Some of your fees may be eligible for a non-refundable federal tax credit up to $500. To qualify for the tax credit a program must be:

  • for a child under the age of 16
  • a minimum of eight weeks duration with a minimum of one session per week;
  • supervised;
  • substantially all of the activities must include a significant amount of physical activity that contributes to cardio-respiratory endurance plus one or more of: muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility or balance; and
  • should encourage children to strive towards at least 30 minutes of sustained moderate to vigorous physical activity per session for children under 10, and 60 minutes of sustained moderate to vigorous physical activity for children 10 and over.

This information is found in more detail at
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/whtsnw/fitness-eng.html.