Returning Hope® to Canadians.
H&R Block aims to provide help and inspire confidence in our clients and communities everywhere. As an organization that strives to live our purpose, we’re committed to helping vulnerable community members gain access to free, on-site tax preparation.
How we’re making a difference.
Nearly 10% of Canadians are living below the Low-Income Cut-Off. Filing taxes is essential to access important government tax credits and programs. We help them overcome challenges such as not having a mailing address, government ID, or access to a phone or computer. To date, we’ve partnered with organizations across Canada to file over 5,972 tax returns, helping low-income Canadians recover $4 million in missed credits and refunds.
5,972 Tax Returns
$4 Million Recovered
Who we’re helping.
Each year, we help program participants gain access to tax benefits, credits, and government support programs available to them. This includes filing current and past years’ tax returns, so they can access resources such as Employment Insurance, apply for affordable housing, and claim benefits and credits like the GST/HST credit, the Canada Child Benefit, disability credits, and more. This is just one way we Return Hope to those that need it most.
myBlueprint Scholarship Program.
H&R Block is partnering with myBlueprint to award $30,000 in scholarships to high school students supporting financial literacy. The H&R Block Canada Future Finance Expert Scholarship will help grade 12 students with their post-secondary tuition. Through this partnership, we’re helping students understand taxes, budgeting, and the financial tools they need to build a strong financial future.
We work to Make Every Block Better.
Volunteering is inherent in our Associates and many conduct community work independently. To support their passion for making our community a better place, we host bi-annual giving campaigns across Canada.
Giving events have included food and clothing drives, serving food at community shelters, community clean ups, assisting in community gardens, and many more, and are all encouraged both through our campaign and ongoing throughout the year. Since our program’s inception in 2022, we’ve had almost 300 teams and over 1000 people across our organization dedicate almost 3000 hours of community support, and we’re just getting started.
Green’s always been our favourite colour: Our paper reduction journey.
We're working hard to reduce the amount of paper we print each year. This not only puts our clients first by eliminating a paper trail of personal information, but also reduces our impact on the environment.
So far, we’ve saved over 4 million printed pages, which is the equivalent of 438 mature pine trees. We’re enrolled in the Print Releaf Program that replants trees to replace the paper we consume and to date, we’ve been part of reforesting over 1400 trees.
Our Returning Hope® partners.
We collaborate with community organizations across Canada to provide free, on-site tax preparation services. Our partners include the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre, Siloam Mission, Souls Harbour Rescue Mission, and many more.
How you can get involved.
If you’re an organization that helps Canadians living in need and would like to host a free tax filing clinic at your location, we’d love to hear from you. Our goal is to reach as many vulnerable individuals as possible, and we rely on partners like you to make that happen.