Step 3 - Disability Tax Credit

Here is information on completing Part B of Form T2201.

Completing Part B After you fill out Part A of the T2201 form, take the form to a medical practitioner who can certify the sections that apply to you. Or, direct them to Disability Tax Credit - digital application for medical practitioners (cra-arc.gc.ca) where they can fill it out online.

These health professionals can certify sections as shown:

• Medical Doctor (can certify all sections of the form)
• Nurse Practitioner (can certify all sections of the form)
• Optometrist (section on vision)
• Speech-Language Pathologist (section on speaking)
• Audiologist (section on hearing)
• Occupational Therapist (section on walking, feeding, dressing, and the cumulative effect for these activities)
• Physiotherapist (section on walking)
• Psychologist (mental functions needed for everyday life)

How you can help your medical practitioner

Use the Disability Tax Credit Tool to give your medical practitioner information they need to fill out the T2201 form. This easy-to-use tool will ask you some questions to get a better sense of your eligibility and restrictions. It will then compile your responses into documents for you to download, print, or email to yourself. Give these documents to your medical practitioner along with your T2201 form.

Using this tool can also help identify which disability categories apply to you, such as walking, dressing, or mental functions needed for everyday life. It will help you think about what symptoms you have and how they affect your activities. For example, loss of motor control may affect dressing. It will also help you think about how often your symptoms occur. Does this meet the definition of “restricted in one or more activities all or substantially all of the time”? Remember that “restricted” could either mean you cannot do the activity or that it takes you a great deal longer to do it.

Before using the Disability Tax Credit Tool, you have to agree to the DTC App Terms and Conditions. This is to protect your personal information and to make sure you understand that the tool cannot guarantee your application will be successful.

If you need any help using the Disability Tax Credit Tool, contact Disability Alliance B.C. at 604-872-1278 (toll free: 1-800-663-1278) or email rdsp@disablityalliancebc.org.

More resources for your medical practitioner

Access RDSP-Plan Institute has step-by-step guides to the Disability Tax Credit for medical practitioners. Share this link: Step-by-Step Guides to the DTC for Health Professionals - DTC

You can also refer them to the Disability Alliance BC helpsheet #14 pdf, on the Disability Tax Credit.