Ottawa being pushed to create a fitness tax credit
iPolitics By Charlie Pinkerton. Published on Apr 12, 2021 5:44pm Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during the Game On The Hill rugby event on Parliament Hill in 2012. (iPolitics/Matthew Usherwood) The upcoming federal budget should include a tax credit for gym memberships to help Canadians improve their health, and to support fitness centres following the financial battering they’ve taken during the pandemic, says an industry group that’s backed by several of the country’s well-known health organizations. A “Fitness Tax Credit” was one of the budget suggestions from the Fitne...
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