Moving forward for Canada’s Seniors
We owe it to Canada’s seniors to do better. Justin Trudeau and our Liberal team are taking real action to improve long-term care and give Canada’s seniors the safe and secure retirement they deserve.
Since 2015, our Liberal government has been working to make life better and more affordable for Canadians seniors by:
- Reversing the Conservative policy and restoring the age of eligibility for OAS and GIS to 65, from 67, preventing 100,000 seniors aged 65 and 66 from plunging into severe poverty each year;
- Increasing the Old Age Security pension by 10% for all seniors aged 75+;
- Increasing the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) by 10% for about 900,000 vulnerable seniors;
- Providing up to an additional $1,500 to help seniors stay in their homes longer;
- Improving the quality and availability of long-term care beds; and
- Implementing better health and safety measures in long-term care homes.
Add your name to support Canada’s seniors.
Information on Contributions
Tax Credits
All Canadians with taxable income receive generous tax credits when they donate to the Liberal Party of Canada. The size of your reduction in taxes payable depends on the sum of all your political contributions.
If you have already made a contribution this year, please use the table below to calculate your cumulative tax credit.
- Donations between 0 and $400: give you a 75 per cent refund
- Donations between $400 and $750: give you $300 plus 50 per cent of any amount over $400
- Donations over $750: give you $475 plus 33⅓ per cent of any amount over $750 up to a maximum of $650 per year
Limits on Contributions
Only Canadian citizens or permanent residents may make political contributions, in each of the following amounts:
- No more than $1,725 in any calendar year to each registered political party
- No more than $1,725 in total in any calendar year to the combined entities of each registered political party (Electoral District Associations, Nomination Contestants and Candidate campaigns)
- No more than $1,725 in total between all registered leadership contestants in a particular leadership contest.
Learn More
Your support helps build a better Canada. Have more questions about donating to the Liberal Party of Canada? Visit our information page about how you can contribute and support our progress for Canadians.
For more information about tax credits please visit the Canada Revenue Agency website and for more information about contribution limits, please visit Elections Canada.