Claim the Ontario Trillium Benefit without re-entering your personal details

The Ontario Trillium Benefit is claimed on the ON-BEN form as part of your annual tax return — and the personal identity fields are the same name, date of birth, and address you enter on every Ontario government application. This guide is an example of storing those fields in hivi.

Official form and source

Start from the official Ontario source and always use the current version — benefit amounts and rules can change:

• Service page: Ontario Trillium Benefit — ontario.ca

What this benefit is about

The OTB combines three tax credits into monthly payments: the Ontario Energy and Property Tax Credit, the Northern Ontario Energy Credit, and the Ontario Sales Tax Credit. It is claimed by completing Schedule ON-BEN with your annual personal income tax return filed with CRA.

Before you start: what to gather

• Your name, date of birth, and current address.
• Rental or property address for the tax year.
• Rent or property tax paid and any home energy costs.

Confirm current eligibility and benefit amounts on ontario.ca.

How hivi makes it faster

1. Store your personal details once. Save your name, date of birth, and address in hivi.
2. Autofill the ON-BEN identity fields. Use hivi with your tax software or CRA portal to fill the identity section.
3. Enter rental/property and energy details yourself — these change each year.
4. File your return by the deadline.

Why do it in hivi

Your name, date of birth, and address repeat identically on every Ontario tax credit, benefit, and government application. Stored once in hivi — in Canada, with no third-party AI — each form starts mostly filled.