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Why is Canada's disability supports deduction about earning income or studying with support, not about recognizing every difficult cost of living with a disability?

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Tara Doyle
June 5, 2026 3,266 views 1 answer
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People often hear 'disability supports deduction' and assume CRA is broadly acknowledging the extra cost of disability. Please explain why the rule is narrower than that, why the support has to connect to work or education, and why this deduction belongs to a different lane from general sympathy or general medical spending.

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