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Level 2
posted Oct 30, 2019 9:35:16 PM

Wife is required to pay her employer to maintain her Group Benefit LT Disability and Life Insurance while she is on maternity leave. Medical Expense Tax credit eligible?

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Level 15
Oct 30, 2019 9:35:17 PM

No, these benefits are not tax deductible, and do not qualify as "medical expenses".

Here's a great link from SunLife outlining which benefits are tax deductible: https://www.sunlife.ca/ca/Learn+and+Plan/Money/Insuring+your+health/Employee+benefits+Taxable+or+not...