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Bill C-209

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1st Session, 37th Parliament,
49-50 Elizabeth II,

House of Commons of Canada

BILL C-209

An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (Public Transportation Costs)

      Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

1. The Income Tax Act is amended by adding the following after section 118.95:

Credit for public transporta-
tion costs

118.96 (1) For the purpose of computing an individual's tax payable under this Part for a taxation year, there may be deducted the amount determined by the formula

A x B

where:

A is the appropriate percentage for the year; and

B is the total of all reasonable amounts paid by the individual in the year for the use of a public transportation system.

(2) For the purposes of this section, ``public transportation'' includes a public transportation service by bus, subway, commuter train or light rail.

(3) The individual shall provide supporting vouchers indicating the amounts paid by the individual for the use of a public transportation system.