Line 5868 - Medical expenses for
self, spouse or common-law partner, and your dependent children
born in 2001 or later
The medical expenses you can claim on line 5868 are the same as those you can claim on line 330 of your federal Schedule 1, except for the following:
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If the amount you claimed for medical expenses on your federal Schedule 1 includes an amount for attendant care expenses that was limited to $10,000 ($20,000 in the year of death), the maximum Ontario claim for attendant care expenses is $14,318 ($28,637 in the year of death).
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The maximum Ontario claim for the cost of a van adapted for transporting a patient who requires the use of a wheelchair is $7,159.
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The maximum Ontario claim for moving expenses for a patient's move to a more accessible dwelling is $2,864.
The federal and provincial medical expenses you claim have to cover the same 12-month period ending in 2018 and must be expenses that were not claimed for 2017.
The total medical expenses have to be more than either 3% of your net income (line 236 of your return) or $2,343, whichever is less.
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