MB Education Property Tax Credit/Rebate

Manitoba Education Property Tax Credit
Information on the Manitoba Property Tax Credit can be found here. https://www.gov.mb.ca/finance/tao/eptc.html

Manitoba Education Property Tax Rebate

For 2026, Eligible homeowners will receive up to $1,600 toward the school portion of their property taxes. The HATC will be applied directly on municipal property tax statements. 

The HATC applies only to residential properties that are designated as principal residences. 

Farm properties will continue to receive the Manitoba School Tax Rebate, which is maintained at 50 per cent. There are no provincial property tax credits or rebates to be applied to commercial properties. 

New property owners will have to declare their principal residence with their municipality before tax statement production has begun in order to have the HATC as an advance applied directly to the property tax statement. 

Eligible homeowners who do not receive the HATC on their 2026 property tax bill can claim their credit on their 2026 income tax return. HATC extended declarations were offered once in 2025 and are not available in 2026.

Resources

HATC Help Guide for municipalities: Available through MMO for municipalities at https://www.gov.mb.ca/mr/mfas/documents.html under the Homeowner Affordability Tax Credit (HATC) section.

Principal Residence Declaration Form: Offered in both PDF and word formats at https://www.gov.mb.ca/mr/mfas/documents.html

Education Tax Remittance Form is available at https://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/finance/forms/municipal/index.html

Frequently Asked Questions about HATC:https://www.gov.mb.ca/finance/tao/hatc.html

 

For further questions about the HATC program, please contact the Tax Assistance Office at TAO@gov.mb.ca.

Seniors’ School Tax Rebate

Information on the Seniors’ School Tax Rebate can be found here www.manitoba.ca/seniorsrebate or by calling 1-855-893-8266 https://www.manitoba.ca/finance/tao/sstrebate.html