CRA HSA Eligible Expenses
Acoustic coupler
— Eligible
(Hearing)
[Rx needed]
Air conditioner
— Eligible
(Home & Environment)
[Rx needed]
Air filter, cleaner, or purifier
— Eligible
(Home & Environment)
[Rx needed]
Altered auditory feedback devices
— Eligible
(Hearing)
[Rx needed]
Ambulance service
— Eligible
(Medical)
Artificial eye or limb
— Eligible
(Assistive Devices)
Assisted breathing devices (CPAP, ventilator)
— Eligible
(Assistive Devices)
[Rx needed]
Athletic or fitness club (gym) fees
— Not eligible
(Other)
Attendant care and care in a facility
— See details
(Other)
Group home, nursing home, respite care — see CRA
CRA
Audible signal devices (bells, horns, visible signals)
— Eligible
(Hearing)
[Rx needed]
Baby breathing monitor
— Eligible
(Assistive Devices)
[Rx needed] [Cert needed]
Bathroom aids (grab bars, grips, rails)
— Eligible
(Mobility)
[Rx needed]
Birth control devices (non-prescription)
— Not eligible
(Reproductive)
Bliss symbol boards
— Eligible
(Assistive Devices)
[Rx needed]
Blood coagulation monitors
— Eligible
(Assistive Devices)
[Rx needed]
Blood pressure monitors
— Not eligible
(Assistive Devices)
Bone conduction receiver
— Eligible
(Hearing)
Bone marrow transplant
— Eligible
(Medical)
Braces for a limb (stockings, walking cast, boots)
— Eligible
(Assistive Devices)
Braille note-taker devices
— Eligible
(Assistive Devices)
[Rx needed]
Braille printers, synthetic speech systems
— Eligible
(Assistive Devices)
[Rx needed]
Breast prosthesis
— Eligible
(Assistive Devices)
[Rx needed]
Cancer treatment
— Eligible
(Medical)
Catheters, catheter trays, tubing
— Eligible
(Assistive Devices)
Chair (power-operated)
— Eligible
(Mobility)
[Rx needed]
Cochlear implant
— Eligible
(Hearing)
Computer peripherals (assistive)
— Eligible
(Assistive Devices)
[Rx needed]
Cosmetic surgery
— See details
(Medical)
Eligible only if medically necessary
Cosmetic surgery solely cosmetic (liposuction, filler, teeth whitening)
— Not eligible
(Medical)
Crutches
— Eligible
(Mobility)
Deaf-blind intervening services
— Eligible
(Hearing)
Dental services
— Eligible
(Dental & Oral)
Dentures and dental implants
— Eligible
(Dental & Oral)
Devices or software (assistive)
— Eligible
(Assistive Devices)
[Rx needed]
Diapers or disposable briefs
— Eligible
(Other)
Diaper services
— Not eligible
(Other)
Driveway access
— Eligible
(Mobility)
Drugs and devices (Health Canada Special Access)
— Eligible
(Medications)
Egg and sperm freezing and storage
— Eligible
(Reproductive)
Elastic support hose
— Eligible
(Assistive Devices)
[Rx needed]
Electrolysis
— Eligible
(Medical)
Electronic bone healing devices
— Eligible
(Assistive Devices)
[Rx needed]
Electronic speech synthesizers
— Eligible
(Assistive Devices)
[Rx needed]
Electrotherapy devices
— Eligible
(Assistive Devices)
[Rx needed]
Environment control system (computerized)
— Eligible
(Home & Environment)
[Rx needed]
Extremity pump
— Eligible
(Assistive Devices)
[Rx needed]
Fertility procedures (donor, surrogate)
— See details
(Reproductive)
See CRA details
Furnace
— Eligible
(Home & Environment)
[Rx needed]
Gluten-free food products
— See details
(Other)
Eligible for persons with celiac disease — see CRA
CRA
Health plan premiums paid by employer (not in income)
— Not eligible
(Other)
Hearing aids
— Eligible
(Hearing)
Heart monitoring devices
— Eligible
(Assistive Devices)
[Rx needed]
Hospital bed
— Eligible
(Assistive Devices)
[Rx needed]
Hospital services
— Eligible
(Medical)
Ileostomy and colostomy pads
— Eligible
(Assistive Devices)
Infusion pump
— Eligible
(Assistive Devices)
[Rx needed]
Injection pens (e.g. insulin pen)
— Eligible
(Assistive Devices)
[Rx needed]
Insulin or substitutes
— Eligible
(Medications)
[Rx needed]
In vitro fertility program (IVF)
— Eligible
(Reproductive)
Kidney machine (dialysis)
— Eligible
(Assistive Devices)
Laboratory procedures or services (inc. COVID-19 tests)
— Eligible
(Medical)
[Rx needed]
Large print-on-screen devices
— Eligible
(Vision)
[Rx needed]
Laryngeal speaking aids
— Eligible
(Assistive Devices)
