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Consumers receive the financial assistance by means of an 8 per cent reduction in the amount payable before tax under their electricity accounts for each billing period.
The new ontario rebate for electricity consumers orec program which commenced on january 1 2017 provides financial assistance to eligible consumers in respect of electricity costs.
Read about the ontario electricity rebate on the government of ontario website.
Under the orec program which was introduced on 1 january 2017 eligible consumers of electricity costs were entitled to an 8 provincial rebate equal to the provincial component of the harmonized sales tax hst on bills of residential farm small business and other eligible customers.
Ontario electricity rebate to take effect on november 1.
The fair hydro act 2017 came into effect on june 1 2017.
The new ontario electricity rebate is intended to allow consumers to see the full value of the rebate they re receiving.
The act puts in place the framework for giving effect to the fair hydro plan initiatives that the government has stated will.
The rebate does not have an expiry.
The rebate will start to appear on bills that reflect services received after november 1 2019.
Effective november 1 2019 the government of ontario introduced the new ontario electricity rebate oer under the ontario rebate for electricity consumers act 2016 the oer provides eligible customers with a 31 8 rebate on their electricity bill.
The rebate is equal to eight per cent 8 of the base invoice amount for each billing period as defined in ontario regulation o reg 363 16.
The new ontario electricity rebate oer will commence on november 1 2019 and will be applied to bills for most residential consumers farms and many small businesses.
The ontario electricity rebate will reduce the pre hst costs on customers bills by 31 8.
You may be eligible to receive an 8 rebate on your electricity bill effective january 1 2017 under the ontario rebate for electricity consumers act 2016.
Self declaration form for 8 per cent rebate on electricity bill.
The ontario rebate for electricity consumers act 2016 a uthorizes financial assistance for certain ontario electricity consumers in respect of electricity costs.