The Disability Tax Credit in Quebec
Two different things get confused here, and they work in opposite directions. One is Quebec's own disability program. The other is the provincial part of the tax credit itself.
1. Quebec's own disability program is separate
Programme de solidarite sociale, the Social Solidarity Program. For adults with a severely limited capacity for employment. Quebec assesses this with its own medical report.
We found no government statement linking the two. We searched Quebec's program, eligibility and application pages and found nothing saying DTC approval is required for it, or that it grants it. That is what we found, not a guarantee that no connection exists anywhere. Check with Quebec directly before relying on it.
Quebec works differently from every other province. It administers its own tax system and does not use Form 428 at all, so residents file a separate provincial return and the CRA does not adjust the provincial side automatically. Quebec operates its own disability amount under its own tax law.
The CRA rebuts the reverse belief explicitly. Being on a provincial disability program does not make you eligible for the DTC. The CRA writes: "Eligibility is not impacted by the receipt of other federal or provincial benefits... it does not necessarily mean you are eligible for the DTC. These programs have other purposes and different criteria, such as an individual's inability to work."
2. The provincial tax amount is automatic
Quebec is the exception. It administers its own tax system and does not use the federal Form 428, so residents file a separate provincial return and the CRA does not adjust the provincial side for you.
Quebec operates its own disability amount under its own tax law, at its own rate. Because the rate and the structure both differ, the Quebec figure cannot be compared like-for-like with another province's.
We have deliberately not published Quebec's certification form here, because we could not reach Revenu Quebec to verify it. Check with Revenu Quebec directly.
What this means for your application
The application is federal, and it is the same everywhere: you complete Part A, your medical practitioner completes Part B. How to apply. Where you live changes what the approval is worth, not how you get it.
Provincial amounts are for the 2025 tax year. Source for the automatic adjustment and the eligibility statement: CRA Guide RC4064, read 2 August 2026. Free help is listed here. Our own service is a flat CAD 299 (what that includes). We do not determine eligibility, provide medical opinion, or guarantee approval, and nothing here is legal, medical, or tax advice.