Home owner grant for spouse or relative of a deceased owner

You can apply for the home owner grant for a property that is still registered in the name of a deceased owner or the deceased owner’s estate. 

You must meet the following requirements to apply on behalf of the deceased owner:

• You’re the spouse, child, grandchild, parent, brother or sister of the deceased owner
• You’re a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada
• The deceased owner would have qualified for the home owner grant
• You occupied the residence as your principal residence on the date of the owner’s death
• The property is still your principal residence

If the owner’s death occurred in the current year, you’ll receive the grant amount the deceased owner would have been entitled to. For example, if the owner would have qualified for an additional grant, you'll be entitled to the additional amount. 

If the owner’s death occurred in the previous year, you’ll receive the grant amount you qualify for.

You can apply for the home owner grant on a property when the deceased owner is absent from the property because they moved into a residential care facility. In addition to other qualification requirements, you or the owner must have occupied the residence as principal residence immediately before the deceased owner moved into the residential care facility.

The absence of the owner from the residence must have continued on an uninterrupted basis for the years you claim the grant.

At the time of application, you must continue to use the property as your principal residence. 

Find out when and how to apply for the home owner grant.