May I claim our children ?they live in the Philippines and I pay 500 per month for their schooling and food

[electrician05]

may I claim our children we pay 500 dollars a month for their schooling and food in the Philippines?

[TonyC11 · Accepted solution]

No, your children must be dependant on you and living in Canada with you.
As well, you can not ever deduct from income for children. You might be able to claim a dependant child credit if they lived with you.