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Tax Filing Deadlines in Canada: When Your Return Is Due

Most people must file and pay by April 30. For your 2026 return, that is April 30, 2027. If you or your spouse are self-employed, the filing deadline is June 15, but any balance owing is still due April 30. Tax season for 2025 returns opened February 23, 2026.

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Key dates

What2025 tax year (filed in 2026)
Online filing openedFebruary 23, 2026
RRSP contribution deadlineMarch 2, 2026
Filing and payment deadline for most peopleApril 30, 2026
Filing deadline if you or your spouse are self-employed (payment still due April 30)June 15, 2026

For the 2026 tax year, the main deadline is April 30, 2027. Tax instalments for 2026 were due June 15, September 15 and December 15, 2026.

Why filing on time matters

Interest and late-filing penalties apply after the deadline if you owe. Filing on time also keeps benefits like the Canada child benefit and the GST/HST credit or Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit coming.

Related

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. Taxes for Freelancers and the Self-Employed in Canada Report business income and expenses on Form T2125 (one per business). Register for GST/HST once your sales pass $30,000 over four consecutive quarters. You pay both the employee and employer share of CPP contributions. Your filing deadline is June 15, but any balance owing is due April 30. CRA Mailing Addresses: Where to Mail Your Tax Return and Letters Paper tax returns go to the Winnipeg, Sudbury or Jonquière tax centre depending on where you live. Western Canada mails to Winnipeg (PO Box 14001, Station Main, Winnipeg MB R3C 3M3); Atlantic Canada, Nunavut, Toronto and Ottawa to Sudbury (1050 Notre Dame Avenue, Sudbury ON P3A 5C2). Filing online is faster.

Frequently asked questions

When is tax season in Canada?

Online filing for a tax year usually opens in late February of the next year. For 2025 returns it opened February 23, 2026.

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