We are a married couple with two kids. One partner reports no income. Can the other partner claim the childcare expenses if the partner with no income is able bodied?

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The spouse with the higher income can only claim child care expenses under very specific circumstances.

Form CRA form T778:

a) The other person attended school and was enrolled in a part-time educational program.

b) The other person attended school and was enrolled in a full-time educational program.

c) The other person was not capable of caring for children because of a mental or physical infirmity. That person must have been confined for a period of at least two weeks to a bed or wheelchair, or as a patient in a hospital, or other similar institution. Attach a statement from the attending physician certifying this information.

d) The other person was not capable of caring for children because of a mental or physical infirmity, and this situation is likely to continue for an indefinite period. Attach a statement from the attending physician certifying this information.

e) The other person was confined to a prison or similar institution for a period of at least two weeks.

f) You and your spouse or common-law partner were, due to a breakdown in your relationship, living separate and apart at the end of 2017 and for a period of at least 90 days beginning in 2017, but you reconciled before March 1, 2018. 

https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/cra-arc/formspubs/pbg/t778/t778-17e.pdf