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New Brunswick Tax Information
Table of contents
New Brunswick benefits for individuals and families, page 2
New Brunswick harmonized sales tax credit, page 2
New Brunswick child tax benefit, page 2
- File your return, page 2
Completing your New Brunswick form, page 2
Definitions, page 2
Form NB428, New Brunswick Tax and Credits, page 3
When to complete Form T2203, Provincial and Territorial Taxes for Multiple
Jurisdictions, page 3
Part A - New Brunswick tax on taxable income, page 3
- New Brunswick tax rates for 2024, page 3
Part B - New Brunswick non-refundable tax credits, page 3
- Newcomers to Canada and emigrants, page 3
- Line 58120 - Spouse or common-law partner amount, page 3
- Line 58160 - Amount for an eligible dependant, page 3
- Line 58200 - Amount for infirm dependants age 18 or older, page 3
- Line 58315 - Volunteer firefighters' amount and Line 58316 - Search and
rescue volunteers' amount, page 4
- Line 58360 - Pension income amount, page 4
- Line 58400 - Caregiver amount, page 4
- Line 58440 - Disability amount for self, page 5
- Line 58480 - Disability amount transferred from a dependant, page 5
- Line 58560 - Your tuition and education amounts, page 5
- Line 58600 - Tuition amount transferred from a child or grandchild, page 5
- Line 58689 - Medical expenses for self, spouse or common-law partner, and
your dependent children born in 2007 or later, page 6
- Line 58729 - Allowable amount of medical expenses for other dependants 6
Part C - New Brunswick tax, page 6
- Line 55 - New Brunswick tax on split income, page 6
- Line 64 - New Brunswick additional tax for minimum tax purposes, page 6
- Line 66 - Provincial foreign tax credit, page 6
- New Brunswick low-income tax reduction, page 6
- Line 68 - Unused low-income tax reduction from your spouse or common-law
partner, page 6
- Adjusted family income calculation for the New Brunswick low-income tax
reduction, page 6
- Line 78 - Reduction for spouse or common-law partner, page 6
- Line 79 - Reduction for an eligible dependant, page 6
- Unused low-income tax reduction that your spouse or common-law partner can
claim, page 6
- Line 92 - New Brunswick political contribution tax credit, page 7
- Line 94 - Labour-sponsored venture capital fund tax credit, page 7
- Line 96 - Small business investor tax credit, page 7
New Brunswick seniors' home renovation tax credit, page 7
Definitions, page 8
- Eligible expenses, page 8
- Expenses that are not eligible, page 8
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New Brunswick benefits for individuals and families
New Brunswick harmonized sales tax credit
The New Brunswick harmonized sales tax credit (NBHSTC) is a non-taxable
amount paid to help offset the increase in the harmonized sales tax for
households with low and modest incomes. This amount is combined with the
quarterly federal goods and services tax/harmonized sales tax (GST/HST)
credit payments.
You do not need to apply for the GST/HST credit or the NBHSTC. The Canada
Revenue Agency (CRA) will use the information from your return to determine
if you are entitled to receive the credits.
New Brunswick child tax benefit
The New Brunswick child tax benefit (NBCTB) is a non-taxable amount paid
monthly to qualifying families with children under 18 years of age. The New
Brunswick working income supplement is an additional amount paid to
qualifying families that earned income and have children under 18 years of
age. These benefits are combined with the Canada child benefit into one
monthly payment.
The New Brunswick school supplement program is paid to help low-income
families with the cost of back-to-school supplies for their children. This
once-a-year payment is included with the July NBCTB payment.
You do not need to apply for these programs. The CRA will use the information
from your Form RC66, Canada Child Benefits Application, to determine if you
are entitled to receive these benefits.
File your return
To make sure you get your payments on time, you and your spouse or common-law
partner need to file your 2024 income tax and benefit return(s) by April 30,
2025. The CRA will use the information from your return(s) to calculate the
payments you are entitled to get from these programs.
The NBHSTC and the NBCTB are fully funded by the Province of New Brunswick.
