Wellness Spending Account (Taxable)

The Wellness Spending Account (taxable) is solely for UWOFA and UWOFA Librarians and Archivists Plan Members who have allocated flex credits to the WSA. No payment will be made for items or services purchased and submitted for family members.

The expanded WSA offering includes several new eligible expense categories, such as pet insurance, veterinary fees, daycare expenses, vacation expenses, banking fees, and home and car insurance.

Manulife Financial administers the Wellness Spending Account. Before you purchase a service or item listed below, please contact Manulife at 1-866-896-8515 for any claim requirements.

The following is a summary of the types of expenses that are considered eligible for payment from the Wellness Spending Account.  Eligible expenses are not limited to this list so please contact Manulife to determine if an item not on this list is eligible.

Counselling Services

  • Grief counselling
  • Addiction counselling
  • Lactation consulting
  • Parishioner fees
  • Nutritional counselling
  • Weight loss programs, counselling, books, CDs
  • Stress management programs counselling, books, CDs
  • Smoking cessation programs, counselling, books, CDs

Daycare Expenses

  • Childcare expenses (private or daycare centre)
  • Field trip expenses
  • Nanny
  • Travel expenses (gas, mileage, taxi, etc. to take child to daycare)
  • Diaper service
  • Car seats/booster seats
  • Baby monitors
  • Adult/elder care expenses
  • Emergency childcare expenses
  • Maid, cleaning service, homemaker

Dental Expenses

  • Any unpaid amounts for dental procedure codes not covered under core benefits or Health CareSpending Account
  • Bleaching tubes
  • Cosmetic dentistry
  • Denture cleaners and adhesive
  • Home bleaching kits
  • Home fluoride
  • Prefabricated mouth guards
  • Toothbrushes, dental floss, toothpaste
  • Water flosser / WaterPik
  • Whitening strips

Education Expenses

  • Professional course fees
  • CPR training
  • First aid courses
  • School insurance
  • Lodging, including hydro, water, telephone, etc.
  • Meals
  • Books
  • Tuition
  • Travel expenses
  • Computer and software
  • Foreign language training
  • School supplies
  • Tutor
  • Summer camp fees
  • Calculators
  • Parking fees required to attend school

Fitness and Recreation Expenses

  • Camping – campground fees and equipment (tent, sleeping bag, camping stove, pots, etc.)
  • Dance lessons
  • Equipment required to participate in a sporting event
  • Fishing – fishing rod, lures, waders, fishing license, etc.
  • Fitness equipment (treadmill, Bowflex, exercise bike, etc.), FitBit, Apple Watch etc.
  • Fitness/exercise videos, CDs, books
  • Golf – green fees, lessons
  • Health club membership, fitness programs, gym memberships/classes (yoga, Pilates, aerobics,Curves, GoodLife, etc.)
  • Hiking, jogging, running – club fees, race entry fees, shoes
  • Horseback riding – lessons and equipment (saddle, helmet, boots, etc.)
  • Hunting license and equipment
  • Personal trainer
  • Racket sports – court fees, lessons, equipment
  • Recreational club membership (sailing, skiing, etc.)
  • Self-defence courses – registration fees
  • Skiing and snowboarding – passes, equipment, membership
  • Sports such as baseball, curling, hockey, etc. (registration, equipment, team fees, lessons)
  • Water sports equipment - paddle board, canoe, kayak, surf board, life jacket, etc

Healthcare Expenses

  • Any unpaid health expenses not covered under Core Benefits or Healthcare Spending Account
  • Lifeline monitoring system
  • Medic Alert bracelet
  • Vitamins/supplements
  • Massage units
  • Bed mattresses (Sealy Posturepedic, etc.)
  • Beds other than hospital beds (Craftmatic, etc.)
  • Heating pad
  • Electric blankets
  • Thermometer
  • Vet fees
  • Maternity expenses (prenatal classes, midwife)
  • Treatment centers/spas (hair removal/waxing)
  • Virtual Healthcare/Executive Health Clinics Administration/Membership fees
  • PPE purchased for personal use to prevent the spread of an illness (ie: face masks, gloves)
  • Traditional Medicines (i.e. sweetgrass, sage, cedar, ceremonial tobacco, smudge kits)
  • Fees and supplies for Indigenous ceremonies (i.e. sweat lodge, healing circles, smudging)

Long-term Care Expenses

  • Retirement home fees
  • Meals on Wheels
  • Home maker
  • Nursing home expenses, excluding room
  • Charges (laundry, hairdressing, etc.)
  • Telephone and TV rental while confined to hospital

Environmental

  • air conditioner
  • books, videos, CDs
  • compost bin
  • dehumidifier
  • energy efficient appliances
  • energy saving light bulbs
  • green home initiatives
  • landfill/recycling expenses
  • re-usable bags purchased at stores (grocery, etc.)
  • vaporizer
  • water barrel

Financial 

  • accounting services (personal income tax preparation)
  • bank fees
  • fees for a financial planner/chartered accountant/investment advisor expenses
  • RIFF fees
  • RRSP/RESP premiums/contributions and charges

Insurance

  • broker fees
  • CAA membership
  • car insurance
  • home and content insurance
  • insurance seminars
  • other vehicle insurance (boat, skidoo, etc.)
  • pet insurance
  • premiums for basic provincial plan coverage
  • premiums for life, accidental death and dismemberment and disability coverage(s)

Legal

  • divorce kits
  • lawyer fees (real estate transactions, wills, powers of attorney, passports, divorce proceedings)
  • legal books, CD's
  • paralegal fees
  • will kits

Miscellaneous

  • Highway toll fees
  • ergonomic office equipment (chair, desk etc.)
  • handicapped parking permit
  • non-prescription sunglasses
  • ovulation prediction tests (ovustick)
  • travel expenses (airfare/accommodations, automobile tires, bus, car rental, gasoline, etc.) forvacation purposes
  • umbilical cord blood storage

Personal Development

  • books
  • computer purchase/lease and software
  • personal interest courses, seminars (cooking, craft, sewing, etc.)
  • professional membership fees or dues
  • smoking cessation programs
  • stress management programs
  • weight management programs

Renovations

  • additions
  • deck
  • fence
  • home improvements for accessibility
  • hot tubs, whirlpools
  • landscaping tools/supplies
  • new roof
  • sheds

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