Lesson plans for teachers and facilitators

Use the course content in your own program and help your students develop an understanding of how the Canadian tax system works.

These lesson plans include:

• skills for your students to develop
• background information to prepare you for the lessons
• required materials to complete the lessons
• warm-up exercises to get your students thinking
• additional guidance to walk through the lessons
• discussion questions to bring it all together
• quizzes to test your students’ knowledge

Modules

1. Lesson plan: Purpose of taxes

   Help students learn what effect the Canadian tax system has on them and what taxes pay for.

2. Lesson plans: Starting to work

   Lesson plan: Working for an employer

   Help students learn what to expect when they start a new job and the tax information they should be aware of.

   Lesson plan: Working for yourself

   Help students learn what to expect when they start working for themselves and the tax information they should be aware of.

3. Lesson plan: Preparing to do your taxes

   Help students learn what they need to get ready to do their taxes.

4. Lesson plan: Completing a basic tax return

   Help students learn the basics of the Canadian income tax and benefit return, known as the tax return. This will help clarify the calculations done by certified tax software so students can better understand the final result of their taxes.

5. Lesson plan: After sending us your tax return

   Help students learn what to expect after filing an income tax and benefit return, from understanding their notice of assessment to interacting with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).

6. Lesson plan: Accessing your benefits and credits

   Help students learn about the benefits and credits the CRA administers and how they may benefit from these payments.

7. Lesson plan: Saving for the future

   Help students learn about the different registered savings plans the CRA administers and how they may benefit from them.

8. Lesson plan: Using My Account

   Help students learn how they can register for a CRA account to access the services in My Account. The lesson will also explain how students can manage their online income tax and benefit information.