For more information about these programs, go to canada.ca/cra-benefits-prov-
terr or call the CRA at 1-800-387-1193.
Completing your New Brunswick form
All the information you need to complete Form NB428, New Brunswick Tax and
Credits, is included in this document. Complete one copy of Form NB428 and
attach it to your return.
Form NB428 and other forms mentioned are available at canada.ca/cra-forms.
Definitions
Spouse refers to a person you are legally married to.
Common-law partner refers to a person who is not your spouse, but with whom
you are in a conjugal relationship and at least one of the following
conditions applies:
- This person has been living with you in a conjugal relationship for at
least 12 continuous months (including any period of time where you were
separated for less than 90 days because of a breakdown in the relationship)
- This person is the parent of your child by birth or adoption
- This person has custody and control of your child (or had custody and
control immediately before the child turned 19 years of age) and your child
is wholly dependent on this person for support
End of the year means any of the following dates:
- December 31, 2024
- the date you left Canada if you emigrated in 2024
- the date of death for a person who died in 2024
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Form NB428, New Brunswick Tax and Credits
Complete Form NB428 if one of the following applies:
- You were a resident of New Brunswick at the end of the year
- You were a non-resident of Canada in 2024 and any of the following applies:
-- You earned employment income only in New Brunswick
-- You received income from a business with a permanent establishment only in
New Brunswick
When to complete Form T2203, Provincial and Territorial Taxes for Multiple
Jurisdictions
Complete Form T2203 instead of Form NB428, if both of the following apply:
- You resided in New Brunswick on December 31, 2024 (or the date you left
Canada if you emigrated in 2024)
- All or part of your 2024 business income (including income received as a
retired, inactive, or limited partner) was earned and can be allocated to a
permanent establishment outside New Brunswick
You also must complete Form T2203 if both of the following apply:
- You were a non-resident of Canada throughout 2024
- You were carrying on business in more than one province or territory in
Canada, or were receiving income from an office or employment that can
reasonably be attributed to duties performed in more than one province or
territory in Canada
Part A - New Brunswick tax on taxable income
New Brunswick tax rates for 2024
The following tax rates are used in the calculation of your New Brunswick tax
on taxable income:
- 9.40% on the portion of your taxable income that is $49,958 or less, plus
- 14% on the portion of your taxable income that is more than $49,958 but not
more than $99,916, plus
- 16% on the portion of your taxable income that is more than $99,916 but not
more than $185,064, plus
- 19.50% on the portion of your taxable income that is more than $185,064
Part B - New Brunswick non-refundable tax credits
The eligibility conditions and rules for claiming most New Brunswick non-
refundable tax credits are the same as those for federal non-refundable tax
credits. However, the amount and calculation of most New Brunswick non-
refundable tax credits are different from the corresponding federal credits.
Newcomers to Canada and emigrants
As a newcomer or an emigrant, you may be limited in the amount you can claim
for certain provincial non-refundable tax credits.
If you reduced your claim for any of the following federal amounts, you also
need to reduce your claim for the corresponding provincial amount in the same
way:
\\\ Federal amount on your return: line 30000
Corresponding provincial amount on Form NB428: line 58040
Federal amount on your return: line 30100
Corresponding provincial amount on Form NB428: line 58080
Federal amount on your return: line 30300
Corresponding provincial amount on Form NB428: line 58120
Federal amount on your return: line 30400
Corresponding provincial amount on Form NB428: line 58160
Federal amount on your return: line 30425
Corresponding provincial amount on Form NB428: line 58200
Federal amount on your return: line 30450
Corresponding provincial amount on Form NB428: line 58400
Federal amount on your return: line 31600
Corresponding provincial amount on Form NB428: line 58440
Federal amount on your return: line 31800
Corresponding provincial amount on Form NB428: line 58480
Federal amount on your return: line 32400
Corresponding provincial amount on Form NB428: line 58600
Federal amount on your return: line 32600
Corresponding provincial amount on Form NB428: line 58640 \\\
For more information, go to canada.ca/benefits-newcomers.
