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class="row"><div class="col-md-8"><span class="label label-warning">Status: Available starting on 2023 tax returns.</span><p class="mrgn-tp-md">The multigenerational home renovation tax credit (MHRTC) is a <strong>new</strong> refundable tax credit that can be claimed on your 2023 Income Tax and Benefit Return.</p> <p>If you are eligible, you can claim this credit for certain renovation expenses to create a <span class="nowrap">self-contained</span> secondary unit. The secondary unit must allow a senior or an adult who is eligible for the disability tax credit to live with a qualifying relative.</p> <p>You can claim up to $50,000 in qualifying expenditures for each qualifying renovation that is completed. The tax credit is 15% of your costs, up to a maximum of $7,500, for each claim you are eligible to make.</p> <nav class="gc-subway provisional"><h2>Sections</h2> <dl> <dt><a href="/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/individuals/topics/about-your-tax-return/tax-return/completing-a-tax-return/deductions-credits-expenses/multigenerational-home-renovation/eligible-mhrtc.html">Who can claim</a></dt> <dd>Who is eligible and what type of renovations can be claimed</dd> <dt><a href="/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/individuals/topics/about-your-tax-return/tax-return/completing-a-tax-return/deductions-credits-expenses/multigenerational-home-renovation/expenses-mhrtc.html">Expenses you can claim</a></dt> <dd>Expenses that can and cannot be claimed, and expense limits</dd> <dt><a href="/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/individuals/topics/about-your-tax-return/tax-return/completing-a-tax-return/deductions-credits-expenses/multigenerational-home-renovation/claim-mhrtc.html">How to claim</a></dt> <dd>How 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