Economic Recovery Act (stimulus) (S.C. 2009, c. 31)
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Assented to 2009-12-15
5. (1) The portion of subsection 118.3(2) of the French version of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Personne déficiente à charge
(2) L’excédent du montant déductible en application du paragraphe (1) dans le calcul de l’impôt payable en vertu de la présente partie pour une année d’imposition par une personne (sauf une personne à l’égard de laquelle l’époux ou le conjoint de fait déduit un montant pour l’année en application des articles 118 ou 118.8) qui réside au Canada à un moment donné de l’année et qui a le droit de déduire un montant pour l’année en application du paragraphe (1) sur l’impôt payable par cette personne en vertu de la présente partie pour l’année calculé avant toute déduction en application de la présente section — à l’exception des articles 118 à 118.05 et 118.7 — est déductible dans le calcul de l’impôt payable par un particulier en vertu de la présente partie pour l’année dans le cas où :
(2) Paragraph 118.3(2)(d) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:
(d) the amount of that person’s tax payable under this Part for the year computed before any deductions under this Division (other than under sections 118 to 118.05 and 118.7).
(3) Subsections (1) and (2) apply to the 2009 and subsequent taxation years.
6. (1) The description of C in subsection 118.61(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:
- C
- is the lesser of the value of B and the amount that would be the individual’s tax payable under this Part for the year if no amount were deductible under this Division (other than an amount deductible under this section and any of sections 118 to 118.05, 118.3 and 118.7);
(2) Paragraph 118.61(2)(b) of the Act is replaced by the following:
(b) the amount that would be the individual’s tax payable under this Part for the year if no amount were deductible under this Division (other than an amount deductible under this section and any of sections 118 to 118.05, 118.3 and 118.7).
(3) Subsections (1) and (2) apply to the 2009 and subsequent taxation years.
7. (1) Paragraph (a) of the description of C in section 118.8 of the Act is replaced by the following:
(a) the amount that would be the spouse’s or common-law partner’s tax payable under this Part for the year if no amount were deductible under this Division (other than an amount deductible under subsection 118(1) because of paragraph (c) of the description of B in that subsection, under subsection 118(10) or under any of sections 118.01 to 118.05, 118.3, 118.61 and 118.7).
(2) Subparagraph (b)(ii) of the description of C in section 118.8 of the Act is replaced by the following:
(ii) the amount that would be the spouse’s or common-law partner’s tax payable under this Part for the year if no amount were deductible under this Division (other than an amount deductible under any of sections 118 to 118.05, 118.3, 118.61 and 118.7).
(3) Subsections (1) and (2) apply to the 2009 and subsequent taxation years.
8. (1) The description of B in paragraph 118.81(a) of the Act is replaced by the following:
- B
- is the amount that would be the person’s tax payable under this Part for the year if no amount were deductible under this Division (other than an amount deductible under any of sections 118 to 118.05, 118.3, 118.61 and 118.7), and
(2) Subsection (1) applies to the 2009 and subsequent taxation years.
9. (1) Paragraph 118.91(b) of the Act is replaced by the following:
(b) the individual shall be allowed only
(i) such of the deductions permitted under subsections 118(3) and (10) and 118.6(2.1) and sections 118.01 to 118.2, 118.5, 118.6, 118.62 and 118.7 as can reasonably be considered wholly applicable to the period or periods in the year throughout which the individual is resident in Canada, computed as though that period or those periods were the whole taxation year, and
(ii) such part of the deductions permitted under sections 118 (other than subsections 118(3) and (10)), 118.3, 118.8 and 118.9 as can reasonably be considered applicable to the period or periods in the year throughout which the individual is resident in Canada, computed as though that period or those periods were the whole taxation year,
(2) Subsection (1) applies to the 2009 and subsequent taxation years.
10. (1) Section 118.92 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Ordering of credits
118.92 In computing an individual’s tax payable under this Part, the following provisions shall be applied in the following order: subsections 118(1) and (2), section 118.7, subsections 118(3) and (10) and sections 118.01, 118.02, 118.03, 118.04, 118.05, 118.3, 118.61, 118.5, 118.6, 118.9, 118.8, 118.2, 118.1, 118.62 and 121.
(2) Subsection (1) applies to the 2009 and subsequent taxation years.
11. (1) Section 118.94 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Tax payable by non-residents (credits restricted)
118.94 Sections 118 to 118.05 and 118.2, subsections 118.3(2) and (3) and sections 118.6, 118.8 and 118.9 do not apply for the purpose of computing the tax payable under this Part for a taxation year by an individual who at no time in the year is resident in Canada unless all or substantially all of the individual’s income for the year is included in computing the individual’s taxable income earned in Canada for the year.
(2) Subsection (1) applies to the 2009 and subsequent taxation years.