Line 58120 - Spouse or common-law partner amount
You can claim this amount if the rules are met for claiming the amount on
line 30300 of your return and your spouse's or common-law partner's net
income from line 23600 of their return (or the amount that it would be if
they filed a return) is less than $11,246.
Line 58160 - Amount for an eligible dependant
You can claim this amount if the rules are met for claiming the amount on
line 30400 of your return and your dependant's net income from line 23600 of
their return (or the amount that it would be if they filed a return) is less
than $11,246.
Line 58200 - Amount for infirm dependants age 18 or older
You can claim up to $5,686 for each of your (or your spouse's or common-law
partner's) dependent children or grandchildren born in 2006 or earlier who
has an impairment in physical or mental functions.
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You can also claim this amount for more than one person if each one meets all
of the following conditions:
- They are your (or your spouse's or common-law partner's) parent,
grandparent, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, niece or nephew
- They were 18 years of age or older
- They were dependent on you (or on you and others) because of an impairment
in physical or mental functions
- They were a resident of Canada at any time in the year
Notes
You cannot claim this amount for a person who was only visiting you.
A parent includes someone you were completely dependent upon and who had
custody and control of you when you were under 19 years of age.
A child includes someone who is completely dependent upon you for support and
whom you have custody and control of, even if they are older than you.
You can claim this amount only if the dependant's net income from line 23600
of their return (or the amount that it would be if they filed a return) is
less than $13,753.
If you had to make support payments for a child, you cannot claim an amount
on line 58200 for that child unless both of the following conditions apply:
- You were separated from your spouse or common-law partner for only part of
2024 because of a breakdown in your relationship
- You did not claim any support amounts paid to your spouse or common-law
partner on line 22000 of your return
If both of these conditions are met, you can claim whichever of the following
amounts is better for you:
- line 58200 of your Form NB428
- line 22000 of your return
How to claim this amount
Complete the calculation for line 58200 using Worksheet NB428. If you are
claiming this amount for more than one dependant, enter the total amount on
line 58200 of your Form NB428.
Note
The CRA may ask for a signed statement from a medical practitioner showing
when the impairment began and how long it is expected to last. You do not
need a signed statement from a medical practitioner if the CRA already has an
approved Form T2201, Disability Tax Credit Certificate, for a specified
period. The notice of determination will show which years you are eligible
for.
Claim made by more than one person
If you and another person support the same dependant, you can split the claim
for that dependant. However, the total amount of your claim and the other
person's claim cannot be more than the maximum amount allowed for that
dependant.
Line 58315 - Volunteer firefighters' amount and Line 58316 - Search and
rescue volunteers' amount
You can claim this non-refundable tax credit if you met the rules for
claiming the amount on line 31220 or 31240 of your return.
To claim this credit, enter $5,000 on line 58315 if you claimed VFA on line
31220 of your return or enter $5,000 on line 58316 if you claimed the SRVA on
line 31240 of your return.
Note
Only residents of New Brunswick are eligible for these amounts. If you were
not a resident of New Brunswick at the end of the year, you cannot claim
either of these credits when calculating your New Brunswick tax even if you
may have received income from a source in
New Brunswick in 2024.
Line 58360 - Pension income amount
The amount you can claim on line 58360 is the amount on line 31400 of your
return or $1,000, whichever is less.
Note
Only residents of New Brunswick are eligible for this amount. If you were not
a resident of New Brunswick at the end of the year, you cannot claim this tax
credit when calculating your New Brunswick tax even if you may have received
income from a source in New Brunswick in 2024.
Line 58400 - Caregiver amount
You may be able to claim up to $5,686 for each dependant if, at any time in
2024, you (alone or with another person) kept a dwelling where you and that
dependant lived.
Each dependant must be one of the following:
- your (or your spouse's or common-law partner's) child or grandchild
- your (or your spouse's or common-law partner's) brother, sister, niece,
nephew, aunt, uncle, parent, or grandparent who was a resident in Canada
Note
You cannot claim this amount for a person who was only visiting you.
