Line 479 - Provincial or territorial credits

If you were a resident of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, Yukon, the Northwest Territories, or Nunavut on December 31, 2011, use Form 479 to calculate your provincial or territorial credits. Attach a copy to your paper return.

If you were a resident of Nova Scotia, use Form 428 to claim the Nova Scotia volunteer firefighters and ground search and rescue tax credit and enter the amount on line 479. Claim all the other provincial credits on Form 428 and use them to reduce your provincial tax payable on line 428.

If you were not a resident of any of those provinces and territories, line 479 does not apply to you. If you were a resident of Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Alberta, claim your provincial credits on Form 428 and use them to reduce your provincial tax payable on line 428.

If you were a resident of Quebec, use the Quebec income tax return to claim your provincial credits.

Completing Form 479

Enter, on line 479, the amount calculated on Form 479 and attach the completed form to your paper tax return.

Forms and publications

• General Income Tax and Benefit Package - Guide, Returns, Schedules

Related topics

• Provincial and territorial tax and credits