Ontario residents will soon be getting a gift in the mail from the Ford Government.
The government has begun issuing $200 rebates to provincial taxpayers as well as each of their eligible children. The cheques are being touted as a way to address high interest rates, and global economic uncertainty. Provincial officials have also claimed the rebates are a way to help offset the cost of the federal carbon tax, although Ottawa already issues four Canada Carbon Rebate payments each year.
To qualify for the rebate, recipients must have been 18 years or older and a resident in Ontario on December 31, 2023, not be bankrupt or incarcerated in 2024, and have filed a 2023 Income Tax and Benefits Return by December 31, 2024.
Families who qualify for the Canada Child Benefit payment will also receive a separate cheque totaling $200 for each eligible child under age 18.
The rebates were first announced in October as part of the fall economic outlook.