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What is your accessibility renovation worth back?

Enter what the work cost to see the federal credit, the $20,000 yearly limit and what else you can claim.

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The calculator

Which tax year?
Is the work for someone who is 65 or older, or eligible for the Disability Tax Credit?
Materials, contractors, permits and rentals. Not financing costs, and not your own labour.

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Checked against official sources on September 28, 2026.

How much it is worth

  • $20,000

    Yearly expense limit

    Per qualifying person, shared by everyone claiming for them

  • 14%

    Credit rate

    14.5% for 2025

  • $2,800

    Most back in a year

    On the full $20,000

  • 65+ or DTC

    Who it’s for

    Someone 65 or older, or eligible for the Disability Tax Credit

The credit, 2026

Eligible expenses

up to $20,000 a year

×

14%

the lowest federal rate

Off your federal tax

The same expense can also be claimed as a medical expense if it qualifies as one, such as a stair lift.

What counts

A bright bathroom with a walk-in shower and a bathtub
A walk-in or wheel-in shower is one of CRA’s own examples of a qualifying renovation.

A qualifying renovation is permanent work that lets the person get into, move around in, or function in their home, or that reduces the risk of harm there. The home must be one they own or live in, or a home they will move into within the year.

An older woman with a rollator at the front door of her home
Getting in and out safely is the point: ramps, rails and wider doors all qualify.

Usually eligible

  1. Wheelchair ramps and widened doorways
  2. Walk-in bathtubs and wheel-in showers
  3. Grab bars, handrails and non-slip flooring
  4. Lowered counters and cabinets
  5. Stair lifts and residential elevators

Not eligible

  1. Routine repairs and maintenance, housekeeping and gardening
  2. Household appliances and audio-visual equipment
  3. Financing costs, such as interest on a renovation loan
  4. Work done mainly to raise the home’s value
  5. Your own labour and tools, and work by a relative who isn’t registered for GST/HST
A woman in a wheelchair holding a coffee in her kitchen
Lowered counters and cabinets make a kitchen usable from a wheelchair, and count as a qualifying renovation.

Questions people ask

How much is the Home Accessibility Tax Credit?

14% of eligible renovation expenses for 2026 (14.5% for 2025), on up to $20,000 a year per qualifying person. The most it can be worth is $2,800 a year.

Who qualifies for the Home Accessibility Tax Credit?

The renovation must be for someone who is eligible for the Disability Tax Credit at any time in the year, or 65 or older at the end of it. That person, or certain relatives who support them, can claim.

Can I claim the same expense as a medical expense?

Yes, if it also qualifies as a medical expense. CRA allows the same expense under both credits.

Do I need to send receipts?

No, but keep them. CRA can ask for proof of the expense and who did the work.

Sources

Checked against these on September 28, 2026. Amounts change every January or July; we recheck them each year.

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