Filing Status and Dependants

Common-law partner is a CRA-defined household-status term used in benefit, credit, and return reporting.

Dependant is a family-status term whose tax effect depends on the specific credit, benefit, or claim involved.

Dependant terms used when a child, parent, or other supported person changes a Canadian tax result.

Eligible dependant is a specific claim concept, not a general synonym for every supported family member.

Household-status and dependant terms that change credit claims, benefit eligibility, and return context.

Household-status terms such as marital and common-law status that affect Canadian tax reporting.

Marital status is a CRA reporting concept that affects household information, credit claims, and benefit calculations.