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Family & everyday life 2 min
The fundraiser email was a thank-you, not a tax receipt
Check the official receipt, any benefit received and previous claims before entering a charitable donation.
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Jobs & employment 3 min
One job. Two slips. Two income totals.
Patrice checks the health-plan benefit behind a difference between his T4 and RL-1, without adding the same salary twice or forcing the slips to match.
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Filing & corrections 6 min
2026 Canadian Tax Deadlines for Ottawa Filers
Key 2026 CRA dates for T1 returns, RRSP contributions, instalments, and self-employed filers, with payment deadlines clearly explained.
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Jobs & employment 3 min
Guy empties his locker, then separates the amounts in his final payment
Distinguish salary and vacation pay from a retiring allowance, check pre-1996 service and separate special transfers from ordinary RRSP room.
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Filing & corrections 3 min
A late slip needs a Quebec return correction
Choose My Account, authorized software or TP-1.R-V, explain the changed amount and check whether the federal return also needs attention.
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Filing & corrections 3 min
I filed my taxes. Quebec was still waiting.
A practical way to keep the federal and Quebec returns, confirmations, assessments and payments straight, even when one software prepares both.
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