安省购房储蓄补贴计划(Ontario Home Ownership Savings Plan)
如果您现在的年收入在40000加币以内, 准备在未来几年里第一次在安大略省买房, 而且并没有打算放弃加拿大的永久居民身份, 可以考虑这个补贴计划. 否则此计划并不适合于您.
The Ontario Home Ownership Savings Plan (OHOSP) was established to help first-time buyers realize their dreams of homeownership. If you earn less than $40,000 (or if you and your spouse have a combined income of less than $80,000) then you are eligible to benefit from OHOSP. Other criteria include:
如果您现在的年收入在40000加币以内, 准备在未来几年里第一次在安大略省买房, 而且并没有打算放弃加拿大的永久居民身份, 可以考虑这个补贴计划. 否则此计划并不适合于您.
The Ontario Home Ownership Savings Plan (OHOSP) was established to help first-time buyers realize their dreams of homeownership. If you earn less than $40,000 (or if you and your spouse have a combined income of less than $80,000) then you are eligible to benefit from OHOSP. Other criteria include:
- You must be 18 years of age or older;
- You must be an Ontario resident;
- You must have a social insurance number;
- Neither you nor your spouse have ever owned an eligible home anywhere, whether or not it was owner-occupied; and You never previously held an OHOSP.
- There is no limit to the amount of funds you may deposit in your OHOSP. However, you will only receive OHOSP tax credits on annual contributions of not more than $2,000 individually (or $4,000 per couple).
- Depending on your annual income and the amount you invest in your OHOSP, you can earn up to $500 or $1,000 per couple in OHOSP tax credits. You are eligible for tax credits for five consecutive years. You must close the plan and use the funds to purchase a home by the end of the seventh year. Otherwise, you must repay your OHOSP tax credits with interest.
- To qualify for a tax credit for the current taxation year, you must open a plan by December 31. A plan can be opened at any participating financial institution across the province. The funds you deposit into your OHOSP will earn interest at competitive rates.
