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February 17, 2024
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Can I claim expenses for children's extracurricular activities such as sports, theatre, etc?

  • February 17, 2024
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    TurboTaxSusan
    February 17, 2024

    Which province are you in?

    April 2, 2024

    Nova Scotia

    April 2, 2024

    Yes you can claim a Children's Fitness Amount in Nova Scotia as seen in the image below. Follow the prompts below.

    Claims for Dependants > Get Started
    then answer to......
    Would you like to review or claim any of these credits? YES

    The credit is not listed in the list above, but you have to say yes anyway. Even though it also clearly says "Note: Children’s fitness and arts tax credits vary by province. If they are available in your province, you’ll be able to enter these amounts later."

    You still need to say yes.

    Then when you click on "Enter Credit Info" for each child under "Children's sports and arts tax (provincial credit only)".
     


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    March 31, 2025

     Can I claim these activities in Ontario?

    TurboTaxSusan
    April 1, 2025

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    No. The Ontario Children's Activity Tax Credit was eliminated for 2017 and later years.