As we are now well into the 2018, I wanted to alert you to a few important initiatives that our government has undertaken to help Canadians keep more money in their pockets.
In 2016 our Government launched the Canada Child Benefit (CCB) and committed to providing increased support for low to middle-income families with children. The CCB is targeted to families who need it most—low and middle-income families—while higher income families receive lower benefits. As the Member of Parliament for the Ottawa—Vanier, I am very pleased to see that our Government was able to strengthen the CCB in 2018 for the hard working families of our riding.
For a single parent of two, this means approximately $560 more this year, tax free for books, skating lessons or to invest into a Register Education Savings Plan for their children’s future.
Minister Lebouthillier recently announced that the Canada Revenue Agency has introduced new ways to file your taxes, improving the tax-filing experience for Canadians. This means that for 950,000 eligible individuals on low or fixed income will be able to file their taxes over the phone. Eligible individuals will be able to file their taxes simply by answering a series of questions over the phone, there are no paper forms to fill out or calculations to make. File My Return is free, secure and easy to use.
Lastly, to help lift thousands of low-income seniors out of poverty, we have introduced the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) top-up. Seniors who live alone will receive an extra $947 per year through GIS, helping 900,000 vulnerable seniors across Canada, of which 70% are women.
As always, my staff is here to support your interactions with the federal government. My office is located at 233 Montreal Rd. and is open from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (from Monday to Thursday) and 9:00AM to 4:30 PM (on Friday). If you would like to contact my office, please call 613 992-4766 or send an email to mona.fortier@parl.gc.ca.
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En 2016 notre gouvernement a lancé l’Allocation canadienne pour enfants (ACE) et s’est engagé à continuer de soutenir les familles à revenu moyen et bas qui ont des enfants. Alors que nous avons augmenté les impôts des familles ayant un revenu élevé, l’ACE a été lancée pour soutenir les familles qui en ont le plus besoin – celles à revenu bas ou moyen. En tant que députée pour Ottawa-Vanier, je suis enchantée que notre gouvernement améliore l’Allocation canadienne pour les enfants en 2018 pour appuyer les familles qui travaillent forts dans notre circonscription.
Pour une famille monoparentale de deux enfants cette bonification de l’ACE se traduira par 560 $ non imposable de plus l’année prochaine, qui pourra servir pour des livres, des leçons de patinage ou pour investir dans un régime enregistré d’épargne-études (REEE).
Tout récemment, la ministre Lebouthillier de l’Agence du revenu du Canada a annoncé des améliorations aux services de production de déclarations offerts aux Canadiennes et aux Canadiens. Ceci