Child Fitness Tax Credit – Canada

Child fitness tax credit little used by poor families, study finds, By Karen Kleiss, August 4, 2010, Vancouver Sun: “Canada’s fitness tax credit does little to encourage physical activity among kids from low-income families who can’t afford to pay registration fees, a new study says. The University of Alberta research found that middle-class and wealthy families benefit most from the $500 tax credit, and are twice as likely to claim the credit as are low-income families. Study author John Spence said low-income families simply can’t afford to pay registration fees in the first place, so they can’t take advantage of the tax credit down the line…”