iStock Quebec and Manitoba are the only provinces not having a property tax deferral program for low income seniors.
The Liberal Party of Quebec (PLQ) wants to allow municipalities that so wish to set up a property tax deferral program on request for low-income seniors aged 65 and over.
The Official Opposition in the National Assembly believes that such a measure would help the seniors concerned cope with the rising cost of living and stay in their homes longer.
The PLQ specifies that a low-income person aged 65 and over could submit a request to their municipality to defer part of the payment of their property tax until the time when there is a transfer or sale of their property. The Liberals believe this is a tangible solution to allow these seniors to free up some leeway when they run into financial trouble.
The Liberal Party points out that a similar provision already exists in eight other provinces of Canada and that it was requested in 2019 by the Union of Quebec Municipalities (UMQ). He recalls that a motion was adopted unanimously in the City of Montreal to ask the Government of Quebec to allow him to offer such a program.
Opposition spokesperson official for seniors and caregivers and for home care, Linda Caron, says that most Quebec seniors want to stay at home as long as possible. The MNA for La Pinière, in Montérégie, believes that the suggestion of deferring property taxes on request will allow thousands of them to realize such a wish.
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