Can premium that I paid for my parent's private health insurance be claimed as a medical expense in my tax return? Parent is a visitor to Canada,not a Canadian resident.

vsv190230 · ‎April 30, 2022

Sam_Tax · ‎May 2, 2022

No, you can only claim if your (or your spouse/partner's) parents, grandparents, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, nieces, or nephews depended on you for support and lived with you during the tax year, and who has been a Canadian resident during the tax year

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Can premium that I paid for my parent's private health insurance be claimed as a medical expense in my tax return? Parent is a visitor to Canada,not a Canadian resident.

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