473
52,602
56,146
57,491
54,902
56,146
67,472
82,986
Senior supplementary amount (65+)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,051
0
0
0
0
0
Disability amount
6,596
5,000
5,400
4,293
6,386
6,622
6,180
6,596
6,755
6,507
6,596
9,414
10,674
Disability amount supplement for taxpayers under 18
3,848
2,353
3,015
2,941
3,725
3,863
3,605
3,848
3,941
3,796
3,848
3,848
3,848
-reduced when total child care and attendant care expenses claimed for
this taxpayer by anyone exceed
2,254
2,000
2,050
2,000
2,181
2,263
2,112
2,254
2,308
2,204
2,254
2,254
2,254
-eliminated when above expenses exceed
6,102
4,353
5,065
4,941
5,906
6,126
5,717
6,102
6,249
6,000
6,102
6,102
6,102
Caregiver amount
for in-home care of parent or
grandparent 65+ years of age, or of infirm adult relative
3,848
2,353
2,446
4,176
3,725
3,863
3,605
3,848
3,940
3,796
3,848
3,848
3,848
-reduced when
relative's income exceeds
13,141
11,500
11,953
11,661
12,722
13,218
12,312
13,141
13,457
12,849
13,141
13,141
13,141
-eliminated when
relative's income exceeds
16,989
13,853
14,399
15,837
16,447
17,081
15,917
16,989
17,397
16,645
16,989
16,989
16,989
Infirm dependant amount (18+)
3,848
2,353
2,446
2,386
3,726
3,863
3,605
3,848
3,940
3,797
3,848
3,848
3,848
-reduced when dependant income exceeds
5,460
5,057
4,966
4,845
5,285
5,492
5,115
5,460
5,591
6,047
5,460
5,460
5,460
-eliminated when dependant income exceeds
9,308
7,410
7,412
7,231
9,011
9,355
8,720
9,308
9,531
9,844
9,308
9,308
9,308
Child amount for dependent children under 18 (each)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2,626
0
0
0
0
0
Pension income amount
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,133
1,000
1,000
1,126
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
Medical
expenses tax credit is for expenses in excess
of the lesser of 3% of net
income or
1,844
1,614
1,678
1,637
1,785
1,856
1,728
1,844
1,889
1,804
1,844
1,844
1,844
Maximum medical expenses for
other eligible dependents
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
5,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
5,000
5,000
Tax credit for medical for other
dependents is for expenses in excess of the lesser of 3% of net
income or
1,885
1,614
1,678
1,637
1,824
1,897
1,728
1,885
1,925
1,842
1,885
1,885
1,885
Eligible adoption expenses -
maximum per child
10,000
10,000
0
0
0
10,000
0
0
10,000
0
0
0
0
Indexing factor for 2005
1.017
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.017
1.019
1.000
1.017
1.013
1.018
1.017
1.017
1.017
Federal
NL
PE
NS
NB
ON
MB
SK
AB
BC
YT
NT
NU
(1) Federal amounts after changes announced November
2005.
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amounts .
Revised: October 26, 2023
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