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Eligible Dependant Credit is a Non-Refundable Tax Credit designed for single adults who are not claiming the spouse/common-law partner credit and who are responsible for the financial care of a relative.
To claim the credit, both of these criteria must be met:
at any time during the year:
- You did not have a spouse or common-law partner, or if you did, you weren’t living with or being supported by them.
- The dependant was supported by you, meaning you maintained home and the dependant lived with you. Just visiting doesn’t count.
You lived with your wife, and you will claim the spousal tax credit. Therefore, you don't meet the criteria to claim your father as a dependant. Therefore, you cannot claim the eligible dependant tax credit for your father.
However, you may be able to claim the Canada Caregiver Credit for your father if he depends on you for support because of physical or mental impairment.
Please see our TurboTax article on Everything You Need to Know About the Canada Caregiver Credit (CCC) to learn more about CCC.
