![]() ![]() Whirlpool Bath Treatments – the amount paid to a medical practitioner only (a hot tub that is installed in your home, even if prescribed by a medical practitioner, is not eligible).Transportation costs for obtaining medical care.Transplant of an organ (but not hair transplants).Television (the cost of equipment used to display the audio part of a TV program for hearing-impaired persons, prescription required).Teletypewriters (the cost and repair of special telephone equipment for a hearing-impaired person).School Expenses – for persons with an impairment in physical or mental functions – a medical practitioner must certify in writing that the equipment, facilities, or personnel specially provided by that school are required because of the person’s physical or mental impairment.Rocking Bed for a person diagnosed with poliomyelitis.Nursing home expenses, including the entire cost of medical care, plus meals and lodging if the main reason for being in the home is to obtain medical care.Moving Expenses – reasonable moving expenses to move a person who has severe & prolonged mobility impairment to housing that is more accessible to the person (limit $2000).Long-term care insurance and long-term care expenses (there are limitations to what you can deduct).Lodging expenses while away from home to receive medical care in a hospital or medical facility.Legal fees paid to authorize treatment for mental illness.Household help for nursing care services only.Guide dog or other animal used by a visually-impaired, hearing-impaired or otherwise physically disabled person.Furnace – the amount paid for an electric or sealed combustion furnace to replace a furnace that is neither of these because of a person’s respiratory ailment or immune system disorder – prescription required.Eye surgery, such as Lasik or a similar procedure, when it is not for cosmetic purposes only.Elastic hosiery to treat blood circulation problems.Computer Peripherals, if designed to be used exclusively by a blind person in the operation of a computer ([prescription required).Drug addiction treatment, including in-patient treatment, meals, and lodging at a therapeutic center for drug addiction.Birth control pills prescribed by a doctor.Costs for purchasing gluten-free foods for those with celiac disease.Speech synthesizers, bliss boards or other devices that aid and improve a person’s ability to communicate.Cancer treatment outside Canada, performed by a licensed practitioner.Cosmetic and plastic surgery that is reconstructive or medical in nature: Artificial teeth, nose reconstructive surgery.Trained animals to help the blind, deaf, physically impaired, autistic or epileptic, including care and maintenance costs such as food and veterinarian.Air conditioners or furnaces that improve life for a person with a chronic condition.Keep in mind some might require a doctor’s prescription. Not-so-common expenses There are some less obvious expenses that may improve life for someone living with a medical condition, and may qualify as a valid medical expense for tax purposes. ![]() If you file electronically, save all your receipts together in case the CRA requests these at a later date. ![]() Receipts are required to claim these costs and should be attached to your tax return if you file a paper copy by mail.
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