the free methodist church in canada
Clergy Residence
Status Test
In order to qualify for the clergy residence deduction under paragraph 8(1)(c), the person must be one of the following:
- a member of the clergy;
- a member of a religious order; or
- a regular minister of a religious denomination.
Function Test
In order to qualify for the deduction, a person who has the required status must also be employed in a qualifying function. The person’s function must be that he or she is
- in charge of, or ministering to, a diocese, parish or congregation (see ¶ 15); or
- engaged exclusively in full-time administrative service by appointment of a religious order or religious denomination.
