Tax year 2016 was the last year to claim the children’s fitness tax credit at the federal level. Québec has maintained its equivalent provincial credit.
The Québec tax credit for children’s activities is available to parents who paid to register their child in an eligible physical, artistic, cultural, or recreational activity. Your family income must be less than $142,686 to qualify for tax year 2021.
The participating child must have been between six and 18 years old at the end of the year. You can claim up to $500 in eligible fees per child, resulting in a maximum refundable credit of $100 for each child.
Children with a disability are eligible between the ages of six and 20. If their eligible fees are $125 or more, you can add $500 to the fee amount. The total can’t exceed $1,000 for each child, for a maximum credit of $200 per child.
For more information, visit Revenu Québec’s Tax Credit for Children’s Activities webpage. To claim the credit in TurboTax, follow the steps below.
Instructions for TurboTax Online
Before beginning, enter your income and dependants into TurboTax to ensure optimal results.
- Select Find from the menu and enter claims for dependants in the search field
- Select Claims for Dependants from the search results, then select Go
- On the Claims for Dependants screen, answer Yes to the question, then select Continue
- Select Enter Credit Info next to the dependant who’s eligible for the children’s activities credit
- Select the checkbox for Children’s Activity Tax Credit (Québec resident only), then select Continue
- On the Did your child participate in a fitness, artistic, cultural or recreational activity screen, enter the eligible expense amount and the percentage to be claimed, then select Continue
- On the Your children and other dependants screen, repeat steps 4–6 for any other eligible dependants
- When you’re finished, select Done Entering Credits
- Your credit amount now appears next to Québec Children’s Activity Tax Credit on your dependant credit summary
Instructions for TurboTax CD/Download
Before beginning, enter your income and dependants into TurboTax to ensure optimal results.
- Select Find from the menu and enter claims for dependants in the search field
- Select Claims for dependants from the search results, then select Go
- On the Claims for dependants screen, answer Yes to the question, then select Continue
- Select the dependant who’s eligible for the children’s activities credit, then select Enter Dependant Credits
- Select the checkbox for Children's Activity Tax Credit (Québec resident only), then select Continue
- On the Did [Name] participate in a fitness, artistic, cultural or recreational activity screen, select Yes, enter the eligible expense amount, and indicate who’s claiming it, then select Continue
- On the Dependant credits screen, repeat steps 4–6 for any other eligible dependants
- When you’re finished, select Done Entering Credits
- Your credit now appears next to Québec Children's activity amount on your dependant credit summary
