People who have a low-to-moderate income can apply to get help with their housing costs from the Canada-Yukon Housing Homeowner Benefit program.
When an application is received, Yukon Housing Corporation will:
- review each application to determine eligibility; and
- notify successful or unsuccessful applicants through a letter.
Successful applicants will receive the benefit by June 1.
- recipients in Whitehorse will receive $1,000
- recipients outside of Whitehorse will receive $1,500
Applications are now closed.
What you need to be eligible
To be eligible for the Canada-Yukon Housing Homeowner Benefit you must:
- spend more than 50 per cent of gross annual household income on housing costs.
- An applicant’s housing costs are calculated by totalling the amount spent on mortgage payments (if applicable) for 2023 plus a base allowance of $25,000 to account for all other housing related costs. The base allowance provides for the cost of heating, electricity, home insurance, property tax, and repairs.
- Homeowner(s) will be eligible for the housing benefit when the total annual mortgage payment (principal and interest), if applicable, plus $25,000 equals 50% or more of the homeowner(s) gross annual income for 2022/2023 (verified through Notice(s) of Assessment or proof of income).
- Any rental income generated from this property must be included as part of gross household income.
- If applicant’s income is $50,000 or less, applicant will qualify without having to submit a mortgage statement.
- have a gross household income of $100,000 or less in 2022 or 2023.
- Gross household income is the income of the applicant and a married or common-law spouse (if applicable) who uses the home as their principal residence.
- own a home eligible for the Yukon Home Owners Grant, which the applicant uses as their principal residence.
- not have applied for the housing benefit for any other property in the Yukon.
- have income from a qualifying source such as:
- employment;
- Employment Insurance;
- short-term Workers Compensation;
- short-term disability;
- long-term disability;
- alimony payments;
- Training Allowance;
- Old Age Security;
- Guaranteed Income Supplement; or
- pension income.
- be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident of Canada, or have refugee status.
- be the owner of the property that the housing benefit is being applied to,
- be a Yukon resident for at least 184 consecutive days in 2023.
Application deadline
Applications are now closed.
Before you apply
Your application requires several supporting documents including:
- 1 piece of government-issued photo identification for all registered homeowners.
- Proof of gross household income for applicant/spouse. Please provide 1 of the following:
- Current Notice of Assessment from Canada Revenue Agency; or
- Current Proof of Income Statement from Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
- This can be obtained by logging into your CRA MyAccount or calling the CRA Northern Residents line at 1-866-426-1527. Note that this line only works from phones with an 867-area code. Others should call CRA at 1-800-959-8281.
- Proof of home ownership for the property the housing benefit is being requested. Please provide 1 of the following:
- 2023 Government of Yukon property tax assessment; or
- Municipal tax bill; or
- Current Certificate of Title from the Yukon Land Titles Office; or
- Documentation to support ownership of housing on First Nations settlement land; or
- Annual 2023 mortgage statement for principal residence (for properties with a mortgage).
How to apply
Applications are now closed.
Contact:
For more information about the Canada-Yukon Housing Homeowner Benefit, email [email protected] or phone 867-667-5712 or toll-free in the Yukon 1-800-661-0408.