T4A: Statement of Pension, Retirement, Annuity, and Other Income

Canada Revenue Agency requires the University to provide a T4A to all University of Toronto students who received ‘other income’ in the calendar year (January to December) including any of the following:

  • Scholarship, bursary, or fellowship payments
  • Tuition waiver credits for students who are dependent children and/or spouse of U of T faculty and staff
  • University subsidy of interest on University-arranged loan program (e.g. Scotiabank or RBC).

You can view and print your final 2024 calendar year ACORN T4A on February 21st of the following year (February 21, 2025), if you have recorded your SIN or ITN number on ACORN by the end of the 2024 calendar year.  Effective January 1, 2025, the T4A will only be available to eligible students on ACORN. Paper copies are not mailed to students. If a paper copy is required, you can request one here . An updated mailing address in ACORN and SIN is required.

If you do not provide your SIN or ITN, and you file a tax return, CRA may subject you to a penalty of $100.  View information about SIN or ITN for T2202 AND T4A .  This is not required if you will not file a Canadian tax return.

If you record your SIN or ITN number after February 21st, then view and print your updated T4A and include with your income tax return.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Box 105 “Other Income” on the T4A slip will report the sum of:

    • scholarship, bursary, fellowship, tuition waiver for dependant children and/or a spouse payments recorded in the student’s ACORN student account in the calendar year. Questions regarding these amounts should be directed to Student Accounts.
    • loan interest subsidy income that the student’s financial aid office administers outside of ACORN. Questions regarding these amounts should be directed to the student’s financial aid office.

    If T4A amount is incorrect, contact info.studentaccount@utoronto.ca

  • T4As are normally available for viewing and printing on ACORN on February 21st of the following year.

    If you record your SIN or ITN number after February 21st, then view and print your updated T4A and include with your income tax return.

  • Effective January 1, 2025, the T4A will only be available to eligible students on ACORN. Paper copies are not mailed to students. If a paper copy is required, you can request one here . An updated mailing address in ACORN and SIN is required.

  • You can view and print T4As for most recent calendar year and for six prior calendar years.

  • The T4A form will be available as a Adobe Portable Document Format

    (PDF) file. Adobe® Reader® (5.05 or higher) is required to read the PDF files.

  • If your computer is attached to a local area network (LAN), contact your LAN administrator or technical support person for support. If you are having a problem on a personal computer, use the ACORN feedback button located in the lower left corner to forward your comments or concerns. (Be sure to select Help with Browser or Connectivity Problems from the Divisional Contact drop-down list.)

  • Current and former students can view and print T4As for the last 7 calendar years on ACORN.

    Students can send a request to info.studentaccount@utoronto.ca for a duplicate paper T4A if the slip is no longer available for viewing and printing on ACORN.

  • To claim a scholarship exemption, you must be enrolled in an educational program in which you are a qualifying student in 2021, 2022, 2023 or 2024.

    Full-time enrolment

    Post-secondary school scholarships, fellowships, and bursaries are not taxable if you received them in 2021 for your enrolment in a program if you are considered a full-time qualifying student for 2021, 2022, 2023 or 2024.

    The scholarship exemption will be limited to the extent that the award was intended to support the student’s enrolment in the program. To determine what portion of your award was intended to support your enrolment, you should consider such factors as:

    • the duration of the program
    • any terms and conditions that apply to the award
    • the period for which support is intended to be provided by the award

    Part-time enrolment

    If you have received a scholarship, fellowship, or bursary related to a part-time program for which you are a part-time qualifying student for 2021, 2022, 2023 or 2024, the scholarship exemption is equal to the tuition paid plus the costs of program-related materials.

    To calculate your scholarship exemption, see the Chart to calculate the portion of the award that must be included in income

  • The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) website provides information for students on a wide range of taxation topics. In addition, CRA ‘s annual  Students and Income Tax brochure is a useful source of information for students.