Parent Income Verification: Foreign And/or Non-Taxable Income

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2016-2017 OSAP: Parent Income Verification

Section D: Required Documentation

1a) Parent received no income in 2015

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If parent resided in Canada in 2015: Copy of parent’s Notice of Assessment issued by the Canada

Revenue Agency (CRA)

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If parent is a Status Indian who lives on a First Nations Reserve in Canada: an affidavit (defined

below) providing the name of the First Nations Reserve they lived on in 2015 and that they had

received no income in 2015.

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If parent resided outside of Canada in 2015:

• Documentation issued by the foreign government/tax agency where parent resided that indicates

parent’s total income was zero; or

• An affidavit (defined below) from parent explaining where they were residing in 2015 and why they

received no income in 2015.

Definition: Affidavit

An “affidavit” is a sworn document that is signed before a lawyer, a commissioner of oaths (who may

not be a lawyer), or a notary public, swearing or affirming that the contents of the affidavit are true. A

commissioner of oaths is generally available at courthouses, community legal clinics, municipal or

township offices, and law offices.

2a) Parent received taxable (gross) income during 2015 from a Canadian source(s)

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A copy of parent’s 2015 Notice of Assessment issued by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).

2b) Parent received non-taxable income during 2015 from a Canadian source(s)

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Proof of parent’s 2015 annual non-taxable income documented by the agency, organization or

government department recording the income information.

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If the non-taxable income is from child-support payments: A copy of the separation agreement or

court order that outlines the amount and frequency of the support payments. Parent’s name and the

amount of payment must be included in the documentation.

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If parent is a Status Indian who earned all of their 2015 income on a First Nations Reserve in

Canada: Provide a letter from parent’s employer (on the employer’s letterhead) that indicates the total

amount of 2015 income earned by parent while working on a First Nations reserve.

3a) Parent received income from a foreign (non-Canadian) source(s)

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If income is from a country with a foreign tax department/tax agency: Proof of parent’s 2015

gross income (before any deductions) as documented by the foreign government/tax agency (e.g., the

document equivalent to CRA’s Notice of Assessment). Note: Working copies of tax documents and/or

tax returns will not be considered for documentation purposes.

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If income is from a country that does NOT have a foreign tax department/tax agency: Official

documentation from parent’s employer that specifies the gross income (before any deductions)

received by Parent in 2015. The documentation must be on employer’s letterhead or other official

format.

March 18, 2016

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