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The OTB is a combined three-in-one payment of the Ontario energy and property tax credit, the Northern Ontario energy credit and the Ontario sales tax credit.

The annual OTB entitlement is usually divided by 12 and the payments issued monthly. Your 2024 OTB payments are based on your 2023 income tax and benefit return.

The OTB program is legislated and funded by the province of Ontario. The Canadian Revenue Agency administers this program on behalf of the province.

Am I eligible for the Ontario Trillium Benefit?

You must meet eligibility criteria and be entitled to receive a payment for at least one of the following credits to get the OTB: the , the , and the . Follow the links to each individual benefit to access their individual requirements.

To be eligible for the OTB, you must have paid property tax or rent for your principal residence in Ontario in the prior tax year, paid living expenses for a nursing home, paid energy costs while living on an Ontario reserve, or have lived in a designed post-secondary school residence in the prior year.

You need to apply for the trillium benefits every tax year.

Your eligibility is based on your family’s net income from the previous tax year, which may change due to differences in your family net income, your place of residence, your age or your family status.

How do I apply for the benefit?

To get the three in one benefit, you must file your previous year’s income tax and benefit return.

Each year, the Ontario government says you must apply for the Ontario Trillium Benefit by filing your personal and completing and enclosing the included in your tax return package. You must file your tax return even if you don’t have any income to report.

Based on the information in your tax return, the CRA will determine if you’re eligible and tell you if you are entitled to receive the credit.

How much my payment could be?

You can use the to find out what child and family benefits you may be able to access and how much your payments may be.

Here are the next OTB payment dates

• Feb. 10, 2025
• March 10, 2025
• April 10, 2025
• May 9, 2025
• June 10, 2025
• July 10, 2025
• Aug. 8, 2025
• Sept. 10, 2025
• Oct. 10, 2025
• Nov. 10, 2025
• Dec. 10, 2025

For more information about the Ontario Trillium Benefit, visit the government’s for a full explanation of the benefit, eligibility requirements and application process. 

With files from Heidi Reidner