Income Tax - Tuition, Scholarships and Financial Aid

Tax Certificates

Previous years tuition tax receipts are available on students myTrent portal

2024 Tuition Tax Receipts Availability:

2024 tuition tax receipts are available on the student's myTrent portal

Please note: On January 8, 2025, the Student Accounts Office sent an email requesting information to prepare income tax documents for 2024. Instruction and the deadline to add the required information is included in the email. This email is legitimate.

Tuition and Education Deduction Tax Certificate - T2202

The tuition tax credit allows you to reduce any income tax you may owe. The Tuition and Enrollment Certificate (T2202) will be available in late February and can be accessed by logging into your myTrent portal

The T2202 certificate is not mailed to students. Should a revision of your Tuition and Enrollment Certificate (T2202) be required, a charge of $25.00 will be charged. This includes adding your social insurance number (SIN#) to your T2202 or re-calculating the amount due to late payment of fees.

To find your tax forms:

Log into your MyTrent portal
Click the Finances Tab
Click the Tax Forms icon
Open each link and print your eligible tax forms

Alumni

Retrieving tax forms from 2020 and prior, please follow these instructions:

Log into your myTrent portal with your Trent Account (the account you logged in with when you were a student)
Select myAccount > myTrent Access > Access myTrent portal
Select Finances
Select Tax Forms (alumni)
Log into portal using your Trent email and password
Select alumni drive H > my archive > open your T2202 or T4A tax form

If you have forgotten your student number, username or password, please use the reset option available on the myTrent login page. Should you require further assistance with your account, please contact the IT service Desk.

Students with a Disability

The T2202 reports the actual part-time or full-time enrolment status for all students, including those students with a disability.

Your T2202 is solely based on the number of credits you were enrolled in the University and the eligible tuition fees you paid for them. As such, we cannot change your T2022 form to reflect full-time status for full-time fees that you did not pay.

Note: If you are eligible for the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) or had, in the year, a mental or physical impairment and a doctor has certified that you cannot reasonably be expected to be enrolled as a full-time student because of the effects of this impairment, you would note this on page 2, of schedule 11 under 2024 Enrolment Information on your T1 tax return. This informs CRA that you may be considered full-time for other provisions within the Income Tax Act and various provincial and territorial programs.

If you have additional questions, please contact the CRA directly.

Social Insurance Number (SIN)

Social Insurance Number Requirement for T2202 Forms

The T2202 form (formerly T2202A) will need to include the student’s Social Insurance Number (SIN); this was already a requirement for the T4A form. Trent University, as the issuer of the T2202 and T4A forms, has a legislated obligation to ask for and report SIN numbers on the forms. For this reason, students are required to submit their SIN number to Trent University through their myTrent portal.

For more information visit Canada Revenue Agency

Residence

Residence fees cannot be claimed as rent for income tax purposes. Under the Income Tax Act, universities are exempt from paying municipal property taxes. We do not issue a tax receipt for residence fees or meal plan payments.

The Ontario Income Tax Act stipulates that all students living in designated university (tax-exempted) student residences are limited to an Ontario Energy and Property Tax Credit claim based on an occupancy cost of $25 for the time they resided in the student residence. Therefore, the amount that can be claimed for income tax purposes is $25 and not the full amount of residence fees paid. On Line 6114 (Student Residences) of your income tax return, tick the box to claim $25 as your occupancy cost for the part of the year you lived in residence.

For more information and to view the list of designated student residences, please visit the Ontario Ministry of Finance website and review the "Frequently Asked Questions" on Property Tax Credits.

FAQ

Q: What if the address on my T2202 is incorrect? Do I need a new T2202?

A: No. You may submit the T2202 information as received even if the address is incorrect. According to CRA regulations, it is not necessary for students to submit the T2202 with the income tax return but they must produce it if it is requested by CRA. To update your address, go to mytrent

Q: The amount on my T2202 tuition tax receipt is less than the amount of my registration fees paid?

A. The University follows the Canada Revenue guidelines on eligible tuition fees to prepare the T2202 Tuition Tax receipt. Not all fees paid are eligible, visit the CRA website for more information.

Q. Scholarships, Bursary Tax Slip - T4A

A. T4A is issued by the University to students who have received awards, including scholarships, bursaries and waivers. T4A tax forms are located beside the T2202 icon. These can be accessed on your myTrent portal.

Q. Does my course qualify for a T2202?

A. The Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) requires Trent University to issue a T2202 to all qualifying students. A qualifying student must meet the following conditions:

Enrolled in a specified educational program or a qualifying educational program
16 years of age or older
Course(s) are at least three consecutive weeks in length
12 hours per month spent on courses in a program. (If the courses are not at the post-secondary level, courses must be taken to get or improve skills in an occupation.)
Tuition fees paid equal or exceed $100
Student personally paid the tuition fees. (If your employer or company paid on your behalf or you were reimbursed, you are not eligible to claim your T2202.)

For more information, please review the CRA requirements

Note to International Students

Trent University is required to provide T2202 information to all students to enable them to complete their Canadian tax returns. Contact the Trent International Program Office if you have questions regarding filing a Canadian tax return..

Note to Students Who Are Residents of Quebec

The RL-8 slip is a tax form of the Ministere du Quebec and is intended only for Quebec residents. Please visit or e-mail Student Accounts to request your RL-8 form.

Note to US Students

Although Trent University does not issue 1098T tax receipts, US students can use the T2202 to file their US tax return. Contact a tax professional who works with the U.S. tax system for assistance.

Privacy/Access to Information

University privacy guidelines will not allow the release of student information to any one other than the student concerned without the online consent from the student. Visit this page for more information.

Trouble with Portal Access - No Longer a Student or Forgot your Password

For assistance with forgotten user IDs and passwords, please visit mytrent Select either "Forgot your Password?" or "Forgot your Username?" If you need additional assistance contact the IT Service Desk at it@trentu.ca

Alumni Student Access:

myTrent Access to @trentu.ca email, access academic records, request transcripts and more. Only one Trent account login is required to access both myCommunity and MyTrent. For new accounts or to re-activate your previous Trent account, go to the registration page. For password resets, visit the password retrieval page. For further login assistance email mycommunity@trentu.ca or call 1-866-449-0072

Additional Tax Links

Canada Revenue Agency
Students and Income Tax page
P105 - Students and Income Tax
Line 323 - Tuition, education, and textbook amounts