In Canada, if you earn income tax from working, you must file your taxes for the previous calendar year by April 30.
The tax forms listed on this page are issued by UBC in February. At that time, you can download your tax forms from your Student Service Centre (SSC).
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Tax forms are issued for the previous tax year, which spans from January to December. As the academic year runs from September to August, your tax form will include amounts from terms spanning two academic years.
For example, in 2023, you will receive tax forms for the 2022 tax year.
The 2022 tax year includes:
UBC issues the following tax forms on the Student Service Centre (SSC) in late February.
Your tax certificate will include the Social Insurance Number UBC has on file for you. Provide your SIN to be included on your T2202 or T4A tax form through your Student Service Centre (SSC) in "SIN/ITN/PENOUAC/IB Change" under Personal Info.
If you need to change or update your SIN, connect with an Enrolment Services Advisor in Brock Hall. Be sure to bring your SIN card or number.
Non-residents of Canada are not required to provide a SIN unless you have earned income while in Canada. If you are not eligible for a SIN number, you might be eligible for an Individual Tax Number (ITN).
The T2202 tax certificate is issued to students registered in eligible courses and programs used for filing income taxes. The certificate contains the amount of eligible tuition and/or fees paid for the tax year and the number of months a student was registered (full-time or part-time).
If any information on your tax certificate has been changed after originally being issued, an amendment will be noted. These changes will be made by your faculty or Enrolment Services and updated at the end of each month.
According to CRA, a student enrolled in the co-op term is not considered a full-time or part-time student. UBC reports "0" month on the T2202 form when a student is enrolled in the co-op term.
If you have received a bursary, scholarship, award, Teacher Certificate, or Faculty/Staff Tuition Fee Waiver as a dependant, then you will be issued a T4A. The amount on your T4A shows the total funding you received in the tax year, which may not equal the total you received for the academic year.
If you’d like to download your document online, CRA requires you to provide your consent once by the end of January:
The electronic forms will be available to you by the end of February. If you don’t complete the steps above by the deadline, you will not be able to view, download, or print your T4A form online. You will instead receive a paper copy of your slip through mail, delivered to the address noted on your SSC account.
If you do not wish to provide consent to electronically receive your T4A, you can choose to receive your T4A slip by mail. To do so, you must ensure that your address in your Student Service Centre (SSC) is up to date by the end of January in order to receive your paper copy.
In most cases, getting a T4A form does not mean that you'll have to pay tax on the funding you received. While UBC is required to report awards or funding to the Canada Revenue Agency and issue a T4A form, students are not required to report T4A amounts as long they are also claiming an educational amount, as in the T2202A.
You will be able to find T4A forms back to 2009 in your SSC account.
If you were employed by UBC on a co-op work term as a Teaching Assistant (TA) or Residence Advisor (RA), or any other position such as Work Learn, you'll receive a T4 tax form on the UBC HR's self-serve website.
If you are filing taxes in the United States, you may be asked to produce the Form 1098-T, Tuition Statement which is used for qualified tuition and related expenses paid during the tax year. UBC is an eligible educational institution because of participation in the US Direct Loan Program.
UBC does not issue the Form 1098-T, Tuition Statement. As a Canadian institution, UBC only provides Canadian federal (T2202A) tax receipts.
For the most up-to-date information on claiming tuition and related expenses without a 1098-T, learn more about Publication 970, Tax Benefits for Education.
If you're an undergraduate student, please contact your Enrolment Services Advisor directly. To find your advisor’s contact information, log into your Student Service Centre (SSC) and select “UBC Contacts” under Personal Info.
Graduate, postgraduate, and all other students can contact an Enrolment Services Advisor by calling 604 822 9836 or submitting a question through the online form.
