We paid for our son's school transportation fee's to travel back and forth to school. Can this be claim on our taxes?

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We paid for our son's school transportation fee's to travel back and forth to school. Can this be claim on our taxes?

No. Only amounts paid for monthly passes (or passes of longer duration) for unlimited travel on public transportation can be claimed. A school bus is not considered public transportation. For more info, please see http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/ndvdls/tpcs/ncm-tx/rtrn/cmpltng/ddctns/lns360-390/364/menu-eng.htmle

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We paid for our son's school transportation fee's to travel back and forth to school. Can this be claim on our taxes?

No. Only amounts paid for monthly passes (or passes of longer duration) for unlimited travel on public transportation can be claimed. A school bus is not considered public transportation. For more info, please see http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/ndvdls/tpcs/ncm-tx/rtrn/cmpltng/ddctns/lns360-390/364/menu-eng.htmle