This page outlines the documents and information you should prepare before filing your return, plus quick CRA help steps and common questions.
To prepare your tax return, provide all relevant income and deduction documents for the filing year.
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Step 1: Provide personal information
After Step 1, you can access limited information. Full services are available after entering your CRA security code.
Step 2: Enter CRA security code
Sign in again through CRA sign-in and enter your CRA security code when prompted.
You can also sign in with a Sign-In Partner (banking credentials) or provincial partners (for example BC Services Card or MyAlberta Digital ID).
Method 1 (Recommended) - In your CRA account
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Method 2
Contact us at (778) 317-8653 or marriataxhub@gmail.com, and we can request authorization by getting your signed authorization form.
Log into My Account (registration required) to view and print your notice of assessment or reassessment issued after February 9, 2015. For years prior to that, you can see detailed summaries of your notice of assessment or reassessment.
For an NOA or notice of reassessment issued by Revenu Quebec, log into your My Account service (registration required) to view and print a copy (back to 2004).
You can change your address with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) by using any one of these methods:
CRA allows individuals to set up Direct Deposit directly through their bank's online banking. This is one of the fastest and safest ways to receive tax refunds and benefit payments.
When you register through your bank, your information is securely sent to CRA, and Direct Deposit is usually active within 1-3 business days.
Direct Deposit covers CRA payments including income tax refunds, GST/HST credits, CCB, climate action payments, and other benefits.
To register, you typically need your SIN, full legal name, date of birth, and access to online banking. You can choose whether deposits go to chequing or savings.
Steps are similar across banks. Bank-by-bank setup guidance:
Not as an automatic payment for everyone. The GST/HST credit is a tax-free quarterly benefit mainly for individuals and families with low or modest income, based on adjusted family net income and CRA eligibility rules.
If you are a newcomer, you may need to apply in your first year (for example with Form RC151, or RC66 if you have children) and keep your tax filing up to date.
For current eligibility details and income thresholds, check CRA: GST/HST credit - Canada.ca.
Filing a return each year, even if you had no income, can make you eligible for credits and benefits you could otherwise miss.
If you do not file, you may miss benefits such as Canada Child Benefit (CCB), Canada child tax benefit (CCTB), GST benefits, climate incentive payments, Ontario Trillium Benefits (Ontario residents), and other federal/provincial benefits.
CRA usually sends GST/HST credit payments on the fifth day of July, October, January, and April.
If you do not receive your GST/HST payment on the expected date, wait 10 working days before contacting CRA.
Processing time after filing varies by season depending on CRA volume. Usually, CRA's target is:
The Canada Workers Benefit (CWB) is a refundable tax credit to help individuals and families who are working and earning a low income.
The CWB has two parts: a basic amount and a disability supplement. You can claim the CWB when you file your income tax return.
For those entitled to CWB, advance payments of up to 50% of the benefit can be issued through the Advanced Canada workers benefit (ACWB). These payments are usually automatic across 3 payments.
Basic amount eligibility
You are eligible for the basic amount of CWB if all apply:
You are not eligible for CWB if any apply:
Who is an eligible spouse/common-law partner?
An eligible spouse/common-law partner is not eligible if any apply:
Who is an eligible dependant?
You receive the completed return electronically for review. Then you sign an authorization form so we can submit electronically on your behalf:
You should still report all taxable income, even if no slip was issued. We help you declare it correctly to reduce the risk of penalties, interest, or reassessment later.
If documents are missing, we can often retrieve available slips through CRA access once you authorize us. For Quebec residents, RL slips may also be available through Revenu Quebec.
Yes. We can file prior-year returns and help you catch up if you missed one year or multiple years.
Yes. We prepare returns for temporary foreign workers, LMIA/work-permit holders, caregivers, and seasonal workers, including residency and benefit eligibility checks.
We handle multi-province filing, part-year residency, and status changes (for example student to worker, or newcomer arrival during the year) to keep your return accurate.
Yes. If CRA or Revenu Quebec asks for repayment, sends a reassessment, or requests documents for review, we can review your case and help you respond with the correct supporting documents.
We can help you check return status, identify common delays, and guide next steps until the issue is resolved.
Yes. Your files are handled confidentially under CRA and Revenu Quebec privacy expectations and used only for your tax matters.
Most cases can be completed fully online by email and phone/video. In-person meetings may be available by appointment when needed.
If you are employed in insurable employment, your employer will deduct EI premiums from your pay. There is no age limit for deducting EI premiums.
EI provides temporary financial assistance while unemployed and looking for work, or while upgrading skills. EI assistance may apply in situations such as sickness, pregnancy, caring for a newborn or adopted child, or caring for a seriously ill family member with significant risk of death.
If you are 18 or older and under 65, are employed in pensionable employment, and do not receive a CPP retirement/disability pension, your employer will deduct CPP contributions from your pay.
If you are at least 65 and under 70 and work while receiving CPP or QPP retirement pension, your employer continues to deduct CPP unless you elect to stop contributions.
CPP provides basic benefits when a contributor retires or becomes disabled, and survivor benefits in the event of death.