As you may be aware, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is streamlining the process for deducting home office expenses for tax purposes by allowing employees working from home to claim a Home Office Expense Deduction of up to $400 in the 2020 tax year, without the need to track detailed expenses or the need for their employer to provide a signed form (T2200).

Here is the link to the Canada Revenue Agency news release on the simplified process for claiming home office expenses: https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/news/2020/12/introducing-a-simplified-process-for-claiming-the-home-office-expenses-for-canadians-working-from-home-due-to-the-covid-19-pandemic.html

A briefing with CRA is planned for all bargaining agent presidents next week. If you have any questions about the process, please send them to the CMCFA President (luu@cmcfa-apcmc.ca) by COB on Thursday, Dec 17th, so she can forward the questions to Treasury Board by the deadline of Friday, Dec 18th.