Soccer training expenses for kid with disability, does it qualify as a medical expense?

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I have a T4 client with a child under 16 who has a disability. The child has been approved for the Federal disability credit and has enrolled his kid into soccer training to aid in his development. Does this qualify as a medical expense? If not, what category would it fall under?

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Go review allowable medical expenses. You won’t find it. If, by chance, your client lives in Nova Scotia, there’s the children’s arts & fitness tax credit. Maximum credit is reached when you spend $500 per child. And, with our exceptionally generous tax credit rate of 8.79%, you’re in for some serious cheddar. You might spent $5,000 to have your kid in hockey, and you’ll save the princely sum of $47.95. There’s no federal counterpart. Politicians know how to put a positive spin on anything. We’ll give you a tax credit of 10% of your investment this year. What they left out is that you’re taxed on it next year. Or, it reduces UCC going forward, reducing CCA and increasing tax. There must be a university level course on parliament hill for new MP’s to teach them never to tell the whole truth without actually lying.

I’m sorry, what was the question?

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Manitoba has the same Tax credit, bumps if the child is disabled

TaxTips.ca - Manitoba Fitness Tax Credit for Children and Young Adults