Tired of spending the extra cost for gluten-free products?
The Canada Revenue Agency allows for a medical expense deduction for those who have been diagnosed with Celiac Disease. Information regarding this benefit is provided in the following presentations:
Canadian Income Tax Gluten-Free Deductions - Updated 2018.
The link to the CRA website with information regarding this deduction.
Diet Supplements
The BC Government offers a diet supplement to help "recipients to meet costs associated with a therapeutic diet that is required as a result of a specific medical condition or a special dietary need."
The following recipients are eligible for diet supplements as of January 1, 2020:
The Canada Revenue Agency allows for a medical expense deduction for those who have been diagnosed with Celiac Disease. Information regarding this benefit is provided in the following presentations:
Canadian Income Tax Gluten-Free Deductions - Updated 2018.
The link to the CRA website with information regarding this deduction.
Diet Supplements
The BC Government offers a diet supplement to help "recipients to meet costs associated with a therapeutic diet that is required as a result of a specific medical condition or a special dietary need."
The following recipients are eligible for diet supplements as of January 1, 2020:
- persons receiving income assistance, disability assistance or hardship assistance, as long as they are not in receipt of another nutrition-related supplement
- persons receiving a natal supplement if the dietary needs are unrelated to pregnancy
- children in the Child in Home of Relative (CIHR) Program
- dependants of persons residing in a special care facility
- persons receiving a grandparented tribunal award under Schedule C, Section 2(3) that is not a nutrition-related supplement
