How to fill Form RC151 (GST/HST credit application for newcomers) — and autofill your details with hivi
Fill the newcomer GST/HST credit application (RC151) without retyping your details
Form RC151 — GST/HST Credit and Canada Carbon Rebate Application for Individuals Who Become Residents of Canada is the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) form a newcomer uses to apply for the GST/HST credit for the year they became a resident, before filing a first Canadian tax return. This guide is an example of storing the repeating identity fields in hivi — it is not tax or legal advice, and hivi is not affiliated with the CRA or the Government of Canada.
Official form and source
Start from the official CRA source and always use the current version — form numbers and links can change:
- Form (CRA): RC151 GST/HST Credit and Canada Carbon Rebate Application — canada.ca
- About the credit: GST/HST credit — get the credit — canada.ca
What this form is about
Once you have filed a Canadian tax return, the CRA decides the GST/HST credit automatically. RC151 covers the gap — the year you arrived, before that first return — so you do not miss the credit. A new resident with no children can often use the CRA's quick web form instead of mailing the PDF.
Who files it
A newcomer to Canada completes RC151. The repeating fields are your name, address, SIN, marital status, and the date you became a resident — exactly the kind of details hivi stores once.
Before you start: what to gather
- Your full legal name, address, and SIN (and your spouse or common-law partner's, if applicable).
- The date you became a resident of Canada.
- Your income for the year you became a resident (and your partner's), which the form asks you to report.
You and your spouse or common-law partner generally need a SIN to receive the credit. Confirm the current rules on canada.ca.
How hivi makes it faster
- Store your details once. Save your name, address, SIN, marital status, and residency date in hivi.
- Autofill the identity fields. Use the hivi Chrome extension on the CRA web form, or fill a PDF of the RC151 from your saved profile inside hivi.
- Enter income and residency details yourself — these are specific to the year you arrived.
- Review every field against the CRA instructions before submitting.
Why do it in hivi
The same name, address, and SIN you enter on RC151 repeat on the RC66 child benefit application and your future tax returns. Stored once in hivi — in Canada, with self-hosted AI — each form starts mostly filled.
Frequently asked questions
- Who should file CRA Form RC151?
- A newcomer to Canada who wants the GST/HST credit for the year they became a resident, before they have filed a Canadian tax return for that year. Confirm current eligibility on canada.ca.
- What if I have children?
- If you are a new resident with children under 19, the CRA generally directs you to apply on paper and include proof of birth, and to use Form RC66 for the Canada child benefit. Check the RC151 page on canada.ca for the current process.
- Does hivi work out the credit amount?
- No. hivi autofills your repeating identity details — name, address, SIN, marital status, and residency date. The CRA determines the credit, and you review and submit the form yourself.
Fill it once. Reuse it everywhere.
Save your information in hivi once, then autofill this form and the next one — web forms with the Chrome extension, PDFs right in the app. Your data is stored in Canada and AI runs on hivi's own servers, never sent to third-party AI providers.