Québec's caregiver tax credit just got simpler — and bigger

What changed

Revenu Québec updated the Crédit d'impôt pour personne aidante for the 2026 tax year. Two practical changes:

1. No more cohabitation requirement for the stream covering caregivers of adults 18+ with a severe and prolonged impairment. You no longer have to live with the person you care for.
2. Maximum credit raised modestly (final amounts to be confirmed in the spring guide).

Who this helps

The classic case: an adult child who visits a parent several times a week, manages medication, drives to appointments, but does not share a household. Previously excluded. Now eligible.

What to do

• If you're filing your 2025 return: claim the credit on Schedule H.
• If you already filed and would now qualify: file a TP-1.R amendment. Revenu Québec accepts amendments up to ten years back.
• Keep a simple log of caregiving activities — Revenu Québec doesn't require it on filing, but does ask for it on audit.

A bigger walk-through is coming in our caregiver-tax guide next month.