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SERVICES FOR EVERYONE

Income Tax Support

Income Tax Support

If you are living on a low or moderate income and have a simple tax situation (e.g., no self-employment, no rental income, or not the first year after a loved one’s death), we offer year-round free tax clinics to help you complete and file your annual income tax return. Knowledgeable and skilled community volunteers can assist you with preparing your tax return, a return for a previous year, understanding your Notice of Assessment, responding to CRA letters, and other tax-related matters.

To have your tax returned prepared, you have two options:

  • Bring your documents to an appointment with an income tax support volunteer. Contact Us
  • Collect your documents and drop them off at Gateway Community Health Centre during regular business hours , and an income tax support volunteer will call if they have additional questions or when your return is complete and ready for pickup.

Required Documents

  • Your Social Insurance Number (SIN)
  • Your spouse or common-law partner’s SIN (if you have one)
  • Mailing address
Income Tax Prep

Tax slips from all income sources, for example:

  • T4 – Employment Income
  • T4E – Employment Insurance (EI)
  • T5007 – Ontario Works (OW) or ODSP
  • T4A (OAS) – Old Age Security (OAS) and Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS)
  • T4A (P) – Canada Pension Plan (CPP)
  • T5 – Investment Income
  • Statements for any foreign pension or foreign income

If you do not have your tax slips, you can request copies from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) at 1-800-959-8281.

If you rent, rent receipts or a letter from your landlord that Include:

  • Your name
  • Your landlord’s name and contact information
  • The address you rented
  • How many months you lived there during the year
  • The total rent you paid in the year
  • If you moved during the year, bring a receipt for each address.

You cannot claim rent if you live in subsidized housing that does not pay property tax (for example, some seniors housing buildings).

If you own your home:

  • Your final property tax bill for the year from your city or municipality.

If you are new to Canada

  • Your exact date of arrival in Canada
  • The total income you earned in the year before you arrived

If you have children

  • Names and dates of birth for children under 19 in your care
  • Childcare receipts (for example, daycare or camp) – if applicable

If you are a post-secondary student

  • Your T2202 tuition receipt (found in your student account)
  • Statement showing interest paid on your student loan (from your National Student Loans
    Service Centre Account) – If applicable

Statements or receipts for other deductions (if you have them)

  • Medical expenses (you can ask your pharmacy for a prescription printout)
  • Charitable or political donations
  • Union dues or professional membership fees
  • Disability tax credit (if approved)
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