CRA Approved HSA Expenses

CRA Approved Health Spending Account Expenses

(Below list is taken from Canada Revenue Agency website. If there is discrepancy between below list and CRA list, the CRA list will be deemed to be correct.)

Professional Services

Acupuncturist (qualified medical practitioner) Chiropodist

Chiropractor / Chiropodist

Christian Science Practitioner

Dermatologist

Gynecologist

Massage (Provincially Registered Therapist) Naturopaths

Neurologist Obstetrician Optician

Optometrist Orthopedist Osteopath

Dental

Dental Mechanic

Dentist /

Cleaning, polishing, oral hygiene instruction Dental Checkups

Dental X-rays

Dentures

Restorative Procedures such as Crown, Implants (no purely cosmetic procedures)

Hospital

Anesthetist

Hospital Bills

Outpatient Services

Vision

Optician

Artificial Eye

Eye glasses or Contact Lens (prescribed)

Medicines

Any medicine or drug purchased (prescribed by a medical practitioner or dentist and recorded by a

licensed pharmacist)

Vitamin B12 – for pernicious anemia

Premiums

Premium paid to a non-government medical or hospital care plan (Ex. Blue Cross, Manulife Flexcare, Sun Life Affinity)

Paediatrician

Physician

Physiotherapist

Plastic Surgeon

Podiatrist

Practical Nurse (medical services only)

Psychiatrist

Psychoanalyst

Psychologist Registered

Midwife Registered Nurse

Speech Therapist (pathological or audiological impediments only)

Surgeon

Orthodontics (including braces, no purely cosmetic procedures)

Extracting Teeth

Filling Teeth including root canal

Fluoride treatments

Gum Treatment

Oxygen Masks / Tent / Vaccines

X-ray Technician

Laser Eye surgery

Optician / Optometrist

Oxygen Tapes or tablets for sugar content tests by diabetics, if the procedure has been required by a physician

Healthcare is stressful enough. Paying for it shouldn’t be.