12. (1) Paragraphs 118.95(a) and (b) of the Act are replaced by the following:
(a) such of the deductions as the individual is entitled to under any of subsections 118(3) and (10) and sections 118.01 to 118.2, 118.5, 118.6, 118.62 and 118.7, as can reasonably be considered wholly applicable to the taxation year, and
(b) such part of the deductions as the individual is entitled to under any of sections 118 (other than subsections 118(3) and (10)), 118.3, 118.8 and 118.9 as can reasonably be considered applicable to the taxation year,
(2) Subsection (1) applies to the 2009 and subsequent taxation years.
13. (1) The descriptions of A and B in subsection 122.7(2) of the Act are replaced by the following:
- A
- is
(a) if the individual had neither an eligible spouse nor an eligible dependant, for the taxation year, the lesser of $925 and 25% of the amount, if any, by which the individual’s working income for the taxation year exceeds $3,000, or
(b) if the individual had an eligible spouse or an eligible dependant, for the taxation year, the lesser of $1,680 and 25% of the amount, if any, by which the total of the working incomes of the individual and, if applicable, of the eligible spouse, for the taxation year, exceeds $3,000; and
- B
- is
(a) if the individual had neither an eligible spouse nor an eligible dependant, for the taxation year, 15% of the amount, if any, by which the adjusted net income of the individual for the taxation year exceeds $10,500, or
(b) if the individual had an eligible spouse or an eligible dependant, for the taxation year, 15% of the amount, if any, by which the total of the adjusted net incomes of the individual and, if applicable, of the eligible spouse, for the taxation year, exceeds $14,500.
(2) The descriptions of C and D in subsection 122.7(3) of the Act are replaced by the following:
- C
- is the lesser of $462.50 and 25% of the amount, if any, by which the individual’s working income for the taxation year exceeds $1,150; and
- D
- is
(a) if the individual had neither an eligible spouse nor an eligible dependant, for the taxation year, 15% of the amount, if any, by which the individual’s adjusted net income for the taxation year exceeds $16,667,
(b) if the individual had an eligible spouse for the taxation year who was not entitled to deduct an amount under subsection 118.3(1) for the taxation year, or had an eligible dependant for the taxation year, 15% of the amount, if any, by which the total of the adjusted net incomes of the individual and, if applicable, of the eligible spouse, for the taxation year, exceeds $25,700, or
(c) if the individual had an eligible spouse for the taxation year who was entitled to deduct an amount under subsection 118.3(1) for the taxation year, 7.5% of the amount, if any, by which the total of the adjusted net incomes of the individual and of the eligible spouse, for the taxation year, exceeds $25,700.
(3) Subsections (1) and (2) apply to the 2009 and subsequent taxation years.
14. (1) Paragraph 127.531(a) of the Act is replaced by the following:
(a) an amount deducted under subsection 118(1), (2) or (10) or 118.3(1) or any of sections 118.01 to 118.05 and 118.5 to 118.7 in computing the individual’s tax payable for the year under this Part; or
(2) Subsection (1) applies to the 2009 and subsequent taxation years.
15. (1) Clause 128(2)(e)(iii)(A) of the Act is replaced by the following:
(A) under any of sections 118 to 118.05, 118.2, 118.3, 118.5, 118.6, 118.8 and 118.9,
(2) Subsection (1) applies to the 2009 and subsequent taxation years.
C.R.C., c. 945Income Tax Regulations
16. Section 7305 of the Income Tax Regulations is amended by striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (i) and by adding the following after paragraph (j):
(k) the 2007 calendar year are
(i) in Ontario, the Cities of Hamilton, Kawartha Lakes and Toronto, the Counties of Brant, Bruce, Dufferin, Elgin, Essex, Frontenac, Grey, Haldimand, Hastings, Huron, Lambton, Lennox and Addington, Middlesex, Northumberland, Norfolk, Oxford, Perth, Peterborough, Prince Edward, Simcoe and Wellington, the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, the Regional Municipalities of Durham, Halton, Niagara, Peel, Waterloo and York, the Territorial Districts of Algoma, Manitoulin and Thunder Bay and the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville,
(ii) in British Columbia, the Regional Districts of Central Kootenay, East Kootenay, Kootenay Boundary and Okanagan-Similkameen,
