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I have a Q, I goto school in canada, and live here full time, pay taxes, take student loans.... etc....
my parents live in the USA and live and pay taxes there.
I know my schooling is tax deductable, but can I deduct it, and then my parents claim me as a dependant or something down there too?
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Canadian education tax credits are (now) intended to be used by the student. You can hold them over from year to year, and use them once you graduate even.
In the past you could give leftover education tax deductions to people who supported your education, but I believe they got rid of that.
About 18% of the money you spend directly on education is given as a tax credit (not a tax deduction). These tax credits reduce the tax you owe directly -- they don't reduce your income. If you don't spend your education tax credits this year (because you aren't paying enough taxes to use them all, say), you can save them for later years until you are paying taxes.
In Canada, you can be a dependant of your parents and still claim these tax credits. I see no reason, naively, why this wouldn't still work if your parents are in the USA.