Laser eye surgery
— Eligible
(Vision)
Lift or transportation equipment (power-operated)
— Eligible
(Mobility)
[Rx needed]
Liver extract injections
— Eligible
(Medications)
[Rx needed]
Medical cannabis
— Eligible
(Medications)
Medical services (doctor, specialist)
— Eligible
(Medical)
Medical services outside Canada
— Eligible
(Medical)
Mobile apps to manage blood glucose (no measurement)
— Not eligible
(Other)
Moving expenses (medical reasons)
— Eligible
(Travel)
Needles and syringes
— Eligible
(Medications)
[Rx needed]
Note-taking services
— Eligible
(Other)
[Cert needed]
Nurse
— Eligible
(Medical)
Optical scanners
— Eligible
(Vision)
[Rx needed]
Organic food
— Not eligible
(Other)
Organ transplant
— Eligible
(Medical)
Orthodontic work
— Eligible
(Dental & Oral)
Orthopaedic shoes, boots, and inserts
— Eligible
(Assistive Devices)
[Rx needed]
Osteogenesis stimulator (inductive coupling)
— Eligible
(Assistive Devices)
[Rx needed]
Over-the-counter medications
— Not eligible
(Medications)
Oxygen and oxygen tent
— Eligible
(Assistive Devices)
[Rx needed]
Oxygen concentrator
— Eligible
(Assistive Devices)
Pacemakers
— Eligible
(Assistive Devices)
[Rx needed]
Page-turner devices
— Eligible
(Assistive Devices)
[Rx needed]
Personalized therapy plan
— Eligible
(Mental Health)
[Rx needed] [T2201 needed]
Personal response systems (Lifeline, Health Line)
— Not eligible
(Other)
Phototherapy equipment
— Eligible
(Medical)
Premiums paid to private health services plans
— Eligible
(Other)
Pre-natal and post-natal treatments
— Eligible
(Reproductive)
Prescription drugs and medications
— Eligible
(Medications)
[Rx needed]
Pressure pulse therapy devices
— Eligible
(Assistive Devices)
[Rx needed]
Provincial and territorial health care plans
— Not eligible
(Other)
Radon testing
— Not eligible
(Home & Environment)
Reading services
— Eligible
(Other)
[Cert needed]
Real-time captioning
— Eligible
(Hearing)
Rehabilitative therapy
— Eligible
(Mental Health)
Renovation or construction expenses (medical reasons)
— Eligible
(Home & Environment)
School for persons with mental or physical impairment
— Eligible
(Other)
[Cert needed]
Scooter
— Eligible
(Mobility)
Service animals
— Eligible
(Other)
Sign language interpretation services
— Eligible
(Hearing)
Spinal brace
— Eligible
(Assistive Devices)
Standing devices
— Eligible
(Mobility)
[Rx needed]
Supplements and vitamins
— Not eligible
(Medications)
Talking textbooks
— Eligible
(Assistive Devices)
[Cert needed]
Teletypewriters
— Eligible
(Hearing)
[Rx needed]
Television closed caption decoders
— Eligible
(Hearing)
[Rx needed]
Tests (medical)
— Eligible
(Medical)
[Rx needed]
Therapy
— Eligible
(Mental Health)
[Rx needed] [T2201 needed]
Training (for medical conditions)
— Eligible
(Other)
Travel expenses (less than 40 km)
— Not eligible
(Travel)
Travel expenses (at least 40 km)
— See details
(Travel)
See CRA details for conditions
Travel expenses (at least 80 km)
— See details
(Travel)
See CRA details for conditions
Travel expenses (outside Canada)
— See details
(Travel)
See CRA details for conditions
Treatment centre
— Eligible
(Mental Health)
[Cert needed]
Truss for hernia
— Eligible
(Assistive Devices)
Tutoring services (certified)
— Eligible
(Other)
[Cert needed]
Vaccines
— Eligible
(Medications)
[Rx needed]
Van (modified for disability)
— Eligible
(Travel)
Vehicle device (for disability)
— Eligible
(Travel)
[Rx needed]
Vision devices (eyeglasses, contacts, prescription goggles)
— Eligible
(Vision)
[Rx needed]
Visual or vibratory signalling device
— Eligible
(Hearing)
[Rx needed]
Vitamin B12
— Eligible
(Medications)
[Rx needed]
Voice recognition software
— Eligible
(Assistive Devices)
[Cert needed]
Volume control feature (additional)
— Eligible
(Hearing)
[Rx needed]
Walking aids (canes, walkers)
— Eligible
(Mobility)
[Rx needed]
Water filter, cleaner, or purifier
— Eligible
(Home & Environment)
[Rx needed]
Wheelchairs and wheelchair carriers
— Eligible
(Mobility)
Whirlpool bath treatments (hot tub)
— Eligible
(Medical)
Wigs
— Eligible
(Other)
[Rx needed]