Also, each dependant must meet all of the following conditions:
- They were 18 years of age or older when they lived with you
- Their net income in 2024 from line 23600 of their return (or the amount
that it would be if they filed a return) was less than $25,103
- They were dependent upon you because of an impairment in physical or mental
functions, or they were your (or your spouse's or common-law partner's)
parent or grandparent born in 1959 or earlier
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If you had to make support payments for a child, you cannot claim an amount
on line 58400 for that child unless both of the following conditions apply:
- You were separated from your spouse or common-law partner for only part of
2024 because of a breakdown in your relationship
- You did not claim any support amounts paid to your spouse or common-law
partner on line 22000 of your return
If both of these conditions are met, you can claim whichever of the following
amounts is better for you:
- line 58400 of your Form NB428
- line 22000 of your return
How to claim this amount
Complete the calculation for line 58400 using Worksheet NB428. If you are
claiming this amount for more than one dependant, enter the total amount on
line 58400 of your Form NB428.
Claim made by more than one person
If you and another person support the same dependant, you can split the claim
for that dependant. However, the total amount of your claim and the other
person's claim cannot be more than the maximum amount allowed for that
dependant.
Notes
If you or someone else is claiming the caregiver amount (line 58400) for a
dependant, you cannot claim the amount for infirm dependants age 18 or older
(line 58200) for that dependant.
If someone other than you is claiming the amount for an eligible dependant
(line 58160), you cannot claim the caregiver amount for that dependant.
Line 58440 - Disability amount for self
You can claim this amount if the rules are met for claiming the amount on
line 31600 of your return.
If you were 18 years of age or older at the end of the year, enter $9,747 on
line 58440 of your Form NB428.
If you were under 18 years of age at the end of the year, use Worksheet NB428
to calculate the amount to enter on line 58440.
Line 58480 - Disability amount transferred from a dependant
You can claim this amount if the rules are met for claiming the amount on
line 31800 of your return.
Note
If you and your dependant were not residents of the same province or
territory at the end of the year, special rules may apply. For more
information, call the CRA at 1-800-959-8281.
Line 58560 - Your tuition and education amounts
Complete Schedule NB(S11), New Brunswick Tuition and Education Amounts.
Note
If you claimed the Canada Training Credit (CTC) on line 45350 of your return,
the amount you enter on line 59140 of your Schedule NB(S11) is already
reduced by the CTC claimed.
Transferring amounts
If you do not use all of your 2024 tuition amount to reduce your provincial
income tax to zero, you can transfer all or part of the unused amount to one
of the following individuals that you designate:
- your spouse or common-law partner (who would claim it on line 59090 of
their Schedule NB(S2))
- your parent or grandparent (who would claim it on line 58600 of their Form
NB428)
- your spouse's or common-law partner's parent or grandparent (who would
claim it on line 58600 of their Form NB428)
Note
If your spouse or common-law partner is claiming an amount for you on line
58120 or line 58640 of their Form NB428, you cannot transfer your unused
current-year amount to your (or your spouse's or common-law partner's) parent
or grandparent.
To designate who can claim the transferred amount and to specify the
provincial amount they can claim, complete any of the following forms that
you received as a student:
- Form T2202, Tuition and Enrolment Certificate
- Form TL11A, Tuition and Enrolment Certificate - University Outside Canada
- Form TL11C, Tuition and Enrolment Certificate - Commuter to the United
States
Complete the "Transfer or carryforward of unused amounts" section of Schedule
NB(S11) to transfer an amount.
Carrying forward amounts
Complete the "Transfer or carryforward of unused amounts" section of Schedule
NB(S11) to calculate the amount you can carry forward to a future year.
This amount is the part of your tuition and education amounts that you are
not claiming for the current year and the part of your current-year tuition
amount that you are not transferring to an individual that you designate.
Supporting documents
If you are filing a paper return, attach your completed Schedule NB(S11).
Keep your supporting documents in case the CRA asks to provide them later.
Line 58600 - Tuition amount transferred from a child or grandchild
You may be able to claim the transfer of all or part of the unused 2024
tuition amount from your child or grandchild, or their spouse or common-law
partner.
