NDG FREE TAX SERVICES
For over 30 years, the NDG Community Council has proudly helped eligible residents file their tax returns free of charge. In addition to our annual tax clinics during tax season, we’re happy to offer this service year-round. With the support of our dedicated trained volunteers, residents can benefit from this service by submitting their documents on a walk-in basis. Don’t hesitate to reach out, we’re here to help!
Resilient Futures Project
After more than 30 years of providing free tax services, we are joining the Resilient Futures Project.
A four-year project that offers year-round financial empowerment, including tax clinics, benefit assistance, and financial coaching.
With the generous support of Prosper Canada, we are expanding our impact and reducing financial barriers for residents.
Supported by CVITP and ITAVP, our partners, and dedicated volunteers, we helped over 1000 residents file their taxes last season and access essential credits, benefits, and community resources. We look forward to strengthening our community through more comprehensive financial support.
TO BE READY FOR A FREE TAX CLINIC YOU NEED
YOU QUALIFY IF:
1. You live in NDG and
2. You are not self-employed and
3. You had a modest income in 2025
- Single person: Income less than $40,000
- Couple or Single parent: Combined income less than $55,000 (+5000$ for each dependent)
- Income from investments: less than $1,200
DOCUMENTS
To have your tax returns completed, you will need the following documents depending on your personnel situation. Through the year, keep all documents together; you will avoid stress when tax season comes. You will also be able to claim all credits and possibly get a bigger reimbursement!
INCOME TAX RETURN DOCUMENTS:
- Employee: T4, RL-1
- Employment Insurance receiver, T4E(Q), RQAP T4E, RL6
- Workers Compensation benefits, or social assistance(welfare):T5007, RL- 5
- Student: T2202A, RL- 8 (from school, college, university) , RL1 T4A (Loans and bursaries), Bank statement (interests paid on student loan)
- Parents with Children: Parental benefits T4E (Q), RL-6, RL24 or receipt from daycare or school, RL-24 from school or/and camp, RL30 (subsidized daycare), RL19 (advanced payments), Receipt for any sports activities or art amount fees
- Retired Person: T4A (OAS), T4A(P), Rl-2, Optional (T4RIF ) or/and T4RS
- Medical expenses, homecare and caregiver expenses (pharmacy, dentist, optometrist, etc)
- Seniors (70 +): Monthly rent for apartment, Home cleaning, Snow removal, Meals on Wheels, etc.
- Tenants: RL31 (ask your landlord for it in February every year) If you live in a subsidized apartment, you will NOT be receiving a RL31.
- Notice of Assessment from previous year (Québec and Canada)
VOLUNTEERS
The NDG Community Council is looking for volunteers for the free tax clinics all over NDG. We need up to 40 volunteers to help low-income residents of NDG prepare their tax returns free of charge at our office in March and April.
Once again, we will keep offering the service all year and you might also have the opportunity to keep volunteering for the rest of the year.
The Council offers full training to volunteers but, if you already have experience, it is great! You must be fluent either in French or in English, be comfortable working on a computer and available to participate in at least 2 tax clinics on weekdays (flexible schedule to be sent later).
For more information, contact us at taxndg@ndg.ca
CONCERTATION: NDG TAX COALITION
TAX COALITION MEMBERS:
- NDG Community Council
- Benny Library
- Bienvenue a NDG
- CIUSSS Centre-Ouest
- CJE NDG (2026 new member)
- Côte Saint-Luc Library
- Eva Marsden Centre
- Habitations Tango
- Head & Hands
- Maison Elizabeth House (2026 new member)
- Saint Raymond Community Centre
- The Depot Food Community Center
- Walkley Community Center
- Westhaven Center
- Women on the Rise
Many NDG organizations offer free tax clinics for many years. The NDG Community Council, the Senior’s Citizens Council, the Carrefour Jeunesse Emploi and the CIUSSS , in partnership with the Community Volunteer Program, offers free tax services to their clients, or to all NDG residents. In 2011, the Council joined all organizations offering tax services for modest income residents to create the NDG Tax Coalition. The mandate of the Coalition is to coordinate services and share resources to better serve the community. The Council is engaged to pursue with the Coalition and to recruit new partners.
Your organization wants to host a tax clinic?
The needs for tax preparation services in NDG always exceed the available spaces in the existing clinics. Every year, clinics are full and families must be send in organisations our of our neighborhood. If your organization wishes to propose a tax clinic, resources are available to you. The Community Volunteer Program was created to support those needs.
If you organise a tax clinic, you will work autonomously regarding the logistic of your days of consultations, the appointment management (or no-appointment service) and the greeting of your clients. Tax services works with the help of volunteers. You will be responsible to recruit your volunteers and offer an appropriate training. The Volunteer Program offers training material and many other useful information to organise a clinic.
Visit http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/volunteer/ for all necessary information. You can also communicate with the Tax coordinator at the NDG Community Council for more support.
INFORMATION
2024-2025 tax season, the Council assisted 804 clients—primarily NDG residents, with others from Côte-Saint-Luc, Côte-des-Neiges, and nearby areas. Most were aged 18 to 59, alongside significant senior and youth participation. These clinics not only provided crucial support in tax filing but also served as an entry point to connect residents with other community services and resources.
We extend heartfelt thanks to our dedicated volunteers and partner organisations who generously hosted clinics. Your collaboration made it possible for hundreds of residents to receive essential support, and we look forward to continuing and strengthening this important service in the year ahead.
78 individuals registered as tax clinic volunteers, and 40 of them (51.28%) actively participated
We hosted 7 tax clinics at various community locations across the NDG neighbourhood, including: NDG Community Council (2 clinics), Benny Library, The Depot Food Centre, Westhaven Elmhurst Community Recreation Association, Saint-Raymond Community Centre, Walkley Centre.
The Coalition met two times this year discussing the highlights of last year and planning for the upcoming season. The coalition also discussed the challenges faced mainly highlighting the funding issues and possible solutions on the table. As part of the coalition, the council collaborated with the Cote St Luc Library to host a tax clinic for local residents and established clinics tailored to different languages and specific needs. The coalition also focuses on streamlining referrals, guiding residents to the most suitable local services based on each organisation’s expertise and capacity.
In 2024, the NDG Community Council partnered with a research team from Dawson College to better understand the needs of vulnerable residents through the development of a multilingual, culturally sensitive in-person survey.Created collaboratively with Dawson students and staff supported a survey integrated into the Council’s annual tax clinics—an effective way to reach residents while avoiding duplication. Student volunteers helped participants complete the survey, using multilingual materials to build trust and ensure inclusivity. The initiative offered students meaningful community engagement and provided valuable data to help the Council and its partners tailor future outreach and support to real community needs.