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Common types of income for students

Most income you receive is taxable and you have to include it on your return. However, you do not have to include your GST/HST credit, Canada Child Tax Benefit payments, or related provincial or territorial program payments, lottery winnings, or most gifts and inheritances.

The most common types of income you may receive as a student include:

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Employment income
Employment income reported on a T4 slip issued by your employer.		 Tips, gratuities, and occasional earnings
Other employment income not reported on a T4 slip.
Scholarships, fellowships, bursaries, study grants, and artists' project grants Research grants
Eligible deductions from your research grants.
Interest and other investment income
Interest income from a financial institution and other investment income.		 Registered education savings plan (RESP) income
Payments you have received from a registered education savings plan.
Date Modified: 2010-01-06

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