Tuition and Education Credit Tax Forms
Retrieve Your Tax Form
For students enrolled in courses through the School of Continuing Studies, please refer to FAQs about tax forms and contact SCS staff directly if you need assistance.
Tax forms for the 2025 T2202 and T4 will be available starting February 28, 2026.
You can now access T2202 and T4A tax forms for the 2025 tax year in the Tax Form Module (TFM).
If you are a current or former student, you can access tax forms — sometimes also referred to as tax slips — from 1998 onward through the Tax Form Module (TFM) using your Passport York account.
Information on Tax Forms
You must report your Social Insurance Number (SIN) in the T2202 form. Please ensure you have provided your SIN in your Student Personal Information record.
The T2202 tax slip shows eligible tuition and fees that you can claim on your personal income tax return.
The total amount of tuition and fees you paid may not exactly match what is listed on your T2202 form because not all tuition and fees are tax deductible.
We issue T2202 tax slips for tuition paid during the calendar year — January to December. If you do not pay, then the reporting of your unpaid amounts on your T2202 will be delayed.
The Canada Revenue Agency publication Income Tax Folio S1-F2-C2: Tuition Tax Credit has more information.
We do not issue tax receipts for residence fees or meal plan payments. Residence fees cannot be claimed as rent for income tax purposes, per Ontario’s Income Tax Act, section 8, subsection (8) — Deemed occupancy cost for students.
The T4 tax slip shows amounts paid to an individual by an employer. These are also referred to as remuneration.
If you work at York, the Payroll and Human Resources unit will send you a T4, in the Employee Self Service portal’s Payroll and Compensation screen.
You must report your Social Insurance Number (SIN) in the T2202 form. Please ensure you have provided your SIN in your Student Personal Information record.
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) requires all educational institutions to report bursaries, scholarships, awards, prizes and fellowship payment provided to students for the calendar year from January 1 to December 31. These amounts are reported in box 105 of the T4A slip.
For more details, see the CRA publications Income Tax Folio S1-F2-C3, Scholarships, Research Grants and Other Education Assistance and Line 13010 - Taxable scholarships, fellowships, bursaries, and artists’ project grants.
OSAP and T4A Slips
You can find T4A slips from OSAP (such as Canada Student Grants) and receipts for interest paid on student loans in your National Student Loans Service Centre (NSLSC) online account.
Fee waivers and T4A Slips
Fee waivers for senior citizen students are considered scholarships.
Because tuition fee waivers for eligible dependents are considered a taxable benefit, a T4A is issued.
The Disability Tax Credit (DTC) reduces the income tax that people with physical or mental impairments, or their supporting family members, may have to pay.
You can apply by submitting Form T2201 - Disability Tax Credit Certificate.
The Canada Revenue Agency’s RC4064 Disability-Related Information includes an eligibility self-assessment questionnaire and instructions on how to apply.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- Eligibility: “Why did / didn’t I get one?”
- Accessing and downloading your tax forms
- Personal details, IDs, and program information
- Timing, calendar vs academic year, and payments
- What’s included or excluded on T2202
- Scholarships, awards, and T4A specifics
- Other: grad students, funding, and status changes
You only receive a T2202 form if you paid more than 100 CAD in eligible tuition fees to York in the calendar year; if your eligible tuition was 100 CAD or less, no slip is issued.
If you were only registered in noneligible courses (e.g., some noncredit or very short offerings), received a full refund, or were staff/students with tuition waivers, that can also result in no T2202 form.
Yes, as long as that course is eligible and you paid more than 100 CAD in qualifying tuition to York in that calendar year.
If the course’s fees are under that minimum, the course is nonqualifying (e.g., Continuing Studies or EMBA—refer to SCS or Schulich), or you have a disability accommodation, no T2202 form is issued.
T2202 forms include tuition and certain mandatory fees directly related to enrolment; many supplementary or service fees do not qualify.
Non-eligible fees at York often include student levy fees, associated course fees, coop fees, residence/meal plan fees, parking fees, etc.
T4A slips are issued when you receive scholarships, bursaries, awards, fellowships, tuition waivers or certain other payments that York is required to report to the Canada Revenue Agency within the calendar year.
If your funding was issued through payroll, you will be issued a T4 tax form by Human Resources at York. If your funds were administered by an external organization, you may not receive a T4A from York.
Yes, eligible tuition and scholarships are reported in the same way for international students, and you can access the same T2202/T4A slips at York. If you are employed at York, please note that you will be issued a T4 tax form from Human Resources at York.
Whether and how you can use them on a Canadian tax return depends on your Canadian tax residency status and whether you are required or choosing to file a return.
