[Canada-Wide] Grant for Hosting Tax Free Clinics

Volunteers from community organizations across Canada help eligible people do their taxes for free through the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)’s Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP), or the Income Tax Assistance – Volunteer Program (ITAVP) in Quebec. The ITAVP is jointly administered by the CRA and Revenu Québec.

The CVITP Grant is a five-year pilot program that began in February 2021. The grant helps community organizations offset the cost of hosting free tax clinics and provides funding to organizations based on the number of federal income tax returns filed. The Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP) Grant pilot has been extended another year!

When you can apply

This year, the online application is open from May 1 to June 30.

Your organization is invited to apply annually, each year of the pilot, during the grant application period.

Apply online

Read our Terms and Conditions and refer to before you apply.

Your organization will be asked to report the following on your grant application:

• the total number of federal income tax returns filed by volunteers affiliated with your organization during the relevant activity period
• the total government assistance received from either the federal, provincial, municipal or territorial government specifically for the purpose of hosting or administering a free tax clinic

To ensure the transparency of government funding provided through grants and contributions, the name and funding amounts of successful applicants will be published on Canada.ca.