Generally, you can claim moving expenses you paid in the year if both of the following apply:

• You moved to a new home to work or to run a business out of a new location, or you moved to be a student in full-time attendance in a post-secondary program at a university, college, or other educational institution
• Your new home must be at least 40 kilometres closer (by the shortest public route) to your new work location or school

Topics

• Can you claim moving expenses?
  Answer a few questions.
• Are you employed or self-employed?
  Income from which you can deduct eligible moving expenses, carry forward, and expenses paid after the move.
• Are you a full-time student?
  Income from which you can deduct eligible moving expenses, carry forward, and expenses paid after the move.
• Eligible moving expenses
  Eligible moving expenses, including legal fees.
• Ineligible moving expenses
  Expenses that are not considered eligible moving expenses.
• Where did you move?
  Information for those who moved to or from Canada, or between two locations outside Canada.
• Completing your tax and benefit return
  How to calculate and claim your moving expenses deduction.

Forms and publications

• Income Tax Package
• Form T1-M, Moving Expenses Deduction
• Income Tax Folio S1-F3-C4, Moving Expenses

Related topics

• Moving