Ontario to send $200 rebates by end of January or early February

Millions of Ontarians will soon be a little bit richer as the provincial government plans to mail out $200 “rebate” cheques by the end of the month.

In an email to CHCH News, a spokesperson for the Ontario government says the payments should be in mailboxes by late January or early February.

People aged 18 and over who filed 2023 tax returns can expect to receive a cheque, as well as an additional $200 per child.

Ontarians who were bankrupt or incarcerated in 2024 will not receive a payment.

Premier Doug Ford and Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy shared details about the tax-free cheques at a press conference in late October, a day ahead of the province’s fall economic statement on Oct. 30.

Ford and Bethlenfalvy said the government can afford to send out $3 billion worth of cheques now because of higher-than-expected revenues, including due to the impact of inflation on provincial sales tax money in government coffers.

The premier has said there is no connection between the decision to provide the $200 rebates and the potential of an early election.

– With files from The Canadian Press.

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