The AI guidance on this page is free to use. Contact ProTax Canada for DTC service details and pricing. Call 905-930-7410 and we’ll talk you through what’s involved before you commit to anything.
One picture can only show one situation. The credit is not about wheelchairs, or about any particular diagnosis — it turns on how an impairment affects everyday functioning, and it covers impairments nobody can see, including mental functions, hearing, speaking, feeding and life-sustaining therapy.
Preliminary eligibility check
This check provides general guidance, not an eligibility decision. Please share only the information needed to answer the questions.
A few structured questions about day-to-day functioning — no diagnosis, no medical history.
Your answers stay in this browser tab — nothing you pick here is submitted to us or sent to our AI.
You can skip any question, go back, or start again at any point.
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Nick — ProTax AI AssistantAIDisability Tax Credit — general guidance
Hi, I'm Nick — ProTax Canada's AI assistant, named after the owner rather than being him. I can explain the Disability Tax Credit and help you get started. Please don't share your SIN, diagnosis, or medical details here. Would you like a quick getting-started check, an explanation of the process, or help from our team?
You're talking to an AI assistant, not a person, and it can be wrong. General information only — not tax or medical advice, and not a decision about whether you qualify. Call 905-930-7410 to speak to a person.
What the credit is — and what it isn’t
The DTC is a non-refundable tax credit. It reduces the tax you owe. It is not a payment or a grant, and approval does not guarantee a refund — if there is no tax payable, there may be nothing to refund.
It also isn’t the same as the disability amount. The amount is the figure that goes on the return; the tax saving is that amount multiplied by the year’s credit rate.
For 2025, the disability amount is $10,138 on line 31600 for someone 18 or older at year end.
A person under 18 at year end may claim up to an additional $5,914.
The credit rate for 2025 is 14.5%. From 2026 it is 14% under current law.
So for 2025, $10,138 works out to roughly $1,470 of federal credit — an estimate only.
Worked example — 2025 tax year
Disability amount 2025$10,138line 31600, 18 or older
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Credit rate 202514.5%14% from 2026
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Estimated federal tax saving≈ $1,470estimate — not a refund
Non-refundable, and not a guaranteed refund. This is a reduction in the tax you owe for the 2025 tax year — so with no tax payable, there may be nothing to refund. Provincial credits, the years approved, prior claims, and any transfer to a supporting family member all change the real figure, which we confirm from your documents.
The amounts and rates above are the published figures. The resulting tax saving is an estimate: what anyone actually receives depends on the years approved, the tax payable, provincial or territorial rules, prior claims, and any transfer to a supporting family member. We confirm the real numbers from your documents.
How the application works
The CRA’s digital application has three steps. ProTax does not complete or certify any medical part of it — that is the practitioner’s role.
1. Complete Part A
The applicant — or their legal representative, where that applies — completes Part A through their CRA account and receives a reference number. We can walk you through the steps.
2. Give the reference number to the medical practitioner
The appropriate medical practitioner completes and certifies Part B online using that reference number. The completed digital application goes directly to the CRA. ProTax does not complete or certify any medical portion.
3. Track it, then sort out any past years
You check the status through your CRA account. Once approved, ProTax can handle applicable past-year adjustments after you have properly authorized us as your representative. We check first whether the CRA has already adjusted those years, so nothing is requested twice.
No CRA My Account, or can’t use the digital route? The CRA still accepts the T2201 form outside My Account, and its “How to apply” page below sets out the current alternative. Call 905-930-7410 and we’ll walk you through whichever route fits.
What the CRA looks at
Eligibility is decided by the CRA, on a medical practitioner’s certification — not by us, and not by the assistant on this page. In general terms the CRA considers whether an impairment is both severe and prolonged, and how it affects everyday functioning.
We’ve kept this general deliberately. Whether a particular situation qualifies is a conversation for a person, not a web page or a chatbot — and nothing here asks you to share medical details.
Common questions
What is the Disability Tax Credit?
It is a federal non-refundable tax credit for people with a severe and prolonged impairment. It reduces the tax you owe rather than paying you a benefit, and approval can also open the door to other programs and to adjusting past tax years.
Does having a diagnosis automatically qualify someone?
No. The CRA does not decide on a diagnosis by itself. It looks at how an impairment affects everyday functioning, and for how long, as certified by a medical practitioner.
Who completes the medical section?
An appropriate medical practitioner completes and certifies Part B. ProTax does not complete, certify, or influence any medical part of the application — and neither does the assistant on this page.
Does approval guarantee a refund?
No. Because the credit is non-refundable it reduces tax payable, so if there is little or no tax payable for a year there may be little or nothing to refund for that year. Any figure quoted before your documents are reviewed is an estimate.
Can someone apply directly to the CRA themselves?
Yes. Applying is free and you can do all of it yourself through CRA My Account. People come to us when they would rather not do it alone, or want help with past-year adjustments after approval.
How can ProTax Canada help?
We explain the steps and help you get Part A done. Once you are approved and have properly authorized us as your representative, we handle applicable past-year adjustments — checking first whether the CRA has already adjusted those years. Contact ProTax Canada for DTC service details and pricing.
Helpful links
These are official CRA pages, each one checked by us.
Contact ProTax Canada for DTC service details and pricing. Call us and we’ll talk you through what’s involved. Applying is free if you’d rather do it yourself — the links above are where to start.
