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Tax obligations for international students

Students should file tax returns, whether they have worked or not.

Understanding your obligations

Greater Montréal's international students portal

Video "New to Canada? Learn about taxes"

Find out more by visiting the Canada Revenue Agency and Revenu Québec sites.

Student tax clinic

Every year, students from the Société des relations d'affaires – HEC Montréal (SRA) help individuals complete their tax returns (Even if you haven’t earned any money).

Find out more about the tax clinic

Keep in mind:

To fill out your tax returns, you will need to have a Social Insurance Number (SIN) or Individual Tax Number (ITN).
The Relevé 8 is a tax form the School completes. It declares the amount of tuition you paid for the year and is available at the end of February on the HEC en ligne site.
Did you earn money from a country other than Canada? Find out about Canada's tax agreements with other countries.

This online summary, dated February 27, 2019, holds no official standing. Changes may occur without notice. Quebec laws and regulations, as well as information emanating from the Ministère de l'Immigration, de la Francisation et de l'Intégration, and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, take precedence over this document.