(iii) in Saskatchewan, the Rural Municipalities of Arlington, Auvergne, Bengough, Big Stick, Bone Creek, Carmichael, Coulee, Excel, Excelsior, Frontier, Glen Bain, Glen McPherson, Grassy Creek, Gull Lake, Happy Valley, Hart Butte, Lac Pelletier, Lake of the Rivers, Lawtonia, Lone Tree, Mankota, Maple Creek, Miry Creek, Morse, Old Post, Piapot, Pinto Creek, Pittville, Poplar Valley, Reno, Riverside, Saskatchewan Landing, Stonehenge, Swift Current, Val Marie, Waverley, Webb, Whiska Creek, White Valley, Willow Bunch, Wise Creek and Wood River, and
(iv) in Alberta, the Counties of Cardston, Cypress, Forty Mile, Lethbridge and Warner, the Municipal Districts of Pincher Creek, Ranchland, Taber and Willow Creek and the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass;
(l) the 2008 calendar year are
(i) in Manitoba, the Municipality of Killarney-Turtle Mountain and the Rural Municipalities of Albert, Arthur, Brenda, Cameron, Edward, Glenwood, Morton, Pipestone, Riverside, Sifton, Whitewater and Winchester,
(ii) in British Columbia, the Regional Districts of Central Kootenay, East Kootenay, Kootenay Boundary and Peace River,
(iii) in Saskatchewan, the Rural Municipalities of Argyle, Arlington, Auvergne, Baildon, Bengough, Benson, Bone Creek, Bratt’s Lake, Brokenshell, Browning, Caledonia, Cambria, Caron, Coalfields, Cymri, Elmsthorpe, Enniskillen, Estevan, Excel, Francis, Frontier, Glen Bain, Glen McPherson, Grassy Creek, Gravelbourg, Griffin, Hillsborough, Happy Valley, Hart Butte, Key West, Lac Pelletier, Lajord, Lake Alma, Lake Johnston, Lake of the Rivers, Laurier, Lomond, Lone Tree, Mankota, Marquis, Moose Creek, Moose Jaw, Mount Pleasant, Norton, Old Post, Pense, Pinto Creek, Poplar Valley, Redburn, Reciprocity, Rodgers, Scott, Shamrock, Sherwood, Souris Valley, Surprise Valley, Stonehenge, Storthoaks, Sutton, Tecumseh, Terrell, The Gap, Val Marie, Waverley, Wellington, Weyburn, Whiska Creek, White Valley, Willow Bunch, Wise Creek and Wood River, and
(iv) in Alberta, the Counties of Birch Hills, Clear Hills, Grande Prairie and Saddle Hills and the Municipal Districts of Fairview and Spirit River; and
(m) the 2009 calendar year are
(i) in British Columbia, the Census Subdivisions Cariboo D, E, G and K, Central Kootenay A to E, G, H, J and K, Central Okanagan, Central Okanagan J, Columbia-Shuswap C to F, Kootenay Boundary B to E, North Okanagan B and D to F, Okanagan-Similkameen A to H, Spallumcheen, Squamish-Lillooet A to C and Thompson-Nicola E (Bonaparte Plateau), I (Blue Sky Country), J (Copper Desert Country), L, M, N, O (Lower North Thompson) and P (Rivers and the Peaks), as these subdivisions were developed by Statistics Canada for the 2006 Census,
(ii) in Saskatchewan, the Rural Municipalities of Antelope Park, Auvergne, Battle River, Biggar, Bone Creek, Britannia, Buffalo, Canaan, Chaplin, Chesterfield, Clinworth, Coteau, Coulee, Cut Knife, Deer Forks, Eagle Creek, Eldon, Enfield, Excelsior, Eye Hill, Fertile Valley, Glen Bain, Glen McPherson, Glenside, Grandview, Grass Lake, Grassy Creek, Gravelbourg, Happyland, Harris, Heart’s Hill, Hillsdale, Kindersley, King George, Lacadena, Lac Pelletier, Lawtonia, Lone Tree, Loreburn, Manitou Lake, Mankota, Maple Bush, Mariposa, Marriott, Milden, Milton, Miry Creek, Monet, Montrose, Morse, Mountain View, Newcombe, Oakdale, Paynton, Perdue, Pinto Creek, Pittville, Pleasant Valley, Prairiedale, Progress, Reford, Riverside, Rosedale, Rosemount, Round Valley, Rudy, Saskatchewan Landing, Senlac, Shamrock, Snipe Lake, St. Andrews, Swift Current, Tramping Lake, Turtle River, Val Marie, Vanscoy, Victory, Waverley, Webb, Whiska Creek, Wilton, Winslow, Wise Creek and Wood River, and
(iii) in Alberta, the Cities of Calgary and Edmonton, the Counties of Athabasca, Barrhead, Beaver, Birch Hills, Brazeau, Camrose, Clear Hills, Clearwater, Flagstaff, Kneehill, Lac La Biche, Lacombe, Lac Ste. Anne, Lamont, Leduc, Minburn, Mountain View, Paintearth, Parkland, Ponoka, Red Deer, Rocky View, Smoky Lake, St. Paul, Starland, Stettler, Strathcona, Sturgeon, Thorhild, Two Hills, Vermilion River, Westlock, Wetaskiwin, Wheatland and Woodlands, Improvement District No. 13, the Municipal Districts of Acadia, Big Lakes, Bonnyville, Fairview, Greenview, Lesser Slave River, Northern Lights, Peace, Provost, Smoky River, Spirit River and Wainwright, Special Areas No. 2, 3 and 4 and the Town of Drumheller.
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