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CRA Notice of Assessment: Where to Find It and When It Arrives

Your notice of assessment is available in CRA My Account once your return is processed. The CRA aims to process 95% of returns filed online within 4 weeks and paper returns within 8 weeks, when filed by the due date. You can view it even with limited access.

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How to see it

Sign in to CRA My Account and open your correspondence or tax return information. With electronic mail turned on, you get an email when it's ready. Notices of assessment can be viewed with limited access, before your identity is fully verified.

How long it takes

How you filedCRA target
Online (electronically)95% of returns within 4 weeks
Paper95% of returns within 8 weeks

These targets apply to returns received on or before the filing due date.

Watch for fake notices

The CRA warns about phishing emails with fake "revised" notices of assessment. Only open your notice inside your CRA account.

Related

CRA Phone Number and Contact Numbers (2026): Every Line and Hours The main CRA phone number is 1-800-959-8281 for personal tax and CRA account questions. For benefits like the Canada child benefit call 1-800-387-1193, and for businesses 1-800-959-5525. All three are open Monday to Friday, 8 am to 8 pm Eastern time, and closed on weekends and public holidays. How to Check Your CRA Tax Refund Status Check your return status in CRA My Account (available even with limited access), or call the automated line at 1-800-959-8281, option 4, any day from 6 am to 3 am Eastern time. Refunds are issued after your return is processed: usually within 4 weeks if you filed online. CRA Online Mail: How to View Your CRA Letters in My Account With electronic mail turned on, most CRA notices and letters go to your CRA account instead of Canada Post, and you get an email when something new arrives. Change the setting under Profile, then Notification Preferences. CRA Processing Times: Tax Returns, Adjustments and Benefits The CRA aims to process 95% of online tax returns within 4 weeks and paper returns within 8 weeks. Complex adjustment requests can take up to 35 weeks, and taxpayer relief requests average about 16 months. Check the official page for live times.

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