Income thresholds for Canadian government programs

The income above which a program is no longer open. Every threshold in this table is compared to the 2025 official reference by the repository's veracity check: a figure that does not pass is not published here.

Verified thresholds109 programs carry a threshold

A threshold applies to the income the jurisdiction counts, and it often varies with household composition. The figure below is the one the source publishes; check your own situation on the program's official page.

02.

Threshold record

79 thresholds, lowest to highest

Maximum qualifying income per program, sorted from the lowest threshold to the highest.
Program and reference	Jurisdiction	Maximum income
Nova Scotia Poverty Reduction Credit	Nova Scotia	$16,000
Manitoba 55 PLUS Program	Manitoba	$16,255
Alberta Non-Group Coverage	Alberta	$20,970
School Tax Assistance for Tenants 55 Plus (Manitoba)	Manitoba	$23,800
Seniors Co-Payment Program (Ontario)	Ontario	$25,480
Manitoba Child Benefit	Manitoba	$25,864
Healthy Smiles Ontario	Ontario	$29,065
Low Income Tax Reduction (Newfoundland and Labrador)	Newfoundland and Labrador	$30,159
Allowance for the Survivor (Old Age Security)	Canada (federal)	$30,696
Prince Edward Island Family Health Benefit Drug Program	Prince Edward Island	$33,800
Nova Scotia Child Benefit	Nova Scotia	$34,000
Newfoundland and Labrador Prenatal-Early Childhood Nutrition Supplement	Newfoundland and Labrador	$38,193
B.C. Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters (SAFER)	British Columbia	$40,000
Prince Edward Island Seniors Independence Initiative	Prince Edward Island	$41,970
Personal Care Home Benefit (Saskatchewan)	Saskatchewan	$42,000
MSP Supplementary Benefits (B.C.)	British Columbia	$42,000
Ontario Seniors Dental Care Program	Ontario	$42,290
Newfoundland and Labrador Disability Benefit	Newfoundland and Labrador	$42,404
Provincial Home Repair Program (Newfoundland and Labrador)	Newfoundland and Labrador	$42,500
Newfoundland and Labrador Access Plan	Newfoundland and Labrador	$42,870
Saskatchewan Housing Benefit	Saskatchewan	$43,100
Nova Scotia Heating Assistance Rebate Program	Nova Scotia	$45,000
Nova Scotia Seniors Care Grant	Nova Scotia	$45,100
Newfoundland and Labrador Seniors' Benefit	Newfoundland and Labrador	$46,550
Alberta Adult Health Benefit	Alberta	$46,932
Alberta Child Health Benefit	Alberta	$46,932
Alberta Child and Family Benefit (ACFB)	Alberta	$47,115
Québec Shelter Allowance Program	Quebec	$48,840
Canada workers benefit (line 45300)	Canada (federal)	$49,393
Ontario Low-Income Workers Tax Credit	Ontario	$50,000
New Brunswick Rent Bank	New Brunswick	$50,500
Home Modification Program (Newfoundland and Labrador)	Newfoundland and Labrador	$51,500
Alberta Special Needs Assistance for Seniors	Alberta	$53,800
Alberta Seniors Benefit	Alberta	$53,800
Northwest Territories Senior Citizen Supplementary Benefit	Northwest Territories	$54,624
New Brunswick Low-Income Seniors' Benefit	New Brunswick	$54,624
Ontario Guaranteed Annual Income System (GAINS)	Ontario	$54,624
Nova Scotia Property Tax Rebate for Seniors	Nova Scotia	$54,624
Saskatchewan Seniors Income Plan	Saskatchewan	$54,624
Guaranteed Income Supplement	Canada (federal)	$54,624
Yukon Seniors Income Supplement	Yukon	$54,624
Saskatchewan Home Repair Program – Adaptations for Independence	Saskatchewan	$58,100
Canada Learning Bond (CLB)	Canada (federal)	$58,523
B.C. Rental Assistance Program	British Columbia	$60,000
Ontario Senior Homeowners' Property Tax Grant	Ontario	$60,000
Manitoba Rent Assist	Manitoba	$60,768
Refundable Medical Expense Supplement	Canada (federal)	$63,374
Manitoba Seniors' School Tax Rebate	Manitoba	$63,500
Grant for seniors to offset a municipal tax increase (Quebec)	Quebec	$64,200
Ontario Seniors Care at Home Tax Credit	Ontario	$65,000
Alberta Dental and Optical Assistance for Seniors	Alberta	$65,380
Canada Student Grant for Part-Time Students	Canada (federal)	$69,987
Canada Student Grant for Full-Time Students	Canada (federal)	$69,987
Quebec Solidarity Tax Credit	Quebec	$70,395
Ontario Low-income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP)	Ontario	$71,000
Ontario Electricity Support Program	Ontario	$71,000
Seniors Home Adaptation and Repair Program (Alberta)	Alberta	$75,000
Ontario Assistance for Children with Severe Disabilities	Ontario	$77,640
Childcare Financial Assistance and Parent Fee Grid (New Brunswick)	New Brunswick	$80,000
Prince Edward Island Child Benefit	Prince Edward Island	$80,000
Northwest Territories Child Benefit	Northwest Territories	$80,000
Québec Tax Credit for Career Extension	Quebec	$81,500
Saskatchewan Seniors' Drug Plan	Saskatchewan	$81,633
Saskatchewan Low-Income Tax Credit (SLITC)	Saskatchewan	$81,668
Québec Senior Assistance Tax Credit	Quebec	$82,308
B.C. Renter's Tax Credit	British Columbia	$84,764
Northwest Territories Senior Home Heating Subsidy	Northwest Territories	$87,000
Prince Edward Island Sales Tax Credit	Prince Edward Island	$95,000
Canada Student Grant for Part-Time Students with Dependants	Canada (federal)	$98,017
Canada Student Grant for Full-Time Students with Dependants	Canada (federal)	$98,017
Nunavut Senior Citizens' Fuel Subsidy	Nunavut	$100,000
Age amount	Canada (federal)	$105,709
British Columbia Affordable Child Care Benefit	British Columbia	$111,000
Saskatchewan Active Families Benefit	Saskatchewan	$120,000
BC Rebate for Accessible Home Adaptations (BC RAHA)	British Columbia	$146,270
Ontario Child Care Tax Credit	Ontario	$150,000
Newfoundland and Labrador Home Heating Supplement	Newfoundland and Labrador	$150,000
Canada Training Credit	Canada (federal)	$177,882
Yukon Pioneer Utility Grant	Yukon	$217,470

03.

Scope of this table

120 programs not listed

Threshold not verifiable

These programs announce an income ceiling the veracity check does not cover yet. The figure exists in the catalogue; it is not published here until it is compared to the official reference.

No income criterion

These programs have no income ceiling: they open on age, status, housing or disability. Their absence from this table is not a gap.