Although the deadline for filing the UHT return and paying the fee is April 30, 2023, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is providing transitional relief this year by waiving penalties and interest if the UHT return is filed, and fees paid by October 31, 2023.

Understanding the Underused Housing Tax

Many farm partnerships and corporations are obligated to file this new return, even if they don’t owe

The government’s Canadian Underused Housing Tax (UHT) Act could impact 2022 farm taxes. “The intent is to impose an annual one per cent tax on vacant or underused housing in […] Read more




NDP MPP John Vanthof praised the OFA’s Homegrown Ontario campaign and didn’t mince words about Bill 23.

Ontario farmers gather once again post-pandemic

OFA annual meeting held in new host city and offered grassroots discussions

Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) president and Thunder Bay-area dairy farmer Peggy Brekveld was re-elected to a third one-year term at the organization’s recent annual meeting. The meeting, held for […] Read more




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Home Grown marks one-year anniversary

OFA's campaign champions the protection of agricultural land

The Home Grown campaign underscores one unalienable truth – you cannot farm without farmland, said Peggy Brekveld. The Ontario Federation of Agriculture’s (OFA) advocacy and awareness campaign is now one […] Read more