Canadian Dental Care Plan

The Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) is helping make the cost of dental care more affordable for eligible Canadian residents.

Applications now open for:

  • Seniors aged 65 and over

  • Children under the age of 18

  • Adults with a valid federal Disability Tax Credit certificate for 2023

    For the remaining eligible adults, applications will be accepted starting next year.

Do you qualify?

Eligibility requirements

To qualify for the CDCP, you must meet all 4 of these requirements:

  • You don’t have access to dental insurance

  • You and your spouse/common-law-partner (if applicable) must have filed your tax returns in Canada so that your family income can be assessed for the previous year

    Your adjusted family net income is less than $90,000

  • You’re a Canadian resident for tax purposes

Nearly 450,000 eligible Canadians have received care under the Canadian Dental Care Plan.