2025 COmmunity Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP)

Need a hand with your income tax return? If you have a modest income and a simple tax situation, our volunteers can help - FOR FREE! All clinics are in person & by appointment, please call to register.

When: Clinics run from March 3rd - April 29th, 2025

Where: Clinics will be hosted in Wilberforce, Haliburton and Minden

Register: Call 705-306-0565 to register for your appointment.

wow! 265+ tax returns filed in 2024

Thank you to all of our staff & volunteers who helped make this milestone possible.

Why is this program so important?

For households struggling with low-income, every dollar is urgently needed to cover essentials like food, clothing, and utilities. While there are a variety of provincial and federal benefits that households are eligible for, many of these supports, such as Canada Child Benefits and Guaranteed Income Supplement, are dependent on tax filing. So we look at tax filing assistance as one of the tools to improve people's situations and reduce their need to turn to our other services.
NEW VERSION ADDED! Feb.28th, 2025

tax checklist

Make sure you get every tax credit and deduction you’re entitled to by keeping all the receipts and income records you need. Here’s a handy checklist to help!

Live outside of Haliburton County? ​

The Government of Canada Website has a directory of free in person and virtual tax clinics available in your community. ​

What is the Community Income Tax Program?

The Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP) is a Canada Revenue Agency program offered in partnership with community agencies such as ours. The purpose is to assist people with modest incomes and simple tax situations with filing their tax returns in order to access income benefits to which they are entitled. 

Central Food Network's Heat Bank program helps to coordinate the local Income Tax Clinics with support from our team of tax volunteers. Canada Revenue Agency provides tax filing training, support as well as free access to tax software so we can run the program. 

Our tax volunteers are not representatives nor staff of Canada Revenue Agency. 

Fleming crew

Fleming CREW & Academic Upgrading will be at some Wilberforce and Haliburton Clinics to provide information on their services!

​Did you know they offer FREE employment, training, learning, career advancement and skill building support?

indigenous peoples

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) hosted a free webinar for Indigenous Peoples on February 26, 2025. The link to the recording is below.

This webinar can help you understand the benefit and credit payments you could be eligible to receive by doing your taxes, even if you have no taxable income.

register for cfn's free tax clinics today by calling 705-306-0565
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