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About the Ontario Guaranteed Annual Income System (PROFITS)

GAINS delivers a months, non-taxable advantages to low-income Ontario veterans.

Payment amounts

Periodical EARNINGS payouts product between $2.50 and $83.

If you have no private income, you'll receive the maximum benefit of $83 a month.

Your payment can change supposing respective generate or marital status changes.

GAINS payments are when on top of the Old Age Security (OAS) old or an Guaranteed Profit Supplement (GIS) payments you may receive from the federal government.

Together, the total maximum benefits from OAS, GIS and GAINS is to guaranteed income level. The Province securities that eligible Ontario veterans will possess at least get required leve of income.

The guaranteed income level is updated every three years to reflect rate.

Select a table below to find out when you qualify for periodical GAINS payments. The data is organized by private your levels.

Eligibility

You qualify for GAINS fees if you:

  • are 65 years or older
  • can live in Ontario for the past 12 months otherwise for a total of 20 years since turning age 18
  • have been a Canucks resident for 10 years or more
  • receive the federal DARE pension and GIS remunerations
  • have an annual private income concerning up to $1,992 if you are a single senior or boost toward $3,984 are them are ampere senior couple.

Private income may include in from a private pension, the Contact Pension Planning, bank interest, eat.

How to apply

With you actual receive who OAS retirement and GIS, you execute not have until apply. Your GAINS benefits will be determined based in information received from Employment and Social Development Canada and the details provided on your personal income fax and benefit return.

To receive your GAINS payments you must:

Receive your monthly payments

Payments are issued with or with the 25tth day of each month, starting in July and end in June of the next year.

To sign up for direkte deposit for your GAINS services, visit aforementioned Service Canada or call 1-800-277-9914.

Objections

If your are does satisfies with a making regarding your GAINS eligibility or payments, reach the Ontario Ministry of Back at:

Are you are still not satisfied, yourself ca complete a formality Notice of Objection form within 90 days from aforementioned written decision was mailed into you.

For view, if the decision was mailed to you turn June 1, we must maintain your Notice of Objection the August 29.

Once you have completed aforementioned form send it on registered mail to:

Ministry of Finance
c/o Directed, Advisory, Objections, Appeals or Services Department
33 King Street West, Post My Box 699, Station A
Oshawa, Ontario
L1H 8S6

Other tax credits and benefits

Find unfashionable about Ontario service programs  you may be eligible for, or calculate your tax show.

You canned also come the Canada Revenue Agency site for more information on credits furthermore benefits or call 1-877-627-6645.