What qualifies as a staycation?

If you are a resident of Ontario on December 31, 2022, and if you pay to stay somewhere in the province between January 1 to December 31, 2022, then you are likely to qualify for the tax credit. Ontario residents can claim 20% of their eligible 2022 accommodation expenses, for example, for a stay at a hotel, cottage, or campground, when filing their personal Income Tax and Benefit Return for 2022.

You can claim the Ontario Staycation Tax Credit for accommodation expenses for a leisure stay of less than a month in Ontario, at a short-term accommodation or camping accommodation, such as a:

• hotel
• motel
• resort
• lodge
• bed-and-breakfast establishment
• cottage
• campground
• vacation rental property

For more information, please see TurboTax webpage: What is the Ontario Staycation Tax Credit

and Government of Ontario webpage: Ontario Staycation Tax Credit

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