What Can I Claim? Canadian Benefits and Credits Finder
Tick what applies and get the credits, deductions and benefits worth checking, with dollar estimates. Free, private, no account.
The short version
- Tick what applies to your family and get a list of the credits, deductions and benefits worth checking, with a dollar estimate for each.
- Covers about 25 items: the child benefit, Groceries and Essentials Benefit, Canada workers benefit, age and pension amounts, disability, caregiver, medical, child care, tuition, moving, home office, first-home programs and more.
- Estimates use the 2026 federal amounts and the July 2026 to June 2027 benefit year. Provincial credits add more.
- Nothing you enter leaves your browser. No account, no email.
- Have a CRA problem instead? Switch to "Fix a tax problem" at the top.
What Can I Claim on My Taxes in Canada?
Tax software asks you about every credit on the form, in the order the form lists them, which is the order nobody thinks in. This works the other way around: you describe your life (kids, a parent you help, a new job across the province, a renovation for Mom) and it tells you what that's worth. Ten boxes, one minute, and usually at least one thing people didn't know they could claim.
The Most Commonly Missed
| Credit or benefit | Who misses it | Read more |
|---|---|---|
| Canada workers benefit | Low-income workers who think filing isn't worth it | Canada workers benefit |
| Disability tax credit | Families of people with long-term conditions; it can go back 10 years | Disability tax credit |
| Caregiver credit | Adult children supporting a parent | Caregiver credit |
| Medical expenses | Couples who claim on the wrong spouse's return | Medical expenses |
| Pension splitting | Retired couples with uneven pensions | Pension income splitting |
| Moving expenses | People who moved 40 km or more for a job or school | Moving expenses |
Your situation doesn't fit the boxes?
Describe it in a sentence or two. The assistant tells you which credits and benefits apply, with the CRA source, and opens the right calculator.
How the Estimates Work
- Benefits (child benefit, Groceries and Essentials, workers benefit) use CRA's formulas with your income and family; see payment dates for when they arrive.
- Credits are the federal rate times the amount, reduced where income limits apply. Provincial credits come on top.
- Deductions use your marginal rate from the income tax calculator.
- Missed past years? Most credits can be claimed by changing old returns, up to 10 years back; see change my return.
Everything on credits: tax credits; on deductions: tax deductions. The same tool, opened on the problem side, is the tax problem solver.
What Can I Claim Questions
What can I claim on my taxes in Canada?
It depends on your situation. Common items are the age and pension amounts, medical expenses, child care, tuition, donations, moving expenses, union dues, home office costs for employees, the disability and caregiver credits, and first-home programs. Filing also gets you benefits such as the Canada child benefit, the Groceries and Essentials Benefit and the Canada workers benefit.
What tax credits are most often missed?
The disability tax credit, the caregiver credit, the Canada workers benefit, medical expenses claimed on the better spouse’s return, pension income splitting, and moving expenses.
Can I claim credits I missed in past years?
Yes, for most credits. You can change a return for up to 10 previous years through My Account or form T1-ADJ.
Is this tool free and private?
Yes. It runs in your browser, needs no account, and does not send your answers anywhere.
Does it include provincial credits?
It shows federal amounts and benefits. Your province adds its own credits, so the real total is usually higher.
Does this tool estimate the Groceries and Essentials Benefit?
Yes. From your family income and household it estimates the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit, along with the credits and deductions that fit your answers.
Does it estimate the Canada workers benefit?
Yes, if you tick that you work. It uses your working income, net income and whether you have a spouse or dependant.
Can I estimate my Canada child benefit here?
Yes. Enter the number of children under 6 and from 6 to 17 and your family income, and it estimates the yearly CCB for July 2026 to June 2027.
Sources: amounts come from our 2026 rules file, which records the CRA or Finance Canada source for each figure; see sources. Checked October 2026. The Canada workers benefit estimate uses the 2025 tax-year amounts, the latest CRA had published. Estimates are a starting point, not a return.
Last reviewed October 5, 2026 against CRA and Government of Canada sources. How we check our facts.