Deduction for Residents of Designated Remote Areas

If you lived in a designated remote region (prescribed northern zone or a prescribed intermediate zone) for at least six consecutive months, beginning or ending in the year, you can claim a deduction for residents of designated remote areas.

The amount you may claim includes the following deductions:

• a deduction for housing
• a deduction for travel for which you received taxable benefits from your employer

The place where you live, and not the address where you receive your mail, determines whether or not you are a resident of a designated remote area.