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Click here for What to Bring to Get Your Taxes Prepared for
FREE
Click here for information about free child support services
Click
here to find year round free tax preparation sites
Click
here for How to Order Benefit & Subsidy forms
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Make Tax Time
Pay (MTTP)
is a key activity under Vibrant Communities
Edmonton’s (VCE) strategy of family economic
supports. VCE believes that assisting families’
access benefits, to which they are entitled, will
increase their disposal income and thereby help
build family economic success.
Since its inception, MTTP has raised awareness about
existing government benefits and subsidies in our
community and increased the number of eligible
working families accessing child health, childcare,
leisure programs and adult health
benefits/subsidies.
Since it is required for families to file their tax
return in order to receive tax credits and benefits,
MTTP has combined free tax preparation with
information and assistance available to fill out
benefit applications.
MTTP was built on the existing Community Volunteer
Income Tax Program (CVITP) organized by Canada
Revenue Agency (CRA). It was expanded by building
collaborations with 211 (the Community Support
Network) and numerous organizations located across
the city and using volunteers trained to provide
free tax preparation and benefit/subsidy application
assistance.
At midnight on April 30th, VCE completed its third
successful MTTP campaign. In 2008, MTTP expanded by
50% to 28 sites across the City of Edmonton
involving over 200 volunteers.
Through a variety of collaborative networks in
Edmonton including businesses, non profit
organizations, elementary schools, government
(federal, provincial and municipal), as well as
networks of people who are living with low income
and interested citizens, we have been able to help
out low-income individuals and families access
benefits such as:
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These programs cover a variety of costs such as
prescriptions, dental care and vision care for your
children. Your children are worth it!
Each of these programs has different income
qualifications so if you are interested in applying
please read each of the application forms carefully.
You must file an income tax return, even if you did
not work, in order to apply for these benefits and
subsidies.
If you would like to learn more about the programs
or to apply for a program you can click on the
program title above and you will be re-directed to
the appropriate website.
To read more about our “Make Tax Time Pay” campaign
click on our two MTTP evaluations.
MTTP Executive Summary
MTTP Highlights
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