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Cost of a
childcare space for 2024
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childcare amount now
This income corresponds to the sum of lines 101, 105 and 107 of your 2024 income tax return.
The maximum income accepted by the calculator is $250 000.
This income corresponds to the sum of lines 101, 105 and 107 of your spouse's 2024 income tax return.
The maximum income accepted by the calculator is $250 000.
On average, based on information from advance payment applications, a child attends childcare for approximately 180 days in a year.
A child who attends childcare on a full-time basis for an entire year will have 260 days of childcare.
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If you have paid for non-subsidized childcare, you may be entitled to a refundable tax credit in Québec that significantly reduces the net fee difference compared to subsidized childcare.
The federal childcare expenses deduction reduces a taxpayer’s income by the amount of eligible childcare expenses paid. As a result, the deduction reduces tax payable and increases certain social and tax transfers determined by family income.
See an example for a couple with a 1-year-old child.
Annie and Eric have a 1-year-old son called Charles Henri in reduced-contribution childcare. Their annual family income is $100 000. In 2024, the cost of a childcare space is $9.10 per day in their case. However, taking the Québec and federal tax systems into account, it will cost Annie and Eric $7.67 per day to send their son to reduced-contribution childcare.
If they had decided to send their son to childcare at the regular rate of $40 per day, their net cost, taking the Québec and federal tax systems into account, would have been $7.17 per day.
Annie and Eric may choose to claim the Québec refundable tax credit for childcare expenses and the federal child care expenses deduction on their income tax return or during the year, as the Québec tax credit can be paid in advance and the federal deduction can be claimed in the form of a reduction in source deductions.
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Updated February 8, 2024