AdvocateCANDTC - YEG Disability Tax Credit - DTC Advocacy Services

05/10/2025

***Alberta only warning about parent strike pay***

It has yet to be confirmed if the strike pay ($30/day to parents of children not in school because of the teacher’s strike). But here’s how it could impact those with a DTC approval even more…

Your child disability benefit (monthly payment for those with a DTC approval) is based on your eligibility for the Canada Child Benefit (child tax). Your Canada Child Benefit (child tax) is based on your income. So if you are someone who sits right on the edge of being eligible for child tax and then the extra money from the GOA in the form of ‘support for parents’ puts you over the income level to receive the Canada child benefit- you will lose both - the child tax and child disability benefit starting July 2026 (I’m sure Danielle Smith is hoping by then you will forget how your income changed enough for this to happen)..

What can you do??

01/10/2025

Good morning! It feels like Monday.. but it's Wednesday already! Just an update to let everyone know the CRA continues to be behind in processing DTC applications and right now they are at about 16 weeks. (Submitted one on Friday and the expected date of decision is not until January 18, 2026!). The CRA continues to be also be very slow on some tax reassessments for those approved as well, I still have clients waiting since February 2026 - and a client who submitted their reassessments last week has an expected completion date in MAY 2026!! All of this to say - the sooner you get an application in - the sooner the process starts! reach out if you have any questions, I have just a few intake dates left before the end of 2025!

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26/08/2025

Some interesting information from the 2024 Fifth Annual Report of the Disability Advisory Committee:
1. As reported in the 4th DAC report, only one quarter of persons with disability who are likely eligible, submit a completed DTC application.
2. While population data estimates have limitations, it is clear that far too few eligible persons with disability are applying for and receiving DTC approval. Despite the fact that most completed applications (96.6%) are approved (fewer than 4% are either rejected or under appeal) it is evident that more support and accessibility in the process is needed for applicants to successfully complete the process (Parts A and B).
3. For those who do receive a DTC certificate, some trends are emerging. In 2022, there was an increase in the number of individuals with DTC certificates (1,465,430 total individuals), with 66% receiving certificates of indeterminate duration (most frequent in seniors) and 33% receiving temporary certificates (most frequent in youth). In 2022, a total of 950 objections were received with 510 and 60 being allowed in full and in part. Among those with restrictions in daily living activities, difficulties with walking and mental functions are the most commonly reported, occurring at twice the rate of other types of restrictions. Mental functions are also the restriction in daily living with the highest number of objections. Restrictions related to walking, mental functions, and life-sustaining therapy have increased compared to previous years.
4. There were 25 recommendations from the 2023 report and only 4 have been implemented!!
5. Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, and the territories all have DTC uptake rates that are below their respective shares of the Canadian population
6. In 2022, only 64% of DTC certificate holders claimed the credit. (this means the applicant has done all the work and has been approved and then forgets to actually claim it at tax time!!)
You can find the full report by Googling, "2024 Fifth Annual Report of the Disability Advisory Committee"

14/08/2025

It's been a while since I posted as things over here have just been wild! Ever since I took May off I have been playing catch up but also this job has gotten a LOT harder. If you are on my wait list and waiting for an intake date, just know - I am working through it every single day.

I think that the CRA has made it harder as of late for adults to be approved for the DTC in order to filter out more people that may be eligible for the new monthly disability benefit. Until this benefit was announced we had a 100% approval rating - since it was announced we have secondary questionnaires going out to doctors on almost every single application, and I have had a handful of denials now (that doesn't mean I am not still working on them, it just means more work and advocacy in the appeals process).

If you have questions - please reach out at any time! I am working on building my team as well so moving forward I hope to be able to serve eve more people in need - which there may be because of all the denials and strict criteria for approval.

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