For meal expenses, the simplified rate is unchanged from 2008, a flat rate of $17 a meal or $51 per day, per person is allowed without receipts. If you choose the detailed method, you must keep your receipts.

For the simplified method of claiming vehicle expenses for trips relating to the northern residents deduction, moving expenses or medical expenses, the number of kilometres driven during the year may be multiplied by the appropriate cents/km rate below for the province in which travel begins.

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