The maximum amount each student can transfer to you is $5,000 minus the
current year's amount that they claimed.
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How to claim this amount
Enter, on line 58600, the total of all tuition amounts transferred to you
from each student as shown on their forms T2202, TL11A, or TL11C.
Notes
The student must enter this amount on line 59200 of their Schedule NB(S11).
They may choose to transfer an amount that is less than the available
provincial amount. The student cannot transfer to you any unused tuition and
education amounts carried forward from previous years.
If you and the student were not residents of the same province or territory
on December 31, 2024, special rules may apply. For more information, call the
CRA at 1-800-959-8281.
Line 58689 - Medical expenses for self, spouse or common-law partner, and
your dependent children born in 2007 or later
The medical expenses you can claim on line 58689 are the same as those you
can claim on line 33099 of your return. They also have to cover the same 12-
month period ending in 2024 and must be expenses that were not claimed for
2023.
Line 58729 - Allowable amount of medical expenses for other dependants
You can claim medical expenses for other dependants in addition to the
medical expenses for self, spouse or common-law partner, and your dependent
children born in 2007 or later on line 58689.
The medical expenses you can claim on line 58729 are the same as those you
can claim on line 33199 of your return. They also have to cover the same 12-
month period ending in 2024 and must be expenses that were not claimed for
2023.
Part C - New Brunswick tax
Line 55 - New Brunswick tax on split income
If you are reporting federal tax on split income on line 40424 of your
return, complete Part 3 of Form T1206, Tax on Split Income, to calculate the
New Brunswick tax to enter on line 42800 of your return.
Line 64 - New Brunswick additional tax for minimum tax purposes
If you need to pay federal minimum tax as calculated on Form T691,
Alternative Minimum Tax, complete the calculation on line 64 of your Form
NB428 to determine your New Brunswick additional tax for minimum tax
purposes.
Line 66 - Provincial foreign tax credit
If your federal foreign tax credit on non-business income is less than the
related tax you paid to a foreign country, you may be able to claim a
provincial foreign tax credit.
How to claim this credit
Complete Form T2036, Provincial or Territorial Foreign Tax Credit.
Supporting documents
If you are filing a paper return, attach your Form T2036.
New Brunswick low-income tax reduction
You can claim the low-income tax reduction if you were a resident of New
Brunswick on December 31, 2024.
If you had a spouse or common-law partner on December 31, 2024, you and your
spouse or common-law partner need to decide who will claim this reduction for
your family. The other spouse or common-law partner can claim any unused
amount on their Form NB428.
If you are preparing a return for a resident of New Brunswick who died in
2024, you can claim the tax reduction on their final return. If the deceased
person had a spouse or common-law partner, the tax reduction can be claimed
on either the deceased person's final return or their surviving spouse's or
common-law partner's return.
Line 68 - Unused low-income tax reduction from your spouse or common-law
partner
If you had a spouse or common-law partner on December 31, 2024, and they did
not need to use all of the low-income tax reduction to reduce their New
Brunswick tax to zero, you can claim their unused amount (from their Form
NB428) on line 68 of your Form NB428.
Adjusted family income calculation for the New Brunswick low-income tax
reduction
To calculate your adjusted family income, complete lines 70 to 75 of your
Form NB428 using the information from your and your spouse's or common-law
partner's returns for the year.
Line 78 - Reduction for spouse or common-law partner
Claim $781 if you had a spouse or common-law partner on December 31, 2024.
Note
You can claim this amount if your spouse or common-law partner died in 2024.
Line 79 - Reduction for an eligible dependant
Claim $781 if you claimed an amount for an eligible dependant on line 30400
of your return and you did not claim a reduction for your spouse or common-
law partner on line 78.
Unused low-income tax reduction that your spouse or common-law partner can
claim
If you had a spouse or common-law partner on December 31, 2024, they can
claim on their Form NB428 any amount of the low-income tax reduction that you
do not need to use to reduce your New Brunswick tax to zero.
