Unable to or exempt from filing taxes with CRA

2024-25 OSAP Application for Full-time Students

If income entered on your 2024-25 OSAP application (by you or a family member) cannot be verified with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) because a 2023 income tax return was not filed, you may be able to have the 2023 income verified through a review.

Acceptable reasons for not filing taxes with CRA may include:

• Not being a resident of Canada in 2023.
• Not getting a Social Insurance Number (SIN) until 2024.
• Being exempt from filing taxes because of Indigenous person status.

Contact the financial aid office at your school for more information and what documentation may be required, including the completion of a “Canadian Non-Taxable and/or Foreign Income” form.