Tax Information for Program Participants
Banff Centre is a Post-Secondary Learning Institute in Alberta and as a result attendance on most programs will result in the issuance of tax receipts.
Tax receipts are issued to all students in eligible programs regardless of residency and if a filing is required. See the Canada Revenue Agency Site for details. Tax receipts will be uploaded to your Student Portal.
Reminder - Canadian Tax Year
The Tax Year Runs January 1 – December 31.
Tax receipts are issued by March 1st of the following year. Calculations are based on tax year not Program Dates, therefore if you have a program that crosses the tax year the amounts will be pro-rated accordingly.
Tax receipts are based on when the activity occurred not when payment is made. For example if you pay your tuition in December, but your program starts in January your tuition receipt will be issued in the following years' T2202 as it relates to the calendar date of the course not payment date.
Please see the information below for details on accessing your receipts.
T2202 Tuition and Enrolment Certificate
The T2202 Tuition and Enrolment Certificate is issued for income tax purposes to all students who paid eligible tuition and eligible fees.
Detailed information about tuition and months of attendance with regard to taxes can be found on the Canada Revenue Agency website, including the P105 Students and Income Tax publication.
To access your T2202 please log in to your Student Portal.
When in the Portal select the relevant Tax Receipts from the menu.
The final tax receipt PDF is then placed in your Student Portal under My Documents > Document Centre > ‘Important Info / Printable Documents / Copies of Submitted Documents’ and can be downloaded as needed.
You can reprint the tax receipt at any time as we regularly clean out printed documents to keep your Document Centre clean and up to date.
For forms before 2021 please contact the Office of the Registrar who will be able to provide a PDF Version.
Note: Banff Centre keeps tax records for seven years.
T4A – Pension and other income in Canada
You will receive a T4A tax receipt for any financial awards you receive. Financial Awards include but are not limited to scholarship, travel, living and material allowances (STIPENDs).
If you wish to receive your T4A electronically log into your Student Portal and ensure that the field is set to receive electronically.
My Information – Additional Information
If it is not set to receive electronically then your T4A will be mailed by February 28th to the address on file.
To print your T4A go to the Student Portal
When in the Portal Select Tax Receipts from the menu.
The final tax receipt PDF is then placed in your Student Portal under My Documents > Document Centre > ‘Important Info / Printable Documents / Copies of Submitted Documents’ and can be downloaded as needed.
You can reprint the Tax Receipt at any time as we regularly clean out printed documents to keep your Document Centre clean and up to date.
Mailed Tax Receipts
If you wish to receive a mailed copy of your T4A you can request this ahead of time by going to the Student Portal
My Profile – My Information
Click Additional Information Tab
Red Edit button
Then select Tax Receipt Delivery Method:
We will then mail your tax forms by the 1st March to the address on your Student Profile.
Alternatively you can email the Office of the Registrar at Admissions@banffcentre.ca
Pre 2021 Tax Receipts
For receipts before 2021 please contact the Office of the Registrar who will be able to provide a PDF Version.
Note: Banff Centre keeps tax records for seven years.
Completing your Canadian Tax Return
It is every student’s responsibility to submit their tax returns with the accurate information.
Banff Centre is not able to provide tax guidance and we recommend you seek the help of a tax professional if you are not familiar with filing taxes in Canada.
Tax receipts are available from March 1st of the calendar year following your program at the Centre.
You will be sent a notification by email when the forms are available for you to access in the Student Portal.
If you have selected to receive your tax receipts by mail they will be sent to the address on file.
Social Insurance Information
The Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) requires all Canadian post-secondary institutions to collect students’ Social Insurance Numbers (SINs) on the T2202 Education and Enrollment Certificate.
If you have a SIN you will be asked to provide this when confirming your acceptance to a program
Or
You can upload your SIN via your Student Portal
Go to My Profile - My Information
Then in the Additional Information Tab you can Edit and add your SIN.
Once uploaded we will mask the SIN number so it is not visible to anyone at the Centre and it will also mask in your Portal.
If you do not have a SIN or chose not to provide a SIN your T2202 Tax Receipt will be issued with the SIN field blank.
2021 Tax Year
Runs 1 January 2021 – December 2021
Forms will be available by the 1st March 2022.
You will receive an email when they are available to download in the Student Portal.
If you requested that they be sent via mail they will be posted to the address we have on file Check My Profile – My information to verify your information is current.
NOTE: In 2019/2020 Banff Centre completed a thorough review of our programming and reporting.
Not seeing what you expect on your Tax Receipt
Contact the Office of the Registrar or call 1.888.255.6327
Need help filing a Tax Return
Contact a tax advisor or review the CRA website
Banff Centre employees are not able to provide tax advice or help with an individuals' tax remittance.