Complete the calculation on lines 88 to 90 of your Form NB428 to calculate
the unused amount that your spouse or common-law partner can claim on line 68
of their Form NB428.
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Line 92 - New Brunswick political contribution tax credit
You can claim this credit if, in 2024, you contributed to a political party,
registered district association, or an independent candidate registered in
New Brunswick.
How to claim this credit
Enter your total political contributions made in 2024 on line 61550 of your
Form NB428. Then calculate and enter your credit on line 92 as follows:
- For contributions of more than $1,075, enter $500 on line 92 of your Form
NB428
- For contributions of $1,075 or less, complete the calculation for line 92
using Worksheet NB428
Supporting documents
If you are filing a paper return, attach the official receipt (signed by an
official representative of the political party, registered district
association, or independent candidate) for each contribution.
Line 94 - Labour-sponsored venture capital fund tax credit
You can claim up to $2,000 for investments made in a labour-sponsored venture
capital corporation in 2024 (that you did not claim on your 2023 return) or
in the first 60 days of 2025.
If an RRSP for your spouse or common-law partner became the first registered
holder of the share, the RRSP contributor or the annuitant may claim this
credit for that share.
How to claim this credit
Enter, on line 94 of your Form NB428, the credit shown on the NB-LSVC-1
certificate(s) issued by the relevant labour-sponsored venture capital
corporation.
Supporting documents
If you are filing a paper return, attach your NB-LSVC-1 certificate(s).
Line 96 - Small business investor tax credit
You can claim up to $125,000 for investments in eligible shares you acquired
in 2024 (that you did not claim on your 2023 return) or in the first 60 days
of 2025.
How to claim this credit
Complete Form T1258, New Brunswick Small Business Investor Tax Credit.
Supporting documents
If you are filing a paper return, attach your Form T1258 and the NB-SBITC-1
tax credit certificate(s).
Unused small business investor tax credits
You can carry forward your unused credits for seven years or carry them back
for three years.
You may not need to use all of your credit to reduce your 2024 New Brunswick
tax to zero. Use Form T1258 to calculate any unused credit available to carry
back or carry forward to a future year.
New Brunswick seniors' home renovation tax credit
You may be eligible for this credit if you meet all of the following
conditions at the end of the year:
- You were a resident of New Brunswick
- You were a senior 65 years of age or older, or you were living with, or
expecting to live with, a family member who is a senior
- You, or someone on your behalf, paid or incurred eligible expenses in 2024
for improvements to your principal residence or the land your principal
residence is situated on
You can claim whichever is less:
- $10,000
- the amount of eligible expenses that you, or someone on your behalf, paid
or incurred for your principal residence
If you occupied more than one principal residence at different times in 2024,
you can claim the eligible expenses you paid or incurred for one or more of
those residences up to $10,000.
You must reduce your eligible expenses by the amount of any government
assistance (other than tax credits) you received, or expect to receive, that
is related to the eligible expenses.
The combined amount that you and your spouse or common-law partner can claim
cannot be more than $10,000. However, if, on December 31, 2024, you and your
spouse or common-law partner occupied separate principal residences for
medical reasons or because of a breakdown in your marriage or common-law
relationship for a period of 90 days or more, each spouse or common-law
partner can claim up to $10,000 for eligible expenses.
If you occupied separate principal residences for medical reasons, enter your
spouse's or common-law partner's address under "Involuntary separation" on
Schedule NB(S12).
If you shared a principal residence with other people, one of you can claim
the entire amount of eligible expenses or each person can claim part of the
expenses. The combined amount that can be claimed by everyone living in the
residence is $10,000 or the amount of eligible expenses paid, whichever is
less.
If someone who does not live with you or is not related to you paid for the
qualifying home renovation to your principal residence, you can still claim
the credit. You will need to get the supporting documents and keep them in
case you are asked to provide them later.
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Note
If an eligible expense also qualifies as a medical expense, you can claim
both the medical expenses tax credit and the New Brunswick seniors' home
renovation tax credit for that expense.
