Canada Tax Agency Clarifies Individual Income Tax Filing, Benefits for Newcomers

The Canadian Revenue Agency March 10 clarified individual income tax filing and benefits for newcomers. Topics covered include: 1) newcomers may qualify for benefit and credit payments upon arrival, even before filing an income tax and benefit return the first time; 2) to continue receiving these payments, the taxpayer and their spouse or common-law partner, if any, must file a return annually, even if low or no income; 3) newcomers must file a return for the year they become a resident; 4) the filing deadline, therefore, is April 30, 2026, for taxpayers who arrived in 2025, and April 30, 2027, ...