| The Canada Revenue Agency is starting the process | | | | Who Has to File a Canadian Income Tax Return? |
| of the Canadian income tax returns at the middle of | | | | Most Canadian residents have to file a Canadian |
| February. No matter how early you file, you'll not be | | | | Income Tax Return for the previous year. |
| able to get information on the status of an income tax | | | | -To pay the accurate amount of income tax owed. |
| refund until the middle of March. You should also wait | | | | -To pay back overpayment of benefits such as |
| until at least four weeks after you file your return | | | | Employment Insurance. |
| before checking on the status of an income tax | | | | -To claim certain benefits, such as the GST/HST |
| refund. | | | | Credit or the Guaranteed Income Supplement under |
| Processing Times for Tax Refunds. | | | | the Old Age Security Program. |
| The length of time it takes the CRA to process your | | | | Some international and non-resident individuals must |
| tax return and refund depends on how and when you | | | | also file a Canadian income tax return. |
| file your return. | | | | Deadline for Filing Your Income Tax Return: |
| For income tax returns filed before April 15 | | | | The deadline for filing your tax return is midnight April |
| Paper returns - four weeks | | | | 30. Normally, Canadian Individual returns for any |
| TELEFILE, NETFILE or EFILE returns - two weeks | | | | particular year must be filed by April 30 of the |
| For income tax returns filed after April 15 | | | | following year. There is no provost for generally |
| Paper returns - six weeks | | | | covering this deadline, but there are a some |
| TELEFILE, NETFILE or EFILE returns - two weeks | | | | exceptions. |