To qualify for this program you must:
 

• Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada
• Be a registered owner of the property
• Have lived in B.C. for at least one year prior to applying
• Pay property taxes for the residence to a municipality or the province, and
• Have paid all previous years' property taxes, utility user fees, penalties and interest

You must also be financially supporting either:
 

• A child who is under the age of 18 and living with you full time or part time or who doesn't live with you but you pay support for the child
• Your own child or stepchild of any age who is attending an educational institution (e.g. college or university)
• Your own child or stepchild of any age who is designated as a person with disabilities under the Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Act
• Your own child or stepchild of any age who, in the opinion of a physician, has a severe mental or physical impairment that:
  • Is likely to continue for at least two years 
  • Directly and significantly restricts their ability to perform daily living activities, either continuously or periodically for extended periods, and
  • As a result of those restrictions, they require an assistive device, the significant help or supervision of another person, or the services of an assistance animal to help perform those activities

You may need to show proof that you're financially supporting a child under the age of 18 who doesn’t live with you.