Acadia University - Income Tax in Canada

By filing a tax return, you may receive money back if you work while you are in Canada. Your tuition is also tax deductible, and your tuition credits can be used later if you work in Canada after you graduate from university.

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Income Tax Help Sessions

The Wong International Centre and Canada Revenue Agency’s Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP) will host help sessions in March and April. More sessions through the week may be added at a later date.

These 15-minute appointments will be held in the meeting room at the Wong International Centre (second floor).

If you are filing your income tax return for more than one year, please allow 15 minutes for each year (i.e. 15 minutes for your 2023 tax return, 15 minutes for 2022, 15 minutes for 2021, etc).

Please be respectful of your appointment and the CVITP volunteer’s time: if you are unable to make your appointment, please cancel your booking ahead of time so other students are able to book.

What to bring

You will need to bring everything below to your appointment with the CVITP volunteer:

• Social Insurance Number
• T2202A (tuition fees paid for the tax year). You can access your T2202A tax form at My Acadia Self Service
  by logging in using your student ID and network password. You will find the T2202A under "Tax information".
• T4 (employment income and deductions if you worked). You should receive your T4 from your employer.
• T4A (if you received scholarships and/or bursaries). You can download your T4A form at My Acadia Self Service.

If you are a student who arrived in September 2024 or January 2025, you do not need to file this year. You can file next year through this program.

Book a tax help appointment

Please note: you can also use the drop-off option for filing taxes. You can leave your tax information in room 105 at the WIC. The CVITP volunteer will take your forms and information and do your taxes at home and return them the following week. Please ensure all your documentation is provided or else we will be unable to pass it on to the CVITP volunteer.

Canada Revenue Agency also has a webinar on the Canadian tax system for international students.

If you have any questions regarding these sessions or the drop-off service, please visit the Wong International Centre.

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International Students and Income Tax – Canada Revenue Agency Video Series

Canada Revenue Agency has produced a series of short information videos for international students to guide you through Canada's income tax system. Here you will find all you need to know about the Canadian tax system, determining your residency status for tax purposes, filing your taxes, scholarships and much more.

Click here to watch Canada Revenue Agency's Income Tax Video Series