York provides T2202 and T4A tax forms through the online Tax Form Module in your student account; use your student Passport York login. Slips are available for many prior years (e.g., 1998 onward)
Yes, York retains tax slips for many prior years (including 2019 and before) and allows former students to download them online. If the selfservice system does not go far enough back, submit the below form for archived copies.
York provides ways for former students to access tax forms, often by maintaining alumni access or reactivating Passport York (look under Featured Services section) to access tax slips securely. If you cannot sign in at all, contact UIT or call/visit Student Support & Advising.
Your tax form contains sensitive information, notably your Social Insurance Number, and it's not secure for us to send forms by email. Students can download slips directly from the secure Tax Form Module. If you are facing exceptional circumstances, please call or visit Student Support & Advising (SSA). Please note that we are unable to release slips or related information to any third party without a valid Third Party Access Form on file.
York posts T2202 and T4A near the end of February for the previous calendar year, in line with CRA’s filing deadlines. Check York’s SFS tax information page each year for the exact date; amendments may be issued later.
Employment T4/T4A slips are available on HR Self Serve. Your T4/T4A slip for the 2025 taxation year will be available at the end of February, on HR Self Serve, accessed through your employee Passport York account.
Need help? If you have any questions or concerns about accessing your T4 / T4A slip or pay statements, please email hrhelp@yorku.ca for assistance.
Minor changes like a new address do not require amended tax slips; the CRA focuses on amounts and your identifying number.
If your legal name or your Social Insurance Number have changed or are incorrect, update it in through Student Personal Information and then submit the below form.
Yes, York can issue a T2202 or T4A even if you have not provided a SIN, but you must update it in Student Personal Information system first and submit the below form.
No, York’s T2202 reports your total eligible tuition and full or parttime months for the calendar year, regardless of which program or faculty you were in.
Changing programs does not reset the year; it is still one slip per student per year.
If you enrolled in a credited course for your internship, yes the eligible fee amounts would be included in the T2202. The fee for co-op courses is charged as an Associated Course Fee and is not eligible. For students enrolled in courses through the School of Continuing Studies, please refer to their FAQs about tax forms and contact SCS staff directly if you need assistance.
York’s T2202 totals are based on the calendar year (Jan 1–Dec 31), not the academic year, so fall/winter Y courses are calculated at 50% for the current tax year (split across slips).
Tuition is reported in the year the payment is applied to your account, so a Dec payment for winter appears in that December year. Submit the below form for review and amendment.
If changes affect the total tuition, York may issue an amended T2202. Submit the below form for review and amendment.
Yes, if eligible, late payments are reflected on a T2202 in the calendar year posted to your account.
Noneligible at York include referendum fees (not all covered), coop fees, residence/meal plans, parking, late fees, and optional charges. Only tuition and certain mandatory fees meeting CRA criteria are included; Y courses are calculated at 50% for the current tax year.
Lab/material fees are only included if compulsory and directly related to an eligible course.
Optional materials or general supplies are not eligible tuition and therefore do not appear.
Many health plans and ancillary fees are not eligible and are excluded from York’s T2202.
Mandatory fees tied to instruction may be included
Correct; if York’s eligible tuition you paid in that calendar year is 100 CAD or less, no T2202 is issued. You generally cannot claim amounts below that threshold.
York must report many scholarships, bursaries, and awards (e.g., Osgoode Income Contingent Loan, Student Crisis Grant) on a T4A even if exempt.
Taxability depends on CRA rules about your enrolment, not the T4A issuance.
Box 105 reports total scholarships, bursaries, fellowships, etc., paid by York.
Each payer issues its own T4A, so multiple slips if awards were from York plus external sources.
Scholarships/fellowships supporting studies are on T4A; employment (e.g., TA/RA) is on T4.
Classification is based on whether it’s work (T4) or student support (T4A).
Fulltime qualifying students can often fully exempt scholarship income; parttime get partial exemptions based on tuition/costs. York reviews your status for T4A reporting.
Yes, report taxable awards even without a T4A; enter manually with documentation.
York reports scholarships/fellowships on T4A Box 105; employment on T4.
TA/RA is employment (T4 with deductions); scholarships are nonemployment (T4A).
York splits based on payment type.
York’s T2202 shows only months meeting CRA full/parttime definitions.
Leaves/inactivity are not counted
York issues a single T2202 for all eligible tuition/months in the calendar year, regardless of level.
Professional programs (e.g., EMBA) may refer to Schulich.
Do you have more questions about tax returns?
We cannot advise you on how you should complete your tax return.
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) can help you find a free tax preparation clinic or you may prefer hiring a tax professional. The CRA has helpful services and publications:
These include:
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