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Question

Can we claim money paid for childcare expenses in 2022 due to medical reasons (i.e. not related to earning an income, or going to school etc)?

Forum|Forum|3 years ago
March 6, 2023
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My wife gave birth in 2022 and I had to go on Family Caregiver leave to provide full-time care for our baby. One of our other children was still attending daycare. Can I still claim the fees paid to for childcare while on leave?

Unfortunately, as per the CRA: Child care expenses are amounts you or another person paid to have someone look after an eligible child so that you or the other person could do one of the following:

earn income from employment
carry on a business either alone or as an active partner
attend school under the conditions identified under Educational program
carry on research or similar work, for which you or the other person received a grant\

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