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When do Canada's moving-expense rules actually reward a relocation instead of just sympathizing with it?

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Sophie Martin
May 28, 2026 3,326 views 1 answer
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I moved for work in Canada and assumed the tax system would naturally let me deduct the cost. Please explain why CRA treats moving expenses as a structured deduction rather than a general life-event writeoff, and why the distance and income-link tests matter so much.

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