Pay your notice of disentitlement

Grant applications are audited for up to 7 years to make sure taxpayers are eligible for the grants they receive.

If we determine through an audit that you received a home owner grant amount you were not entitled to, we will issue you a Notice of Disentitlement. The notice explains why you are not entitled to the grant amount you received, shows the outstanding balance and when you must pay this amount in full.

If you want to appeal the Notice of Disentitlement to the Minister of Finance, your payment must still be paid in full by the due date.

How to pay

You can pay your outstanding balance

• Through your bank or financial institution
• At a Service BC Centre
• By mail

Bank or financial institution

You can pay your outstanding balance through the bank, credit union or other financial institution you have an account with. When you pay through your bank or financial institution, we recommend that you confirm when your payment will be processed to avoid additional interest. For example, banks will often process payments received in the afternoon with the date of the next business day.

There are three ways you can pay through your bank or financial institution:

• Bill payment service
• Wire transfer
• Electronic funds transfer

Bill payment service

Most banks and financial institutions offer bill payment services for their clients. Bill payment services can generally be accessed through your online banking account, an automated teller machine (ATM), telephone banking or in person with a teller at the financial institution that you bank with.

To pay using a bill payment service you'll need the following information:

• Payee name: BC – Stmt of Acct
• Your account number shown on the front of your Statement of Account

Wire transfer

To successfully submit a payment through wire transfer, you must:

1. Make the payment in Canadian dollars
2. Provide your bank our account information
3. Validate your payment by sending us your payment details

You may want to ask your bank if service charges apply.

Account information (wire transfer)

Provide your bank the following account information:

Beneficiary Name:	Province of British Columbia
Beneficiary Address:	1802 Douglas Street Victoria, BC  V8T 4K6
Bank Name:	Bank of Montreal
Bank Address:	1225 Douglas Street Victoria BC V8W 2E6
Beneficiary Account No.:	1150-128
Bank Number:	001
Transit Number:	00120
Bank Code:	//CC 000100120
Swift:	BOFMCAM2
Description or Reference Field	Account number shown on the front of your statement

Validate your payment (wire transfer)

As soon as you make a payment, you must validate your payment by sending us the following payment details:

• The phrase “Home Owner Grant – Notice of Disentitlement”
• The amount of your payment
• The date your payment was made

You can send the payment details through:

1. Email at RSBCClientCare@gov.bc.ca with the subject line “Wire Transfer – Your Name – Your Folio Number”

or

2. Fax to 250 405-4415, attention Electronic Payments Clerk, Revenue Services of British Columbia

If you do not validate your payment, we cannot match your payment to your account. This may result in late payment penalties and interest may be charged.

Electronic funds transfer

To successfully submit a payment through electronic funds transfer (EFT), you must:

1. Make the payment in Canadian dollars
2. Provide your bank our account information
3. Validate your payment by sending us your payment details

EFT payments take up to three days to get to us from your bank. Make sure you make your payment early enough to avoid additional interest.

If you don’t have an EFT account, you can set one up with your bank or financial institution. You should set up your EFT account well before your payment is due. You may want to ask your bank if service charges apply.

Account information (EFT)

Provide your bank the following account information:

Account Name:	Province of British Columbia
Bank/No.:	Bank of Montreal (0001)
Bank Transit/Address:	00120 1225 Douglas Street Victoria BC V8W 2E6
Account No.:	1150-128

Validate your payment (EFT)

As soon as you make a payment, you must validate your payment by sending us the following payment details:

• The phrase “Home Owner Grant – Notice of Disentitlement”
• The amount of your payment
• The date your payment was made

You can send the payment details through:

1. Email at RSBCClientCare@gov.bc.ca with the subject line “EFT – Your Name – Your Folio Number”

or  

2. Fax to 250 405-4415, attention Electronic Payments Clerk, Revenue Services of British Columbia

If you do not validate your payment, we cannot match your payment to your account. This may result in late payment penalties and interest may be charged

Service BC Centre

You can make your payment by cash, debit or cheque made payable to the Minister of Finance at a Service BC Centre  near you.

Mail

To pay by mail, send a cheque made payable to the Minister of Finance. Write your account number on your payment so your account can be easily identified when your payment is processed.

Mailing Address

Minister of Finance PO Box 9991 Stn Prov Govt Victoria BC V8W 9R7