Climate action incentive payment (CAIP)

Basic CAI rebate amount

You’re eligible for the basic CAIP if, on December 31, 2021, you were a resident of Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, or Saskatchewan and you meet any of the following conditions:

• You were 19 years of age or older
• You had an eligible spouse or a common-law partner or
• You were a parent who lived with your child (a qualified dependant)

You can’t claim the CAIP if at any time in 2021:

• You were a non-resident of Canada (this means if you moved to Canada in 2021, you won't be able to claim the CAI rebate)
• You were confined to a prison or a similar institution for 90 days or more during the year
• You were an officer or servant of a foreign government (such as a diplomat) or you were a family member who lived with such a person or an employee of such a person
• You were a person for whom Children’s special allowance (CSA) payments were payable (these are non-taxable monthly payments paid to an individual as financial assistance by an agency under the Children’s Special Allowances Act to maintain a child under 18 years of age living in Canada).

Note: You can’t claim the CAI amount for your spouse and/or child, if they were a person for whom CSA payments were payable.

CAIP supplement for residents of small and rural communities

To claim the CAIP supplement for residents of small and rural communities, you must meet the eligibility requirements for the basic amount and must have lived outside of a census metropolitan area (CMA) on December 31, 2021, as defined by Statistics Canada in the last census they published before 2021.

You can’t claim the supplement amount if you lived in the following CMAs:

• Alberta: Calgary, Edmonton, and Lethbridge
• Ontario: Barrie, Belleville, Brantford, Greater Sudbury, Guelph, Hamilton, Kingston, Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo, London, Oshawa, the Ontario part of Ottawa-Gatineau, Peterborough, St. Catharines-Niagara, Thunder Bay, Toronto, and Windsor
• Manitoba: Winnipeg
• Saskatchewan: Saskatoon and Regina

Note: Each CMA is made up of several municipalities. If you live in a municipality that falls under one of the above CMAs, you won’t be able to claim the supplement amount. For example, if you live in Mississauga (Ontario), you won’t be able to claim the supplement because Mississauga is a part of the Toronto CMA. Click here to see if your municipality falls under one of the CMAs listed above.

If you lived outside of a CMA, respond Yes to the question Did you live outside a census metropolitan area on December 31, 2021, as defined by Statistics Canada?. You can find this question on the Your residence page under GET STARTED.