Definitions
A family member includes a parent, step-parent, grandparent, in-law, sibling,
spouse, common-law partner, aunt, uncle, great-aunt, great-uncle, child,
step-child, grandchild, niece, and nephew.
If you are a senior, a principal residence is a residence in New Brunswick
that you occupy or expect to occupy by the end of 2026.
If you are not a senior, a principal residence is a residence in New
Brunswick that you occupy or expect to occupy by the end of 2026 with a
family member who is a senior.
Eligible expenses are expenditures for improvements to the principal
residence (or to the land the principal residence is on) that do one of the
following:
- allow a senior to gain access to the home or the land, or to be more mobile
or functional within the home or on the land
- reduce the risk of harm to a senior within the home or on the land, or in
gaining access to the home or the land
The improvements would normally be done by or for a person who has an
impairment to allow them to be mobile or functional within the home or on the
land. The improvements must also be of an enduring nature and be integral to
the home or land.
Eligible expenses
Some examples of eligible expenses include:
- certain renovations to permit a first-floor occupancy or secondary suite
for a senior
- grab bars and related reinforcements around the toilet, bathtub, and shower
- handrails in corridors
- wheelchair ramps, stair and wheelchair lifts, and elevators
- walk-in bathtubs
- wheel-in showers
- comfort height toilets
- widening of passage doors
- lowering of existing counters and cupboards
- installation of adjustable counters and cupboards
- light switches and electrical outlets placed in accessible locations
- door locks that are easy to operate
- lever handles on doors and taps, instead of knobs
- pull-out shelves under the counter to enable work from a seated position
- non-slip flooring
- hand-held shower on an adjustable rod or high-low mounting brackets
- additional light fixtures throughout the home and at exterior entrances
- swing clear hinges on doors to widen doorways
- creation of knee space under the basin to enable use from a seated position
(and insulation of any hot-water pipes)
- relocation of tap to front or side for easier access
- hands-free taps
- motion-activated lighting
- touch-and-release drawers and cupboards
Expenses that are not eligible
Expenses are not eligible if their main purpose is to increase the value of
the home.
Annual, recurring, or routine repair, maintenance, or service expenses are
not eligible. These include:
- general maintenance like plumbing or electrical repairs
- roof repair
- aesthetic enhancements like landscaping or redecorating
- installation of new windows
- installation of heating or air conditioning systems
- replacement of insulation
Devices are not eligible. These include:
- equipment for home medical monitoring
- home security (anti-burglary) equipment
- wheelchairs
- walkers
- vehicles adapted for people with mobility limitations
- household appliances
- fire extinguishers, smoke alarms, and carbon monoxide detectors
Services are not eligible. These include:
- security or medical monitoring services
- home care services
- housekeeping services
- outdoor maintenance and gardening services
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Filing for a deceased person
You can claim the New Brunswick seniors' home renovation tax credit on a
deceased person's final return if one of the following applies:
- The deceased person was a senior or would have turned 65 years of age by
December 31, 2024, and is otherwise eligible
- The deceased person was a family member of a senior or of a person who
would have turned 65 years of age by December 31, 2024, and is otherwise
eligible
You can claim this credit on your return if you lived with (or expected by
the end of 2026 to live with) a family member who, right before death, was a
senior or would have turned 65 years of age by December 31, 2024, and you are
otherwise eligible.
Bankruptcies in 2024
The New Brunswick seniors' home renovation tax credit can be claimed on your
pre- or post-bankruptcy return depending on when the eligible expenses were
paid or became payable.
If eligible expenses are claimed on more than one return, the total amount of
expenses that can be claimed on all returns filed for the year is $10,000 or
the amount of eligible expenses paid, whichever is less.
How to claim this amount
Complete Schedule NB(S12), New Brunswick seniors' home renovation tax credit.
Enter, on line 47900 of your return, the amount from line 7 of your Schedule
NB(S12).
Supporting documents
If you are filing a paper return, attach your completed Schedule NB(S12), but
do not send your other documents. Keep all your supporting documents in case
you are asked to provide them later.
