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Canada training credit: check your balance before claiming course fees

FederalWorkChecked November 1, 2026

A refundable tax credit for eligible Canadian training and examination fees. Check your own credit limit before counting on a refund.

How much

Claim the smaller of your available Canada training credit limit and 50% of eligible fees. Qualifying workers can accumulate $250 a year toward a $5,000 lifetime limit; this balance is not an automatic cash payment.

When it's paid

Claim through your income tax return, not a monthly benefit application. Using the credit reduces the balance available in future years.

Who qualifies

  • Generally age 26 to 65 at year-end, resident in Canada throughout the year, with a positive training credit limit.
  • Eligible fees for courses taken that year at qualifying Canadian institutions, or certain professional examinations. Not every private course qualifies.

How to apply

  1. Read the training credit limit on your latest CRA notice of assessment or reassessment.
  2. Check course eligibility and keep the tuition or examination receipt.
  3. Use the Schedule 11 for your tax year and province; enter the calculated credit on line 45350.

What to have ready

  • Latest notice of assessment showing your limit
  • Eligible tuition or examination receipts
  • The applicable year's Schedule 11

Add to a printable checklist with other benefits

Common mistakes to avoid

  • Treating the $5,000 lifetime accumulation limit as a guaranteed refund.
  • Confusing ages for accumulating credit with ages for claiming it.
  • Using a previous year's form without checking the tax year.
Still being confirmed: The CRA claim page and linked Schedule 11 currently describe tax year 2025. This is not confirmation of the 2026 tax package or its income thresholds; check the applicable year's CRA instructions before filing. Quebec uses its own federal Schedule 11 version. Check the official page for the latest details.

Official sources

Last checked against these pages on November 1, 2026.

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