Resources for Students and Teachers

All About Canada's Tax System

In partnership with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), the Ontario Ministry of Finance has developed the Responsible Citizenship and Canada's Tax System program.

The program helps students

• understand Canada's tax system
• examine where tax dollars go
• learn how the underground economy is detrimental to society.

Educators benefit

• 300 minutes of in-class instruction and student exercise
• wide range of teaching and learning preferences
• flexible -- can be either a stand-alone teaching resource or an introduction to the CRA's Teaching Taxes program
• fully downloadable lesson plans and resources.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Where do my tax dollars go?
• How can I finance my education?
• What are the dates for next year's school holidays?
• Where can I apply for a student loan or check the status of a loan?

Forms and Publications

• Designated Students' Residences, Part I - Colleges and Nursing Students
• Designated Students' Residences, Part II - Universities
• Form ON428 - Ontario Tax
• Form ON479 - Ontario Credits
• Form ON-BEN - Applicaton for the 2011 Ontario Senior Homeowners' Property Tax Grant, the 2011 Ontario Energy and Property Tax Credit, and the 2011 Northern Ontario Energy Credit
• General Income Tax and Benefit package (T1 Return)
• Independent Learning Centre - Course Request and ESL/ABL Enrolment
• Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) Forms
• Schedule ON(S11) - Provincial Tuition and Education Amounts
• Students and Income Tax

Programs of Interest

• Apprenticeship Training Tax Credit
• Canada Student Loan Program
• Co-operative Education Tax Credit
• Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax (GST/HST) Credit
• Harmonized Sales Tax
• Health Care Student Resources in Ontario
• Lifelong Learning Plan
• Ontario Child Benefit
• Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP)
• Sales Tax Credit
• Statistics Cananada Learning Resources for Students
• Students - Residents in Ontario
• Summer Company Program
• Textbook and Technology Grant Program