in July 2016 we sold our home in Alberta and moved my family to a relatives home in bc. In September I got a job close by but only stayed for a short time. I then got a new job in a different location in BC which I traveled too weekly and stayed in a hotel for the remainder of 2016 and part of 2017. I have added the hotel expenses for the two months in 2016 under employment expenses. I have added the fuel and lodging costs for the move and about $8100 in commission and legal fee's for the sale of our home onto the moving expenses deduction. I also added in my total income from both jobs in BC (approx. $16000) minus the employment expenses (hotel). Am I correct in claiming this and have I entered this correctly?
Since the deduction for moving expenses is directly related to how much income was earned at the new job, you may not end up with much of a deduction. There could also be an issue with the use of employment expenses for your hotel stay. You will need to have a signed T2200 from your employer stating that these expenses were necessary for your employment. This usually relates to travel directly connected to employment activities.
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/forms-publications/forms/t2200.html