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Filing tax for first time - Questions concerning rent, tution fees, etc

ParitoshBh

Newbie
Mar 12, 2018
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Hey!

First time tax payer here, So please bear with me if some of the questions appear to be too basic/obvious and/or right terminology isn't used.

I started working last year in Montreal, Quebec and before that I was an (international) student for 2 years, again in Montreal, Quebec. I never filed tax before, as a student. Recently, I created a profile on SimpleTax and started filling out the form. Other than referencing the T4 form received from current employer, I have some questions,
  1. For all this time I have been staying in a rented apartment and I remember reading somewhere that you can ask for some sort of refund wherein the maximum rent declared was capped at CA $600. Is this still applicable? Could someone share more on this? Steps, required documents, etc.?

  2. I paid tuition fee as a international student, is there any amount I can claim on the fee paid? Not sure but it seems like it is far more beneficial to ask for a claim when you've applied for permanent residency.

  3. I buy monthly STM passes. Is there any sort of claim I can ask for this?
Any help will be appreciated :)