Tax Information
The 2023 T2202 and T4A tax receipts are ready to download in your Student Centre.
Understanding your taxes
The T2202 tax receipt will contain applicable fees, as well as the number of eligible full or part-time months of聽study.听鈥
The T2202 will only contain fees assessed within the tax year (January 鈥 December) that have been paid. If聽you have not paid fees assessed in the tax year, they will be absent from the T2202. Please note that not all聽fees paid to聽UCalgary聽will be present on the T2202.听鈥
Tuition tax receipts are available in late February for the preceding tax year. You can access your T2202聽through the My Financials section of the Student Centre.鈥
Students who paid the UGRD donation fee, GRD donation fee, or EN endowment will be able to download a donation tax receipt. This will be available at the same time as the T2202 and can also be accessed through the Student Centre ().听
The T4A is issued electronically to students who receive聽UCalgary聽scholarships, awards, bursaries fellowships etc.鈥
T4 and T4As are accessed through聽.鈥
Students who have received a聽UCalgary聽scholarship/award/bursary can access their T4A slip by logging in聽at聽聽and selecting "view my T4/T4A" under "Quick Links".鈥
The聽UCalgary聽T4A will only contain payments for non-employment income issued by the 春水堂视频 of Calgary. If you聽receive awards, scholarships, or funding from an external stakeholder, then that external funder would have to issue聽you a T4A (as long as聽the payment was more than $500).鈥
If you would like us to add your Social Insurance Number to your past tax receipts, it can be done by submitting a Service聽Request through your Student Centre. Please update your SIN using the聽, or contact聽贰苍谤辞濒尘别苍迟听厂别谤惫颈肠别蝉听for assistance.听鈥
Once the SIN is on file, you can request an updated T2202 receipt by submitting a 鈥淩equest T2202 Update鈥 Service聽Request through the Student Centre. Instructions for completing a service request can be found聽.
You will receive a T4A if the total amount you received in grants + scholarships + awards exceeds $500.鈥
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As long as you have a verified email in your聽,聽you will be notified electronically to view聽and print your T4As.鈥
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You will only receive a printed T4A in the mail if:鈥
- You received an Alberta scholarship that is not available online鈥
- You have not verified you email address鈥
- Your account has been set to paper communications
If you need T4As for Federal grants you must log in to your account at聽.鈥
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Please note: Students generally are not required to pay taxes on grant聽funding聽they have received. If you聽have questions about your T4As and filing taxes, you should contact the聽听诲颈谤别肠迟濒测.鈥
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Loans are not considered income. T4As are not issued for student loan funding.鈥
The聽UCalgary聽T4A will only contain payments for non-employment income聽issued by聽UCalgary. This includes internally administered awards, research聽stipends, etc. If you聽received funds from an External Award,聽that聽organization would have to issue a T4A if payment was more than $500.00.鈥嬧
Payments made to the student account by a聽Third-Party Sponsor聽will be聽reflected as payments made on the T2202 tax receipt. Sponsored Students聽will not receive a T4A from聽UCalgary.听The institution paying fees to聽UCalgary聽would be responsible for producing a T4A if the amount paid is聽more than $500.00.鈥
Domestic Students
Students must provide their SIN () to UCalgary through their .鈥
If you haven鈥檛 already provided a SIN to UCalgary, you will see a to-do list item listed in your requesting a SIN for tax purposes.鈥
International Students鈥
T2202 tax receipts are provided to all students to enable them to complete their Canadian tax returns. Contact a tax professional to determine whether you need to file a Canadian tax return and/or a tax return in your country of origin. Please review the for details on filing taxes as an international student studying in Canada.鈥
If you're ineligible for a SIN, you are not required to submit an International Tax Number (ITN) in lieu of the SIN. For information on how to apply for SIN, please review UCalgary's ISS-Social Insurance Number webapge.
For additional information on navigating Canadian taxes as an international student, please review UCalgary's International Student Services webpage, or contact them for assistance at iss@ucalgary.ca.鈥
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes! The Student Union hosts a volunteer tax program for current campus community members, including staff, faculty, and students. Information on the SU Volunteer Tax Program can be found
For concerns or problems with the information contained in the T2202 or T4A tax receipt, please contact .
No, having a different address on the T2202 is not an issue for filling taxes.听 You can submit T2202 information and receipts even if the address is not up to date.听 Make sure you have updated your address in your 聽As per CRA, T2202 receipts are not required to file taxes, but need to be provided if requested by CRA.听
You can still access聽聽after graduation if you remember your eID and password. For help recovering your eID or password, please contact the .听
Email
Phone
403.210.9300
1.888.342.3802
Alternatively, you can contact Enrolment Services for options.
If you owe fees for the tax year in which you need a T2202, you can print your tax receipt from . However, the T2202 will show only the amounts paid, and will not reflect any fees which have not been paid from that calendar year.
Not all fees paid are tax deductible. Please refer to聽聽on Revenue Canada's website for more information.
Once all fees have been paid for the tax year, you can request an updated T2202 receipt by submitting a 鈥淩equest T2202 Update鈥 Service Request through the . Instructions for completing a service request can be found . If you require additional help, please contact Enrolment Services for assistance.
Yes, we can add your SIN to past tax receipts. Please update your SIN , or contact Enrolment Services for assistance.听
Once the SIN is on file, you can request an updated T2202 receipt by submitting a 鈥淩equest T2202 Update鈥 Service Request through the . Instructions for completing a service request can be found .
Not all the fees you pay are tax deductible, so some will not appear on the T2202. In general, funds that are collected by UCalgary for third parties are not present on the T2202: This includes Students' Union fees, Health and Dental insurance, UPass, and so on. Please contact Enrolment Services for more information on which fees are included on the document.
For questions about staff tuition support benefits and the impact to the T2202 or T4/T4A, please contact Human Resources聽directly.听聽
The T2202 will only display paid fees assessed in the tax year (Jan. to Dec.). If you paid your fees after Dec 31 of the current tax year, they may not be included in the T2202. Once the fees have been received by UCalgary, you can request an updated T2202 receipt by submitting a 鈥淩equest T2202 Update鈥 Service Request through the Student Centre. Instructions for completing a service request can be found here, or contact Enrolment Services for assistance.
Helpful Canada Revenue Agency links
For clarification regarding full-time or part-time status with respect to your taxes please contact the Canada Revenue Agency at 1.800.959.8281.