The purpose of the tuition tax credit and the education and textbook amount is to allow students to reduce their income taxes by taking into account eligible tuition fees and the education and textbook amounts.
Find out what you can claim and how to make your claim by selecting the appropriate topic below.
Even if you do not have tax to pay and you are carrying forward all or part of your tuition and education, and textbook amounts, you must file a tax return so we can update our records with your unused tuition, education, and textbook amounts available for carry forward to other years.
If you have eligible tuition fees and education amounts from a previous year that were not reported, see How to change your tax and benefit return.
Supporting documents - If you are filing a paper return, attach a completed Schedule 11. Keep all your receipts or other forms in case we ask to see them. If you are filing electronically, keep all of your documents in case we ask to see them.