How to claim a vacancy land tax rebate — and autofill 013-0258 with my-id.ca
Recover provincial land tax on vacant commercial property without retyping owner details
Property owners claiming a vacancy rebate for commercial or industrial buildings repeat owner name, property address, roll number, and vacancy period details on every annual Ministry of Finance application. This guide is an example of storing them once in my-id.ca.
Official form and source
Start from the official source and always use the current version — form numbers and links can change:
- Service page: PLT vacancy rebate — ontario.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Application for Tax Rebate Vacancies in Commercial and Industrial Buildings — 013-0258
What this form is about
Form 013-0258 is the Application for Tax Rebate Vacancies in Commercial and Industrial Buildings for qualifying vacant property in unincorporated areas — confirm eligibility on ontario.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Owner legal name and mailing address.
- Property roll number and municipal address.
- Vacancy start and end dates for each eligible period.
- Floor plan or suite description showing vacant space.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your owner name, address, and property identifiers in your my-id.ca profile.
- Keep documents ready. Upload supporting documents to my-id.ca Files so you are not searching at form time.
- Autofill the form. Use the my-id.ca Chrome extension on a web form, or fill a PDF from your saved profile inside my-id.ca.
- Review and submit yourself through the official channel.
Why do it in my-id.ca
Related Ontario forms repeat the same personal details. Captured once in my-id.ca — stored in Canada, with AI on its own servers — every form starts mostly complete.
Frequently asked questions
- Who may file form 013-0258?
- Owners of qualifying vacant commercial or industrial property in unincorporated areas — confirm rules on ontario.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills owner name, address, and property identifiers.
- Does this apply in municipalities?
- Municipal vacancy rebates follow local bylaws; 013-0258 is for provincial land tax areas.
Fill it once. Reuse it everywhere.
Save your information in my-id.ca once, then autofill this form and the next one — web forms with the Chrome extension, PDFs right in the app. Your data is stored in Canada and AI runs on my-id.ca's own servers, never sent to third-party AI providers.