CRA Warns About Grocery Rebate Scam

If you received an email or a text asking you to apply for the proposed Grocery Rebate it’s best to delete it and not click the link - quite simply it’s a scam.

That’s the word from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).

In a tweet on the social media Twitter platform the CRA warns against clicking on links Canadians are receiving by text or email to apply for the Grocery Rebate.

A screenshot of the Canada Revenue Agency’s warning tweet

When the Grocery Rebate is approved by Parliament there will be NO NEED TO APPLY as it will be automatically delivered as part of the GST rebate system.

The one-time Grocery Rebate has yet to approved by Parliament.

Once approved the Grocery Rebate will be delivered automatically to the approximately 11 million eligible Canadian taxpayers.

Eligibility will be determined automatically by your filed income tax return.

If approved the proposed Grocery Rebate will see $2.5 billion in targeted inflation relief for 11 million low- and modest-income Canadians and families.

The Grocery Rebate will provide eligible couples with two children with up to an extra $467; single Canadians without children with up to an extra $234; and seniors with an extra $225 on average.